The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-11-07

a'ICies oruereui ulu you COnlectlonery.
fruits and champagne p
'"Oh, yes, dear" responded Rose pleas
antly "and the frosted cake WAS elegant.
sent the champagne back
You did lohdt ?"
"Sent the champagne back" repeated
Rose, serenely ; I'VE didu't need that you
know"
"Whoever heard Of an entertainment
without wine ?" asked the lionel, froWn
gathering on his brow Ave invited
humber Of my friends, Rose; do you ex-
pect to choke them to death ?"
Certainly not, dearest. I've ordered
lemonade, and we've plenty OF that which
is better still, pure, cold water"
Colonel Montraylle broke from her clasp
ing arm, with suppressed exclamation
that had very suspicious sound.
"Nonsense, Rose" he said severely
don't affect such silly airs. You know,
that I've been accustomed to drinking VINE
all my life, and I'm not going to stop now,
nor invite my friends and offer them cold
water. am not the man you take me for
# you think I'm going to do that"
Ro.abel bright face never clouded. She
caught the arm he had drawn from her in
both her dlmped hands.
Yes, you are, dearest, the very man
took you for--the best man, the noblest
man 10 the world, at least in your little
wife's opinion and you're not going to
drink any more nasty wines, or offer them
to your friends to drink
"Rose |"
"Dearcst |"
DO you pretend to dictate what I shall
or shall not dol"
why, darling, no. You are dictator,
not silly little me but I'm going to beg
you, to entreat you to grant me this favor
the very 6rst favor | have asked Of YOU
since our wedding day You won't deny
me ?"
He shook her off again. II she would
6nly speak out in a dominant way, so he
might have an excuse for getting angry; but
sh" clung to him again, her pleading blue
eyes bright with unshed tears.
don't be silly, Rose" he said, Il am
going back 10 town for the champagne.
Take care :"
please, dearest, please, please, Colonel
| Montaville, let me have my way in this, l
will be the veliest little serf in all things
else. Give up the wine now--give il up
for all your life long, for your little wife's
asking--lttle wife who loves you so.--
Please, please, my darling!'
The cooingc bird like voice was in his
ear the soft, red lips touching his cheek,
the bright tears fell upon his handi.
"Confound it let ME go then, and have
it your own way"
Aud Colonel Montraville, who would not
have WINGED before line Of bristlng buy
onels, tore himeelf from her clasping arms,
aud strode into the cottage for once in his
life complet' ly mastered.
Rosabel stood up and shook out her ruf.
fed plumage like dainty bird.
IL told aunty 80, she murmered, with q
little pxullant laugh, II told her should
find way to rule my colonel.
Two hours later she dispensed the refresh
ments with her own pretty hands.
you'll allow me to give you an ice
cream, Captain Brooke" approaching a
cluster Of her husbands military friends,
"and some Of this fruit cake--it il delicious,
and some of my own cumpounding- a
glass Of lemonade, perhaps No, I'm
quite sorry, but must offer you water then
We don't use wine as y,u see. Colonel
Montraville doesn't approve Of it. neither
do !, 80 trust youll excuse US and par
take u what We offer you"
The officers exchanged amused glances.
elbow long since you've got to disap
prove of wine, MOntrAville p they qurs.
toned, the instant they rot chance at the
colonel. so mucn for perpetrating mat
rimony. We warned you how it would be
you're under her rule, completely old fellow,
and the honeymoon not over"
"You tell the truth, comrades" respond
ed the lionel, half pleasantly and halfvex.
cd 81 own up--In under her rule, and
the worst OF it is, I'm likely to remain
here"
And he did. Little Rosabel conquered
and to day her Colonel stands first amid tbs
defenders of the good cause.-the great
cause.-the cause Of Total Abstinence. IN
Y. Weekly.
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A new veFsion OF Uncle Ned" has be
come popular in the suburbs. 1t runi