Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-13
A Cold Spell.

The Chicago Tribune says: The other
afternoon young man living on Warren
avenue and young woman dwelling on
lhrty-second street were married. The
wedding was a quiet one, as the brides
family was in mourning on the account of
the recent death of the brides mothers
grand-aunt, and though merrily rang not
the bells, still these were we'd After dir
ner, the shedding of tears, the shying of
old shoes, and similar nuptial ceremonies
had been duly performed, the young cou-
pie proceeded to the modest cottage on
Warren avenue which was to be their home
delicious thought. their home. After
tea the young couple were sitting in
the dusky parlor testing the carrying
capacity of one chair, when naturally
they happened to remember that at that
very moment the great spelling tourna-
ment was raging at Farwell Hall. After
saying that each would rather be where
he or she was than at Farwell Hall, etc,
etc, the turtle doves organized a spelling
tournament Of their own. the reward of
merit being kisses, and the condign penal
ties for errors severe hugs. Presently the
newly-made bride asked the newly-made
groom to spell ''impenetrable, and he
spelled it, "i-m-p-e-n-e-t-r-e-b-l-e." ooh,
you great goose" bitterly said the sole
partner of his home and heart. "You,
educated at university, can't spell sim.
penetrable." This nettled the head of the
family, and he asked her how she spelled
it. "1-m-p-e-n-e-t-r-i-b-l-e." "That's the
worst | ever heard, " for Il young woman
who pretends to have moved in society,
and gone to the Dearborn Academy"
"Pretends," remarked the bride, on whose
cheek two scarlet spots could be seen
glowing in the dusk (for the lamp had
been turned down very low, "pretends,"
she echoed, as she left his knee for a rock
ing chair, and began to rock herself Wig
orously and fan herself with her handker2
chief; my father never was a tailor, and
| cannot remember that my mother ever
took in washing" Possibly not" re-
torted the husband with forced calmness,
'but at least my father always paid his
debts, and my mothers bridal trosseau, if
plain, was paid for"
Edwin slept on the sofa in the par
lor that night, while Angelina shed a
bucket and half of tears in the solitary
couch that she occupied. x At ten
A. NJ the husband and wife of day, pale,
cold and determined, called on lawyer
who had known their families for years,
and announced their determination to
separate as soon as the requisite papers
could be prepared on the ground Of in
compatibility of temper. Edwin stated
that he hoped to find in the Black Hills
present distraction and speedy death,
while Angelina remarked that though
she looked perfectly horrible in black and
detested wells, she would to a nunDery go.
The lawyer, after some difficulty, induced
them to tell him the cause and manner of
their separation.
Sir" said Edwin, cannot live with
woman that spells 'impenetrable'
with an s. "Did you really do that,
my dear?' said the kindly old judge to
the weeping wife. Eyes" she sobbed.
That was wrong that was, very" he re-
piled. $50 told her," stated the hus-
band, but she said she could not safely
trust her happiness to the keeping of
man who spelled it with an e." All, said
the lawyer, "that is the way you spell it,
at is" "Then you are both wrong; it
should be spelled With an "a Swift as
flash of lightning Edwin, pressing one
hand to his throbbing brow, leaped to
the bookcase and seized a WebSter's I'm
abridged, while Angelina, whose heaving
bosom betrayed her emotion, turned over
the pages of the copy of Worcester that
tine kind hearted old lawyer had placed
her. 4 at is an "a, cried each
simultaneously. Edwin" "Angelina!"
Like torrents from one noun
tain source they rushed into each other )
arms.