Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1877-09-22
Honeymoon Trials.

younr Charley Overbower married aOo"
I'll ,yo md when he came home from
~. ,r.J,,irp tour. he and h- pretty little vile
-, ,ook no..e,sion of charming cottage
rp town. Early one evening, ai'e' Tie! "''V
fairly settled. and the last OF Emma SISTERS
III -, Induced 10 conclude her visit. Thar
lev proposed 10 Emma that they shon'h ("
,l,e CONCERT; The wifi. asserted, ann h"''i W.
Gan 10 amend their toilets. In Il i'W mo
mep,. Charley sand. Darling am very sony
~ ,rouble YOU but really hnk al be
| oh,;-ed 10 have 10 ask yo0 to sew button ON
! this shirt. ,,,,
..Or cour.e: why ro,l" said Emma delight
! oil n, g, chance 10 show her skill. She took
| tho garment seated herself, emf SAM;
can, remember for the life Of me- where P"l
those buttons. Charley, look in that b'X al d
see if you can find one.
Charley looked in the box, which was a
ease of perfnme bottles. aud not imam" t'e
desired article, concluded he would not bother
Emma for further information, 80 he pune" Il
button from another STINT.
!. Nov. Charley" said Emma, "l"ok IN the
ION bureau drawer and get me paper "i
needles and spool of white cotton-oe sure
to get the white cotton.
Charley fpnnd IN the top bureau drawer a
copy of Tenny,on--he remembered II wen
and picked i, up and looked AT the harGlna
marks ard comments, dear aiiecuonate "u'e
cir, ,hat she waS,-anb more perfume bottles
and - ua,,ern of a Flor de Fumer oversNirt
| and the beginning OF a sola-cushlon' an" v"
ron, other things, but no needle or co''o"
Then he remembered that he had iarc.
.bouscwif,," that !:e had bought from sirl a
a fair. and he got needles and cotton OK
that.
f Thank YOU dear" said Emma. and I'll
, began 10 stitch vigorously, humminI dream
! Italian air. Presently she sad: "oh, Nn"
lev. won't yon bring me the SCISSORS ith'h
: they're in my writing desk. had them thef
to-day cutting a poem out OF a paper.
The scissors were not IN the writing des'
r nor OH the nantel, nor III the top b"rea"-"i""
= or. nor IN the case of perfume bottles i'
,. even in the receiver; 80 Charley dre" on III
u housewife" again. Emma took the scissor
l, snipped the thread, and ex ;lalmcd' hel
Df darling! And now make haste OF WE
Ia be late.
N Charley wrGced into the garment al
J., then pu, up his hands to button TIE odii"
= the back, bui no bntion was there.
=" why, En-" lac cried, where IN ne '''''
de, dill YOU sew on that button
sOh CHARLEY, amt you ashamed! eAcla'h
r. his wife. Where are YOU eyesf
elf they were in the back of my heal a
sxercd Charley, "rerhaPs could SCI tA'' l
or- ton"
N. Emma raised herself on her hptoes a
oh looked al the band
rs. WHY. that's strange!' said she take 1t
NO and let me look al II.
M. The shirt was inspected thoroughly
Tho the hinton was found neatly aud denly Sc"
I;c. on nus, beneath the tag of the shltt BOSOM
on, as to button to that appendasc in most
lor, giant manner. q
.,Iv We'll, by Jovc," exclaimed Charley, =.
va, didn't know any more about sewing on a i
nor. TON Than that, wouldn't get mail d lie
ON how"
oLs You were going to say you w""'"h I"
and go, married, cred his wife, putting on hei
los hastily and bursting iutn tears.
A.; is "Whcrc are you soIIaf demanded III"
I,er sava.ely
am. "Im going home. and Il get s"rara
IN. from Won and Your old shirts: 'h'i, whc
far am GOING bInbbercd Emma; Il III n;m
nal wau,cd the button there To ia,'cn I"
tar wha,-yon cail-ems :,
mr. |, took Charley an hour 10 persuade IN
rb;s that if She went home there wc"ldn ne I'll
IN b,rrie. and cream enough 10 90 around
mo, that She could get all sue T'' H.,
ago. and hed pay l"i IT.