Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-10-11
A FAMILY JAR.
A Story ofLove and Home.

Philemon Hayes and Fanny Ray had
been just three weeks married
They sat at breakfast in their cozy
dining room one fine morning in sum-
mer, totally infatuated with each other,
Never such happiness as theirs before!
The felicity Of Adam and his lady be
fore the made they acquaintance of the
serpent, was not to be mentioned in the
same breath.
They kissed each other between every
cup of coffee, and embraced at least
sometimes thrice during every
meal. Just now they were speaking of
disagreements. Some friends of theirs
had fallen out and refused to fall in
again.
We never will disagree, will we, Phil,
dear?" asked Mrs Fanny
Disagreed will the heavens fall?" re-
turned Phil.
Il sincerely hope not. 1t would be
decidedly disagreeable," laughed Fanny;
but if | thought we should ever quar-
rel and have harsh thoughts toward
each other, | should be tempted to ter
inmate my existence.
My precious Fanny cried Phil
springing up and upsetting the toast
plate on the carpet, of which he was
perfectly oblivlous in his eagerness to
get his arms around Fanny" My fool
ish little darling. as if we should ever
be so absurd. Ga kiss. May be drawn
and quartered another kiss) if | ever
speak one word that shall cause tear
to fill the divine eyes Of my dearest "a
third explosion Fanny
"Oh, how happy you make me, Phil.
| shall try so hard to be just the faith
full, loving wife you deserve. Now fin
ish your breakfast deary The toast
will be growing cold And oh! Phil!
did you notice Mrs Smiths horrid new
bonnet last night? | declare it destroy
ed all my pleasure in the music. | do
wish people who will wear such un-
tasteful bonnets would stay at home
from these delightful concertsr'
SO do |, Fanny. | noticed the ugly
thing the moment we entered the hall.
Blue flowers and pink ribbons, and she
as dark as Creole"
No, my love; the flowers were green.
Green and blue look so much alike by
gas hight"
Il know they do, but | noticed it so
particular that | could not be deceived.
Blue-especially light blue-looks fear
fully on a dark complexioned woman" "
so it does, Phil, | quite agree with
you, dear. But the flowers were not
blue, they were green. | saw them at
Mrs. Gray's shop before they were pur-
chased,
My dearest-Fanny, of course you
think you are right, my love, but have
very good eye for color, and | noticed
these flowers with great attention. Blue
anemones with yellow centers
Green hibuscus with white centers,
my dear Phil. Very bretty for light
skinned woman, but horrid for bru-
nette"
"Why, Fanny, how absurd! AS if I
could not determine color when |
studied it half the evening"
But it was by gas-light, my love. 1t
would look altogether different by day
light. 1t was such pale green.'
1t was such pale blue. | rem en-
Der, ! thought Of the sky before a storm. y
And | thought Of the sea- 1t was
nearly sea-green.'
| Nhy, T"Huy, lioiouiouo. IL was
sky-blue.
How you do contradict me, my Phil
emon. 1t was very light green"
And insist it was blue"
Do you mean to tell me | lie?'
| mean to tell you you are mistaken.
Which amounts to the same thing.
You, make the application, Mrs.
Fanny Hayes"
" Mr. Philemon Hayes
" Fanny
| say it was green sirr'
say it was blue, so there"
You are wretch, Phil, real mean
heartless wretch!'' and Fanny pushed
back her plate angrily.
"And you are an opinionated, self.
willed woman!' and Phil, in his agita
tion, upset the coffee, scalding the cats
back and himself at the same time"
"The deuce!" cried he, rubbing his rec
fingers with his handkerchief. " | wish
| had never seen woman"
| What's that sir?"
"Confound the women! They're {
curse to the world!'
"You brute!" cried Mrs. Hayes, nov
thoroughly incensed- L." '.e that" anC
seizing the plate of mullins she took ain
at Pills head. but, being woman, he