The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-06-10
A Family Jar.

Philemon Hayes and Fanny Ray had
been just three weeks married.
They sat ut breakfast in their coy dining
room one fine morning in summer, totally
infatuated with each other. Never such
happiness us theirs before! The felicity of
Adam and his lady before they made the
acquaintance of the serpent was not to be
mentioned in the same breath.
They kissed each other between every
cup Of coffee, and embraced twicc-somc-
times thricc-during every meal. just now
they were speaking of disagrcen,cnts. Some
friends of theirs had fallen out, and refused
to fall in again.
eve never will disagree, will we, Phil,
deaH' asked Mrs. Fanny.
'Disagree! Will the heavens fulR" re-
turned Phil.
al sincerely hope not 1t would be de-
cidcdIy dsagrccablc" laughed Fanny
''but, if thought we should ever quarrel
and have harsh thoughts toward each other,
| 81 0uu he tempted to terminate my exist
tncc.'
"My precious Fanny!' cried Phil, SPRING
ing up and upsettng the toast plate on the
carpet, OF which he was perfectly ohlivious
in his cagcrncss to get his arms around Fan
ny-''my foolish it'll darling! us it we
should ever be so absurd Ga kiss)i May be
drawn and quartered (anothcr kiss) If ever
speak one word that shall cause u tear to
fill the divine eyes Of my dearest "a third
explosiom Fanny"
80, how happy you make mo, Phil. l
shall try so hard to be just Tie faithful, low
ing wife you deserve Now finish your
breakfast, dcary. The toast will he grow
ing GOLD. And 0, Phil, did you notice Mrs,
Smiths horrid new bonnet last night2
declare it destroyed all my pleasure in tho
music. do wish people who wear such
tlistusteful bonnets would stay ut home from
these delightful conccrts!"
$50 do |, Fanny. ] noticed the ugly
thing the moment wp entered tho hall.
Blue flowers and pink ribbons, and she as
dark as q Creolc!"
Green and blue look so MUCH alike by gas
light"
81 know they do, but noticed it 40 par,
tioularly that | could not be deceived.
Bllle--cspcoially light buc---looks fcarfully
on dark -complcxioncd woman"
$50 It does Phil quite agree with You
dear But the flowers were not blue, they
were green. | saw them at Mrs. Gny's
shop before they were purchased.
"My dearest Fanny, Of course you
think yourself right, love, but have very
good eye for color, and noticed these flow
ers with great attention, Blue ancmonca
with yellow ccnters." ~
SCREEN hibiscus with white centers, my
dear Phil. Very pretty for u light SKINNED
woman, but horrid for q brunette"
"Why, Fanny, how absurd! AS. if ]
could not determine color when I studied
it half the EVENING"
"l3ut it WA by gas light, my love. It
would look altogether different by daylight.
1t was such pale green"
"It was such a pale blue. remember
thought of the sky before n storm"
"And thought of the sea. 1t was near
ly sea-grecn."
"Why, Fanny-ridiculou 1t was sky
blue"
GLOW you do contradict me, my Phile-
mon. 1t was very light green"
"And | insisLit was blue"
sDO you mean to tell me / iie2"
81 mean to tell you you are mistaken"
(Which amounts to The same thing"
'fm make THO application, Mira Fanny
Hayes"
"Fanny!"
81 say 1t was green, siE"
81 say It was bluc-so thercl"
"You are q wretch Phil--a real mean,
heartlcss wretch, Phil--a real mean, heart
less wretch" and Fanny pushed back her
plate angrily. # i,.yjs n
"And you are an opinonated, self-willotl
Wnnan!" and Phil, III hiA agitation, upset
the coffee, snalaing tho cats bsGk and linn
self at the same time.
'!Ihe deuee!" cried he, rubbing his rod
Angers with his handkerchief, 81 wish
had never seen q WOmanl"