The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-27
How it Ended.

"Only three short years since VIC fur
-nished this parlor together" said Mrs.
Paradox, "and now"
eyes, noaU" echoed Mr. Paradox, rcso-
lutely thrusting his hands deep down in
his trowsers pockets, 'things are altered
now, Abby Jane!'
''Only three years." said Airs Paradox,
sorowfully.
''rhree years of cat-and-dog quarreling," "
commented the husband, grimly.
"You said the pink damask window cur
tains were just the color of my chceks!'
faltercd Mrs. Paradox.
And even then, if you will be good
enough to recall the fact to your memory,
Mrs. P.," remarked her husband, eve
couldn't agree as to the pattern of the par
lor carpet, nor whether the walls should be
kalsomined or papcred!"
owe never haze agreed" asscntcd Mrs
Paradox, with purscd-up lips.
"And never SHALL" said Mr.. Paradox
''Perhaps it's better, OH the whole, that
we should separate" said the lady
ooh, altogether" acqucsccd the gentle
man, rattling tho pennies. indiffcrently in
his pocket. T''. f'. '.
''Wc never tocrc suited to one another, ="
sighed Mrs. Paradox.
"touldn't have been worse matched
if we had tried for it," remarked her
husband
"It's pity we hadn't found it out before
we were marricd,", I'd Mrs Paradox.
''Bettcr late than never" said Mr. Para
dox.
"You said you loved me, SAID Mrs.
"Well, thought dld!"
81 might have known then men were
deceivcrs cver,'" quoted the wife. "
"Oh, come now, Abby Jane, that isn't
fair" said Mr.. Paradox. ''Our first quar-
rel was when you turned Rover out of the
paror-the old Newfoundland that saved
my life"
"No, it wasn't" said Abby Jane, with
spirit; cit was when you called my aunt
Anastasia an 'old bore, and said you
wouldn't take her to the Wednesday even
ing prayer meeting. My aunt Anastasia,
with property in government bonds, and II
temper like an angels.
''Thats all very we'll" said Mr. Para
doX, "but you seem to have forgotten that
you treated my friend Dickens as if he, had
been house breaker, when brought him
unexpectedly to dinner" aI~s.
"You refused to take me to Saratoga,
when DR.. Dodkins said that the waters
were essential to my hoalthl" flashed out
tile lady. fsJ l{I.2 6:
"You wouldn't consent to have my
mother come and live with u.s." rctortcd
Mr.. Paradox, twitching his mustache.
eff your mothers temper was half as
bad as yours" began Mrs. Paradox,
flushing up to the very roots of her hair.
"rhero you go again, " said Mr.. Paradox,
beginning to pace savagely up and down
the room. ''Who on earth could be ex-
pectcd to put up with this sort of thing ?''
"You'll not have to put up with it mucl,
longer" said Mrs. Paradox, drawing her.
self up.
''1'hank goodness, mol" said Mr.. Para,
dox.
'sl,he lawyers will arrange oil that, y
enunciated tho lady.
'The sooner the BETTER" said her hus.
band. .sEAt
'Of course it will mako a dreadful
scandal, mo going homo to mamma, and
ALL" faltercd Mrs. Paradox.
"Not at ALL" said MIR. Paradox. "sep.
arations arc common things nowadays"
"And l dare say" cried the wife, 'that
as soon as you get to Nova Scotia; or what
ever the horrid place is that you're going
to, you'll bo making love TO some other
womanl' a.s %Nr ,s..s,,,5
''Not l." said Mr.. Paradox, quite un.
moved by his spousc's taunts. II have
had quito enough Of that soft OF thing,
thank YOU"
"Heres the, lawyer, coming, to draw VI
the papers, 7" Said Mrs. Paradox, looking
Z out from between the rosc. .colorcd damask
curtains, "and I'm glad Of IT."
81, $50 sarl II said ( Mr., Paradox, with
ainty ty-hearted callousness. 4 !, 8} l.si 81,
,.tYou're a brute cried the w,fe.5, 95i,
$40 Yon have often remarked bofors,s