Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-19
HOW 1T ENDED,

The Past is as naught to the boundless ITO BEL"
HOW 1T ENDED.
"Only three short years since we fill
shed this parlor together" said Mrs.
Paradox, "and now"
eyes, now!" echoed Mr.: Paradox, res
olutely thrusting his hands deep down in
his trousers pockets. Things are al
tered now, Abby janet
"Only three years." said Mrs. Paradox,
sorrowfully. :,
'Three years of cat-and-dog quarrel
ing, commented the husband, grimly.
''You said the pink damask window
curtains were just the color of nv
cheeks p faltered Mrs. Paradox.
"And even then, if you will be good
enough TO recall the fact to your mem
ory, Mrs: P, remarked her husband, 1--WE
could not agree as to the pattern of the
parlor carpet, nor whether the walls
should be kalsomined or paperedr'
1--WE never have agreed, assented Mrs.
Paradox. with pursed-up lips.
"And never shall'' said Mr.. Paradox.
''Perhaps It's better, on the whole, that
we are to separate" said the lady.
"Oh: altogether acquiesced the gen
tleman, rafting the pennies indifferently
in his POCKET.
eve never were suited to each other"
sighed Mrs. Paradox.
'sCouldn't have been worse matched if
we had tried for it, remarked her hus-
band.
''lt's pity we hadn't found it out be-
fore we were married. said Mrs. Para
doX.
"Better late than never,'' sud Mr..
Paradox.
''You said you loved me-" said Mrs.
Paradox.
'Wcll, thought did!'
II might have known that men were
dece1vers ever quoted the wife.
ooh, come now, Abby Jane, that ism t
fair said Mr.. Paradox. Our first quar-
rel was when you turned Rover out Of the
parlor-the old Newfoundland that had
sa 7ed my life"
''No, 1t wasn't" said Abby Jane, with
spirit; lit was when you called my Aunt
Anastasla an odd bore, and said you
would not take her to the Wednesday eve
ming prayer meeting. My Aunt Anastasia,
with property IN government bonds and
a temper like an angel's!"
'That's all very WE'LL" said Mr.. Para
dox, "but you seem to have forgotten
that you treated my friend Dickens as if
ne had been a house-breaker when
brought him unexpectedly to dinner"
"You refused to take me TO Saratoga,
when DIR. Dodkins said the waters were
essential to my health,'' flashed out the
lady.
''You wouldn't consent to have nv
mother come and live with u.s." retorted
Mr.. Paradox, twisting his mustache.
IF your mothers temper was half us
bad as yours" began Mrs. Paradox,
flushing up to the very roots of her hair.
"There you 60 aga1n!" said Mr.. Para
dox' beginning to pace savagely up and
down the room. "Who on earth could
be expected to put up with this sort of
thing?"
"You'll not have to put up with it
much longer,' said Mrs. Paradox draw
ing herself up.
"Thank goodness, mop said Mr.. Para
dox.
1.-THE lawyer will arrange all that
enunciated the lady.
''The sooner the BETTER" said her hus.
band.
"Of course it will make a dreadful
scandal; me going home to mamma, and
ALL" faltered Mrs. Paradox.
Mot at all,' said Mr. Paradox
Separations are common things nova.
days.
"And dare say" cried out the wife
"that as soon as you get to Nova Scotia
or wherever the horrid place is that you're
going to, you'll be making love to some
| other womanp'
'Nor l." clied Mr.. Paradox, quite I'm.
moved by his spouse's taunts. 1--WE ha6
quite enough of that sort of thing, thank
you.
"Here's the lawyer coming to draw ur
the papers," said Mrs. Paradox, looking
out between the rose colored damask cur:
talns; "and I'm glad OF 1t.''
$50 am H. said Mr. Paradox with
f1inty hearted callousness.
"You're brute,' cried the wife.
$50 you've often remarked before,
said the husband, biting off the end of &
cigar.
"That's no reason why you should in
suit me by smoking in my presence"
"Do not be afraid, madame, YOU have
already taken sufficient opportunity tc
inform me of your aversion to nv hab.
it's" "
| And only the, entrance Of the lawyer
sutticed to arrest impending hostiities.
It was quite true. Mr. and Mrs. Para.
dox, after union OF three years had
agreed that they couldn't agree, and were
to sign legal separation. It was alto.
gether the best thing, in fact, the only
thing, they mutually decided. Il had
been scold, scold, scold, carp, carp, carp,
fret, fret, fret, ever since they had walked
out of the church porch. Domestic peace
had long ago folded her wings and float
ed out of the window; love and tender
sympathy had shrunk, startled, away.
And at the end of three years friends had
been called in council, solemn session
of relatives had been held, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Paradox were going to separate.
"You're sure you don't care for her,
Louiss" Paradox's dearest friend and col.
lege chum had said to him. "Oh, that's
quite thing Of the past" said Paradox,
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