The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-08
A II FAMILY J AR.
A Story OF Home and Love.

Philemon Hayes and Nancy Ray had
been Just three weeks married. E
They sat at breakfast in their cosey
dining-room one fine morning IN summer
totally Infatuated with each other. Never
such happiness as 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 twice some
times 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.
"Disaeree VIII the heavens faH?" re-
turned Phil. ... -.-.
II sincerely hope not. It would be
decidedly disagreeable," laughed Fanny;
SHUT il thought we should ever quarrel
and have harsh thoughts toward each
other, 7 should be tempted to terminate
nv exis4ence.n
s'MyS precious Fanny" cried Phil,
apringing up and upseting the toast plate
on the carpet, Of which he was perfectly
oblivious In his eagerness to get his arms
around Fanny-"My foolish little darling!
as ii We should ever be so absurd "a 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) Fannyl"
80, how happy you make me, Phil. I
shall try so hard to be just the faithful,
loving wife you deserve. Now finish
your breakfast, deary. The toast will be
growing cold. And 0, Phil, did you no.
tice Mrs. Smiths horrid new bonnet last
night2 declare it destroyed all my pies
ure in the music. do wish people who
wear such untasteful bonnets would stay
at home from those delightful concerts j"
$50 do, I, Fanny. L noticed the ugly
thing the moment we entered the hall.
Blue flowers and pink ribbons, and she
ss dark as q Creole!'
"No, love, the flowers were green.
Green and blue look so much alike by
geslight."
II know they do, but noticed it so
particularly that I could not be deceived.
Blue-especially light blue-looks fear
fully On a dark-complexioned woman"
$50 it does, Phil; l quite agree With
you, dear. But tie flowers were not blue,
they were green. saw them at Mrs.
Gray's shop before they were purchased"
my dearest-Fenny, of course you
think yourself right, love, but have q
very good eye for color, and noticed those
flowers with great attention. Blue ane-
rnones with yellow centres. my dear Phil.
Very pretty for a hght-sklnned woman,
but horrid for brunette"
"Why, Fanny, how absurd! As if I
could not determine color when / stu
died it half the EVENING" ....a- H.. .
"But it was by gaslight, my love. 1t
would look altogether different by day
light. It was apale green }*r. ".1
"It was such pale blue. I remember
! thought of the sky before storm"
"And I though Of the sea. It was
nearly sea-green."
''Why, Fanny-ridiculous! It was sky
blue" 49, ....-.-..., ..s.. ..'
elbow you do contradict me, my Phile-
mon. 1t was very light green" id s,
''And insist it was blue" & ea..e
500 you mean to tell me lie?" 3.
Il mean to tell you you are mistaken"
(which amounts TO the same thing"
"You make the application, Mrs. Fan
ny Hayes" .".':
s.Mr. Philemon Hayes! "."
"FannyV
II say ii was green, STRIP ....s ...
II say it was blue--so there!"
"You are a wretch, Phil, q real mean,
heartless wretch!" Aud Fanny pushed
back her plate angriiy. ...+s+ 49,,
"And you are all opinioned, self~willed
womanl'' and Phil, in his agitation, up
set the coffee, scalding the cats back and
himself at the same time
"The deuce!" cried he, rubbing his
red fingers with his handkerchief Il wish
had never seen womanl"
"What's that, sir2"
''Confound the women! They're a
curse to the worldp
"You brute!' cried Mrs. Hayes, now
thoroughly incensed; 'ftake thatI' and
Selling the plate of mullins, she took aim
ut Pills head, but, being woman, her
aim was not 80 accurate as it might have
been, and the plate went through the
window, smashing in the tile Of Fitz
james Jones, who was passing, and the
mullins were scattered in wild confusion
81 ont the room.
Phil was indignant. He laid MS hand
On the poker.
20, strike!" exclaimed Fanny. ut
will only be in place with your other con-
duct. Don't let any notions of honor
restrain you, because you never had any,
Fanny. beware, you try me too far
"I'il go home to pa. that | will. You
inhuman monster YOU'LL be divorced
from you this very day. So thereW and
the platter OF ham made a journey after
the mullins.
Just 81 that moment Phil's Uncle John
shrewd old fellow, appeared on The
scene. He surveyed the group with az
anxious twinkle of the eye.
whats the matter, FannyG Any thing
gone wrong2" he inquired.