Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-04-10
A FAMILY JAR.
A Story OF Home and Welded
Love.

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lust been three weeks married.
They sat at breakfast in their cozy din
ing-room one fine morning in summer,
totally infatuated with each other. Never
such happiness as theirs beforel The fe-
hcity 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 disagree
ments. Some friends of theirs has fallen
out and refused to fall in again.
I'VE never will disagree, will we, Phil.
dear?" asked Mrs. Fanny.
..Disagreei Will the heavens fall /?
returned Phil.
II sincerely hope not. 1t would be de-
cidedly disagreeable," laughed Fanny
"but, if thought we should ever quarrel
and have harsh thoughts toward each
other, should be tempted to terminate
my existence.
my precious FannyP y cried Phil,spring
ing up snd upsetting the toast plate on
the carpet, of which he was perfectly
oblivious in his eagerness to get his arms
around Fanny-"my foolish little darl-
ing! as if we should ever be so absurd "a
kiss)l May 1 be drawn and quartered
(anoher kiss if 1 ever speak one word
that shall cause tear to fill the divine
eyes of my dearest "a third explOsion)
Fanny
20, how happy you make me, Phil /
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 o. Phil, did you
notice Mrs. Smiths horrid new bonnet
last night? declare it destroyed all my
Measure in the music. / do wish people
who vera such untasteful bonnets would
stag at home from these delightful con-
eerfsP
ASo do I, Fanny. / noticed the ugly
thing the moment we entered the hall
Blue flowers and pink ribbons and she as
dark as a Creolep
aNo. my love, the flowers were green
Green and blue look so much alike by
gaslight."
II know they do, but noticed it SC
particularly that could not be deceived
Blue-especially light blue-looks fear.
fully on a dark-complexioned woman"
$50 it does, Phil; quite agree with
vou. dear. But the flowers were not blue
thew we're green. / saw them at Mrs
Gray's shop before they were purchased
.My dearest-Fanny, of course you
think yourself right, love, but have q
yery good eye for color, and noticed these
flowers with great attention. Blue ane-
mones with yellow centres.
aGreen hibuscus with white centres
NV dear Phil. Very pretty for light
skinned woman, but horrid for a brun-
ette"
"Why, Fanny, how absurd! AS if
could NOT, Determine color when / Studi-
ed it half the EVENING""
.But it was by gas-light, my love. II
would look altogether different by day
light. 1t was such pale green"
ait was such a pale blue. IremembeI
I thought of the sky before storm"
"And / thought of the sea. 1t was
nearly sea-green."
aWhy, Fanny-ridiculous! 1t was
sky-blue."
aHow, you do contradict me, my Phile-
mon. 1t was very light green.
"And insist it was blue"
do you mean to tell me l lie ?"
81 mean to tell you you are mistaken
(Which amounts to the same thing"
"You make the application, Mrs. Fan,
ny Hayes"
Fanny
81 say it was green, sir"
al saw it was blue-so there"
~You are a wretch, Phil-a real mean
heartless wretch" and Fanny pushed
back her plate angrily.
@And YOU are an opinioned, self-willed
woman and Phil in his agitation, upset
the coffee, scalding the cats back and
himself at the same time.
sThe deuceI" cried he, rubbing his RED
fingers with his handkerchief. 81 wish
had never seen woman!
"What's that, sir ?"
"Confound the women! They're curse
to the worldP
aYou brutep cried Mrs. Hayes, now
Thoroughly incensed; "take thatv and
.eizing the plate of mullins, she took aim
at Phirs head; but, being a woman, her
aim was not so accurte as 1t might nave
been, and the plate went through the
window, smashing in the tile OF Fit
James Jones, who was passing, and the
mullins were scattered in wild confusion
about theroom.