Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1880-09-23
The End of the Honey Moon.

The End of the Honey Moon.
Oh, what lovely moon 10 not lei
rs light the gas, Augustus. Let Us Sit
here by the window and admire it.. 1t is
exactly like silver; and, oh, how bcauti-
ful you look in it-yes you do, splendid.
Oh, Gusty, how like your Roman nose,
and In SO glad you've such elegant
whiskers; DO YOU love mef Oh, Gusty,
how sweet you are, And | your own
little d9rhug-really, am - ] don't
think thev can see in from oycrlh way,
do you? You may kiss me just twice
more Isn't it awful to think Of mar
ued people Quaueling, Gus;y2 We
couldn't quarrel could ue2 on, no,
never, never. / could not say q cross
word to Won, and you couldn't TO nae,
could YOU. Wen live together aus the
angels do, and die at the Same momput.
Olt, Gusty IL awful to love as we do,
sometimes my heart stands still when !
nink of it. You may give me two kisses
more. Hurk what's that! / hope il
isn't that James coming to call / hate
him 2'
ITS unreasonable to hate him, my
love-
Unreasonable 10 hate him. Why
Gusty-l unreasonable
"Why doyou late him?
"Why do / hate him2 Well, Idont
knoW--hc has such funny, long neck,
and--and -he's horrd,"
He's my dearest friend
Hes your dearest friend Oh, a wife
should be her husbands dearest friend
Augustus. What do you say have
cousin Jane and sister Sarah and ma
Well, q woman must have some one
and dear ma--to bring her i'm p
ooh, / don't care. They'll be company
for YOU when | am at the club"
The club, Augustus! You don't ever
mean to 20 to the club again, do az
! Augustus Gardner--you married man,
and 80 to club I"
! "Why notW
"Why not2 Why because it's a place
/ Cor dreadful dissipated bachelors. /
\ know all about it. It's all of your Jones
bult. He has put ii into your head,
/ What's that your mutterng-'My chat
/ terboX women friends have put queer
/ things into my head? Do | hear Alright
! Mr.. Gardner My cousin Jane nay sis.
! ter Sarah, and dear ma, chatterhoXesG
! | call that shameful. Oh have | lived
! To hear such things But what can cN.
pect from man that will 90 To Cll
and leave his deserted wife to Situp iot
him, all alone, and come home the worse
| for liquor, no doubt. No, that ] won't
! bear, MIR. Gardner. Do that once and
| I'll have divorce"
VERY well, as soon rs you like, my
| dear"
Gas soon as like. All, | see. That is
what you want. Jones has been putting
that into your head. No doubt he'd like
TO see you free to lead any dreadful life
you choose again. When ma FIRST SAW
! that Jones She said don't like that
man, my child All, she has penetra.
! tom
"She'd better mind her own business
| "What-ma-ma Oh, can believe
hear Alright" 4 Thought I'd married an
angel, but find I've tied myself to IL
"WelI to Il what? Speak-say it outn
"Oh, ! know what the antipodes Of an
angel is. Say it out. You meant TO say
it. You did--no, don't deny il. You did
YOU did--you did No, there's no use
kissing me now, Augustus You've killed
me. It's all over"
/ 4 Homan ought to be reasonable p
| All, how unfair, Augustus. It's you that
abused my friends, and talked of leav-
| ing me for wicked club, and a mean
old Jones, and called me dey-you
! didn't? Yes you did. Ooh Am
! your own dearest, and are you sorry, and
viii you always do as like? ] think
! I'll try to live, yes, Gusty, dear, I'll live
| for your sake. You may kiss me but
now pull down the blinds and light the
gas. The moon has set.