Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-27
The lawyers will arrange all that, . euun,

ciated the lady.
1.-The sooner the BETTER" said her hus.
band.
'Of course it will make dreadful scau-
dal, me going home to mamma, and ALI"
taltered Mrs. Paradox.
'Not at ALL" said Mr.. Paradox; s.separa,
tions are common things nowadays"
land dare say" cried out the wife,
"that as soon as you get to the horrid place
that you are going to, you'll be making love
to some other woman"
by his spouse's taunts. I've had quite
enough of that sort of thing. thank you"
"Here's the lawyer coming to draw up the
papers" said Mrs. Paradox. looking out
from between the rose> colored damask cur
tains, ''and am glad of it,"
$50 am l." said Mr Paradox, with finty
hearted callousness.
YOU'RE brute!" cried the wifo
$50 you have often remarked before"
said the husband, biting off the end of
cigar.
That's no reason you should insult mo
By smoking 10 my presence"
"Do not be afraid madam-you have al
ready taken quite sufficient opportunity to
inform me of your aversion to my habits"
Aud only the entrance of the lawyer suf-
feed to arrest impending hostilities.
1t was quite true.
MIR. and Mrs Paradox, after union of
three years, had agreed that they could not
agree, aud we're to sign a legal separation.
1t was altogether the best thing-in fact.
the only one they mutually decided
1t had been scold. scold, carp, carp, fret,
fret, ever since they had walked out OF tho
church porch.
Domestic peace bad long ago folded her
and tender sympathy had shruuk, startled
away.
Aud at the end Of these three years friends
had been called in council, solemn session
OF relatives had been held aud Mr. and Mrs.
Paradox were going to separate.
'1 'ro sure you don't caro- for her
Louis?" Paradox's dearest friend and college
chum had said to him.
''Oh, That's quite thing of tho past"
said Paradox, with a shrug of tho shoulders.
You have ceased to love him. dearY"
Mrs. Pnradox's s mother questioned her child.
oh, mamma, long ago." declared poor
little Abby, with streaming eyes
So the paIcrs were signed and Mr. and
Mrs. Paradox separated in good earnest.
Abby Jane went back to tho maternal
home. and Mr.. Paradox took up his quarters
in hotel until he could arrange for his fiuul
departure.
But the night before lie was TO pal the
waiter came up to his room and announced,
"a lady"
Its my mother" thought Mr. Paradox,
who was sitting staring into the red Goals of
tho gratc us If they were riddle that he was
trying to read.
But it was not his mother.
1t was his wife!
Its only me, Louis" said Abby, trcnb-
linz, III
word or two to you before you went away
forever"
care you not satiyGed with the allow.
ance?' eaid Mr.. Paradox, gIoomily.
''Ob, quite; its moro than generous" said
Abby, hurriedly. Only, Louis, | couIdn't
help telling you ono or two things before we
part. was wrong about Rover. He was
noble dog should have lot him stay, only
only, l was little out Of temper that day.
And I've asked your mothers pardon for re-
fusing TO let her live with us. think, now,
that she would have been grcat help and
comfort to me. And thiDl Louis, that 1
should feel better if you wouId say you for
gave mo for scoldiDg 60 much about YOUR
cigars. And"
Stop" said Mr.. Paradox. alt isn't right,
Abby, that all the apologies should be on
your side. I've been wrong myseln"
''Oh, no, Louis, no." cried out the littlo
vile. bursting into tears.
"Yes, was-about your aunt" declared
Paradox
''She was dreadrulIy trying old crca-
ture," owned Abby, "and 1 knew it all the
time"
But should have treated her civilly :"
persisted Mr.. Paradox. "And I phaIl aIwovs
regret, Abby, that | did not give you that
season at the seaside"
IDoar .onis GooJ1
you is to forget and forgive my horrid tenn
per" besought MIS-. Paradox
eff there is any forgiveness" said tho
husband, with sofeniEg eyes, ''it is that
need it. | have acted like a fool"
1--WE have both been foolish" timidIy
suggested the wife
"But because we have been id lots it don't
follow that we need be for the future" taid
Mr.. Paradox, holding out both his hands.
"Abby, shall go, or shall stay? Speak
quickly; it is for you 10 decide"
Stay" whispered MEs. Paradox.
b folded her close to his breast
"Little wife," he said, ''Iet US 20 down 70
old Parchment's Office and tear up those pa
pcrs of separation"
81 don't care how soon you do il" said
Mira. Paradox, laughing and crying in tho
same breath
"And then?"
"Aud then" said Mrs. Paradox, twisting
the second button of her husbands coat
round and round. ''we will begin life over
again-on an altogether new platform"
And that was the end of the legal separa>
tioD.
OF course there was general gust of gos.
sip about it; people said that sit was very
strange that the Paradoxcs didn't know their
OVID minds"
But Mr.. and Mrs Paradox we're suited and
after all that uaa .ha main .b;,..