Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1881-12-22
Bridal 0uarreIs.

A trifing isa9reementabouta tri0ing
matter may destroy life of enjoyment.
Aud it usually happens that when the
married pair do quarrel, the occasion is
SO despicable that they are ashamed to
think Of it. Yet that silly circumstance,
like drop of ink dis.oloring a whole
vessel of water, often spreads its in
huence over the whole life. just as
pebble in The streamet scant
Has tnrned the course of many a river;
A dew d~op on the baby plant
Has warped the giant oak forever.
I remember reading gu exceedingly
painful illustration of these ideas, for the
truth of which the author pledged his
word
A young couple had passed the first
few weeks of their marriage at the house
of friend. Having at length occupied
their new home, they were taking their
hrst breakfast, when the following scene
took place:
The young husband was innocently
opening a boiled egg in an egg cup.
The bride observed that he was breaking
the shell at what she thought was the
wrong end "How strange it looks, "
she said, 'to see you break your egg at
the small end, my dear. No one else
does so-and it looks so odd"
80, think it is quite as good, in fact
better than breaking it at the large end,
my love; for when you break the large
end the egg runs over the top" replied
the husband.
but it looks very odd, when no one
IL H. Il i, e.,
"Well, now, | really do think it is
nice way You have got of eating an egg.
That dipping of strips of bread and but
ter into an egg certainly is not tidy.
But / do not object to your doing as you
please, if you will let me break my egg
at the small end, retorted the husband.
81 am sure my way is not SO bad as
eating fruit pie with knife, as you do,
instead of using fork; and you always
eat the syrup as if you were not accus
toned to have such things. You really
do not see how very bad it looks, or [
am sure you wouldnot do SO, added the
wife.
'fThe syrup is made to be eaten with
the pie, and why should | send it away
in the plate?" asked the husband
''No well. bred person clears up their
plates as if they were starved" said the
BRIDE, with contemptuous toss of her
little head.
"Well, then, / am not well-bred
person, replied the husband, angr ly.
"But you must be, if we are to live
comfortably together" was the SHARP
answer of the fastidious lady.
"Well, l must break my egg at the
small end, so it does not signify, and ]
must also eat the syrup"
"Then l will not have either fruit pie
or eggs at the tal!e
''But I viii have them" petulantly
exclaimed the husband
''Then | wish l had not been married
to youl" cried the young wife, bursting
into tears.
''And so do II" aided the now ineensed
husband, as he arose and walked out OF
the room.
This domestic quarrel was followed
by others equally trifing IN their origin
and disgraceful in their character, ugtil
the silly couple made themselves so dis
agreeable to each other thai their home
became uncomfortable, and they separ-
ated.
Now, 1 doubt not, the reader is
ready TO pronounce this quarrel foolish
affair. 1t was SO; and vet / seriously
question if the first quarrel between a
newly married pair ever has a much
more elevated beginning. Little things
do great mischief, and are to be watched
with suspicious care.