Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-28
OUR TROUBLES.

Jack and | had been married a year
before we went to housekeeping. Peo-
pie say that the first year of married
life is the most trying. All ! can say IS
that we did not find 1t so. We never
had word Of serious difference so
long as we boarded, but almost as soon
as we were settled in our tinny, pretty
house, our troubles began.
Jack and ] have never been quite
able to decide when our unpleasant
ness commenced. He puts the date Of
it in June, when Lettice Green went to
Europe, and left me her canaries as a
parting gift-two Of the loyeliest little
yellow and green darIings that ever
were seen That is quite absurd,
though. The real trouble began a
month later when he himself brought
home the great, clumsy, laundering
Newfoundland pup, which was the
pest Of the house for many n long
day.
1t wasn't so bad at FIRST Jack only
laughed when he saw the canaries, and
said "Why, Madge, little woman,
you'll have your hands full now, if you
never did before"
Nonsense - ! sand cts nothing to
take care of pair of birds But Jack
only laughed.
such darlings as those birds we're ! |
can't say that they ever learned to
know me--not really, you know. They
nuttcred ms much and were rs hard to
catch the last day that let them out
OF their cage as they were the first.
That was one Of the things that Jack
objected tony letting them out of
their cage, | mean Jack wrote, you
see for the press, | mean-and the back
paror, which was also his study, was
the only place where [ could keep the
birds
'Really Madgc," said Jack one day,
II wish you would find some other
place to keep those birds, or else wish
YOU would not let them out of their
cage Their favorite promenade Is my
desk. and | never can find paper |
want after they have been roofing about
there
But Jack" | said, they must have
their morning fly, poor little deals, and
| always let them have it while you are
taking your constitutional, SO that they
need not disturb you. If you would
rather have me let them out while
you're a. home, though
Thanks, not any said Jack. IT'S
bad enough tosee the results, without
having them topping down bodily up
on my head. Never mind. III be
careful to leave my inkstand uncovered
and they'll be drinking ink some day
and that will be the end of them
"Jack YOU are very unkind," ! SAID !;
but Jack only laughed, and went out of
the room. was always careful to see
that the inkstand was covered after
that, though.
1t was soon after that he brought
home his dog. shall never forget that
day. He knows that never could bear
docs | am afraid of them, horribly
afraid, and | never thought he would
he so cruel rs to bring one of the great
laundering things home to scare me out
of my poor little wits,
Here Madge," he said rs he came
in leading the thing, "As you are so
fond of pets, | have brought you one
worth having
Then the ching rushed at me. with It's
great red mouth wide open, and its
white teeth shining, and its eyes glaring,
and before knew it, two big hairy paws
were on my shoulders, and the frighttul
face close against mime.
Jack y | screamed--"oh, Jack! take
him oil, or ] shall die
Jack laughed, and caught the crea-
mre by his collar, and pulled MN
away.
Why, bless your heart, Madge !" he
said. the dog won't hurt you. Hell only
a pup-nine months old to n day
and rs full of affection rs he can stick,
lie only wanted to make friends with
you"
SIT don't want 10 be made friends
with in that fashion, said, as well rs
could speak for crying.
Jack laughed, and careSsed me, and
apoogized; but it was then that our
troubles began. for all that.