Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1882-01-28
Stories, Sketches, &c.
A FAMILY JAR,
A STORY OF LOVE AND HOME.

Philemon Hayes and Fanny Ray
had been just three weeks married.
They sat at breakfast in their cosy
dining-rOom, one fine morning in
summer, totally infatuated with each
other. Never such happiness as
theirs before !! The felicity 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 sometimes thrice during every
meaLd Just now they were speaking
Of disagreements. Some friends of
theirs had fallen out and refused to
fall in again. 5s7aai.isA N il niooa
+ 1--WE will never disagree, will we,
Phil, dear ~ asked Mrs. Fanny. +
disagree ! will the heavens fall ~
returned Phil. aff a.4.
81 sincerely hoped not. 1t would
be decidedly disagreeable," laughed
Fanny; "but if l thought we should
ever quarrel and have harsh thoughts
towards each other, / should be
tempted to- terminate my existence.''
~" My precious Fanny49" cried Phil,
springing up and upsetting the toast
plate on the carpet, Of which he was
perfectly obliyious in his eagerness
to get his arms around PAINFULLY
foolish little darling as if we should
ever be SO absurd "a kiss.) May
be quartered (another kiss if l ever
speak one word that shall cause a
tear to fill the divine eyes of my
dearest "a third explosion) Fannyn'
ooh, how happy You make me, Phil.
1 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
oh, Phil! did vou notice Mrs. Smiths
horrid new bonnet last night de-
clare it destroyed all my pleasure in
the music L do wish people who
wear such untasteful bonnets would
stay at home from these delightful
cOncerts." Z" r''-.1 @ Y
$50 do /, Fanny / noticed the
ugly thing the moment we entered
the hall. Blue flowers and pink rib
bons, and she as dark as Creole !"
IS" No, my love; the flowers were
green. Green and blue look so much
alike by gas light"
~ know they do, but / noticed it
so particularly that could not be de.
ceived. Blue-cspecially light blue
looks fearfully on a dark -complect-
ed woman" a4a saii $50,
$50 it does, Phil; I quite agree
with you, dear. But the flowers
were not blue, they were green. /
saw them at Mrs. Gray's shop be-
fore they, were purchased, fTf M
"My dearest Fanny, Of course you
think yourself right, love, but Iehave
a very good eye for color, and noticed
those flowers with great attention.
Blue anemones with yellow centres"
Screen hibiscus with white cen.
tres, my dear Phil. Very pretty for
a light-skinned woman, but horrid
for q brmlette." .ss1uE- 40 @r
"Why, Fanny, how absurd! AS if
L could not determine color when
studied it half the evening""
s"Bat it was by gas-light, my love.
1t would look altogether different by
daylight. 1t was such q pale green.r
at was such a pale blue. I re-
member. | thought of the sky before
a Storm ss,,g a@s~.1
'sAnd l thought Of the sea. It
was nearly sea-green." eg
saWhy, Fanny, ridiculous. TWAS
sky blue.nfI IlIIlha4 q a1allu
'How You do contradict me, my
Philemon. 1t was avery light green"
And insist it was blue.r
g De you mean to tell me l liei -
81 mean to tell you, you are mis-.
taken.r
(which amounts to the same
thing , .Yaa ya-Ig 40
"You make the application, Mrs.
Fanny Hayes .sgkwae s.
"Mr. Philemon Hayes
"Fanny!t''1 gRggsT
~ say it was green, sir"
~ say it was blue, so thereof
"You are a wretch, Phil, real
mean, heartless wretch /" and Fanny
pushed back herplate angrily.
.And you are an opinioned, self
willed woman ~ and Phil in his agi.