Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-07-03
THFlR FIRST QUARREL

II there Was one thing thar she par
ficuInrIr dis iked Il was = dog. her
enfipntllv to the whole canine species
was Unre ss0nable. buf Ike all women
she asserted Der right to re unreason-
axle when she pleased. and BOW she
thought II too bad that a dog and a
poodle af fhat-should be allowed to
disturb the smooth current at their
matrimonial bliss. They had been mar
red nst = month had Jack Apnlegate
and Winnie Matthews. aud as vet she
nd scarcely grown accu-t1mcl 70 be-
ing called Ms sOiln Apologize That
month mad been spent in n Delights q.
hsneyuso0a trip. and never had young
married PeOpls en- Dyed theinselv,s
more fully. Tut now on returning home
came the first domestic m. L was all
occasioned By a note that jack found
awaiting HIM IL read:
sx FRAScssoo. cEL
Dear Jsscks Just heard OF the happy event
Ler me cuneraiuia,c you We. seau you and
your other hail a 4 ckF Mountain poo iie by
Adams express o c1f1Turrlnrafet the OCCASION
VIA Jog 70 yourself sHd b de
~Ah-" said Jack. on leading the note.
s.Frank has heard OF Our marriage
The dear Old fellow. and though he Is
way out in San Francisco vet he Is
bound 60 remember Us with some kind
Of = present Peculiar idea 10 send us
a poodle. ehs F-ank always WAS a lit
tie odd That's how he came 10 go
Wet and seek his fortune on the Pacific
Slope. Now, the first thing fhat IS to
be done is TO write 20 the so0i old hov.
fe Eng him that for lis sake we viii
always cherish the gift. :"
but" CD ected Winnie. .-vou know
I can't endure doss. and pOodles espec-
islly"
YES said jack re1ectiTelr, Il
know you don't Ike them tut in this
ease you might make an exception
Frank l. my oldest and best friend.
s-Your best frsendH int .rruYted his
wife. with an ia ured EXPRESSION
eOf course be cont Baed. Il mean
mr. best male friend. snd what be
wouldn't do for me IS not worth doing.
Why. we ro0med together 1t coll e.
and once be saved my lie. / am eter-
sally indebted TO h-m. aud his poodle
sven though il is an unusual wedd NJ
present. should be received with dis
tinguished bonors."
.-Still / can't endure dogs; I detest
the very sight OF them
BIT franks dog cught 10 be liked
Tar the girer. and / think il rather in
c01siderate in you TO make the least OBJ
lection"
-.Inc0nsiderater' and Winnie's face
flushed I'm not at al inconsideraie.
and Il I don't like dogs 1 don't. Frank
or Do Frank--
Winnie. slowly remarked her hus-
hand. de not get excited over 50 small
Z matter Cf cosrse we WI do what
ve can FOR the animal Il Is nor every
couple that can start Out with Rocky
kiountain poodle. and from what have
heard they ar the best watch dogs in
the world
That is al very true. Jack. Tut dis
Ike Sogs more than l can teIl aud
aill never be happy with one in the
aouse- To please me You'll give this
poodle away when Il arrives. won't yOl.
Jack and Wlnnie's TOMS were soft
and pleading
s.6ive il away excla' med her hus-
band '.siFe away : wrdd NJ present.
That would be 4 rank disc1urtcse YOu
EOuidn' { prFp poss 20 give AWAY any of
The rest % the presents. w0nid yOus
Mr. FORBES silver set for instance. or
FsEr father siesbOard. or nv mothers
pax3or sefs No. no. Winnie. that would
nerer do
Jack IN i; CT. thought more Of Frank
than y0unc men usually do Of their
chums. ana 80 the bare suggestion Of
treating his gift with indign " was
enough 10 make him fare up IN right
eous Indignation That his wife slsOu d
not share his feelings toward his friend
was a matter OF sur RS as well rs OF
disappointment S.ill he was deter
mind rhzf TIE dog or poodle. which
svel 4 was. shsuld be well treated. and
Il r tnk had seen III % kindly give IL
lhesz. they a. least would take care of
q His wife not only. 4 sliked dogs. but
she had hifheTf0 found her husband as
iractable rs could be wished. and she
WIS not = little vexed 70 fDd that her
Gin was cot on al occasions his su-
preme la~- II was ell the more pr0-
roking that be shOSsid SO stubb0rnly op-
3ose her. ard al Tor an insignificant
7oodle. But at al events she believed
n = wife asserting her rights. and she