Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-06-20
THEIR FIRST QUARREL.

ularly disliked it was a. dog. Her antip-
athy to the whole canine species was I'M
reasonable, but like all women she assert
ed her right to be unreasonable when
she pleased, and now she thought it too
bad that dog--and q poodle Mt that
should be allowed to disturb the
smooth current Of their matrimonial
bliss. They had been married just a
month, had Jack Applegate and Win
ME Matthews, and as yet she had scarce
~ grown accustomed to being called Mrs.
John Apologize. That month had
been spent in a delightful honeymoon
trip, and never had young married peo
pie enjoyed themselves more fully, but
now on returning home came the
first domestic jar. It was all occasioned
by note that Jack found awaiting
him. It read:
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
DEAR JACK: just heard of the happy
event. Let me congratulate You. VIII
send you and your other half Rocky
Mountain poodle by Adams Express to
commemorate, the occasion. With Joy
to yourself and bride,
FRANK PARSONS.
"Ah," said Jack on reading the note,
Crank has heard of our marriage
The dear old fellow, and though he is
way out in San Francisco, yet he is
bound to remember us with some kind
Of q psesent Peculiar idea to send US
apoodle, Ell? Frank always was lit
tie odd. That's how he came to go
West and seek his fortune on the Paci-
fic slope. Now, the first thing that is
to be done is to write to the good old
boy, telling him for his sake we will
always cherish the gift
But" objected Winnie, "you know
can't endure dogs, and poodles especial
IT,"
Eyes said Jack, refectively, "Iknow
you don't like them, but in this case you
might make an exception. Frank is my
oldest and best friend"
"Your best friend?" interrupted his
wife, with an injured expression.
"Of course he continued, II mean
my hest male friend, and what he
wouldn't do for me is not worth doing.
Why, we roo1ncd together at college,
and once he saved my life. ain etern-
ally indebted to him and his poodle,
even though it is an unusual wedding
present, should be received with dis
tinguished honors."
"Still ! can't endure dogs; [ detGst
the very sight Of them"
"But Franks dog ought to be liked
for the sake Of the glver, and | think
it rather Inconsistencies in YOU to make
the least objection"
'Inconsiderate and Winnie's face
flushed. I'm not at all inronsilerate,
andif don't like dogs don't, Frank OF
no Frank!'
"Winnie," slowly remarked her hus-
band. "do not get excited over so small
matter. Oh course we will do what we
can for the animal. It is not every
couple That can start out with q Rocky
Mountain poodle, and from what l have
heard they are the best watch dogs in
the world"
'"That is oil very true, Jack, but I dis
like dogs more than I can tell, and /
will never be happy with one in the house
To please me you'll give this poodle
away when it arrives, won't YOU, Jack ?"
and Winnies tones were soft and plead
ing.
T. "Give it away" exclaimed her hus-
band. "Give away a wedding present!
That would be rank discourtesy. You
wouldn't propose to give away any of
the rest Of the presents would you? Mr..
Forbes silver set, for instance, or your
fathers sideboard, or my mothers par
lor set? No, no, Winnie, that would
never do"
Jack, in fact, thought more of Frank
than young men usually do of their
chums, and so the bare suggestion Of
treating his gift with indignity vas
enough to make him flare up in ligh-
teous indignation. That his wife should
not share his feeling toward his friend
was matter of surprise as we'll as of
disappointment Still he determined
that the dog or poodle, whichever it
was, should be we'll treated, and if
Frank had seen fit to kindly give it
them, they at least would take care Of
it. His wife not only disliked dogs, but
she had hitherto found her husband as
tractable as could be wished, and she
was not a little vexed to find that her
will was not on all occasions his su-
preme law. It was all the mere pro-
yoking that he should so stubbornly op-
pose her, and all for an insignificant
/ poodle. But at all events she believed
in a wife asserting her rights and she
had no intention of yielding without a
struggle.
II Jack" she resumed, do you love
/ me?"
Eyes"
"Loye me SO much that you want me
to be very happy
"Of course I do" ~ r.:
"And yet you want to bring great
black poodle dog into our home to tor
ment me, for I never could have . mo-
ment's peace if there was dog about.
But it is q present from Frank"
tAnd does Frank come before your
Hife?''
nnie, how can you be SO cruel? II
care more about you then all the world
besides.
And yet you won't do even a little
thing to please me-"
Hs You're unreasonable, Winnie, per-
fectly unreasonable. This poodle. i
when ii gets here, viii have come all the |
way from San Francisco, and if you care
anything about me or my friends you
would only be to glad to receive it.'8 S3i
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