The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-13
+ WINE SET.
Hts His'"~y AE"r H. Rejection ty a Wise
bonns Couple.


For several minutes I had been read
IL" Ia "ur li;tir -pci y paper an "a
count # the wedding Of iwo voung
Pe"plc whom ! bo:h know and adj
mircd. | could no, hut feel a friendly
Interest in this pretty wedding, for
had seen item ~row from childhood L.
youth and had often thought wha; q
truly ideal pair ihey were.
In compliance with the usual foolish
custom. q loa~ li~t of handsome wed.
din" present made IN IMPORTANT feat
are OF the wedding report Many were
ELEGANT and ornamental. while not 4
few were, useful - well Dne item IN
Tia" list. however. struck me u b.in.
Neither lovely nor good; thai Was :;
WIN" set. and feeling sure that thi,
NoUn% couple were too high %princip!r'i
Ia allow vine "la~--s to fl-urc con
~Hpicuou>ly an their Switchboard or din
M table. / determined 10 trace the
history of 1h"-r thing and See Just
what did happen. VIII YOU listen Il
the story
Wei. ON n bright. sweet morning
when these youn" people had returned
from their wedding trip. there was
great stir and m"rrimcut in the pretty
new coiia"" home ~ the furniture wa,
PAT 10 rights. dainty hriC-a-hrac taste
fully arranged and the bare little
rooms gradually madc To assume IN
air of comfort and loneliness.
Out i'm the dInirg-r"om the little mis-
TIRE Was polishing up The pretty silver
and Glassware. and "iving little
shrirk~ of d"li-ht over the shining
beauties. Suddenly She came 10 thu
wine st. and the least little bit of q
frown rufll-d her Isarpy brow. Sc,
her. love. she called To- her lirr,
lori. WA" was prrchci on a St"p-laa-
der in the adjoining roum. we don'i
need wine "la~>"S IN our home. for W..
are Hut @oin~ to hc"in orr life in any
such WY. What shall we do Will
them"
Thus questioned. her adviser bound.
cl I'll tir -tcp-.add T AMI appeared in
the doorway with several wards al
picture wire trailing about his features.
but still with an eye Ia business.
Trade On coli for something else.
Ia said. Eoih> are ALWAYS expected
To- exchange wedding presents when
ihcN pleas. bon; YOU rcm"mncl
when i;r-- married and fourteen pickl,
<a~tnr~ @raccd her hoard. how III.
changed them fur spoons and Il
thin"~? We'll. my dear. these cam
from Hartman no Gon,t. and I'll Just
sip on nav coat and srr If | can ~.
chang them for Il set of iinwcr-hoN -
AMI behold, iii Il TN iuklinw he was
back with the finger bowls and the
little lady of In" hu;ssc never saw In"
dainty thm">on her table. AL filled with
sparkling water and aclow with pink or
fairy Green whrr" The sunlight Touched
tiirm. ti::It she didn't ~rcioice al the
change.
Bn; what Cd the wine srto To fal-
low II. we mus say ~"oG-hyc 1o the
happy and wise young couple and cniy
fr >tI~. that liz" the good people in
the fairy tale. they lived happily ever
after.
Before the summer WAS over The re-
iorted WINE rla>Sc> We're adjoining an
other Switchboard in another part of the
4iiv- and WEI" not i~nfrcqucn;lS in use
nn IN. table ar III the pretty parlor. |
don't think they felt very proud of
their mission in life. In fact. In pref
~ sure that anyone of the daxcn would
have changed places with ihs shiny sin
alirpcr in the kitchen; for. s1ran~r a.
i; NAV seem. they knew what cviis fol
lowed in their trail. and .hirer~d
through ali their little glass sna;oTic>
when the sparkling drops We're in them.
flNa ...~i. ..,n-i.nv ryta lDsA-
pened. There had been 4 little coin-
PAM IN the evening. some music and
rayetv. and then the Young wife. with
heg own hands. filed the wine glasses
and PASSED them lauChingiy IL her
guests. The servants in then iittl.
aprons served the fruits and cake. but
the hostess. with enrrry ewes declared
that only the blue blood Of an aUto-ra;
must flow lear to ;he purple blood of
fhe Srale; and so. with pretty
mods and smiles, presented each
glass glad that the variety "f the
wine called forth praise from even h-r
handsome Young husband. who. r.
make good his words. drained man,
glasses When the gnest> had left.
and the maids were hurriedly gather
ing up china and sorting silver. the
h ad If the house still fingered near
the >ideboard. slipping the wine. till his
WIFE. coming iu for a moment. WAS
horriiied u tine unnatural light in his
eyes IN his trembling h2nis fillinr
and reiilanc the glasses.
Prank" she exclaimed. in alarm.
'-come AWAY. Come with NE. I'm
afraid YOU I, give Yourself a ~hcadache:"
bu, il was not until every drop in :he
dccauter had vanished that. WIKI I'M
certain step. he irf, the dining room.
his wife. ali fearful. following.
Our little wine-glas>es spent = dis
maj night. and were not surprised
whes. in the morning. Frank appesued
with heavy eyes. and answered his
~ife's greetings ~SulIenly. in 4 manner
Qniie xalike his CHEEKY ona.
Days ,,SSsad. Of,cner Frank tasted
he gire % s~s side-boarS. Snd now
there was .esa giadness in hts young
oi:e eye. when he laudci the rare
Old wine. Often he came home. show
1ng plainly by his bearing thu, Other