The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-03
A CRISIS AYERTED.
CailithurDpian and His wife Exehsnss
Domestic Grievances.
A panied expression fitted across the face

CailithurDp plan and His wife ExeAsngs
Domestic Grievances.
A panied expression fitted across the face
of the young husband
at is time we understood each other, ElHe-
d." he said, as he drummed on the table
with trembling fingers. al think | have a
right to know the cause Of your dissatisfac-
ton, your averted looks, your fits Of abstrao-
ton and gloom"
Have ever made any complaint, CALI
Triumphant said the young wife, looking in a
wistful, melancholy way out of the window
You have not, Elfleda," returned CALI
thumpian. "If you would only say what it
is would see if | couldn't Ak the thing up
somehow" he continued. desperately. "even
if it cost me S4r'
at wouldn't cost more than-but no mat
terri exclaimed Elfleda, hopelassly.
Then you confess that it is something that
might be healed by the disbursement Of lit
tie filthy lucreF''
And Callithumpian w MaSruder took out
lean and bilious looking pocketbook.
Il confess nothing
The young-husband replaced the poetst-
book with great Pronlptness and presence Of
mind
"Elfeda," he entreated, won't you tell me
what it is that ails youl / know you are not
happy"
81 cannot deny it"-and tear stood in her
eye-"I don't even enjoy my guml"
"If you can't trust me, Elileda, whom can
you trust?"
"Give it upI"
"Av ye place meml" remarked Nora, put
ting her head in through the doorway
"what'n yez have fur dinner the dayr'
Anything that's in the house, Norah," re-
piled the detected mistress; lit doesn't make
any difference.
"Elfleda," vocifsrated Mr. Magruder. as
the kitchen lady withdrew, has this trouble
of yours anything to do with the yictualsF"
''Callithumpian," replied the young WIFE
In voice of misery. lit has! | don't know
why | should keep it secret any longer.
Think of me as you will, but cannot help
it. Ny heart is breaking, Callithumpian,"
she sobbed, ''for-for a--m-eSS of-of-of
c-c-abbageslT
The devoted young husband took the hys-
terical form of his cherished Elheda Oh his
lap.
SIS that allT" he whispered in her ear My
own, j nave q confession I'd make fQyS8u.
have not always been the gay, light hearted
creature have seemed When outwardly
calm and cheerful have many and many
time been wretched and miserable on account
of an unsatisfed longing for onionsl | did
not dare to speak of it. did not know how
you stood on the onion question | sternly
repressed the longing. | suffered in silence,
But we will sorrow no more, my darling.
The shadow of domestic discord is lifted from
our home Hi, there, Moran! Norahl'
"Yessirl"
"CabhageS and onions for dinner, Eorah,
and plenty of theml Do you hsarF'
Eyes, sir"
And while the afternoon waned and the
shadows grew longer and longer and the
winds of early autumn blew softly through
naples, whose leaves were rlpening for their
fall, the happy Callithumpian w. and Elfleda
Magruder sat hand in hand in the cozy par
lor and shifted in sublime contentment Of
soul the cheerful New England odors that
stole upward from the kitchen and permeated
all the halowed precincts Of their homa,-
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