Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-20
THEIR FIRST QUARREL.
oallithumpiaD, Dear, Was Not Ill, but He
Had Heard News That Had Made Him
Very Tired.

Very Tired.
Chicago Tribune.
"Callithumpian, dear, are you Zip"
With touching sOlicitude the young wife
hung over her husband, lovely pity
baaming from her mild blue eyes ard her
low. beautiful voice vibrating with tender
ness and infuerza.
''Not at all, Eifeda," be replied. 81 am
perfectly well. What makes You think
anything is the matter with me this morn
ine?"
Mrs. Magruder placed her hand sooth-
ingly on his forehead.
"OsllithumpiaD," she persisted, as she
felt her pulse and looked at her watch ap-
prehensively, show me your tongue"
''NOnsepse, Elfelda! tell You am as
well as l ever was 10 my life. Don't be
foolish my loyew
''DO you think it foolish, Calithumpian,
for me to becOncerned about your heslth?''
Certainly, Eflsds, when there is no
cause for any concern"
SIT is nothing, my dear, that your hand
seems to tremble, that your head is hot,
and that you drink a quart of water before
breakfast"
Nothing, my love. Every man is af-
fected in that way once in a while. II
only indicates "a kind of-um-ah-
billiousness, that passes away in short
time"
'But you ought to do something for it,
Callithumpan."
81 tell you, Elfeda, I don't need any.
thing. Don't make such fuss about
nothing. Why, 1 can see that your nose
is a trihe redder than usual this morning,
but it doesn't alarm me. Pm not going
to tear the house upside down about it, -
"You are mistaken, Callithumpian-
and it's mean of you to say, anyhow"
''If yonr nose isn't any redder than il
hiss been all along" said the young hus-
band, as he looked at it critically, then all
I've got to say is that you've been doing
the mos. artistic work in calcimining il
for the last six months that ever knew a
woman TO do, and you have forgotten to
smear anything on it this morning"
"Mr. Magruder, you-you're heart
less, insulting, decsitful -"
Take care, Mrs. Msgruder. Don't talk
about decsit, if you please. Remember,
when was going 10 see you there never
was time when could get to examine
your family Bible, and you always claim
ed 10 be only % years."
"You talk about decsit, Mr. Msgruder
Who was it hid that bottle labeled furni-
ture polish that wasn't furniture polish at
all in the woodshed-"
"Who was it, madam, that brought to
the table loaf Of Boston cream bread she
had made with her own fair hands, and il
happened that her own fair hands had neg.
! lscted TO remove the bakers tag
'Mr. MsgradeIm exclaimed the young
wife, az she rose to her feet aud locked a;
him with superb scorn, latter what has
happened this morning it wlH be impossi
be, of course, to carry out our plans fol-
the holiday season. 1t would be a mock.
cry. Aunt Ann, as You may remember,
ST., wss coming to make us a visit and stay
five or six weeks. shall write to her moi
to come"
Callithumpisn W. Magruder threw him,
self at his wife's feet.
"Are you going to do that, Elhsds ?" be
gasped, his eyes blazing with uncontrol
liable excitement.
81 am, sir" she replied, firmly, coldly,
relentlessly.
"My darling!" he murmured in broken
voice, as he buried mis- fsca in the folds Of
her dress, 'forgive mel You are an angel
Olly keep that promise snd life will be full
of Joy for US once morew