The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-01
THEIR QUARREL.

"Selina," said Aunt Ellie one morning
as her neice came in looking very blue
and miserable, otis my opinion you
have been quarreling with Tom. And
you only married little while, too.
Now, you want to stop right there, for if
YOU get started you'll be miserable all
your lifo.'
Selma mumbled something about its
being all Toms fault, but Aunt Eliie told
her to sit down and she would tell her u
story.
when I was first married to Jordan
Hill there wasn't a happier couple in the
country, for he just adored me, and was
dead in love with him. Well, after bit
he got SOS he didn't pay me as many
compliments as when we was courtin'
and ordered me around some. Well,
that made me mad, and when we had
company in the house one day | Jest let
things no, md the dinner was failure,
and | gave Jordan some back talk before
the company and just felt miserable.
After the folks had gone away he told
nae he was downright ashamed of me.
II asked him If he was proud of him
self, and he said he couldn't be when
he'd been foolish enough 10 marry such
poor housekecper as | was. Well, that
made me so mad that ups with q pail
of water that was standing handy, and
throws it all over him. He looked for q
minute as if he'd like to hit me, but he
didn't. He walks right out of the house
into the cold air and straight down to
the village. Pretty soon this note Is
brought to me:
ErFTE: | write this in Wilder Peaks shop.
am going away. ! shall take the 6 o'clock
train. Goodbye. You've got the farm and
handbook. I've got nothing but my fares
and bad cold. | don't care. I'd jest as
lief die anyway. Goodbye. How you used
You've taken airs ever since l married you.
Goodbye forever JORDAN.
when / read that / went off into
Mysteries, and the little help brought me
to-a child I'd taken from the poor
house.
"'Oh, Mrs. Hill, says she, when sot
up, I've read the letter. What a horrid
thing What bad man he is, to be
sure, to go off and leave YOU
"'He isn't, says |, boxing her ears.
"Then rushed to my room and came
down in cloak and hood, the easiest
thing to put on.
"I'll catch the O o'clock express; :
says l, and beg his pardon and bring
him back
"And off ran.
~ caught the train, but when I put
my hand into my pocket / found my purse
wasn't there.
Il couldn't get ticket No other
train stopped until morning, and ] Just
went up the road to black Aunty's cabin
and sat down there and cried. / told hci
| was sick. So was; almost dead.
81 waited until dark, and then walked
back. AS passed the station l saw q
crowd there.
whats the matter ?" asked man
with a lantern.
HE stopped and looked at me.
"'Five o'clock train stopped on thu
bridge. Six o'clock express ran into
her, he answered. Hope you haven
any folks aboard;
az have, said l.
"He groaned.
"'God help YOU said he.
81 was mute with horror ran OF
down the road along with the crowd.
saw the lights shining on the bridge.
heard screams. i heard them say it wa!
the worst accident that had been known
on that road.
"They carried something past me. TIL,
engineer, dead, they said.
"Other bodies were brought up
Wounded men were helped along, PEG
pie staggered up, thanking Heaven they
were only slightly hurt, A woman KEEP
crying;
my baby Oh. my baby"
"And a man rushed past me, was or
dered back, and sank down on the bank
at my side.
My wifer he moaned. My pretty
little wife! I've killed hertz
"It called cry from me: And I've
killed my husband | said.
cit was my fault, my fault, moanet
81 did it with my temper WALLED
T'She is dead-dead-d and the,
won't even let me die with herr sobbet
he. oh, my darling Effle, just to bet
your pardon for being such a boast III
jump ouer and end it all.
"Then | did scream again and again
and again, but this time holding tight tt
his arm
"Jordanl Jordan!' got out at last
Get your senses back. This is me. Oh
glory, hallelujahl Jordan, Jordan"
Men folks do cry sometimes. He die
then. We sat on the bank and hugget
each other. We were sorry for the poor
suffering folks, but we couldn't help re
joicing for ourselves, and all we prom
ised on our wedding day wasn't half W,
promised then.
eve kept those promises better, too
When felt hateful I'd jest stop shor
off, so would he, And there isn't hap
pier couple anywhere, now we're oil
folks. And I'd like to tell that story Il
all young married people that fall out il
time.
"Tain't always railroad trains" sal,
Aunt Eflie Sometimes it's things NOR
crushing than wood or iron could be
more scaldlng than steam. But what
ever it is, quarreing leads to nothing
good between them God has joined to
gether."
She looked up. Selma was crying.
~ didn't kiss Tom before he went off,
she said
Every we'll Kiss him when he come
home," said Aunt Ellie. And jus
make up your mind this shall be th,
last time you fall out. Life is onsartin
and partin's frequent, and while you he
folks love EN- and be kind to en-"
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