The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1890-10-04
A GAME FOR TWO.

Mr.. and Mrs Gibson Browne, although |
fond of each other, found ere |
they had been many months married
that there were various things about |
which they did not agree.
Hundreds of other young married
couples have made the same discovery, |
and although it surprised and shocked
them they have been too wise to allow it |
to wreck the happiness of their married
lives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Browne were thus wise.
They wasted no time in undignified and
Improbable wrangling over their differ
ences Of opinion, but neither of them
yielded one jot or title to the other,
They simply kept silence on all topics on
which they should disagree,
Happily also for them their differences
of opinion were in regard to the minor
things of life and, although it is the
"little foxes that destroy the vines,
their little differences did not destroy
their worldly happiness, eachaof them
being blessed with abundant good nat
ure in spite of the frmness of opinion
that made them decline to yield one to
the other.
Mrs. Gibson Browne was high
church Episcopalian, while Mr.. Gibson
Browne was inclined toward Unitarian
ism, but Mrs. Browne did not become q
Unitarian, nor did Gibson renounce his
faith and become an Episcopalian-and
yet they were happy as married folks go.
Mrs. Browne was decidedly opposed
to all operas in which there was a ballet,
while Mr.. Browne was fond of a ballet
purely because Of the artistic effect it
gave to operatic scenes, and he went to
the opera whenever he felt like doing so,
and he did not annoy his wife by telling
her anything about it.
And when Mrs Gibson wished to do
anything she felt it was perfectly proper
for her to, even though Gibson did not
approve of it, she simply and quietly did
it, and Gibson was none the wiser
There were times when Mr.. and Mrs
Gibson Browne exemplifed the old ad
age, "Silence is golden"
One morning at the breakfast table
Mr.. Browne said:
"My dear. don't forget that the Van
Horns give their party tomorrow night. "
81 remember it, replied Mrs. Browne
without lifting her eyes from her plate.
"What dress shall you wear?"
81 am not going, replied Mrs. Browne
calmly.
'Not going?" Mr.. Browne dropped
his knife and fork in surprise.
"No, am not"
"Why not?"
81 have my reasons, Gibson. Rest as
sured that they are good ones. And I'd
rather you didn't go either'
"But think l shall go, my dear"
"Id rather you wouldn't
81 don't see why shouldn't 60"
"Let the fact that 1 don't wish you tC
suffice for this once"
For the first time in their married
lives, Mr.. and Mrs, Browne engaged il
heated discussion. Mrs. Browne firm
ly refused to give her reason for remain
ing at home, and as firmly insisted OF
Mr.. Browne remaining with her. There
was, in fact, a good deal of firnness OF
both sides,
Mrs. Browne did not resort to tears
she never did. Mr.. Browne did not rag,
and fume and use ungentlemanly Ian
guage; he never did; but their voices grew
harder and colder every moment, and a
they rose from the table Mrs. Brown
said decidedly;
you shall not go, Mr.. Brownies" t.
which Mr.. Browne replied with equa
decision:
"Indeed l shall go, Mrs. Browne"
But he went down town in a more I'M
comfortable frame of mind than he ha,
ever experienced as u married man
Never before had he seen such look @
frmness on his wife's face, and he kneN
by this time that Mrs Browne was u yer
determined woman. But he was dog
gedly determined to resist her opposition
He would go to the party.
Il guess she'll hardly hide my dres
suit," he said. "But hanged if l fee
like putting it ON and marching off bt
fore her very eyes. I'm afraid there
be trouble if l do But | shall go, a
the same, if II know what I'll d,
Yes, sir; I'll do it, and wen have hi
laugh over it afterward, although
wouldn't be much of laughing matte
if Mrs, Browne knew I intended doin
it, But I'll do it, sure as guns!"
And when Mr.. Browne went home I
tea the next evening there was tucke
away in his vest pocket little phial cor
tanning a colorless liquid he had jui
o purchased at the druggists
"She often puts a few drops of this
: a glass of milk or of water, and takes
/. when she can't sleep or when she has
!, toothache," he said, "and it never fai
s to send her right off TO sleep. Now
> manage to put a few drops of this in h
!. tea tonight She always lies down f,
I; little while after each meal, and she
Il be asleep before ten minutes to-nigh
!. and can dress and be off without tho
I. keen eyes Of her upon me, and withO
. any disagleeable arguing of the matte
for go will"
Browne found it easy enough TO edo
tor" the glass Of milk his wife alwa.
drank at the tea table, and according
her usual custom Mrs. Browne lay dOW
ON a sofa Immediately after tea, and,
Browne had predicted she was soon ia
asleep.
"a But hanged if l don't feel mean ov
~ it, said Browne rs he sat in his big ca
N chair looking at her and picking his tee
with the gold and pearl toothpick s.
- had given him only three days before
''It was taking mean advantage
Highest of all in Leavening Pow