Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-12-04
A NOVEL. SUPPER.
And They Never Could Have Had 1t Be
fore They Were Married.

And They Never Could Have Had 1t Be-
fore They Were Married.
"Thero is vast difference between
ones point of view Lsforo and after
marriage, observed well known man
about town to u reporter a few days
ago
How SOP
"Well, You see, person goes in for
common sense after marriage, while be-
fore that eventful period everything is
regulated according to tho popular idea
of what is good form. My wife and l
were speaking of it last evening. We
had been to tho theater, and after the
performance | took her to nearby cafe.
Establishing ourselves at corner table
we have only been married year
my wife and | each took up q bill of
faro and glanced down tho long list Of
glorious indigestibles. Separately we
frowned at tho menu for several min
utes, and then my wife looked up and
exclaimed, with the tone Of confidence
that denotes brilliant idea:
Jack, do you know what | want?'
"'Not ice cream, hope, or any ice
cold drink, replied, with a shiver.
No. indeed, laughed my wife.
Guess again.
".Well. let me see, ruminated.
I have known you to do away with q
good sized Newburg. u rabbit, an oyster
patty aud chicken terrapin at odd
times, but somehow l don't feel equal
to any of these tonight. | want some-
thing just warm and comfortablelike
"'My case exactly, agreed my wife.
Let me give the order, and promise not
to laugh.
"When tho waiter approached our
table, was all ears to hear what my
wife would spring upon mo i'll tho way
of an order The waiter looked surprised
and looked amused when my wife said,
trying to summon forth an excuse of
dignity, Hot chocolate and buttered
toast for two.
by 1ove, it was greati The choco-
late was steaming hot in a jolly little
pot, and when lifted the cover from
the hot silver platter there was tho most
delicious, golden brown, striped toast
that sent up IL fragrance Of butter and
crispness enough to warm the cookies of
your heart.
My wife gavo contentod little
chuckle as she poured out the chocolate,
remarking at the same time: Wash t it
happy idea, Jack? Now we'll be as
coy rs possible But wouldn't some of
the girls laugh to see you treating me
to such supper as this? Glad nobody is
here we know, glancing about.
"Just at that moment the door
opened, and i'll walked one of my wife's
best friends. We both knew her to be Il
stickler as to the proper sort Of food for
the various meals of the day. Our break
fastlike order would hardly be i'll her
line for an after the theater supper.
With the young lady was young man
from Baltimore and he selected table
next to ours. knew him to DO possess
ed of long ancestry and short cash
account However, in obedience TO the
laws of custom, the usual hot bird and
cold bottle were ordered. with the aft
ermath of salad ices and cordial.
"The Baltimore man had come over
to see his fair friend, and he considered
it the proper thing to give her fine
supper after the theater. OF course he
could not afford it. Probably they
agreed, upon seeing our repast, that
with marriage our tastes had deteriorat-
ed, but l leave it with you as to which
couple had the better time. No, sir, 4
man cannot afford the courage of his
own convictions before marriage for fear
Of what some girl may think of him. 1t
takes married people to be independent
and correspand;rcly happy and sensi-
bic. "-Washington Star.