Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-04-12
THE FIRST QUARREL
3Y CLARA AUGUSTA.

been put IN order foF them b. Mrs. Doane
and Mrs. Earker.
Everything was nice and new and pleas
ant The rooms all smelled " waiteHash,
they were 40 fresa-the straw .attle& under
tae caFpe.s; no rats ans mice sqaeaiec IL
iae waInseot, and there .sfe no spgges-
ions. however iaiAt, ii cockfoaches aIc
black ants.
And the two young people loved each
other 10 Distraction -, aitogetbe- II was
glorious state OF things.
Supper was over. ard they were sitting
together OF the sofa before the handful Of
fire that the chilly SEPTEMBER air made
pleasant. The cat on The rug AZ their feet
engaged in making Ger toilet. very tidy
looking cat, and giving evidence OF having
been wei brought up.
Charles and Minnie had been talking OF
how they loved each other. They had agreed
never TO speak cross, never 10 find fault.
never 10 Keep secrets from one another; IN
sisort, they had agreed to be pair Of hui
man angels in trousers and petticoats.
They had sea.sd the contract with kisses,
and, somewhat exhausted by the effort,
We're sitting IN biissiul silence looking a. the
ca.
How nicely Sue washes her facet" OBJ
served Mrs. Doane
My love- she is washing her paws" said
M Doane
Her paws, dear? Why, how youtalk!"
"But it is true. Cats do not wash their
faces. Washing, WITH them, is licking the
hair, and it must be a strangely built cat
that could lick the hair on her own headl,
But, my dearest Charles, she vets her
paws, and then uses them on her face as
one would a sponge
My dear Minnie, you are quite mistaken.
But | must tell you little story on that.
Did you ever hear the reason why eat al
ways washes after eating, instead OF be-
fore2"
Il don't think ever old, !" sulllily.
well, then, love, once upon time-all
nice stories begin IN tiat way--there was a
nice old cat who caught mouse, and, being
a very tidy cat, she stopped to wash her
paws"
And her face" said Minnie,
ono, her paws, with emphasis. "She
stopped to wash her paws before eating her
mouse, and while she was thus engaged an
other cat, not so serupulous about eleanli-
ness, came along and gobbled up the mouse
And then and there this nice old cat decided
that for the future she would always eat
Her face, you mean, dear.
81 mean no such thing, Minnie; you are
absurdn'
please don't be so disagreeable, Charles
! Its not l that am disagreeable; it is
you"
"It is not! You are so obstinate"
"And you are so wllful,
at runs in the Doane blood to be obsti
mattel I've always heard everybody say so. =
st is not so, Minnie, and you know it"
Your mother was obstinate as the hills. =
''Aiy mother was an angel"
ooh, want to know? Was she, indeed y
''Don't be so exasperating, Minnie. ii it
comes to INVITING our relatives, think you
had better look at home. Who was your
grandfather, might | inquire?
| ''He was an honest man"
"0h, was he? How strange it never got
Quit i thought he was once caught robbing
hen roost%
"And your father embezzled his part.
ner's capital and ran away to California.
So there."
Minnie, am ashamed Of you'll"
"And l am ashamed of you-you-you
brute, you'll Boo. hoo hool"
"Ah, me- that l should have married such
a fooll'
"Aasi that | should have married such an
I uniee ing, hard hearted wretch!"
care Won sorrvY'
T, .Sorry? sorry is no word for what-what
Il feel wiss-yes. | do wish was at
home with my mothvrl'
so do Ip'
"yVith vour mothers"
"No: ! wish Won were with your mother!"
"And so VIII be before Iong!"
/ "SDeed the day, AS fer me. | wish had
never seen vn,,r fair. false facen
~ wish you never had!"
Glow well we aereel'
at i the first time. Mr.. Doaneiv
seYon are ricat' for once in your life. Ms.
Doarel"
~ am clad IN hear Won own it,''
al ann alyyavs ready To avn TO ANYTHING
which is rigbtip
"You are an uply brute"
Sand won are a termaganti 7 bid YOU
rood night. and leave yor to your own con
scienee5' and NJ. Doane fitted out at the
door, which he slammed behind him with an
l