Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-08-18
THE FIRST QUARREL.
By CLINTON c. FLAeLER.

had you with me this minute that I
might rest my head on your bosom
and feel your GEAR arms about me,
Oh. how need your comforting ca
resses, why viii girls separate them
selves from their own living girl
friends to place themselves in the
power of a rough. harsh. Hngenerous.
irritating. annoying man! TO what
situation have | awakened, Married
but three weeks. have discovered
that ny husband. instead of being ihe
kind, eonsiderate, devoted creature 4
thought him. is brutal--pOsitiyely
brutal. Oh. how it pains me to confess
il even to you, my own true. best aud
only friend.
1T all came about in this way. On
our wedding trip Bert received tele-
gram calling him back to the city on
business. We Lad been travelling three
weeks OF the honeymoon and were TO
spend the fourth week with mamma
before leaving my home forever
When Bert J telegram came | told him
that we could have but one honey
moon and he should not permit busf
ness to interfere with it, He replied
that the matter in question might in
fuenee our future comfort sin it
was Of great importance He posi-
lively refused to disregard the sum
mons. Then / told him that he could
do as he pleased. would carry out
the arrangement we had made and
T.. I ~ -
proper act for wife to leave her
husband for the fourth week of the
honeymoon That's just how reason
able men are. As If were leaving
him. not he leaving me! What do you
suppose he said to me?
IF You're going to commence run
ming off TO your mother at the end of
the third week after marriage, you'H
probably keep it up so long as she
lives Could be have made a more
horrid speech? | just walked out of
the room and left him. The same
afternoon | came home he went to the
city. Mother had gone away for the
day when | arrived and / must wait
till evening for her return. Since 1
can't tell her of my frightful treat
ment | must tell ii to the one | love
next best. Do write me by return
mail, giving me that sympathy of
which / stand so much in need. Your
loving MOLLIE."
The next day Albert Goodwin comes
home from business, opens the front
door of the house prepared to receive
him and his bride, puts his hat and
cane in the hall closet and goes up
stairs, etghing heavily goes into
bedroom where he is surprised to find
his wife.
why, Mollier'
No reply.
"What has brought you home? |
thought you were not coming for a
week.
well, mamma, she"-
"She. whatf"
"She sided with you about our lit
tie disagreement"
Little disagreement
eyes. | feel perfectly satisfied now
that mother thinks / should be here
with you"
''Oh, it's your mothers view of it
that has converted you
A few gulps and burst of tears.
Young husband clasps wife in his
arms. She pillows her head on his
shoulder, and he kisses away the big
drops. An hour of exquisite hdppi-
ness, and tha couple go down to din
ner. When coffee is served there is
ring at the doorbell. and the postman
leaves a letter for Mrs. Goodwin,
She scans the snperscription, frowns
and lays It on the table unopened
From homer" asks the husband.
mo It's from Ethel Beech.
"Yonr bosom friend! And you lay 1t
by 20 finish your dinner with me.
That's lovely OF YOU
"Oh. can read it at my leisure"
"Come, sweetheart this is all sac
riflce for me Read your letter. I'll
look at the evening paper"
He takes up the paper She opens
the letter. reads few lines, tears
it in bits and throws it into a waste
basket. This is the letter:
my poor. dear suffering Mollie. Can
you doubt that If | were with you in
this. your great life's disappointment
and afIliction, would take you to my
heart. who ever heard of man al
lowing business to separate him from
his wife during the honeymoon? And
how selfish In him to grpdge you
week in that home where you have
been born and reared by loving par
ents before leaving them to live with
4 comparative stranger! I hope that
by this time your mother is with YOU.
thar her arms are about you and she
is sympatbizing with Won in your mis-
fortune. Do write me what you in
tend to do. VIII you get a divorce?
Il must tell you how beautiful nay
new pink silk looks. | hunted all over
town for shade of trimming to
match and at last found it at D.'s.
"Goodby. precious. How pity you.
poor dear / hope your mother win
keep you with her always aud you'll
never have TO go back to yoaF nnger
erous husband. Your loving
ETHEL 1
"Efiael been saving anything I'M
pleasant asked the husband sur
prised at the tearing mp Of the letter
well. Ethel. shcp
''She whatg
saShe hasn't any experience in matri'
nony at ali. She doesn't understand