The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-14
THE FIRST QUARREL.
~ oLlMToN G. ELAoLEa.
Ecopyright. 1903. by American Press A,
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ana reel your dear arms about met
Oh, how need your comforting ca.
ressesl Why will girls separate them
selves from their own loving girl
friends to place themselves ia the
power Of a rough. harsh ungenerous,
Irritating, annoying man! 10 what
situation have ! awakened Married
but three weeks, | have discovered
that my husband, instead Of being the
kind. considerable. devoted creature
thought him, is brutal-positiyel
brutal. Oh, how it pains me to confess
Il even to you, my own true, best and
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 had been travelling three
weeks OF the honeymoon and were to
spend the fourth week with mamma
before leaving my home forever.
When Bert's telegram came told him
that we could have but one honey
moon and he should not permit bust
ness to interfere with It. He replied
that the matter in question might In
1uence our future comfort since IL
was Of great Importance He posi-
lively refused to disregard the sum-
mons. Then l told him that he could
do as he pleased. / would carry out
the arrangement we had made and
go home, He asked II / considered IL
proper act for a wife TO leave her
husband for the fourth week OF the
honeymoon. That's Just how reason
able men are! AS If l were leaving
him. not he leaving mel What do you
suppose be said to me?
II you're going to commence run
ming off to your mother at the end Of
the third week after marriage. you'll
probably keep 1t up so long as she
lives Gould he have made more
horrid speech / just walked out OF /
the room and left him. The same
afternoon came home he went to the I
city. Mother had gone away for the /
day when / arrived and l must wait /
til evening for her return. Since / /
can't tell her Of my frightful treat
ment must tell It to the one / love
next best Do write me by return (
mail, giving me that sympathy OF I
which stand so much IN need. Your |
loving MOLLIE.v
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. signing heavily goes into a
bedroom where he Is surprised to fnd
his wife.
why, Mollieln
No reply.
What has brought You homer /
thought you were not coming for
week"
"Well, mamma, she"--
'she. whatI
"she sided with you about our lit
tie disagreement"
'Little Disagreement
eyes. feel perfectly satisfied now
that mother thinks / should be here
with you"
ooh, les 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 be kisses away the big
drops. An hour Of exquisite happi-
ness, and the couple go down to din
ner. When coffee is served there is
ring at the doorbelI. and the postman
leaves a letter for Mrs. Goodwin.
She soaps the superseription, frowns
and lays it on the table unopened
From homef" asks the husband.
mo It's from Ethel Beech"
'Your bosom friend And you lay it
BY to finish your dinner with me.
That's lovely of you.p
"Oh, can read 1t at my leisure"
"Come, sweetheart. this Is all sac
rifice for me Read your letter, I'll
look at the evening paper"
He taxes UP the paper She opens
the letter, reads a few lines, tears
1t in bits and throws it into waste
basket. This Is the letter:
'My poor, dear suffering Mollie. Can
Won doubt that II were with you In
this, your great life's disappointment
and afiietion, ] would take you to my
heart Who ever heard OF man all
lowing business to separate him from
his wife during the honeymoon? And
how selfish In him 70 grudge you a
week in that home where You have
been born and reared by loving par
ents before leaving them to live with
a comparative strangerl ! hope that
by this time your mother Is with you,
that her arms are about Won and she
Is sympathizing with you IN your mis-
fortune. DO write me what you in
lend to do will you get divorce?
II must tell you how beautiful my
hew pink silk looks ] hunted all over
Town for shade OF trimming to
match and at last found it at D.s
aGoodby, precious. How pity you /
poor dear hope your mother viii
keep you with her always and you'll /
never have to 30 back to your ungen- !
srous husband. Your loving
ETHEL" !
.sEthel been saying anything IN /
nleasantYp asked the husband, sur t
prised at the tearing up Of the letter. {
"well Ethel, she"-
"she whatg' d
aShe hasn't any experience in matri-
mony at alt She doesn't understand
how married people feel about some 0
things"