The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-09-20
The Dark of the
Honeymoon
Showing the Difficulty of
Working In Double
Harness
By NJ. F. ARCHIBALD

A newly married couple have often
been compared to q team of horses
|Eoked for the first time in double har-
hess. 1t is an excellent comparison.
The start is made when the wedding
tourney is over and the couple enter
Upon the routine OF ordinary life. Their
Expectation usually is that the billing
.hnd cooling will last so long as they
! i've. But lovers are elevated upon All
Emotional plain that cannot be main
sained any more than one can listen to
music or look at beautiful works OF
brit or read poetry day in and day out
without doing anything else.
On starting upon united Journey
hey find that one has been accus-
7omed to go at one pace, the other at
Fnother. One has one gait, the other
different one. But 1t Is the coming
fown from the antenuptial roseate
condition that often brings about the
breaking In to travelling double on hfe's
turnpike.
Phil Ormsby and Rosalind scrimser
1eturned from their wedding journey to
inter their cozy little home. Rosalind
Tas nineteen and Phil was twenty
fight. Rosalind was at an age wherein
newly married person. especially a
Woman, is not prepared for a sudden
escent from the courtship condition.
/ Phil was naturally practical and old
or his age The season OF preparation
or the wedding had come upon him
Fhen he was actively engaged in busi-
less, and the two together had worn
! pom him. Then came the honeymoon,
| nd, though at first 1t brought a de-
tghtful rest, before II was finished he
esired TO get back to some important
hatters which he had left unfinished.
'he result was that when he found
himself at home he was pleased to re-
'urn to a normal condition both IN his
rivate and business life. The first day
IN coming home from business he
3reeted his wife with just trife less
lovers exuberance than he had
Seen in the habit Of showing. and,
hrowing himself in an easy chair, took
p an evening newspaper and began 10
|bok it over.
His wife eyed him askance. They
| ad entered upon the collapse of the
!ourtship honeymoon period. the begin
ling of the real matrimonial life. Un-
|prtunately both had not reached the
Iortal Of their new companionship at
be same moment. AS in the case
span of newly yoked horses, where
be one has settled down to trot
Ehile the other is still caracoline-so
+ ad Phil entered upon the affairs of
ordinary life, while Rosalind had not
PIT world Of romance.
Phil went on reading his newspaper
Fe was somewhat tired, but this was
! OF the prime course Of his disposition
b glance over the news OF the dag.
fe half expected that his young wife
Eould say whatever she might have to
by, while he read, but she didn't. Fl
Ially he looked up. There was a cloud
En Rosalinds face no bigger than a
bans hand.
Anything especial happened during
be dayf" he asked
"a great deal has happened, but you
|ave been so occupied with your news
(aper that l supposed you took no In
IPrest in your home"
whats gone wrongr'
Nothing that would interest you"
my dear, how can you say that?
|nything that concerns you interests
he"
80 l thought, until you came home
be first evening after our return from !
! lr wedding journey and took more In.
i4rest in the worlds news than In your
Iwn household"
Phil didn't reply to this at once. For !
Fonths he had been very much pleased
any reproach for any inattention TO
8 love. Now he wondered why this |
he annoyed him.
"Tell me, sweetheart, what has gone
|rong today"
"Oh, nothing that you need worry |
|bout. / dare say the cares OF business
|ave been quite enough for you to en-
|nre. can bear the rest"
Tell me one thing you have had TO
bar"
|"Well, in the first place, telephoned
pc butcher TO send q porterhouse steak
bd he sent sirloin-"
|'"Thats too bad. What elser'
|'There are mice IN the house. One
|Pme out today and ran along the
bseboard."
"We'll put traps about"
|"Or a cat"
That's a good IDEA"
He drew her down onto his lap and
lere was a little coofng. but somehow
bw that they could coo as much as
bey cared 10, there didn't seem to be
pc same Eest To It. At any rate, Phil
las not sorry when they were sum
|oned TO dinner.
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