JUST MARRIED.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1761, 10 July 1888, Page 1

JUST MARRIED.

They had been manied three weeks, and had just gone to housekeeping. He was starting down town ono morning, and she followed him to the door. They had their arms wrapped around each other, and she was saying: "Oh, Clarence, do you think it possible that the day can ever come when we will part in anger ? " ""Why, no, littla puss," he said; "of course not. What put that fool'sii idea iato my little birdie's head, eh ?" " Oh, nothing, dearest. I was only thinking how perfectly dreadful it would be if one of UMshoidd apeak harshly to th« other." " We'l, don't think of such wicked, utterly impossible things any more," he said, - "We can never, never quarrel." " I know it. darling. Good-by, you dear old precious, good-bj, and—oh, wait a second, Clarenca, I've written a, note to mamma; can't you run around to the house and leave it for her some time to day ? " " Why, yes, dearie; if I hare time." "If you have time ? Oh, Clarence!" "What is it, little girlie? "_ " Oh, to say if you ' have time' to do almost the very first errand your little wife asks you to do." " Well, well, sissy, I'm awfully busy now." " Too busy to please me ? Oh, Clarence, you hurt my feelings bo." " Why, child, I-" " I'm not a child, Clarence; I'm a married woman, and I—" " There, there, my pet. I—" " No, no, Clarence, if I was your p-p-et, you'd t-try to-to—" " But, Mabel, do be reasonable." " Oh, Clarence, donH speak to me so." " Mabel, be sensible and—"Go on, Clarence, go on; break my heart." " Stuff and nonsense! " " Oh, o-o-h! " " What have I said or done ? " "As if you need to ask! But go. Hate me if you will, Clarence, I—" " This i* rank nonsense !" "I'll go back to mamma, if you want me to. She loves me if you don't." " You must be crazy ! " " Oh, yes, sneer at me, ridicule me. Perhaps you had better strike me ! " He bangs the door, goes down the steps the jump, and races off, muttering something about women being the " queerest creatures." Of course they'll make it up at noon, and they'll have many such a little tiff in the years to come ; and when they are old, they'll say : " We've lived together 45 years, and never, no never, spoken a cross word to each other in all that time."