matter-i-mony

Updated: May 29, 2025

None of them minded Mary's going away. Flowers are sometimes so unkind to people. "Good-by, rose-bush," proceeded Mary, turning from the pansy-bed. "Good-by, honey-suckle. Good-by, peony. Good-by, matter-i-mony." This sounds funny, but Mary only meant by it a vine with a small purple flower which grew over the back-door. "Good-by, lilac," she went on. "Good-by, grass plot."

Susan Coolidge - Nine Little Goslings