The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-03-08
MRS. BOWSER'S EXPERIENCE
ONE NIGHT WITH THE COLIC,

MRS. BOwSER,S EXPERIENCE
ONE NIGHT WITH THE COLIC,
The other night about midnight, |
awOke in awful pain. 1t was return of
my old complaint, bilious collie, and it
had come with vengeance, Mr.. Bow
ser lay sleeping like log, and waited
to the last moment before waking him
up. He was on the broad of his back,
knees up, and snoring like trooper
when | shook him. He growled and
groaned and yawned for a couple of
minutes, and then opened his eyes and
drawled:
Heard burglars down stairs, sup
pose?
Mr.. Bowser. am sick!
What! And right here in the middle
of the night?
Yes, and very sick too. I've got bill
ious attack.
Is that all2 I've had thousand of 'em
aud they don't amount to shucks, Go to
sleeps and you'll be all right in the morn.
ing.
Mr.. Bowser, don't want to frIghten
you, but must have help at once! You
must gel right up and do something for
mel
En-? Get up! Have got to get up?
You must.
That's just like you! If you feel an
ache or a pain | must be aroused and
hustled out of bed! Why didn't you
have your collie in the afternoon?
Get me something as quick as you
can!
He got off The bed, fell over a chair,
got into some of his clothes, and wanted
TO know what he should do.
Get the Jamaica ginger first. It's in
the china closet, down stairs.
Yes, of course 1t IL! You hadn't sense
enough to bring it up stairs where it
would I've at hand if we wanted It.
He went down stairs and ratified
around for ten minutes and then came
back to ask:
Is il in paper or box?
It's in II bottle. | thought you knew
what Jamaica ginger was.
And perhaps do! Perhaps | wasn't
running a ginger farm in Jamaica
when you we're in the A B c class in
school!
II took him 10 minutes more to find it
and rs swallowed the dose he shucked
off his clothes and jumped into bed with
the remark:
Now 60 to sleep and behave yourself;
it's most lo'clock.
The ginger eased me for few min
utes, and then had to shake Mr.. Bow
ser again.
W-what now? he growled.
You'll have to get up again. The pain
is worse.
Mrs. WISER. do you mean to tell me
that colo wasn't knocked into the mid
die "f next July by that doseG
1t is worse than ever. Please do get
up.
Oh, I'll get up, but this matter will he
irves igite tomorrow! Wen see whelh
er II takes a whole drug store to cure
simple collie, or whether you are reyeng
ing on me. What do you want now?
must have some peppermint to settle
my stomach. You'll find It
Down stairs, of course. just where
we'd never use it! I'll make a change in
this house tomorrow or know the reason
why!
He bumped and stumbled his way
down stairs. ratified the bottles around,
and finally brought what | wanted.
There, now, he said as he gave me
dose I'D water, uon Jet me near any
thing more about collie tonight You've
probably stuffed yourself with fruit. Let
this be solemn warning to you.
He got into bed again, but before he
could get up a snore was in such pain
that had TO arouse him again,
What! what! he shouted as he sat up
on end. Mrs. BOwser. I've borne a great
deal from you for the sake of our child
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To- Ira - 81, .