New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-12-16
BOTsER'S HONEYMOON BEHAVIoR.


MRS BowsERs TENDER MEMORANDA.
From The Detroit Free Press.
The other evening Mr.. Bowser looked pale and
weary. and felt IL my duty to ask II he was Ill and
to place my hand his forehead to see If no had a
Mrs Bowser. what particular object have you in
paving around after this fashonl DO you expect
another dollar?' -
Don't you want me TO caress you Mr. Bowserl'
Z" / don't want You to act so silly We are too old
for such nonsense
" And yet you once expressed the hope that VIC
might never let an hour go By without caressn
And you further said you could sit and hold my
hand a whole lifetime and not be weary"
never did-never'
But can prove It,"
" II you can III give you S5O!r
/ went up stairs and got my note book. Up TO the
date Of our marriage / preserved and filed all his
letters on our bridal tour kept MEMORANDUM
be powerful lever occasions when Mr. BOwscr
has been inclined to " act up When 1 came down
with the book he roared OUT
Got that old book out again, have you'll That's
no evidence l brand the contents as base
{" But they arc facts for all that Let's see. Here
we start After the ceremony was over you said to
statement IL will call you by the sacred name
Of mother. You have given me your only daughter
g,iarl her as | do nv life | will never so help me
heaven, speak mknd word to her
=. There 1t IS Mr. Bowser and how have you Kept
. Never said anything of the sort-noveri I don't
ably wrote that O down i' this very day. paw
1--WE were married at ! a. m, Mr.. Bowser and at
hand all the way to the depot
make out that was born IDIOT !"
Statement II.-As we got into tho hack Mr.
called his angel, and had to wipe my left
saw him, for heard him chuckllng and saying some
thing about you'd get over II in about a year
There It is, Mr.. Bowser in black and white This
IS the very paw you held for two miles N
In tofn p0tf m c
down and have sharp talk with you.'
THE other night, continued you were about to
put your around me stood In the hall, but
on second thought you concluded not to-"
al am no hand to spoon; Mrs Bowscr,ncver was
Such things look silly in old married people,
:" But you Rugged me for ESQ miles,
Il" From Detroit to Chicago, Mr.. Bowser, on that
same bridal tour
You must DO craZy~
"Well, here's the proof
Statement HI.-'Left Detroit at $40 Mr.
Bowser put his arm around me at once and though
couple, he said he didn't copper Rugged me
all the way to Chicago said he wished the ride would
| write this In room a. fremont House. while Mr.
Bowser IS down to look after the trunk
@That-thats there, is III" gasped Nj. Bowscr
And l had my arm around you all day, giving
myself dead away?'
You did,
al viii never believe H. never own up to being
You drifting to dangerous point Mrs. Bowser,
and you should pause err It IS TOO late /" l., -,u.
Changed Changed That's IT. II husband
isn't making a fool OF himself all the time his wife
argues that he is growing cool and dissatisfied How
have changed
never ea me your Birdie any more %yoo, that
! used to call you Birdie, when your front name Is
.ave, sri Listen while read
Statement IV.-'Mr. Bowser bought some glmdrops
S ed e to Tea s called me- Birdie om that to
Chicago and back; said IT meant more to him than the
name Angclr
my presence desired in this house7
Then do not plan to drive me out of it, see
how wives have driven husbands to despera-
SIT down, Mr. BOwscr We are simply living
over old times for brief while had to tease you
TO kiss the other night"
Yes, and suppose you've got something written
down about that haven't your I'm as loving dis
position as the next man. but how 10 does look TO see
a married couple billing and cooling like couple OF
And yet you once longed to kiss me forever"
al never. never did Don't drive me 10 the wall,
Mrs. Bowser!'
a won't but want to read paragraph you.
Statement v-'Third day Of our tour am
very very happy Mr. Bowser has Just Kissed nG me
he'd Ike 'I to keep on kissing forever He says he can
hardly help biting me on the chin"
II was a minute before he could speak and the
bald spot Oh his head red paint. He finally
choked down his feelings sufficiently to shout:
brand haS as ne ba aS hack ha and
me-"
How can II I read It Just as It was written,
and can recall the circumstance. Don't you know,
had Just rcturned from
Never We never returned Nothing OF the sort
ever happened | deny It my dying bed I"
Youth next declare you never cried in Indianapolis
when hurt my finger. and that you bound It up in
handkerchief wet with your tears"
Declare OF course I'll declare III swear
forty Bibles that never did y
With that he rushed up stairs, but followed him
to the landing and read
Statement YI.-Accldentally piDchcd my finger In
the door Mr.. BOwser said IL was his fault and the
first knew he was weeping. After wipng his eyes
on his handkerchief he proceeded 10 do up my finger
ia the same. He has a very tender heart
knew Mr.. BOwser was listening over the banister
and so malciously added
And, with a little practice will no doubt become
the champion weepest Of the world
He uttered snort and grOvl and went of to bed
without a word but next morning he put in extra
ten minutes frockng with the baby and when ready
TO 60 he said 10 me
BY the way, darl, you'd better go down and pick
you out a sealskin sack to-day going 10 get
II for Christmas, but you might as well have tho
OF IL now"