Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-05-25
Mr.. AND MRS. BOVSER.

Hill, lliU IllllD, DUU UDlL
"Aly dear child" said an old
aunt of mine the day was mar
ried, "have you got all your hus-
bands love letters ~
"Of course"
"And now that yon are married
you will probably burn 'em u
"That's just what | was going to
do"
l"Well, don't. Keep'em to the
longest day You live"
"But why ?"
"Because they will be stronger
weapons than all your tears, plead
ings or arguments. Nothing will
bring a husband to time like a
sight of some of the love letters he
wrote before marriage
took her advice, and have al
ways been glad | did. On several
OCCASIONS have used them to bring
Mr.. Bowser down of his high horse,
and the fact that they bother his
peace of mind Is proved by the
other fact that he has several times
hunted the house over in my alb
sence III hopes to lay hands on
them.
Something went wrong at the
Office the other day and he came
home cantankefOus. He held in
until we got to the supper table,
and then broke out with:
"G0t any name for these things
herei'
r"Yes dear. Those are called
biscuitP
"Well,7 the man who calls 'em
ut to eat ought to be shot Mrs.
Bowsar, WHY'S it | can never get
anything decent to eat in my own
home "
"Whyj Mr.. Bowserl No one
could take more pains than We do.
In order that the biscuit might be
extra good | went out and made
them myself"
HIumph ~
"There was a ii NE, Mr.. BOwser,
when you raved over my cooking
"Never ! knew from the day |
set eyes on You wadlng across a
mud puddle that you could never
cook. You can sing very well-as
well as some bad actresses-but
you can't cook"
"And if will prove that yOu
once hungered for my cooking you
will
81 will give you $50 cash in
hand"
After supper went upstairs and
broupht down several letters. Mr..
Bowser had got his nose into a
magazine and wanted the matter
dropped, but | read to him the fol
lowing extract:
"And | thought, darling, while
eating supper that night, how
proud I.shOuId be over your de-
licious cookery when we had a home
| of our own. The thought of those
biscuits alone makes me hungry.
Good.by, my pet"
"Who wrote that| sterDly de-
manded Mr.. Bowser.
"YOu,did."
"Three months before our mar
riage."
"Neyer w
"But here's the letter, dated and
signed"
'It is a base forgery, and the
forger must beware! How could
have praised your cookiDgP
"YOu also used to praise my
singing, Mr.. Bowser."
"Neverp
"0h, but you did" Let me read
"And, precious pet of mine, LEI
me again thank you for that beautl
ful song, The Lovers Farewell,
and the exquisite manner in whicl
YOU rendered it. 1t drew tears
from my eyes, and l was not
ashamed of them. You have one
of the purest, clearest voices | evel
heard.'
"yyho wrote that !" he gasped
"You did.p
"Mrs. BOwser, don't carry this
thing too far There is limit be
yond which you mnst not go"
"Well, here 1t is, lin your OWL
signature. Once in a while you
fling ont a hint that | am very
dull. There, was a time when, you
thought different"
"Look out, Mrs. Bowser.'
ayes, you did! You even
thought me the smarter ottbe two
"yV. what Am | awake OI
dTeamingw
"Wide awake, Mr., Bowser. Let
me read you al extract from this
exhibit harEed 'A' o.. u.s..
81 don't see why you should 60
back to,,vassar, Few young ladies
are more accomplished or better
educated. All your friends, my
self included, give in to you on the
matter of grammar in particular
Hope to see you as usual mex