The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-11

got 10 Sc down and have a sharp talk
Tith you-
The other night. continue.s
yon were a5osf ~ put year arrp
around me ~ we stood In the halI
bat On sec5nt thought you concluded
no: TO.
n am no hand 10 spoon. Mrs.
Bower - never was. Sach tbing.
look silly in old married people. .
BIT yon hEgged me for 80 miles. :
From Detroit TO cniesro ar
Bower, on the same bridal toTsr'
Yea must be crazy.
Wei, here's the proof
statement IIT.---Left Detroit AZ ! "a
Mr. boEser pat his arm around me s,
once and. though the passenrrr-
"inked and guyed us for 4 b-Idal
couple. he said be dEdn'tesre 4 eousss-
Hinged me all the way to chjca~a
safd he wished the ride uoEIa iart :
year said thar heaven had sent re
70 him. l write this in room ~ Tre.
mont House, while Mr.. Bowssr /.
down 70 look after the trunk. -
that's there, il is9'' gasuesl
Ar. Bowser.
of course IL IL
And had my arm around you all
day, giving myself dead away
You did.
viii never believe it-never I
own up 70 being a little soft In my
bachelor days, but | vas no havseed
You are drifting 10 dangerous poirIt
Mrs.. Bowser, and you should pause
ere il IL too Iatesn
II Ike 70 go over the old times once
IN a while and see how ron have
changed Z"
Changed Changed That's Il
II husband isn't making a fool al
himself all the time his wife argues
that he u growing cold and iissatis-
fed. How have changed ri
"Yon never call me your Birdie and
90 don't. suppose yoa'ye got
proof that used TO call YOU B;rdie.
when your front name is Sarah ~
have, sir Listen while read
Statement Nv. - Mr.. Bowser
bought some gumdrops OF the train
boy 70 feed his Birdie, as he said. hut
never liked them. lie called me
Birdie from that 10 Chicago and hack
said IL meant more to him than the
name Angelfv
Mrs. Bowseri'' he shouted a. he
jumped mp, lis my presence desired
in this house7H
"0f course it is
Then do not plan TO drive me out
OF Il. ! see nov how wives have driven
husbands to desperation.
''Sit down, Mr.. Bowser. We are
simply living over old times for a
brief while. had 10 tease Won TO kiss
me the other light"
Yes. and / suppose you've got
something written down about that.
haven your I'm OF as loving a dis
position as the next man. but how
II does look to see married couple
billing and cooling like a couple OF
young idiots.
And yet you once longed to kiss
Il never, never did. Don't drive
me 10 the wall, Mrs. Bowseri"
II wont, but want 10 read a para
graph to you. Here 1t Is.
Statement F.-Third day of our
tour. am very, very happy. Mr..
Bowser has just kissed me on the
chin, cheeks, nose, eyes and ears, and
says he'd like TO keep on kissing for
ever. He SAYS he can hardly help
biting me on the chin
IL was a minute before he could
speak, and the bald spot on his head
was as red rs paint. lie finally choked
down his feelings sufficiently to
shout
~ brand that as pure malice and
| forgery. Mrs. Bowser, you must take
that back and apologize to me-
How can i? read it just as i,
was written, and ! can recall the cir
eumstance. Don't you know, we had
just returned from --?"
Never We never returned
Nothing OF the sort ever happened.
III deny it on nay dying bed
You'll next deny that you cried
in indianapolis when | hurt NV FIN
ger. and that you bound il up with O
handkerchief wet with your tears"
Deny OF course I'll deny
III swear ~ forty Bibles that never
did -
With that he rushed up stairs, but |
followed him to the landing and read
Statement vi. - Accidentally
pinched my finger in the door. Mr..
Bowser said il was his fault, and the
| first thing he knew he was weeping.
After wiping his tears on his handker-
chief he proceeded to do up my finger
in the same. He has a tender heart.
Il knew Mr.. Bowser was listening
over the banister, and so malieiously
added;
And with little practice viii
no doubt become the champion weep
ist OF the world"
He uttered snort and growl and
went off TO bed without word, but
next morning he put in an extra ten
minutes frolicking with the baby, and
when ready to go he said 20 me:
"By the way, darl., you'd better go
down and pick you out a sealskin sack
to-day. was going to get il for
Christmas. but YOU might as well have
the wear of il now.
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