Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-04-04
MIR. AND mRs. BowsEH.



The Ty rant Husband Confronted by
"a Carefully Preserved Diary.
Detroit Free Press.
The other evening Mr.. Bowser looked
pale and weary, and felt II my duty to
ash IL he was iii and to place my hand on
his forehead to see il he had fever. He
was reading, and he promptly growled
out {:
"Mrs. Bowser, what particular object
have you in paving around after ibis
fashion, Do you expect another dollar I"
"Don't you want me to caress you, Mr..
Bowserp"
~ don't want You to act silly. We are
too cd for such nonsense"
''And yet you once expressed the hope
that we might never let IN hour go by
without q cAress."
81 did, eh2 l never expressed any
such thingp
"And you further said you could sit
and hold my hand whole lifetime and
not 10 weary"
81 never did-neyer !"
"But can prove IT,"
"If you can Ill give you $50 !"
went upstairs and got my notebook
Up 10 the date of our marriage preserved
and filed all his letters. On our bridal
tour kept memorandum book. Mother
advised it, and hEve found il to be- q
powerful lever on occasions when MIR,
Bowser has been inclined 10 "cut up"
When I came down with the book he
roared out;
SCOT that old book out again, have you!
That's no evidence l brand the con-
tents as base forgery 70
''But they are the facts for all that.
Let's see. Here we start. After the
ceremony was over you said to mother;
Statement III will call you by the
sacred name Of mother. You have given
me your only daughter. l will be true
and loving husband 10 her. will guard
her as l do my life. will never, no
help me heaven, speak one unkind word
TO her.
"rhcre il is Mr.. Bowssr, aud how have
yon kept that promise 2"
Never said thing Of the sort n never.
/ don't remember OF yonr mother being
there. You probably wrote that down
this very day"
ave were married at a. M, mr..
BaVBer, and at s Is Wa took the train for
Chicago. You held my hand all the way
10 tho depot
'Mrs. BoRser, are you crazy2 Dc you
want to make out that l was born
IDIOT"
well, here is the proof
''i5tatement li-'AB we got into the
back Mr.. Bowser had tears In lis eyes.
He took my hand and called ms his angel
and had to wips my nose left handed
oil the way 10 the depot. | think the
driver saw him, tol heard him chuck.
ling and saying something about you'd
get over it in aooui year !"
There it is, Mr.. Bowstr, in black and
white. This is tho paw you hsld for two
miles!n
~ deny it in toto, Mrs. Bower I've
got 10 sit down and have sharp talk with
you"
Tho other night" | continued, lyon
were about to put your nrm around mo
US We stood in the hall, but un second
thought SoR coRcIudsd not to"
II am no hand to epoon, sire. B0Esar
never Was. Such things look silly Ia
old married people"
But you Rugged me fOs $50 miles"
nWbatin
From Detroit TO Chicago, MIR. BpWser,
on that anne bridal tour
You must be crazy"
| "Well, here's the proof:
Statement Ill. - ~ Detroit at 4. 40.
onoe nd L5u4,l the passengers winkstl
and rnref lr f9r bridal couple, he said
he didn't care copper. Rugged me all
the way TO Chicago. Said he wished the
ride would last year. Said that heaven
had seut me to hun. | write this in room
A, fremont House, while Mr.. Bowser is
down to look after the truuk.'h
'tThas-thats there, is it ~ gssped MIR
Bowser.
"0f course il ia"
"And l had my arm around you all
day, giving myself dead away"
lyon did
81 will never BELT 20 it-neyel. | owl
mp to being a little soft in my bachelor
days, but | was no hnyseed, You are
drifting to a dangerous point, Mrs
Bowser, and you should pause ere it is toe
late !"
81 like to go over the old times once il
while ind see Low you have changed.
Changed Changed That's il i
a husband isn't making fool of himsel
all the time his wife argues that he i
growing cold and dissatisfied. How hay,
/ chenged2n
"You never call me your Birdie an,
more"
20! | don't! | suppose you've 90
proof that | used to call you BKiie, wAel
your front name il Sarah ~
II have, sir Listen while read;
, Statement ". --sMt. Hogser bouub
some gumcrops Of the train boy TO fee
+ his Birdie, as he said, bnt never ike
them. He called lue Birdie from that /
, Chicago and buck, Baid it meant more /
, him than the nrme Angel !"
Mrs. Bowser. r be shouted, as b
jumped up, lis my presence desired i
this house ~
q "Of Gouree il is.n
5 Then do not plan 10 drive me ont {
7 =! see now how wives have driven the
2 husbands to desperation. z
''SH down, MIR. Bowser We aye gimpl
living over old times Tor d brief while,
( had % tease you to kiss me the oh,
0 night"
n Yes, aud | suppose y0it'yc 90, aom
h thing written down about that, tnyon
n yDns I'm of as loving disposition !
the next men, bHt how il does look to !,
!. married conple tilliug aud cooling like
t couple Of Young idiots
r And yet you once longed 10 kiss u
9 forever
IS 7 never, never did Don't drive ii
y to the wall Hrs. Bowser,n
u won't, but want to read e par
graph 10 you. Here 1t IL:
Statement W. Third day OF o.
tour, | am very, very happy. M