Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-21
MIR. AND MRS. BowsrR


ne1 mnzhet nUWi no demanded al
be tried to cit up In bed.
~ am Threatened with pleurlsy."
"Heyl Who is itl''
vi am threatened with pleuTisy and
90 wish you would get up and mix Q
mustard plaster for me-"
"BoshP' he growled, now fully ava Ike
fou Just lie quiet and the pain will &c
He dropped back and began to suor,
again, but after ten lninut g. hard work
l got MIN out Of bed. lie sat on the
edge, staring blankly into vacancy, and
ready 70 fail back any moment, and even
while ! was telling him that / might no,
i've TIL morning be fell over, kicked
himself under the clothes, and went h
sleep while was pulling bis hair.
night or two later just after the bells
had struck 10, 1 dreamed that I vss
being chased by a locomotive. II gave
an extra toot pnd awoke me- and i dis
covered that toot to be Mr.. Bower
voice groaping:
For the lands sake get up or I shall
be adead man."
what Is it?n
Terrible cramps In my stomach. Pm
Just tied In q knotP'
tafS - Pnobibk Ddlut re-
piled as j sought the pillow again. Gle
still anu It will soon 20 off,"
"1.ie still thunderi" lie yelled M he
got one leg out of bed. II toll Won
shall be corpse within an hour If 1 don't
get relief !"
swell, you'll end the Jamaica ginger
on the sideboard. Take big dose Of il
IN wine"
HI'll never find III Ohi rro.
what q psinp'
l wanted TO get up, OF course. but I
was determined TO pay him back in bis
os n coin, therefore apparently fell
asleep, aud alter banging around the
room Tor few minutes lie went out.
He was back again In three minutes.
however, to exclaim;
Are you going to lay there and lot me
die like sick horse?"
But you didn't get up for me-"
u know IL, but that was because II
.whooPl Blue blazes. but know Fin
had to get up, OF course, and, of
course, had him relieved In quarter of
an hour. Man-llke, he was frightened
to death at a pain which he would have
expected me to keep perfectly still about.
Mr.. Bowter Is also like all other hus.
bands 10 another matter. We got started
Tor the theatre the other night and / dis
covered that had forgotten nv opera
glasses. He Offered 10 run back for them,
aud said:
They are banging In the bag on the
gas jet on the left hand side of our dres g.
or: You can't fail to tiud them"
Five nj nutes slipped away-then ten
then hurried back myself. He was
seated In chair In the hall, hat and
overcoat of, and as opened the door he
growled;
Might as well take off your tbingsi'
night"
mot goingl Has anything happenedF'
II should cay there hadi I've looked
This iDrernal house from ton to bottom
Tor those glasses, and they are NOT to he
found. Well put 10 our evening irving
TO discover whether they are up in the
garrett or down In the vegetable CELLAR
"Mr. Bowser, | told you where those
glasses were.
"Ihey are not within forty rods of itl'
Come up stairs"
mo use. If they are even in your
room II buy you five million SILK
4 ithothl
"Come on."
He followed after, and there hung the
bag just where / had told him he would
Ind II ll'oked from one to the other,
aud Mr.. Bowser finally said;
~ see how II Is. You'll probably say
7ou told me to look here n.tead OF the
spare bedroom dresseri Take off your
,h,ngs, MIS-. Bowser-we don't stir foot
outs de to-nightp
One night when baby was sick got
hr. Bowser out OF bed to get the pare
soric. Alter a great deal OF yawning
'nd growing he marched of down stairs,
md tor the fifth time told him:
II remember to have placed 1t on that
bracket over the lounge"
l heard him thrasbing around and
shocking about in the sitting room,
in the pantry and upsetling
hairs in the kitchen, and after about ten
minutes he appeared at the foot of the
'tairs and shouted:
1--WE looked the consumed house all
,ver and can't find itl''
~ told you 1t was on the Bracket
II know you did, but It isn'G therel"
"Sure you have lookedi'
do you take me Tor an idiot?"
"ciif IA Cuult HOW'LL.
l went down, walked him TO the
racket, and there sat the bottle before
lis eyes.
But it want there 4 minute ago " he
protested. II looked the bracket over at |
east five times, and l know Pm not |
blind. Mrs. Bowser, there are some !,
queer happenings about this house,
hnk u best that we sit down and have
ONE straight talk"
One day at noon he wanted me to 1
ighteD button on his v,rcoat, and | |
INT him up to my room TO get the box OF |
bread and needles.
you'll fEd 1t on the sill of the bay |
window, where l left 1t half an hour
CO." cautioned as BE- went up Stare.
i heard him prancing around an slam.
hing things about, and after seven or
ieht minutes went up TO ascertain the
ause of delay.
ut, taken down most of the garments in /
ne clothes-press, and was then overhaul
~ my jewelry case.
Iomsn like you In Detroitn he exciaim-
4 ae appeared.
'You came up here for the thread box,
idn't you?"
''Of course, didi"
Sand / told you 1t was on the ell of
10 bay window"
"But it-p
pointed it out to him, and after
hanging countenance and swallowing a
imp he braced up and said:
"Mrs. Dowser, 1t is time to quit this
'miooleryl You are too old Tor such
lrlish tricks. Next time you try to
AXE TOOL OF me I'll ask you to select
lch au niture rs you want and settle on
e amount of aliInonyr'