Daily Republican., 1889-06-03
NIX. AND MRS. DoWsER.
BY MRS. BowsER.

had caller the other afternoon when
Mr.. Bowser came home, and after she
had gone he asked:
"How long was Mrs Blank hereY'
about half an hour"
supposed"
eyes, mostly; what should we talk
about"
"Mrs. Bowser, did It ever occur to you
that there was anything in life beyond
millinery, and dress groods, and dress
Makers"
"How"
"Howl Why select some subject Of
sense-art, science, mineralogy, the labor
question, or selfgovernment, aud discuss
1t with calmness and justice, and learn
something worth remembering for half
an hour. You women-folks might as
well have been born with pumpkin on
your shouldera in place of head"
l made no reply to this, but deter
mined to catch Mr.. Bowser In his own
trap before the week was out. Fortune
favored me. 1t was on'y two days be-
fore neighbor called over as he was at
work in the back yard, and for two long
hours those men sat down on q ladder
and discussed the question whether a
back gate should open inwards or out
wards. and the advantage offered by
either situation. Mr.. Bowser contended
for the gate opening outwards, and the
neighbor for the opposite, and the discus
sion resulted in Mr.. Bowser getting rec
clear back OF the ears and jumping up t.
exclnim:
swell, let's drop the subject ri2h
here. There can he crants on allel
gates as we'll as on politics and religion. ;
"And there can be lunaiics outside o
the asylums, hotly replied the neil hbor
'Don't call me lunatic"
And don't you call me crankp'
"Go home and hang your old gate t
the moon"
"Pil hang it according TO the rules o
common sense and doE't you forget 1t.
When Mr.. Bowser came in to wash hi
hands l o1served:
"Mr. Bowser, did it ever occur 10 yol
! that there was anything in life heyou,
hanging a back gate?"
He replied with "humphv' of dis
gust.
"Select some subject of sense, Mr.
| Bowser-art, science, mineralozy, tn
labor question or selt-goverLme't, am
discuss 1t with calmness and judgmen
and learn something worth Remembering
for half an hourp
lie looked around in q desperate, help
less way, and put on his hat and went u
without word in reply. wasn't z iDl
to let him OIL on that, however. Whe
he came home that evening | had Mrs
Orfendorf over to supper, and as soon o
we were seated at the table queried:
| doesn't II strike you that Germany
policy on the Samoan question is one O
cancellation instead OF A9gressiohV
sit certainly does" she replied, 'bu
there may be a hidden motive behind thi
seeming submission. Trace the record O
the man back as far as you Will, and hi
policy has been either aggression o
strategy"
MIR. Bowser looked from one to tn
other of us 10 astonis hment.
81 notice." said us | passed the b'f
cults, "that the SpaHish colonial policy
working toward radical clanLc. Ii
cited by the example OF OH + an
stronger nations, it is about 10 extend II
arms and enfold new possessions.
The stare MIR. Bowser favored me wit
made my flesh creep.
al do 81 hope you can come down
the next meeting OF the Woman's Seiru
tiiic, Political and Literary Club" raj
MIS-. OrlcndOri, as she toyed with L,
| straw berriea "1hnse gnthorrrl su u @ vef,
very interesting. At our last meeting v
discussed the Drift PERIOD and at ii
one next week we shall discuss Two Pr
posed Amendments to the Constitution
the United States
'Ob, I'd like TO go ever so much,aad
think can promise you | will BE- the
Can Mr.. Bowser come, toO!'
"Well hardly. Alea take such ltttl
interest in such things that they are q
structions."
And Mr.. Bowser sat there, turning re
and pale by turf 8, until his chair gIe
SO hot that he had to pretend a besdacll
and get excused. / anticipated All awit
tragedy after my visitor took her de pal
ture, but Mr.. Bowser contCnted hinisc
with saying:
snow that that shallow pated, lonl
no.ed o d nuisance has Ii Ially taken he
leave let's go TO bed."
He regeined his assurance after a co,
Pile of days, however. | was talking
our 2-year-old taby, and talking az u
mothers talk, when MIR. Bows.r fun
down his paper aud exclaimed:
Mrs. Bowser, you make me tired tall
ing to that youpgun that way No woi
der so many children grow up to be sal
hesdedP'
"How shall talk9"
"Talk sense-the same rs you would
an adult. He's Old enough TO unde
stand, and l believe he will apprccia
it."
"Very well; I'll try"
"Thank you. It's more than | e,
pected you'd do"
The trial came that night We his
scarcely got to bed when baby awoke al
began to whine. He had got cold an
was feverish.
"Now, Harry began, "snug dow
and try to go to sleep. It's nothing 81
ious, and object to being kept awake
He howled more Justify.
"My son." l continued, "this exhib
ton OF iDgratitute astonishes me, and
insist thai you change your cour.e
conduct at once, or leave my hous
Filial respect, if nothing"
"What in thunder and blszcs are w
talking about!" roared MIR. Bowser, as
sat up IN bed,
"l'm talking sense to baby"
''Not by jug.full you alu't"
"Then you try 1t. ="
| "l'll try ii by wringing his neck il il