Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-28
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pale apd wtaiy, ord felt 1t my duty 10
AK II he was Ill and 10 place my hand Oh
Ills forehead To sci II hc had fever. lie
was reading art he promptly growlel
drs. Boweer, whit particular object
nave you In paving aroand after this
iashlonY DO you expect another dol
Don't you want me to caress you, Mr..
. 81 don't want you to act 60 silly. We
are too Old for fuch NONSENSE
Ana Yei you pnce e. pressed the hope
mat we misht ne yer let an hour go by
without loving eAcl o:he-"
81 did, chs never expressed amy such
thing"
And you furi her said you could sit
ana hold ms haad a whole lifetime and
not b. weary"
~ never did never!"
"But eau p.1ve It. !"
III you can r. give ynu $50"
went upstairt Snd Lot my notebook
Up 10 tue dAte o ur marriage preserved
and filed a i his letIeie. On our bridal
Tour kept memorandum baOt q.
Moihtr advised \. d have fund Il to
be q power al leFur on occasions when
MIR, bowser has teen inclined to "act
up" When came down with tue book
he r. AIRED out:
"Got that old book out again have
you; That's NJ Q .idence! / and the
contents rs habs forgery"
But they ART fsuts for Nil that. Let's
see. Here we s ATT Afer the ceremony
was over you sa| d TO mother.
"statcmenE /, II wi cal you bv the
sacred name OF mother. You have given
me your only i lighter. viii b. true
and loving husband to her. ] Will guard
her rs do my HE. VIII never so help
me heaven, ep ak ore unkind word tc
her.
There II Is Mr. BOwser, and how
have you kept That rromi ef'
"Never said anything OF the sort
never! l don, remember of your mo .hei
being there. You probably wrote thai
this very day."
I'VE were marred at IA, IN, Mr. Bow
ser, ard at IL We took the train for
Chicago, You he'd my hand all the way
10 tie depot"
'MIs. Bows' r, are you trazyl Do you
want TO make put that ! wai born an
idiotP
"Well, here Is the proof;
tSNh' sAhNh tAs h9 We Ebh INV Liie
hack Mr. Bowstr had tears in his eyes.
he took my haud and called me III.
angel, and lIRd TO W pc my nose left
handed all the way to the depot 1 think
the driver saw Lin, Tor | heard him
chuekling aud saying something about
getting over IL n ab ut year,
There II is, Mr.. BoSser in black and
white. T5i IL the very paw you held
for two mllcsl"
al deny II u totoi Mrs BoTser I've
got to sit down and have a sharp talk
with you"
1.-THE otuer hight" l continued, "yol
were about to put your arm around me
as we stood I'D the hall, but On econd
thought you concluded not to-"
81 am no hal I'D to spcou, Mrs. Bowscr
never was. auch things LOOK BILLY i'll
old married Ieople"
"But you Rugged me for $50 miles"
WHAT"
From Detroit to Chicago, Mr. Bowser,
on the same br dial tour"
You must be crazyp'
"Well, here's the proof;
Statement nI.-Lefa Detroit at $40.
Mr. Bowser put his arm around me at
once, aud though the passengers winks d
and guyed us or bridal couple, he eaid
he didn't care a copper. Rugged me all
the way to hlcago Said he wished the
ride would last year. Said that heaven
had sent me I'd him. 1 write this in room
A., fremont House, while Mr.. Bowser is
down to look after the trunk.
'That-tha's the e, Is it," gasped Mr..
Bowser.
"Oi course It Isl"
Sand | had my arm around you all
day, giving myself dead awayi
"You did.
~ will new r believe it-never. Town
up TO beipg little ft in my bachelor
days, but i was no haysecd You are
drifting to dangerous point, Mrs Bow
ser, and you should pause ere it is too
lateW
~ like 10 go over the old times once in
while and SIZE how you have changed"
Changed Changed That's III Ii q
husband ism t making fool OF himself
all the time his wife argues that he is
growing cold and dissatisfied. How have
changed?"
"You neve r. call me your Birdie any
more"
''Ohl do MT. l suppose you've got
proof that used to call you Birdie, when
your front name is SarAha"
II have, Sill Listen while read:
Statement Iv.-Mr. Bowser bought
some gum dtops of train boy to feed his
Birdie, as he said, but nsyer liked them.
He called me Birdie from that to Chicago
and bacs, said 1t meant more to him than
the name Angelp'
"Mrs. Bowserl" he shouted as he jump
ed up, "is my presence desired in this
housel"
sol course It is"
"Then do not plan 10 drive me out o.
I'll / see now how wives have driven
husbands to desperation"
"Sit down, Mr.. Bowser. We are sim
ply living over old times for brief while
had to tease you to kiss ME the other
night"
"Yes, and suppose you've got some
thing written down about that, haven
youl I've ais loving q disposition as the
next man, but how does Il look to zee {
married couple billing and cooling like 9
couple of young idiotsl
Sand yetyOu once longed to kiss mi
frrauar -