Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-04-17
MR. AND MRS. BowsER.
The Iyrant Husband Confronted d
aCarerulIy Preserved Diary.


place my hand on his forehead to see II
he had fever He was reading, and
he promptly growled out:
Mrs Bowser, what particular OBJ
iect have you in paving around after
that fashion, Do you expect another
dollarP"
Don't you want me to caress you.
Mr.. Bowserl"
Il don't want you to act silly. We
are too old for such nonsense"
And yet you once expressed the
hope that We might never let an hour
60 by without caress."
Il did, eh? 1 never expressed any
such thingl''
And you further said you could sit
and hold my hand a whole lifetime and
not be weary"
II never did-neverl'
But l can prove it"
If you can I'll give S40l''
L went upstairs and got my note
book. Up TO the date OF our marriage
preserved and filed all his letters.
On our bridal tour / kept a menoran-
dum-oook. Mother advised it, ana
have found 1t to be a powerful lever
on occasions when Mr.. Bowser has
been inclined to "get up" When
came down with the book he roared
out:
''Got that old book out again have
you'll That's no evidenced l brand the
contents as a base forgeryr'
But they are facts for all that
Let's see. Here We start After the
ceremony was over you said to
mother:
statement II Will call you by
the sacred name Of mother. You have
given me your only daughter will
be true and loving husband to her.
will guard her as l do NY life.
Will never, so help me Heaven, speak
one unkInd word to her,
There it is, Mr.. Bowser. and how
have you kept that promiser"
Never said a thing of the sort
neverl l don't remember of your
mother being there. You probably
wrote that down this very day."
"'We were married at A. NJ, Mr.
Bowser, and at S.l5 We took the train
for Chicago. You held my hand all
the way TO the depot"
Mrs. Bowser, you are CT, Zyl Do
you want TO make out that l was !
born idiot?"
"Well, here Is the proof:
hack Mr. Bowser had tears in his eyes.
He took my hand aud called me his
angel, al had TO wipe my nose left
handed all the way to the depot.
think the driver saw him, for l heard
him chuckling and saying something
about you'd get over iT IN about q
yearp
There It IS, Mr.. Bowssr, IN black
and white. THIS IS the paw you held
for two milesI'
~ deny it in tOtoI Mrs. Bowser. I've
got to sit down and have a sharp talk
with you"
The other night" l Continued.
''you were about TO put your arm
about me as We stood In the hall, but
on second thought you concluded not
to-"
81 am no hand 10 spoon, Mrs. Bows
er-never WAS. such things look silly
in old married people"
But you hugged me for go
miles"
"Whatrr
From Detroit to Chicago, Mr.
Bowser. on the same bridal tour"
you must be craZyp'
"Well, here's the proof:
statement IIL-Lett ID stroit at
3 40 Mr.. Bowser put his arm around
me at once, and though the passengers
winked and guyed us for a bridal
couple, he said he didn't care a copper.
Rugged me all the way to Chicago.
said he wished the ride would last a
year. said that Heaven had sent me
To him. l write this III room Al Ire
mont House while Mr.. Bowser Is down
TO look after the trunks"
"That-that's there is it?" gasped
Mr. Bowser-
''Of course II isI''
"And l had my arm around you all
day. giving myself dead away?"
You did"
"I will never believe it-never.
own up TO being little soft IN my
bachelor days, but l was no hayseed.
You are drifting to dangerous point,
Mrs. Bowser. and you should pause ere
It Is too late!"
81 ike to go over the old times once
In a while and see how you have
changed"
"Changedl ChangedI That's i'll Ii
a husband isn't making a fool OF him.
self all the time his wife argues that he
is growing cool and dissatisfied. How
have changei2"
You never call me your Birdie any
more.
'Ol 1 don'tl l suppose you've gol
proof that used to call you Birdie,
when your front name Is Sarah"
II have, sirl Listen VIII 10 read:
"Statement IV.-Mr. Bowser bought
some gum drops OF the train boy tC
feed TO his Birdie, as he said. but
never liked them. He called me Bir-
die from that to Chicago and back,
said It meaDt more 10 him than the
name Angel"
"Mrs. Bowserl'' he shouted, as h,
Jumped up, IS my presence desired
in this housep'
"Of course it is"
"Then do not plan to drive me ou
of I'll / see how wives have driver
husbands to desperation"
..Sit down, Mr. Bowser. We ar
simply living over old times for brie
while. l had 10 tease you TO kiss m'
the other night"
Yes, and L suppose you have go
something written down about that
haven't your I'm of as loving a dis
disposition as the next man. but how
does look 10 see married couple bill
ing and cooling like couple or younl
idiots"
"And yet you once longed to kiss m
forever,
II never, never didI Don't drive m
to the wall, Mrs Bowserl"
II won't. but l want TO read a para
graph TO you Here II Is:
..Statement V.-Third day OF ou
tour. am very. very happy. MI
Boyser has Just kissed me on the chin
cheeks, nose. eyes and ears. and say
He says he can hardly help biting N
in the chin"
II was a minute before he could sa
a word, and the bald spot on his hea
was as red as paint He finally choke
down his feelings sufiicienty I
shout:
81 brand that as pure malice an
forgeryl Mrs. Bowser, you must Tax
that back and apologies 10 meP
.aow can II / can read IL Just
q vas written. and can recall u