The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-12-26
Mr.. AND MRS. BOVSHR.
BY MRS. poNsER.

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forth said Mr., Bowser the other ever
Ing, as he fell into his easy chair and Gu
the pages OF q magazine, Mrs, Bowsel
do you ever realize how blessed W
ayes, indeed"
"While others fall blythe wayslde "
are spared"
"While others quarrel and bicker an,
seek the divorce courts, we love til
stronger every day"
Eyes.
He got up and came over and kisse,
me, and upon returning 20 bis chat
seemed lost In reflection for a moment
then he continued:
"How curious life isI Do you remem
Der the day / FIST saw your"
~ shall never forget it,"
~ was on horseback, you remember
and you stood on tine veranda Of you
fathers house."
"You are a triae mistaken, dear. Tn,
horse had thrown you of into a nuc
hole, and l shall never forget the pic
lure you presented as you approached
the house. AT first l took you for"
what! A horse throw me off" b,
interrupted.
Certainly. Don'ty you remember how
father"
"Mrs. Bowser, are you crazy2 l wa
never thrown iroma horse In my life
I'd like to SEQ the horse that couldtlHoW
me oil! You must be thinking Of some
one else"
"Why, dear, you lost your watch IL
the mud and father hshed 1t out. Don'
you remember how our negro Ton
scraped the mud of OF you"
Mot by q long shot. No Niger eve
sCraped me down. You must bs think
ing Of the yellow-haired dude you used
TO 10 With"
We were both silent for q time, and
hoped II was the last OF 1t, My expert
enCe, although dating back over a few
years only, has satisfied me that nothing
iggrayates a husband more than t.
bring up the silly things he said ant
did during his courtship. 1t seems to
BIZ a raw spot with the majority OF them
after the honeymoon il over. But Mr.
Bowser was not satisfied. After four OF
1--we minutes he broke out with:
"lt's curious what q Ounce a man car
make OF himself with his eyes wide
Open"
"Y-e-sl"
"rhe idea that l should ever fall In
love with youl"
"Of | with you'll" -.
He glared at me over the top OF hii
book, and there was another painful
s%ilerce, broken at last by his saying:
swell, I'll admit that 1 was In love;
but l aatter myself that ! didn't ex.
hibit any sChoOlboy nonsense"
"You were Just like any other young
man In love, Mr.. Bowser. They have
always been that way, and always viii
be, and it's no discredit to them.b
$40 you mean TO say / 'mooned
around like a CAliP" he demanded.
"ldon't know how calves moon n
you term it, but you wanted TO hold my
hand, put your arm around me, and
"HOld your haud-neyerl"
"But you didl"
"Never-neverW
"Mr. Bowser, / have one Of my old
diaries. Wait until / get It."
mot muchl You can't produce nj
old diaries nor forged dOCuHents on me
anticipated an evening Of solid com
fort, aud you can see how II has turned
Outl Is It an wonder that 90 man.
husbands seek the saloons and gamblinl
houses OF an EVENING""
AT this moment the cook called I'M
out to ask what she should prepare 10
breakfast, and o quarter OF an hou
later, when | returned 10 the back par
lor, Mr.. Bowser seemed deeply inter
ested In his reading, / was glad Of this
for / felt a bit ConSclence.striCken, bu
| scarcely got seated when he asked:
WAS Emma Davis here to.day2"
Eyes" =
GLOW was she lookingP"
Every we'll. l wanted her to stay I'm
I'll you came home, but she had TO 60 q
4 o'clock. She asked to be remembers
to you"
@Yes. l hope she has fully torslyei
%what fer, Mr. BowserHa
You know.
II haven't the least idea"
hHAl ha! hal What dissembleI
women arel II waP alwayR a sore spc
with yon, though you would never az
nit II. How you do blush-hAl hal hal
"Mr. Bow6er, what do you refer TOT
"Why, there's no doubt that the dea
girl once fondly expected to be Mrs. Boz
"Nousensel"
'What2"
"NOnsensel"
"You say that simply for revenge, b.
know better. We were as good as OF
gagged when | met you.N
thrash, sir. She was engaged 10 Jat
Smith long before you ever saw her, az
they are 10 be married as soon as b
time 10 out Of the navy. Don't tlatt
yourself that she has anything laid I
against YOU"
'"Mrs. Bowser,n he began, as he &
up and crossed bis hands under bic co
: tails, do you know who you are talkil
N do.n
"You are talking TO a man who cou'
have been Emma Davis husband "
years ago"
VII prove 10 the contrary
"HOW2"
"By one OF my old dlaries.n
"Dlarles again Always holding som
thing over me. Now produced ! wa
10 see one Of those diaries you Ia
about"
ran up stairs and got them out
one Of .Mr, BOwser'B old boots, In viii
I keep then for safety. There were /,
Of them, each Tor q separate year, and
. | cane down with them he looked pt
Elad and BtammBfedi
Il "W-why, I-l-thought IL
"Yes, you thought you had burn
them, but you were mistaken, 7
n BOOKS you got hold Of the other Sund
h when | was at church were two old
I ceipt books Of no particular Value.
Y found everything turned topGytut'
. and I knew what you had been up Y
"Mra Bowser, ~
await Let 10 look up the Elm
/ Davis matter. Here II To-. Under d
Of the 10th oil July | wfltei "D
Emma was over to-day 10 congtatul
: me on my engagement though I
|, added that II BoWsef was the last n
/ on earth she would not have MARI
! him. She says his hair reminds her
4 pumpkins, and that bis legs seem 10
" badly warped. The dear gifl Alec