The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-02
oBut you hugged me for $50 miles,


"What"
From Detroit to Chic1go, Mr.. Bowser,
on that Same bridal ur."
You must be crazyl"
well, here's the proof
Statement IfL--'Lsft Detroit at 8 40
O'Clock. Mr. Bowser put his arm arou d
me at once, and though the passengers
winked a d guyed US for a bridal couple,
he said he didn't care copper. Rugged
me all the way to Chicago. Said he wished
the ride would last year. Said that heaven
had sent me TO him. / write this in room
A, fremont house, while Mr.. Bowser is
down to look after the trunk
"rhat-that's there, is itF gasped Mr..
Bowser.
"Of course it isin
And had my arm around you all day
giving myself dead away!"
You did"
81 will never believe it, never own up
to being little soft in my bachelor DAYS,
but | was no hayseed. You are drifting to
dangerous point, Mrs. Bows4r, and you
should pause ere it Is to later
81 lie 70 90 over the old times once in a
while and ses how you have changed"
"Changedi Changed That's 1t! II a
husband isn't making a fobl of himself
all the time his wife argues that ne is grow
ing cool and dissatisfied. How have |
changedp
You never call me your Birdie any
more.
"Ohl don't! suppose you have got
proof that used TO cali you Birdie, when
your froat name is Sarah!n
Il have, sirl Listen while read:
statement IV.-'Mr. Bowser bought
some gumdrOps OF the train-boy 70 feed his
Birdie. as no said, but | never liked them.
be called me Birdie from that T. Chicago
and back; said il meant more to him than
the name Ang lp
Mrs Bowserm be shouted. as he
jumped up, lis my presence desired in this
uouseF
"Of course it is"
Then do not plan to drive me out of i'll
see now how wives have driven husbands
to DESPERATION
"SiJ down, Mr. Bowser. We are sim
ply living over old times for a 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 {
you! I'm as loving a disposition as the
next man, but how does it LOOK 10 see "a mar
ried couple billing and cooling like a couple
OF youug idiousp
And yet you once longed to kiss me for
ever
81 never, never dill! Don't drive me to
the wall, Mrs. BJwserm
II won't, but want to read a paragraph
to you. Here it is:
Statement V.-'Third day Of our tour.
am very, very happy. Mr.. Bawser has
just kissed Inc on the chin, cheeks, nose,
| eyes and ears, and says he'd Ike to keep on
kissing forever. He says be can hardly help
biting me on the cain'n
II was a minute before he could speak,
and the bald spot on his head wa as red as
paint. He finally chJked down his feelings
| efficiently to shout:
u brand that as pure malice and forgery
Mrs. BoWser, you must take that back and
apologize to me-"
How can Il | read 1t just as it was
written, and | can recall the circum-
| stance. Int you know, We had just re-
turned from
OF the sort ever happened! l deny it on my
| dying bed"
"H QUIZ next declare you never cried in
indianapolis whel l hurt my finger, ami
that you bound it up in handkerchief wet
with your tears
"Declarel OF course I'll declared I'll
swear on forty bibles that | never didm
with that he rushed up stairs. but fol-
lowed him to the landing and real:
statement VL-'Accidentally pinched
my huger in the door. Mr.. Bowsar said il
49, AANatNf Hs+NA tLlo Al 81 hlltW he WIS
| weeping. After wiping his eyes on his
handkerchief he proceeded to d. up m
finger IN the same. He has very tender
| heart'
knew Mr.. Bowser was listening over the
banster, and so maliciously added:
And, with little prac ice, will no
doubt become the champion weepist of the
worl1.n
He uttered snort and growl and went
Nff 70 hah hon l.,
ing he put in an extra ten minutes frolick
ing with the baby and when ready to 90 he
sald tome:
by the way, darl, you'd better &c
down and pick you out sealskin sack
to-day. ! was going to get It for Christ
mas, but you might as well have the wear
of it now"