Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-14
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWSER.

Incidents Of Their Home Life.
The other night was taken with a sort Of
plearisy pain, and nudged Mr.. Bowser and
asked him to get up and mix me q mustard
plaster He lay on the broad Of his back.
hands locked under his neck, and was snoring
as if hired to give a midnight performance
on fog horn.
"Eh! Yes" he growled, as I nudged him
"Mr. Bowser, get up!"
"Yuml Lemme lionel"
"Mr. Bowser, I ann in great paint" a.
Eyes, / lrnown
,'fWM yeh3 get up" -''" -'"''
rWhaz mazzer nowP' he demanded. as be
tried to sit up in bed.
Il am threatened with pleurisy."
"Hey! Who is it?'
81 am threatened with pleurisy and do
wish you would get up and mix a mustard
plaster for me-"
"Boshp' ne growled, now fully awake.
"You just lie quiet and the pain will go
away"
He dropped back and began to snore again,
but after ten minutes hard work / got him
out of bed. He sat OF the edge, staring blank
ly into vacancy, and ready to fall back any
moment, and even while l was telling him
that might not live till morning ne fell over,
kicked himself under the clothes and went TO
sleep while | was pulling his hair
A night or two later, just after the bells had
struck IL, | dreamed that was being chased
by locomotive 1t gave an extra foot and
awoke me, and | discovered that foot to be
Mr.. Bowser's voice groaning:
''For the lands sake, get up or shall be
dead man"
'What is itr'
Terrible cramps in my stomach. IL
just tied III a knott"
"Oh, it's only passing pain" | replied a
sought the pillow again. Lie still and j.
will soon go off,"
Lie still thunder" he yelled, as he goi
one leg out of bed. Il tell you | shall be
corpse within an hour if | don't get relief
well, you'll find the Jamaica ginger O
the sideboard. Take big dose OF it in wine
''Ill never find i'll Oil Heavens, what
paint"
l wanted to get up, Of course, but
determined to pay him back in his own con
l therefore apparently fell asleep, and after
banging around the room for few minutes
be went out He was back again in three
minutes, however, to exclaim:
Are you going to lay there and let me die
like sick horses"
But you didn't get up for me.n
Il know 1t, but that WIGS because IL
whoopl Blue b.Axcs, but / know I'm dyinglr
had to get up, of course, and, of course,
had him relieved in quarter of an hour.
Man like. he was frightened TO death at a
pain which he would have expected me TO
keep perfectly still about.
Mr.. Bowser is also like ell other husbands
in another matter. We got started for the
theatre the other night and discovered that
/ had forgotten my opera glasses. lie offered
to run back for them. and | said:
They are hanging in the bag on the gas
Jet on the left hand side OF our dresser. You
can't fail to find them"
Five minutes slipped awsy-then ten-then
hurried back myself lie was seated in a
chair in the hall, hat and overcoat OF, and as
i opened the door he growied:
Might well take off your thiBgsi-
'But wkyf'
Owe are not going to eny theatre this
night"
Not goingi Has anything happenedr'
Il should say there hadi I've looked this
Internal house from top 70 bottom for those
glasses, and they are not &c lie found Wen
put in our evening trying r. discover wbeth-
er they are up in the garrFt or down in the
cellar"
Come UP stairs"
he followed after, and there hung the bag
just where lad told hin Be would find III
] looked from one 10 tie other, and Mr. Bow
ser finally said:
II see how it Ia You'll probably saw you
told me % look here instead 81 the spare bed.
room dresser Take of yo1r things. Mr..
Bowxer-ve don't stir q foot outside To-
night"
Ono night when baby was rok got Nr.
Bower out Of bed TO get tee paresoric At
Ter Q great deal Of yswuirg and growing.
be marched 81 down stairs, and fer tie fifth
time told hin:
Il remember to hxvs placed r. on thai
bracke, over tbs lounge
l hsarA him thrsseing around and knock
ng aosut In tie sitting reon. runraxine In
The pantry aad npsettiag chairs In the kitca-
N, And after about ten minutes hs appeared
It the feet ct the stairs snd shouted.
I've looked the oensarae1 horse all over
md cant nne tiP
/ went dow, walled ktra 20 %. bracket.
md there sss tie bosse hefovs lbs sJez
Bat /: ~a<st thers Q minute ago hs
Protested Il ioeksd obe hracks. ever q:
sas- Eve tine, and knew In ros bind
Ms Eo~ser. tAsse are soHs 9seer sAyp>u-
ngs about iais house. thiak i. s>ess tAxi we
8. down And have aozrs ssraigs. .alx
One day a. aeon Re waited u. 20 srtten
. s1fsSn ca It's cvsrcoAt. aae s~.t klr1 I'D
% ny room 20 Sss tee boz Of tareAd AID
.e~aIa
"Yeu1 snd it On Ia 81 - II. bsv wiz
lev. vsere ! EFT IL aalf an hozr ago. eas-
1eres a. he -ert Up s.a-rz
l heard hin praac4ng around ard s.szn- |
olng t-lnSs asoz-, AID sfI<~ e-en or s.xss |
The Gtss weat p to ascertain :1r eAzss Of l
lear.
lie asd pulled every bur-as drawer on.. /
axe. ceru rsoss * the garments is So
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