The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-05

Mr.. Bowssr's Dslinqusncies Related foI
the Hundrsdth Time-His Forget
fuiuesa.


the broad of his back. hands locked
under his neck. and was snoring as If
hired to give midnight performance
on fog-horn.
''Ehi Yesr' he growied as l nudgcd
him.
"Mr. Bowscr get up!"
YUM Lemme lone"
MIR. Bowscr. 1 am in great painP"
.Yes. | know"
viii you get upp"
s'Whaz mazzer nowp" he demanded
as he tried 10 sit up in bed.
IL am threatened with pleurisy."
Hey Who Is ftp"
IL am threatened with pleurisy, and
do wish you would get up aud mix
mustard plaster for me"
'.Boshl' he 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 on the
edge staring blankly into vacancy, and
ready To fall back any moment, and
even while was telling him that |
might not live till morning he fell over.
kicked himself under the clothes and
went to sleep while l was pulling his
hair.
A night or two later. just after the
bells struck II, l dreamed that / was
being chased by locomotive. Ii gave
an extra toot and awoke me. and dis
covered that foot TO be Mr.. Bowser's
voice grooming:
"For the lands sake get up or shall
be dead mani"
What is itP"
Terrible cramps in my stomach. I'm
Just tied In knot"
oh it's only passing pain" l re-
piled, as sought the pillow again.
Lie still and it will soon 90 of"
Lie still. thunder!' be yelled, as he
got one leg out OF bed. II tell you /
shall be corpse within an hour il j
don't get reliefr'
We'll, you'll find the Jamaica ginger
on the sideboard. Take big dose of
IL i'm wine"
I'm never find it. Oh, heavensl
what a painln
wanted TO get up. of course, but j
was determined to pay him back in his
own COIN / therefore apparently fell
asleep, and, after banging around the
room few minutes he went out. lie
was back again ia three minutes, how
ever, TO exclaim:
Are you going TO lie there and let
me die like sick horseP"
But you didn't get up for me-"
ii know IL, but that was because l.
I--whoopl Blue blazes, but l know
I'm dyingw
had TO get up of course, aud, OF
course had him relieved in a quarter
of an hour. Man-like he was frightened
TO death at pain which he would have
expected me to keep perfectly still
about.
Mr.. Bowser is also like all other hus.
bands in another matter. We got
started for the theater the other night,
aud discovered that l had forgotten
my opera-glasses He 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 away-then ten
then hurried back myself. He was
seated in IA chair in the hall, hat and
overcoat of, and as / opened the door
he growled;
might as well take off your thingsp"
"But whyp"
I'VE are not going to any theater
this night"
Not goingl Has anything hap
penedPn
IL should say there had. I've looked
this internal house from top to bottom
for those glasses aud they are not TO be
AL In.
ing to discover whether they are up ia
the garrett or down in the vegetable
cellar"
"Mr. Bowser, I told you where those
glasses were"
They are not within forty rods of
it,
Come upstairs"
mo use. II they are even In your
room I'll buy you i've million sill
drcsscsw
Come on"
He followed after. and there hung the
bag just whore had told him he would
lind IL. looked from one to the other,
and Mr.. Bowser finally said:
III see how il is. You'll probably say
you told me TO look here instead OF the
spare bedroom dresserl Take off your
things, Mrs. Bowser; we don't stir q
foot outside to-nightl'
One night when baby was sick got
Mr.. Bowser out of bed to get the para
goric. After great deal OF yawning
aud growing he marched of down
stairs, and for the fifth time told him:
IL remember to have placed IL on
that bracket over the lounge"
heard him thrashing around and
knocking about in the sittiup-room.