Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-01-20
MIR. wsERs CouWTsHip.

you ever realize how blessed we arc?'
"Yes, indoed."
"Whie others fall by the wayside we
are spared."
"While others quarrel and bicker and
seek the divorce courts, We love the
stronger every day. /,
"Yes."
He got up and came over and kissed
inc, and upon returning to hts chair
ened lost in reflection Tor q moment,
then he continued:
Glow curious lie is' Do you remem-
Der the day ! first saw your
~ shall never forget M
81 was on horseback you remember,
and you stood on the veranda OF your
fathers house"
"You are tfifc mistaken, dear. The
horse had thrown you oil into a mud
hole, and shall never forget the picture
you presented as you approached the
house. At first took tor
WHAT A horse throw me OPP he |
/ Interrupted.
Certainly. Don't you remember how |
father"
"Mis. Bowser, are you crazyi was
never thrown from horse in my life
ia like TO see the horse which could |
throw me oil You must DO thinking OF
some one else"
"Why. dear, you lost your watch In the
mud aud father fished 1t out Don't you
remember how our negro Tom scraped
the mud OIL OF your"
mot by long shoti No niger ever
scraped me down. You must be think
lug OF that yellow-haired dude you used
to 90 with"
, We were both silent for time, and !
hoped 1t WAS the last of it. My expert
ence, although dating back over few
years only, hes satisfied me that nothing
l aggravates husband more than to bring
!, up the silly things he said and did during
! his cou,tship 1t seems 10 be raw spot
with the majority OF them after the honey
moon is over. But Mr. Bowser was not
:, satisfied. After four or five minutes he
broke out with:
cts curious what Ounce man can
IL make Of himself with his eyes wide
I open"
y "Y-e.s?"
d .rhe idea that should ever fall in love
with your
70 "Or | with you."
II lie glared at me over the top of his
J. book, and there was another painful
i, silence broken at last by his saying;
u swell, III admit that j was In love;
Al but natter myself that l didn't exhibit
&c any schoolboy nonsense"
y. "You were just Ike any other young
~ man 10 love, Mr.. Bowser. They have
~ always been that way and always will be
~ and it's no diacredit to them"
U, "Do you mean 10 say l 'mooned'
or around like a cali2" ho demanded.
~ 81 don't know how calves moon 81
y, y, you term It, but you wanted to hold m,
=. hand, put your arm around me, and
he "Hold your hand-neverl"
"But you didl'
W. "Never-neyer!"
~ "Mr. Bowser, have one OF my OLE
H. diaries. Walt I'LL get it,"
\. "Not muchl You can't produce an
" old diaries or forged documents on me
le | anticipated an evening of solid comfort
~ and you can see how 1t has turned Out
VI lis ii any wonder that so many husband
"a. teek the saloons aud gambling houses G
nc an EVENING"
ne At this moment the cook called me gu
US to ask what she would pre- pare for break
~ fast, and u quarter OF all hour lateI
III when returned TO the back parlor, Nj
rs Bowser seemed deeply interested in h
'ss reading. WAS glad OF this, for felt
fs bit enscispcc-strcken, but / scarcel
got seated when he asked:
US "Was Emma Davis here to-dayp
an ayes"
'c- "Iow was she lookIngp
y, until you come home, but she had to <
ca at o'clock. She asked to be remem
eit bered to you.
,ot ayes; hope she has fully forgive
70. me-"
an "what for, Mr. Bowsor,'
~ you know
ne 81 haven't the slightest idea"
"fiol hal hal What dtssemblcr
',h women arc. 1t was always a sore spo
ln with you, though you would neye
,ei admit 1t. How you do blush-hal ha
'es hal"
60 nMr. Boyser, what do you refer tor
~, "Why, there's no doubt that the dea
hha girl once fondly expected to DO Mrs
pne Bowser."
no "Nonsensel"
s's "WhatW
aNonsenseto
'ss "You say that simply for revenge, bu
w ] know better. We were az good as en-
gagged when met you.
"rrash, sIri She was engaged to Jacl
IN sSmi h long before you ever saw her, AM
he they are TO be married as soon as hi
he time is out In the navy. Don't tiatte
d. against you"
he airs. Bows RI" no began, as he go
up and crossed bis hands under his Goa
n tails. edo you know who you are talking
lc tor
= II do"
,is "You are talking TO a man who coul,
he have been Fmma Davis husband twt
th years a. %.
m "PIl prove to the contrary"
"HoWP
er "By one OF my old DIARIES"
.Dairies again Always holding
something over me. Now produce |
want TO see one OF those diaries you tall
about"
=. ran upstairs and got them out of on,
a, of Mr., Bowser's old boots, in which
On on keep them for safety. There were two O
A., them, each for separate year, and as
~ came down With them he looked puzzled
- and stammered:
u, "W-why, I-I-,hought had
no no ayes, you thought you had burned
"a them, but you were mistaken. Thu
~ books you got hold OF the other Sunday
No When l was at church were Two old re
~ ceipt-books of no PARTICULAR value.
IN found everything turned topsy-iurvy, ami
Nv | knew what you had been up to-"
"a sMrs. Bowser, L
"Waitl Let us look up the Emmi
Davis matter. Here IL is. Under DAFT
n of the 10Th Of July write: Dear Emml
on wes over to-day to congratulate me Oh
my engagement, though she added tina
ii Bowser WAS tue last man on earth sh,
would not have married Linn. She say
90 his hair reminds her Of pumpkins, and tina
y, his legs seem to be badly warped. Th'
dear sirl also"
"stopv shouted M. Bowser, his fac