Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-01-17
Mr.. AND MRS. B0WSER.

"NOw for an evening OF solid
comfort ~ said Mr.. Bowser the
other evening as he fell into his
easy chair and cut the pages Of a
magazine. "Mrs. Bowser do you
eyer realize how blessed we are 7"
eyes, indeed"
"While others fall by the way
side we are spared"
"While others quarrel and bick'
er and seek the divorce courts, we
Ioye stronger every day."
"Yes.'
He got up and came over and
aud kissed me and upon returning
to his chair seemed lost in redec.
ton for moment, then he eontin
ued
Chow curious life is! Do YOU
remember the daY hrSt saw you J.
~ shall never forget it,"
81 was on horseback, you re
member, and you stood on the yer
anda of your fathers house."
"You are a trihe mistaken, dear
The horse had thrown yOu off into
a mud hole, and l shall never for
get the picture yOn presented as
you approached the house. Al
first l took you for"
"What! A horse throw me OFF,
he interrupted.
"Certainly. Don't you remember
how father"
"Mrs. Bowser, you are crazy
was never thrown from a horse
in my life! I'd like to see the horse
which could throw me off, You
must de thinking of some one else.'
"Why, dear, you lost your watch
In the mud, aud father fished il
out. Don't yoa remember how onr
negro Tomb scraped the mud of
of you?"
"Not by n long shot! No nIggeI
ever scraped me down. You must
be thinking of that yellow haired
dude you used to go with"
We were both silent for a time,
and hoped it was the last of it.
My experience, although dating
back oyer a few years only, has
satisfied me that nothing aggra'
Yates a husband more than to
bring up the silly things he said
and did during his courtship. 1t
seems to be a raw spot with the
majority of them after the honey
moon is over. But Mr.. Bowser
was not satisfied. After four OF
five minutes he broke cut with;
"Its curious what a Ounce a man
can make of himself with his eyes
wide Open.r
"Y.e.s?"
"The idea that l should eyer fall
IN love with you!'
Cor l with you ~
He glared at me over the top Of
his book, and there was another
painful silence, broken at last BY
his saying:
"Well Iii admit that l was il
love but | hatter myself that
didn't exhibit any school.boy non
sense"
"You were just as any other youni
man in love, Mr. Bowser. They
have always been that way, snt
always will be, and it's no dlscredl
to them"
"Do you mean to say 1 'mooned
around like calf y he demanded
81 don't know how calves moon
as you term it, but you wanted t
hold my hand, put your arm
around me, and"
"Hold your hand-never |"
"But you did p
"Never-never ~
"Mr. Bowser, 1 have one OF my
old diaries. Wait until / get it,
"Not much Yoa can't prodnc
no old diaries nor forged document
on me! anticipated an evening
of solid comfort and you can se'
how it has turned out! Is 1t anl
wonder that so many husband
seek the saloons and gambling
houses of Al evenlngi"
At this moment the cook calle'
me out to ask what she should pre-
pare for break. fast, and a quartz
of an hour later, when l returned
to the back parlor, Mr.. Bowse
seemed deeply interested In hi
reading. 1 was glad of this, for
felt a bit conscience.s stricken, but
scarcely got seated when he asked
"Was Emma Davis here to
dayT
eyes,
nHow was she lookIngW
"Very well. | wanted her Z
stay until you came home, bu
she had to 90 at 4 o'clock. Sh