Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-01-10
MRS. BOWSER'S DIARIES,

Now for an evening of solid com
fort said Mr.. Bowser the other even
ing, as he fell into his easy chair and
cut the pages of magazine. Mrs
Bowser, do you ever realize how
blessed we are?
Yes, indeed.
While Others fall by the wayside,
we are spared. y
Yes
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
me. and upon returning to his chair
seemed lost in reflection for u moment,
then he continued
How curious life is ! Do you re-
member the day first saw you?
Il shall never forget it.
Il was on horseback, you remem-
Der, and you stood on the veranda OF
your fathers house"
You are a trihe mistaken, dear.
The horse had thrown you of into Il
mud hole, and | shall never forget
the picture you presented as you ap-
preached the house. At first | took
you for"
What A horse throw me off y he
interrupted.
Certainly. Don't you remember
how father"
Mrs. Bowser, are you crazy? l was
never thrown from horse III my life !!
I'd like to see the horse which could
throw lie off You must be thinking
of some one else"
"Why, dear, you lost your watch in
the mud and father fished 1t out.
Don't you remember how our negro
Tom scraped the mud off of you p
Not by u long shot No niger
ever scraped lie down ! You must be
thinking of that yellow-haired dude
you used to 60 with"
We were both silent for time, and
| hoped it was the last Of it. My ex-
perience, although dating back over
a few years only, has satisfied me
that nothing aggravates 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 or five min
utes he broke out with
It's curious what Ounce n man
can make Of himself with his eyes
wide open
"Y-e-s?'
The idea that | should ever fall in
love with your
"Or | with you
He glared at me over the top OF his
book and there was another painful
silence, broken at last by his saying:
We'll, I'll admit that | was in love,
but flatter myself that l didn't ex-
hibit any school boy nonsense. y
You were just like any other young
man in love, Mr.. Bowser. They have
always been that way and always
will be, and it's no discredit to them" "
DO you mean to say | 'mooned
around like calfT' he demanded.
Il don't know how calves moon.
as you term it, but you wanted to
hold my hand, put your arm around
me and"
Hold your hand-never
But you did =
"Never-never."
Mr.. Bowser, | have one of my old
diaries. Wait until get it.
Not much You can't produce. no
old diaries nor forged documents on
HE | anticipated all evening OF
solid comfort and you can see how it
has turned out Is it any wonder
that so many husbands seek the
saloons and gambling houses Of an
evening"
At this moment the cook called me
out to ask what she should prepare
for breakfast, and quarter Of an
hour later, when | returned to the
back parlor, Mr. Bowser seemed
deeply interested in his reading. !
was glad OF this, for felt bit con
science stricken, but | scarcely got
seated when he asked:
Was Emma Davis here to day."
Yes"
How was she looking?'
Very we'll / wanted her 70 stay
until you came home, but she had to
60 at 4 O'Clock. She asked TO be re-
membered to you
Yes l hope she has fully forgiven
me-"
What for, Mr.. Bowser?"
You know
II haven't the least idea"
| "Hai ha ha What dissembleri