Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-05-30

Bowser comes home at noon and finds
me on the sofa with my head tied up
and my temples throbbing as if they
would burst It's just the next thing
to being pounded on the head by a
war-club and if the house was on fire
fshould take my time about getting
out, and that without trying TO save
anything except the camphor bottle.
The programme then runs as follows:
Enter Mr. Bowser.
Hangs up his hat and overcoat.
Marches into back parlor, evidently
Suspecting some calamity.
Stands and gazes at me as if were
some curiosity try to smile, but it
is a dead failure.
"Humphl Cholera, | SUPPOSE
"N-o- Very faintlyl
yellow fever, then. always knew
you'd have il"
NO Only-only-"
Only smallpox, Ell! Nice thing to
bring into the house, isn't it,"
mir. Bowser, I've got one OF my
headaches
"o-o-o,h! Is that all. Good lands,
but you gave me q scare! Headache?
Hunph, Ii | was a woman of your
size and age Id show a little spunk."
But it's dreadful
'Boshl There's nine parts of inn
agination to one part headache"
And he goes slamnling around the
house and whistling away, as ii every
sound did not fall on my skull like
blow Of a hammer.
Coming to dinner?"
Mercy, but can't eat"
Cant, eh? Well, if you will let
your imagination run away with you
IN this manner | can't help it. Be
more left for me to eat, you know"
He looks in as he is ready to leave
the house and says:
Ii YOU are down town this after
noon come in. Bye-bye, BOBBY"
We have another programme-on
which is followed when Mr.. Bowser
comes home with bilious headache.
II happen to be looking when he gets
off the car block away | can tell
what is the matter. He comes drag
ging his legs, head down and eyes
hall closed, and / meet him at the
door and inquire
MIR. Bowser, have you been turnover
on the street?''
"W-worse'n that he gasps as he
sits down on stair step and holds
his head in his hands.
Have You been shot at or stabbed
by ruffian?'
Would that hadn'
Mr.. Bowser, what awful awful
awful thing has happened? nswer
me at once"
I've I've got one OF those internal
headaches"
''O-o-o-hl Is that all? WHY. /
didn't know but some awful thing had
happened. Well, dinner is ready, and
I've got pork and beans as you re-
quested."
Pork and b-beansl NV soul,
woman, but how can you talk p-pork
and b-heans to dying man.
'tOnly a headache! Why, what
should a great big man like you care
about a headache2 Come to dinner.
But he staggers into the sitting-room
and falls sideways on the lounge, and
'utters groan which aches the cats
back up to an angle.
MIR. Bowser, these headaches are
all imaginary" observe as / take
him by the legs and swing him about
so that he rests on his back.
"0-o-o-h!"
''If was man of your size and
age I'd show little spunk."
"0-o-o-hl How can stand itn1
''Well there1l be the more left for
me to eat. Better lie as quiet as you
can"
But / don't go out to dinner. He
wants a pillow for his head and he
wants his shoes taken OFF and his feet
covered up, and then / have to remove
his collar and necktie and tie wet
towel around his forehead, and all his
pluck has departed. 1t isn't near as
bad a headache as mine. The slightest
headache nervous woman ever has
will double discount any headache as
signed to aman to carry about but she
must grin and bear it.
i get the hartshorn for Mr.. Bowser.
change that for the camphor.
chafe his hands.
make mustard plasters for his
feet.
warn the cook to be quiet in the
kitchen, and | send our boy over to
&iSlEitDOl
Then turn the pillow over.
Then / hold the camphor under his
nose.
Then take off the towel and tie it
tighter around his aching head He
seems at last to fall into doze, but
suddenly opens his eyes and family
calls:
Mrs. B-Bowser!"
ayes, dear"
ado you think-think I'm going to
d-die?"
'Die? Why you've only got head
ache.
~But / feel a g-goneness-a sort of
sinking away. Do you think it can
be collapse Of the SYSTEM"
"Ofcoursenot. You'vegot a fever
a little one about as big as a pin-head.
All you'vegot to do is to go TO sleep"
''But you'd better call up the doc.
tor"
"Nonsenseln
IL YOU don't get the doctor I'll he