Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-02-01

shed tears. Then sat down and cried;
Then fell over on TO the lounge anu
INDUCED in some more boo-hoo, ana l
hadn't got through when the lady next
door ran in of an errand and caught me-
and exclaimed:
..Mrs. Bowser, | wouldn't stand 1t an
other day. I'd get up and assert my IN,
denendence even if | had to go out anu
do washing at 80 cents day! The ldea
of that man sitting down on you the way
he does is something shameful.
We went to the theatre, and Mr.. BOW
ser praised the play, the actors the
house and everything else. he even
permitted five different men, VINO nau
| forgotten to bring their beer In oottIeS'
to get up and crowd past us three diIier-
ent times TO 90 out and guzzle. On the
way home 20 of us were packed into one
street car. because the company had no
oil IN grease the wheels of any more. l
eynected that Mr.. BowSer would eA-
claim. explode and enveigh. and end oy
calling upon everybody who preferred
death to tyranny to leave the car ou.
he didn't. On the contrary, he seemeu
10 eniov the crush. They trod on MIS-
toes. rubbed the hind buttons of his
coat. damned his hat over his eyes and
elbowed his ribs, and yet Mr.. boWser
smiled and remarked:
Rather tight quarters, but II we an
preserve our good nature we shall pun
through all right"
I Law awake more than two hours that
night. puzzled and mystifed, and won
dering if Mr.. Bowser contemplated SUI
eide or was going crazy. | finally de-
cided that he was all right. All huS-
/ bands run in streaks, like port, and this
lhappened to be the beginning OF new
one. | didn't know whether the end was
reached or not, and was, therefore,
somewhat anxious next morning. lmag-
inc my surprise, after breakfast, when
Mr.. BowSer said:
"You were speaking about new car
pet for the front chamber. Better run
down this morning and pick out some
thing"
But you-you-
"Oh, IN trust it all to you. There
! isn't woman in this town with bet
ter eye for colors and harmony. Just
get something to please yourself and
you will please me.
| looked after him with open mouth
as he went away and | stood staring so
long that Harry came and pulled at me
and called:
Ma! Ma DO you think papa is going
crazy?"
Well. had to sit down and cry, and
Just as reached the boO-hoo part OF the
performance, in came the cook TO know
whether she would stew or bake the
chicken. She caught me fairly, and
standing before me with her arms
akimbo. she exclaimed
"And he's been walking all over you
again. Mrs. Bowser, why don't you APP
peal to the police! If you say so, I'll 90
right out now and call the patrol
wagoh"
That evening, after supper, Mr.. Bow
ser laid down his paper and said:
Come, let's have game of euchre. y
But you-you-"
"Oh, I'm not much of player, but
I'll do the best can"
| was i'm dread of an explosion when |
won the first game, and | noticed that
cook had posted herself in the back hall,
to be on hand in case foul play was
attempted, but Mr.. BOwser INDUCED in
a hearty laugh and said:
you were too many FOR me that
time. old girl"
To my surprise as we played on, he
did not contend that the queen of hearts
was higher than the ace as an of
card, or that the jack of hearts could
take the jack of diamonds when clubs
were trump. He even left me take his
right bower with the joker without
calling me a fraud, and when | had won
five straight games he pushed back with
a laugh and said:
"First time we have an hour to spare
I'll have you learn me how to play euchre.
Better arrange to have a little card
party some night this week. They are
very pleasant affairs and I'll do all
can to make things 90 pleasantly"
That was three days ago, and Mr..
RowSer hasn't "backSlid" yet. On the
contrary, he is growing better and bet
tor every day. The cook came up stairs
this morning to say to me:
I'll tell you just what it is, ma'am
The whole caboodle of EN- goes by fit:
and starts. One day they walk on you
and the next day you can pull theil
noses. He's Just got one of his good fit,
on, but you look out. expect nothing
less than to hear him breaking up the
furniture the first thing in the morn
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