Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-07

He Astonishes Mrs- Bowser By . sersak Of
Remarkable Good Mature.

- AsSouheneo MIS- BoWoof 0y Q SSroak OF
Remarkable Good Mature.
Prom the Detroit Free Pres
II has been fortnight Of surprise 10 me, and
I hardly expect the public to believe what am
about 10 relate.
The other morning as We we're seated at
breakfast, Mr.. Bowser suddenly observed:
"You don't look exactly well, Mrs. Bowser,
and II has worried me for the last three or four
days Are you siling2'
"Its that-that same tooth, you know" re-
piled. 81 think the filing viii have to come
out and the work be done over again"
TOO bad! II there's anything ON earth 70
make one miserable it's the toothache IN 20
down with you this afternoon If you wish"
Hooked up at him in the greatest amaze
ment. Mr.. Bowser is not q cold-hearted hus-
band, but, like 90 many others, he is prone 10
keep much Of his tenderness and most Of his
praise for himself. Ninety-nine times out of a
hundred his reply would have been:
"Toothaching again, Ell? Well, il Won don't
know any better than to get your feet wet or to
sit in . draft you must take the consequences.
I've got sixteen hollow teeth and yet none Of
them ever ache"
Mr.. Bowser's kindness and solicitude sur
prised me and touched my heart. but there
was more to come. When he was ready to 60
downtown he asked:
Anything can send up from the drug store2
No! Well, better make up your mind TO go
down TO the dentists this afternoon. My, but
how that boy Of ours does grow, And, say,
have been Watching him for the past few DAYS,
and must praise you for the tidy manner in
which You dress him and for his respectful and
genteel manners. So long, little one-home
by a."
Well stood and looked after him. and then
/ sat down and stared at the wall, and then
tumbled on the lounge and began to boo-hoo
like girl who had lost her first beau. The
cook came in and caught me at it, and raising
her hands to heaven, she exclaimed:
Pigs and pipers but he's been walking all
over you againl If I had such husband I'd
put rats in his bedr'
1t was no use to tell her that was CRYING be-
cause Mr.. Bowser had not walked all over me,
and she withdrew declaring that she almost
felt il her duty to mix rough on rats with his
pudding.
In day or two there was another surprise.
At noon Mr.. Bowser observed:
You haven't been out Of the house An even
ing for two weeks Suppose We 60 to the
theater tonight"
looked at him in wonder.
Its play know we shall both enjoy, and
vel take Harry along. He's old enough to re-
least bother"
'Do you mean that we shall all go-go-
go to the theater, Mrs Bowser. Just make
your arrangements accordingly"
When he had gone stood up and shed tears
Then sat down and cried. Then fell over
on the lounge and INDUCED in some more boo
hoo. and hadn't got through when the lady
next door ran In OF an errand and caught me-
and exclaimed:
Mrs Bowser. I wouldn't stand it another
day! I'd get up and assert my independence
even II had to go out and do washing at so
cents day! The idea of that man sitting
down on you in the way he does is something
shamefuln
We went to the theater and Mr.. Bowser
praised the play, the actors, the house and
everything else. He even permitted five differ
emit men, who had forgotten to bring their beer
in bottles, to get up and crowd past us three
different times to go out and guzzle On the
way home seventy-nine Of us were packed it
one street car, because the company had no oil
to grease the wheels of any more. / expect ted
that Mr.. Bowser would exclaim, explode and
inveigh, and end by calling upon everybody
who preferred death to tyranny to leave the
car, but he didn't. On the contrary. he seemed
to enjoy the crush. They trod on his toes,
rubbed the hind buttons off his coat, jammed
his hat over his eyes and elbowed his ribs, and
yet Mr.. Bowser smiled and remarked:
"Rather tight quarters, but if we all preserve
our good nature we shall pull through all
right
l lay awake more than two hours that night,
puzzled and mystified and wondering if Mr.
Bowser contemplated suicide or was going
crazy. finally decided that he was all right
All husbands run in streaks, like pork, and this
happened to be the beginning Of q new one
didn't know whether the end was reached or
not and was, therefore. somewhat anxious the
next morning. Imagine my surprise after
breakfast, when Mr.. Bowser said:
You were speaking about new carpet for
the front chamber. Better run down this
morning and pick out something"
But you-you--"
.'Oh. I'll trust it all to you. There isn't a
woman in the town with better eye for colors
and harmony. just get something to please
yourself and you will please me-"
1 looked after him with open mouth as he
went away, and l 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 I
had reached the boo-hoo part Of the perform
ance in came the cook to know whether she
should stew or bake the chicken. She caught
me fairly, and. standing before me with arms
akimbo, she exclaimed:
"And he's been walking all over you again
Mrs. Bowser, why don't you appeal to the po-
lice? If you say so III 60 right out now and
call the patrol wagon!"
That evening, after supper, Mr. Bowser laid
down his paper and said:
Come, let's have game of eucher."
"But you-you-"
"oh, I'm not much Of a player, but I'll do
the best can"
was in 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 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 Of spades as an or card or that
the jack Of hearts could take the jack of dia-
monds when clubs were trump. he even LET
foEa hia iuht hn~ ;ol1 a.,