Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1891-10-09
"You--you don't mean itm she

"YOu--yOu don't mean It'll" she
gasPed:
saving o dollar or two, but / propose
to assert my independence. Where's
the hammer?:"
II wish you wouldn't. A carpet
has got to be nicely put down."
Exactly. / have e one or two
carpets in my life! Where's the
tacks?"
"But, l know how it will end" she
persisted. "You'll get tired out, get
mad, and then"
And then, what?:"
s'But, remember, 1t is against my
wishes. II anything happens don't
blame me-"
when did I ever blame you:
When did anything ever happen?"
She gave it up, aud he removed his
coat, vest, necktie, and collar and
disappeared up stairs. The carpet
lay in a heap on the floor, and he un-
rolled it, pushed up his sleeves and
was about to begin work when Mrs.
Bowser opened the door and OBJ.
served:
II don't see how you are to get II
down without a stretcher."
'.Perhaps not. There are a great
many things in this world for you and
every other wife to learn, Mrs. Bow.
SER"
She retired and two minutes later
heard the sound OF the tack hammer,
She stood it for five or six minutes,
and then went up and looked in on
him again. He had got the carpet
tackled along one side, but she called
out:
why, you are lacking that carpet
ON the bare floor! There's the lining
on the window-sill! You'd have
made q nice job OF 1t, wouldn't you!'
He couldn't crawl out OF It, and he
contented himself with rising up and
pointing sternly towards the door.
She went out, but listened and heard
the rip! rip! rip. as he pulled up his
work. 1t was q quarter OF an hour
before she dared enter again, and then
1t was In response to q yell which
made the cook drop seven plates and
the dog howl m%ournfully.
"W-what Is it?:" she gasped, az
she rushed In to find Mr.. B0wsei
standing on n leg against the wall.
.What is WHAT"
"Wf.y, you whOOped like an Indian.
Your face is as red Us Are, and some.
things happened"
MRS. BOwser, / am not In the
habit OF whoOpingl" he sternly re
piled, land nothing has happened.
When / want your valuable service,
I'll call to you. The exclamation yor
heard probably came from some on<
In a balloon passing over the house.
But he hammered away for about
ten minutes when she looked In on
him again. He had three sides 81
the carpet down and was tacking thu
fouth. just as she reached the head
| OF the stairs he rolled backward Out
OF the bedroom door with u suppressed
yell and a great crash.
what or earth are you trying K
| do, Mr.. BOwser?" she asked.
.sY0,l up here again. he shouted
in reply. didn't I tell you to &
down stairs and stay there? Does Il
take 40. 600, 900 people to put dowI
one cSnfounded old carpet?"
But can't l help?"
sNu, you can't help! I'll put thu
thing down alone OF pull the side o.
the house down. No wonder the car
pct men dasn't come up here to lay
ii! They cut 1t u foot too short oil
this side and y foot too long on TIL
other! Lemme catch 'em around tn
house and PHI What's the mat
ter now"
ats got to be turned around!'
You are irving TO At II the wrong
way!."
mo, / ain't!'
why, Of course yo1 arel It's e.
actly the other way..,' / toll
you not to do Il. I knew you'd
Mira. Bowsef. he began. ~ hl
| crossed his hands behind his bacl
aud gazcd 1t her with q benign q
preston. do I run the house Or d
your
well, ! suppose you do. sEE M
Very we'll. When man Nas ~
ate4 the Idea vas That ~ slou10 x1l
the hOpees That's hbN c11e
tno4 4 much more tha1R
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