The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-13

JUST GET SOMETHING TO pLEAsE
YOURSELF"
house and every thing else. He even
permitted five different men, who had
forgotten to bring their beer in bottles,
to get up and crowd past us three diff
fercnt times to go out and guzzlc. On
the way home seventy-nine of us were
packed into one street-car, because tho
company had no oil to grease the
wheels of any more. expected that
Mr.. Bowscr would exclaiin, explode
and inveigh, and end by calling upon
everybody who preferred death to tyr
amy 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, damned
ribs, and yet Mr.. Bowscr smiled and re-
marked:
Rather tight quarters, but if we ali
preserve our good-naturc we shall pull
through all right"
lay awake more than two hours that
night, puzzled and mystificd and won
dering if Mr.. Bowscr contemplated sui
eide or was going crazy / finally de-
cided that he was all right. Al hus-
bands run in streaks, like pork, and
this happened to be the beginning of
new one. didn't know whether the
end was reached or not, and was there
fore, somewhat anxious next morning
Imagine my surprise, after breakfast,
when Mr.. Bowscr said:
"You were speaking about new
carpet for tho front chamber. Better
run down this morning au,l pick out
something"
"Bnt yOu-you-"
ooh, I'll trust it all to Jon. There
isn't woman in this town with n 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:
NAL Ma! Do you think papa Is
going crazy?"
Well, had to sit down and cry, and
just as had reached the boo-hoo part
of the performance, in came the cook
to know whether she should stew or
bake the chicken. She caught me fair
~, and. standing before me with arms
alsimbo, she exclaimed:
"And he's been walking all over YOU
again! Mrs. Bowser. why don't YOU
appeal to the police? If you say so I'll
go right out now and call the patrol
wagon
! That evening after supper. Mr.. Bow
ser laid down his paper and said:
Come, let's have game of euchra."
but you-you-"
) ooh I'm not much of 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
"off" card, or that the jack Of hearts
could take the jack of diamonds when
clubs were trump. lie even let me
take his right bower with the Joker
without calling me fraud. and when
had won five straight games he pushed
back with laugh and said
First time we have an hour to SPARE
I'll have you learn me how to play
'euchrc. Better arrange to have u little
card party some night this week. They
are very pleasant affairs, and III do all
can to make things go pleasantly"
That was three days ago. and Mr..
Bowser hasn't 'baclsslid" yet On the
contrary, he is growing better and bet
ter every day. The cook came upstairs
this morning to say to me:
III tell you just what it is, ma'am.
The whole caboodlc of 'cm goes by fits
and starts. One day they walk on You.
and the next day you can pull their
noses Hes just got one of his good
fits on, but you look ont expect
nothing less than to hear him breaking
up the furniture the first thing in the
morning. "-D,ttoit Free Press