Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21
MR.. AND MRS. BOMsER.
Some of the Peculisritie~ OF the Family Ne
Related by Mrs. Bowser.

Some of the Peculisritie~ of the Family as
Related by Mrs. Bowser.
Prom the Detroit Free Press
suppose eight out Of every ten wives go
through the same experience as TO money mat
tiers. When we had returned from our bridal
tour Mr.. Bowser said to me:
while half OF what have belongs 20 Won
do not propose that You shall be obliged to beg
for your half. Being the head Of the house
shall carry the wallet but l propose TO hand
you over certain sum every Saturday night.
Ii will be pin money"
How good you are,
Il think it is only just and right know a
dozen married men whose wives have TO almost
get down ON their knees 10 get a dollar.
could kick such man. How much do You
think you can Use a week.
"A-s-a dollar. perhaps"
"A dollar, Ny wife trying TO get along on a
dollar week, Why, you little darling. You
shall have at least ten. and If that is not suffi-
cient make it $40 or $50"
Ii was the old story over again. He cut me
down To SS-S7-S5-S4-s2- at length.
when We had been married about four months
and | asked him for dollar. he turned on me
with:
What! More money! Do you think I've
got a gold mine? What on earth do you want
money for?''
I've got to get few little notions
Bat you can't want dollars worth-s
whole dollars worth. Here's 30 cents. and
hope you will remember that these are hard
times and money is money"
One evening. when We had company. the talk
fell upon this very subject. and Mr.. Bowser
promptly observed:
"A wife has just as much right to the family
wallet as the husband and there ought to be a
law to enforce this right"
You make your wife an allowance, OF
coursey queried one Of the ladies.
certainly. and | never ask what use she
maxi of it. That reminds me that this Is
Saturday night and l owe her two weeks
salary"
He opened his wallet and handed me three
ten-dollar bills. and five married ladies ex-
claimed in chorus:
How wish as-Mrs.-Bowserr
Before the evening was ovel had the money
hidden away. and our company had scarcely
departed when Mr.. Bowser held out his hand
to me.
What is it?"
Hand over"
What do You mean?"
That thirty dollars"
but II Is nv allowance. You said so before
all the people, and now you won't be Iniun
enough to take il back"
You know very well why I gave il to YOU.
Ii was to show of over Thompson and Jones.
who never allow their wives a cent
We'll, I'll see about it.
After we had been in bed half an hour and he
thought was asleep, he got up and searched
about FOR two long hours after that money.
had tucked il behind the clock in the sitting
room and he found it at last. and when no got
into bed heard him chuckling:
The idea OF any sane husband giving his
wife 80 all IN a lump! Why, she'd have just
wasted two-thirds of it,''
We had been married about a wear and re-
member what shock il gave me when Mr.
Bowser returned to the house one morning
about half an hour after he had started down
town He came rushing up the steps. I'M
locked the door and banged it open and his
face Was as palc as death as he gasped out:
''My-my wallet"
Your wallet Why. found il under
your pillow and left it on the mantel there
And you-you'ye looked inside of it,
No. haven't It's there, just as found
He seized it and sat down and counted the
contents over thrice, and as he uttered great
sigh of relief. l asked
is your money all right"
1T seems to be-
And suppose 1 had opened it and counted
your CASH.
.'W-what.'
SO. " VI
'.You-you help yourselfr'
Yes Didn't you tell me that half your
money belonged TO me. and that had just as
much right TO the familJ wallet as your
Never!
Mr.. Bowser"
Never. Never did Never said anything which
conid possibly be construed to mean any such
thing Never, under any circumstance, Mrs.
bowser, do you dare to lay finger on my wal
lei.
Il never will-not even after you are dead -
See that you don {.
After that II was interesting to note the care
he took to dispose OF that wallet at night. He
would slyly leave 1t down stsirs-drop il into
the umbrella jar in the hall-hide il in the
spare bed room or under our own bed. Once
he made a dreadful mistake. and didn't feel a
bit sorry about it. Not knowing that our bed
room window was up from the bottom he
slipped his wallet down behind the inside
blinds. Ii went down to the sill and rolled to
the ground and some one picked it up the next
morning before We were awake. was yet
asleep when Mr.. bowser, having sneaked out
of bed to look after his wallet. suddenly shouted
out:
by the great horn spoon! but you want to
give me that wallet before You breathe two
more breaths,
What on earth is the matter?' asked.