The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-20
Mr.. AND MRS. sowssR.
Her Headache and His Compared By tbs
Latter.

Her Headache and His Compared By tbs
Latter.
am subject to nervous headaches
About once fortnight Mr.. Bowser comes
home at noon and finds me on the sofa
with my head tied up and my temples
throhbing IS IL they wonld burst It's just
the next thing 10 being pounded On the
head BY war club, and IL the house was
on ere I should take my time about get
ting out, and that without trying to save
anything except the canphor bottle. The
programme then runs IS follows;
Enter Mr.. Bowser.
Hangs up his hat and overcoat-
Marches into back psrior. evidently sus-
peeting some calamity.
Stands and gazes st me as II were sogse
curiosity. try 10 smile. but il Is a dead
failure.
"Humphl Cholera. supposs,'
"N-o." Very faintly.l
yellow fever. then. i always knew
you'd have itl'
Moo. Ouly-onlyn-
"Only smallpox, ehl Nice thing to bring
! into the house, ism, I'll"
'Mr. Bowser, 1--we got one Of my head
achesr'
"oo-o-hl Is that ALL Good lands. but
you gave me scarei Headschei Humphi
If was a woman of your size and age I'd
show little spurk."
But it's Dreadful
"Boshi There's nine parts % magma
ton TO one part of headache"
And he goes slamming around the house
and whissling away as II every sound did
not fall on my skull like blow OF u hanl-
mer
Coming to dinner"
Mercy, but can't eat"
"Can't. chr Well. If you will let your
imagination run away with You In this
manner l can't help il BE moro left for
me TO eat, you know"
He looks In as he Is ready 90 leave the
house and says:
If you are down town this afternoon
come in. Byebye. BOBBY
We have another programme--onew which
is followed when Mr.. Bowser comes home
with bilious headache II happen to be
locking when he gets off the car block
away can tell what Is the matter. He
comes dragging his legs. head down and
ewes half closed, and / meet him &C the door
and inquire:
"Mr. Bowser, have you been ran over on
the street,
"-WOtSC ~ thaA- AA1 S%AHibNs a. hr NsS<
down on a stair step and holds his head ia
his hands.
Have you been shot at or stabbed hyA
ruffiani'
Would that had.'
Mr.. Bowser, what awful, awful thing
has happened? Answer me at once
''rve--rye got one of those Internal head
achesn
O-o-o-hl Ia that aIil Why. | didu't
know but some awful thing had happened.
Well, dinner is ready, and I've got pork
and beans, as you requested
"P-pork and b-besnsl Ny soul. woman,
but how can you talk p-pork aad beans to
a dying mani
"Only a headache, Why. what should a
great big man like you care about a head
aehe2 Come to dinner"
But he staggers into the sitting room
and falls sideways ON the lounge and ut
tiers a groan which arches the cats back up
to an angle.
Mr.. Bowser, these headaches are all i'm
aginary,'' | observe rs take him by the
legs and swing him about so that lie rests
On his back.
"O-o-o-hr'
eff / was a nam Of your size and age I'd
show little spunk.
"O-o-o-hl How can stand itr'
"Well, therell be the IRore left for ma
to eat. Better lie as quiet as you can"
But don't GO out to dinner. He wants
pillow for his head and be wants his.
shoes taken of and his feet covered uyl.
and then have TO remove his collar AZ "a
neektie and tie a wet towel around Ala
forehead, and all his pluck has depaT Ted.
II isn't near as bad a headache as aine.
The slightest headache a nervous W oman
ever has will double discount any head
ache assigned to - man 10 carry about:
bat she must grin and bear it, Detroit
Free Press.