West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-05-12
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MR.. AND MRS. BOWSER.

ser, as he lald down his paper the
other evening and put his thumbs
IN the armholes of hs vest. con a
car this afternoon / heard wife
asking her husband about the
Chilian question.
" Yes" replied Mrs. Bowser.
1t reminded me that you never
seemed to care what was going on
outside your own house."
"l thought you didn't want to
be bothered with questions.
" Any and every husband should
always be willing, Mrs. Bowser, to
furnish his wife info rmation. Sup
pose we should be out to card
party and the name OF Diaz was
mentioned? suppose You
wouldn't know whether he run q
bank in Chicago or was the owner
of cattle ranch in Montana"
" lie has been President of Mex.
ice for several years." sho replied.
els there anything new in the
CARA movement ~
MIR. Bowser's face betrayed sur
prise as he looked at her, but he
presently observed
a" Had you asked me at any time
what overt act strained our relations
with Chill. | should have sought to
make it clear to you"
have known what it was all
along. 1t was the outrageous at.
tack made on number of men
from the man -of-war Baltimore
while they were ashore"
" Yes-just so-ahem," stam-
mered MIR. Bowser, as he regarded
her with the greatest astonishment.
Mr.. Bowser, no husband expects
his wife to be posted on anything
outside OF society gossip and the
local news OF the day, but should
she eyince an ambition to grapple
with something of greater moment
he ought to esteem 1T duty to post
her. While on this subject it
might be well for you to ask me
any other question that happens to
occur to you. In going dawn town
you may hear the term "recipro-
city" used by a couple of gentle
men in conversation. 1t is well
enough for you to know what 1t
alludes to-: though, Of course, you
can not be expected to know"
" | know all about it., Mr.. Bow.
sci" SIZE interrupted, "and am Just
finishing a three-pag article for
the Political Economist on that sub
ject. i shall have it ready to read
to you tomorrow night"
MIR. Bowser stopped dead still,
and there was IA wabble in his left
leg as he winked his eyes and won.
dcred If that was Mrs. Bowser or
some strange woman. Ho felt that
she was getting the best OF him,
but he didn't propose to admit it,
and it was with increased pompos-
ity and assurance that lie said
Some husbands contend that
the Lord created woman simply to
oversee the house, but ] am not one
of them. While you can't be ex.
pected to know as much as | do,
you can post yourself on certain
matters to your personal benefit.
For instance, | presume you have
at some time or other noticed the
terms "free trade" and protcc-
ton" They we're all Greek TO
you, Of course. but had you asked
me to explain"
You would have done so, Of
course, but there was no call for il.
After three years careful study Of
the matter think / am pretty we'll
posted. have been writing
weekly article for the last six
months for free-trade organ, and
have saved them for you to look
over"
" You--you have" he gaspcd, as
the wabble was communicated to
the other leg, and he had to SIT
down.
/ was Just writing an article
this afternoon on Socialism in
Germany. The Emperor is taking
decided steps to crush ont the
spirit, but history will repeat itself.
Like the Czar OF Russia with the
Nihilists, he will only SOW further
seed. Isn't that your opinion, Mr..
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