West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-11-30
THE BOWSERS.
HOW a GUsEr EVENING WAS
SpOILEr.

his paper and said
"Mrs. Bowscr, II all wives were
like you, there would be but few
divorces i'm this world"
lyon are one woman in thou
sand" he continued, as re rose up
and walked around. "While hun
dreds of wives in this town are CAD
ding around this evening you are
looking after your husbands well
fare. | don't always speak of / bese
little things Mis- Bowser, but | see
and fully appreciate them just the
same"
II am glad of it, Mr.. Bowscr."
"You are always home to wei
come me-you are always patient
and good naturcd-your home and
family are always your first care.
have treasure in ycu, Mrs. Bow
ser, is there any thing can do to
make things more pleasant for
you ? You should not make 81
the sacrifices. If have any faults.
| am wiling to try and eradicate
them. How about money matters:
| seldom think to ask you if you
need money. | suppose you could
make use of some"
"Yes. dear. !"
GAS much MS 81 or So ?"
Eyes. as much as $50 or $40. ]
need ever so many things
"What. Thirty or forty dollars!"
exclaimed Mr.. Bowscr ns he began
to get red about the nose. "Well,
III see about it in the morning.
We can't afford any extravaganza,
you know. Perhaps I'll go with
you to buy your things. They
always charge woman about 80
per cent more than man. Can !
do anything to make home more
pleasant ?''
NO" she hcsitatIngly repllced.
"Bnt you think can. Don't lie
afraid to speak your miad. must
have my faults the same as all
others"
"Well, one Of your faults IS fault
finding with the hired girls.
can't keep one over u month, and
they say they leave on your ac
count"
"What What's that :" shouted
Mr.. Bowscr az find fault with
the girls? Never You never heard
me utter a word. They ought to
be arrested for lying -
Kind YOU find fault Mt the table, "
continued Mrs. Bowser. "Nothing
is ever just right. 1t makes me
feel very uncomfortable and is bad
example for our child.''
II find fault at the table Mr..
BowsIr, do you know what you are
talking aboutp I'll give anybody
81 100000 who can recall one word
of fault finding"
"And you get fads. Mr.. Bowscr. ="
"Fads : Fads i! get fads /
never had a lad in my life. III
give you ten million dollars to men
ton one fad -
IF we sit down to quiet game
Of euchre," continued Mrs. Bowser,
cit wouldn't be two minutes
before"
Before you'd upset us y he
shouted. That's your wayl If
you cant beat me by fair means,
yoa will by foul 7"
before you'd get mad, Mr..
Bowser," she finished. "The fact
is, you are a very nervous and irri.
table man. wish you'd make a
greater effort to control yourself. .,
Il nervous Irritable. Mrs.
BOwser, DO you know that you are
talking TO your husband deny
your allegations. You ean't cite
one single instance Of nervousness
or irritation on my part, and you
know il. I'm right the other way.
I'm altogether too placid and good
naturcd."
lyon asked me what you could
do TO make things more pleasant,
ana | was telling yeu, she said az
she picked up the other sock.
"Ycs, and J was an ass Z Tie
minute a husband softens up a biz
his wife is ready to call bin a liar.
brute and yillain. have my
pecnliarities, ] suppose, but"
"Ycs, you arc peculiar, Mr..