Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-25
MIR. AND MRS. BOWsER
ThE CHINESE QUESTION PROVES A
 DISTURBING ELEMENT.


 the East, and Airs. E.. Calls Hin Dswu. BowsOr Rises Up.
 Mir. and Mrs. Bowssr hal nniahsd din ner and were seated ia the back pArlor, when MT. BowEsr laid Asiis ahs paper hO had been GlancinG sNsr
 "PukinS was in the office this after noon, and the change in him is something amazing"
 "Ycs," replied Mrs Bewscr.
 II couldn't help bus pity him, though know he is all to blame There's no doubt he drove Mrs, Pitkins into running away"
 "I think he did"
 They say he was . regular domsstis ty rant He knew it all and wouldn't ac- knowledge that she had common ssnse- If he gave her Sl, he expected her ts mako 1t go as far as Sl0, and he was constantly tauh!ing her that she was EnhuusrkCCpcr.
 "I'vr hr"~tl so, " remarked Mrs Bowscr.
 That's c way with >rne mpE and wCu;lrr that heir wives stand it so long By what F Vt does q huSland h'SS wife? Matr!.aony is un cqnal partre:st;r, as l understand it. Tl.r wife has all the rights Ol II hllSiil1 anu IT, 'I!i'~l <I~N'S S.t lS luSb ns intelligent and ,ss"S@c If iu-t as good judgment. By wtiA; 'rsr. rr raural right does a husband hat" ,'s wi"e sl for pin money, and then go oUt ard squantcr So for his own selfish plcasuesc' "I don't know" admitted Mrs. Bow ser who was wishing the conversation had taken some other turn As a matter of fu2i-Hs a matter of fact and right Mrs. BowSrr-yOu have as much right to our monry as have Half of it belongs to you Instead of coaxing and begging for money, you should de mand it. ;"
 "Yes, " very duubtftl.y
 II know men, Cuntin&rd Mir. Bowser as he warmed ur to his subject. "who are | jealous of their wiNc, intrlli .q,ncc, and who sit down on them at every "lportuni- ty Thank heaven am n"t of that sortl have always been proud Hud pleased at your general knowledge of things. The l fact that you are about ;ts well posted as I am makes mo proud. | Docs it?" asked Mrs 3uwsrr. with a blush and Smil0.
 "Of course it docs! l sometimes fnd that you are bit ahead of me on things, and that pleases me the more If can learn anything from you, l shall be glad of it"
 Wont you get mad if tell you where you were wrong in talking to MT. Ahncr last evening about the ChincSr:" | No, of course not. If l am in the wrong. l want to bc set right What was it?"
 | "You SIid the war was caused by dis puto over the island of Cypru~"
 Yes and didn't say it without know ing what was talking about
 "Thr trouble ar'sc over Korea, my dear The i~land of Cyprus is in tn" Mrditrrra | mean -vl. thuuSantlS of mil,e away while kor;I i>''-
 Mrs H.wscr, In you ~uila-. I've lived fur l9 y,@IrS without knowing where the i~ltud"f Cyprus k: interrupted VI" Bow. srr a; he GI~hrd up
 "Inu ku"W. "f course, and II WAS prob ably ehmct thr tongue wIrn yuG said tlat tiIr .I.l:.;.r~o and Chinese got into a di>put" uN,r it '
 "Nr>rr' Thrn' was uo slip about it' am u.t in the habit uf making; slips when talking history The GJ-ru,c began over the island uf Cyprus
 "nunt you rr!uciubrr when Turkey ceClr,l that island tu ErEland: | No, ma 'u3u. l don't, nor d,,S any one else! IT." dI~iu;r hr..ln over Cyprus, and ("r,a had rrthIng lodu with it. The idle; of y"ur trying tupo~t nrr "n rurr,Nt events strikes ulr a~ rather cheeky
 But right here in the lrlI'rr, Mr. Bow scr. k li,ws from korra in connection with the war. "
 Il cant h>lp what is in the paper | That the way with you and all othol wives l.rt Il husband admit that you know tenth of what he does, and you try to make him out numSkull It wa, Cyprus, of course. The idea of your stand ing up and making mo out an idiot!" I M Y,,, b.,r,, iS ,f qurricd Mr~ Bow>cr after n long silence during which MT, BuwSrr's !acc took on deeper red and his breathing became nor, | lahurCd
 Are you talking tn mc:" he dcmandcC as h" stood up and extended his arm anC pointed his finger full nt her. Do know where my own house iSE Have l go brains cnough to drop of street car Have ever been sent to an idiot aSylum?'
 Mrs. Bow~cr made no reply. She real izcd her great mistake and regretted it but it was too late "Whcn u wifc thinks she knows as mucl as her huShand-whcn she even thinks sh knows 'nore-things are getting ready fo n calamity! She should know her place and her husband should sec that she keep | it. The next thing you'll be getting III and talking about your legal rightSr'
 "You-you said you were proud am pleased at my knowledge of things" pu in Mrs BOwscr as he stamped around tn , | room
 And because l admitted that yo . might pn~~ibly have the horse srnsc t know that both ends of street car stur ? | ped at the same time you presume tn cuI rect me about the island of Cyprus! Didn' , say that was the way of all wives: ca see now what sort of a life Tour ritkin must have led, and what glad relief was wh,'n he found she had run away Look around you, Mrs. BOwsrr and St 0 what sort of a house this !S! If you'd pa f some attention to our home instead ( r having: N"ur n">r ~tuck into a newspaper n We might takv some little c0mfurt!' . "-All l sail WAS that it was Korea, an
 not Cyprus, quietly observed Mrs, Bow scr
 But say it was Cyprus!" shouted Nil s Bowscr. Don't I know' Isn't it m @ business to know: Would be idiot cnoug n to say Cyprus if it wasn't Cyprus! Ca O any human being on the face of this cart n | imagine a wife knowing. mOrc than ht . husband about any subject more ScrioI
 than whnoping cough and nmrsing bottle:
 Mrs. Bowsrr, y,u have brought it on you T own head! Hom haze ina,Iy loaded u IS last hair on the cane! 2 !uckt Our law @ ycrs will get ;ussther !oElOrrow and S y range matters, and If you don't want LS go to Texas you rap go to Korea I'm g
 ing to hrd. If nIt child wakes up. Xii
 him for mc anu ts:: h:'s N;s father will .
 ways love and cEerish him. hut that
 had q dignity |" TEA otais and was drive
 to maintain it at the sacrifice of his hon 10 and happincss!"-- M luai lH DStroit FTt l. Press.
 } Heard Mrs. Hammond's Voice.