Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-10-18

cheeky!
"But right here in the pape,
Mr.. Bowser, is news from Core
, i'll connection with the war"
II can't help what is i'll til
paper! That's the way with yor
and all other wives. Let a hus
band admit that you know
tenth of what he does, and yo,
t1y TO make him out a numbskill
1t was Cyprus. of course. Th'
idea of you standing up anc
making me out an idiot"
"You know where Corea is, o
course?" enquired Mrs. Bowser
after a long silence, during
which Mr.. Bowser's face took OF
a deeper red and his breathing
became more labored.
care you talking to 1ne'" he
demanded as he stood up and
extended his arm, and pointed
his finger full at her. ado ]
know where my own house Isl
Have l got brains enough to
drop off a street carp Have
ever been sent to all idiot asy>
lump"
Mrs. Bowser made no reply.
She realized her great mistake
and regretted it, but it was too
late.
when a wife thinks she
knows as much as her husband
when she even thinks she
knows more-things are getting
ready for a calamity! She should
know her place and her husband
should see that she keeps it.
The next thing you'll be getting
up and talking about your legal
rights!'
"You-you said you were
proud and pleased at my knoWl-
edge of things" put i'll Mrs. Bow
ser as he stamped around the
room.
"And because l admitted that
You might possibly have the
horse sense to know that both
ends of a street car stopped at
the same time, you presume to
correct me about the island of
Cyprus! Didn't l say that was
the way of all wives? l can see
now what sort of a life poor Pits
kins must have led. and what a
glad relief it was when he found
she had runaway. Look around
you, Mrs. Bowser, and see what
sort of a house this is! If you'd
pay some attention to our home
instead of having your nose
stuck into newspaper we might
take some little comfort2"
"I'd like to see one kept in
better order!' returned Mrs.
Bowser, with show of spirit.
"But don't sass me back.
When a wife begins to sass back
her husband should get his eyes
open. l did intend to hand you
out a $40 bill this evening and
tell you to go down and use it as
you liked, but now l shan't do
it. 1t would simply be thro wing
money away. l came home this
evening prepared to sit down and
enjoy my hreside, and you see
how I have been disappointed.
1t was with the kindest feelings
that l frankly admitted that you
might possibly know corn stalks
from cabbages, and you repaid
me by trying to make out that |
ought to be led around by
guardian for fear I'd fall into the
sewer. They talk about the
hundreds of divorces coming up
in the courts every term. Tie
only wonder is that there are
not thousands and tens of thou
sands-that there is a husband
left in the land can put up with
these things!'
Cali l said was that it was
Corea and not Cyprus" quietly
observed Mrs. Bowser.
"But said it was Cyprus|
shouted Mr.. Bowser. Don't /
know! Isn't it my business to
know? Would ! be idiot enough
to say Cyprus if it wasn't Cyprus?
Can any human being on the
face of this earth imagine
wife knowing more than her
husband about any subject more
serious than whooping cough
and nursing bottles! Mrs. Bow
ser, you have brought it on your
head! You have finally loaded
the hair on the camel's back!
Our lawyers will get together to
morrow and arrange matters and
if you don't want to go to Texas
you can go to Corea! I'm going
to bed. If our child wakes up,
kiss him for me and tell him his
father will always love and cher
ish him, but that he had a Dig
nifty to maintain and was driven