Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-04-02


| saw her in the hall as he opened the door
but he got out of his oyercoat and flung
| down his hat without noticing her Lik,
a diplomatic woman, she took no notice O.
| his conduct, and, though he growled aut
| grumbled over the dinner, she prevented
| his breaking loose When the meal was
finished however, Mr.. Bowser could hold
| in no longer. He stood in the middle OF
| the sitting room and looked around for al
excuse to begin the business Of the even
ing. 1t took him three or four minutes tt
find one, but he finally noticed that caster
had dropped out of the leg of chair and
he led off with:
So you've been at it again, have your
DAT what?" she quietly asked.
cat smashing up the furniture with &
crowbar! 1t isn't enough that tho roo
leaks, half the windows are broken the
doorknObs all off, but you must seek tt
destroy what's left Look at that chair
will you?'
81 see the chair. One of the casters is
out"
''And how did it come out?" he shouted
"You probably spent half the Afternoon
whacking away at that chair with Il crow
bar, club or sledge hammer! Why didn't
you smash it to kindling wood? Why
didn't you clear out the room and be done
with it? If there's another house in
America
Mr.. Bowscr, don't speak to me that
way" she exclaimed as she rose up 81
know what you were going to say, but just
let me tell you that this house is run all
right--as right as any other in America.
AS to the chair you flung yourself down
upon it the other night and broke it, and
it's your business to make repairs or send
it away"
"You-you arc speaking to me?" he
stammered as his eyes opened very wide.
Speaking right to you, Mr.. Bowser.
am not in the habit of talking to the walls
or the furniture. Please sit down while ]
talk to you"
sWoman--do-do"--
"That's all right, Mr.. Bowser. Sit
down. Now then, there ARE no leaks in
the roof of this house If there are, then
you caused them by going up and cutting
through the tin with an TX. Not pane
Of glass is broken, not II doorknob off, not
piece of furniture out of repair except
that chair. Something went wrong with
you today, but you must either change
your tune ut once or put on your hat and
take walk z
"Wh-what! You talk that way to me-
to your husband:" howled Mr.. Bowser as
he leaped to his feet and his hair stood up.
''Be calm, she replied "A wife has all
the rights husband has in this country,
and one Of her rights is to talk. You
didn't seem to like the steak at dinner, and
| noticed you making up u face over your
coffee. 1t was Il fine steak, Mr. Bowser,
and the coffee was excellent. However, if
you can do better at a cafe have no OBJ
jcctions. Perhaps it would be us well for
you to secure board elsewhere for IL week
or two"
Mr.. Bowser sat down. He sat down be-
cause his head whirled, and he was Won
dering where he was at.
you complain about things being bro
ken, she continued. Nothing is ever
broken except by you. You go slashing
around like Il rhinoceros turned loose, and
it's a wonder we have a whole piece of fur
niture in the house. II the doorknobs
were not on to stay, you'd have slammed
Them off long ago. You broke your glasses
in trying to get one off the buffet the other
night, and this morning you managed to
pull two handles off your dresser and drag
one of the window curtains down. Nice
sort of man you are to talk about my
using sledge hammers and crowbars"
She heard gurgling, gasping sound
from the direction of Mr.. Bowser and
glanced that way to note his bullying eyes
and red face and open mouth.
"The other night we had a little differ
ence of opinion" she said as she turned
away because I differed with you you
got up and tramped around the room and
said it was no wonder that husbands were
driven to drink and to spend their even
ings in saloons. When you see fit to take
to drink, Mr.. Bowser, don't stop to con-
suit me. just go off and get drunk, and
If find you on the doorstep I'll throw a
bed quilt over you to keep the frost out. l
have heard that saloons are very attractive
places. If you prefer them to your home,
go ahead, and you needn't be in any hurry
about getting home. /"
That was Mrs. Bowser talking; but,
though she was sitting in a chair, she
seemed to Mr.. Bowser to be whirling round
and round. His eyes blurred, and there
was lump in his throat, and he hardly
breathed as he waited for her to go on.
II want some money for new hat,
gloves and hosiery, and want it right
away asked you last week, and you
said you were hard up, though you brought
home $40 box of cigars that same night.
just remember that am an equal partner
with you in money matters, Mr. Bowser.
Half you have belongs to me, morally and
legally. II you can smoke IL cent cigars,
can wear silk stockings at IS per pair.
AS a rule, the more husband squanders
the more he expects his wife to save, but
we'll change things about"
Mr. Bowser rose up and stood for mo-
ment, and he also extended an arm and
opened his mouth. The words wouldn't
come however, and he sank back and won
dered if it was a ease of heart failure or
paralysis.
CHOW and then," went on Mrs. Bowser
as she rocked to and fro and looked at
the wall, ''you pity me because was
brought up in the country, and patroniz-
ingly praise me because am not fool.
Yes, was brought up in the country, and
30 were you. You ate with knife and
drank tea out of a saucer the first time
ever saw you"
"By the great horn spoon, wsmanl"
Bhrieked Mr.. Bowser as he bounded to his
feet. But she stopped him right there
with:
CAS- to intellect, could have more, and
the same thing ails you. Az q matter Of
fact, however, Il can't give you pointers
on almost every subject under the sun
from the best way to tan . coon skin to
the latest political movements In Europe
TIL no ont Of business. Hold on. MFR.