The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-11-17

to correct my geography! Woman,
don't you go too far Ifyou are hon
est in your ignorance / can bear
with you, but don't try To bluff your
way through"
topography says that the chief
island is Luzon aud that Manila is
the capital city," quietly replied
Mrs. Bowser.
And what il geography to me?"
almost howled Mr.. Bowser as he
kicked the cat across the room.
Because geography says that Ohio
is in Russia does it mike it 50? I
say that Manila is the principal ia
land, aud I'll bet million dollars
to a cent on it,"
Mrs. Bowser let him walk around
and scuff and snuff and cool off a bit
and then quietly asked:
How DO you spe II Philippines?'
"The same as anybody else with
sense in his head" sulkily replied
Mr.. Bowser.
That is you put two p p's in the
word?"
THAT is I don't do any such thingi
Any school boy will tell you that it
| is spelled with two | Is and one p.
You'd better get out your spelling
book before you go into the war or
politics"
The geography and the news
papers give one and two p p's."
What! DispuCing me again! Mrs.
Bowser, this is too much-toO much!
If you are trying TO make out that
I'm fool why don't you say so aud
be done with it?"
"But look for yourself"
"Never! Never! What do / care
how they spell the name? I say
that there are two IFS in it, ana that
settles it. When you asked me to
post you up on current events /
knew you simply wanted to pick
fuss and spoil my evening. Mrs.
BOwser-"
land how do you spell Manila?"
she interrupted.
How do spell Manila" he re-
peated as he tried to freeze the blood
in her veins by an icy glare. II
might ask you how to spell cat or
dog, but / don't want to embarrass
you. Ispell Manila with two | Is
but perhaps you and the newspapers
and idiot asylums make it end in "
instead of "a"
There only one ~ in it Mr.. Bow
ser. Find the name wbera you will
and you will see that am right"
Mr.. Bowser gathered himself to
work awful destruction on the fur
niture OF the room and to raise his
voice until it could ba heard a mile
away, but suddenly checked himself.
Then he swallowed at the lump in
his throat, grew pale as death, and
started for the hat rack in the hall.
Mrs. Bowser arose and followed
him and queried:
Are you going out, dear"
II am going out" he sternly
plied-'o-u t." Perhaps you spell
it some other way"
"But will you be gone long?"
Don't wait for me. / may be
q back IN an hour, or may not be- home
for a month. 1 said home, but it ia
D no home to me. You have broken
Z it up. When husband becomes a
' fool in his wife's eyes it Is time fol
!. him to CO."
u "But you were wrong about the
- photography Of those"
5 "Oh, was, was l." he interrupted
v "Then you still insist that I'm 9
fool? That will do, Mrs. Bowser-
Z that will dol In pity OF your ignor
i ance / set out TO post you abou
Il certain things. Like other Ignorant
l. people, you resent il and seek h
cover up your lack of knowledge by
Q bluff. I am through. You cal
put six p's in Philippine and the T.
d out OF Manila II you wish; L bid yol
good night-n-i-g-h-t, night"
Z, "But how foolishl"
;" Might, night, Mrs. Bowser
T. and you needn't sit up for me. Whel
ls the saloons close 1 can walk th,
y streets or go to a hotel. H-o-t-e-ll