West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-13
MR.. BOWSER'S
TRIBULATIONS
How lie Went Forth 10 Save the Country
and Succeeded.

came home to dinner he look
ed careworn and anxious. His
answers showed that his mind was
preoccupied, but Mrs. Bowser
didn't ask for an explanation until
the meal was finished. Then she
wanted TO know if it was another
attack of the liver or the loss of
money in business. He stalked
about the room for FIVE minutes be-
fore answering. Coming to a halt
before her and sinking his voice
almost to a whisper, he said
"Mrs. Bowser, the fate of the ma
ton hangs trembling in the balance
tonight, and it is an occasion when
every American citizen may we'll
look and feel serious. The life or
death of great and glorious re-
public is to be decided, within the
next "a hours"
''Is this presidential election so
much more different from all pre-
ceding ones ?" she asked.
"fIt is. For the first time in the
history of America the bulwarks OF
liberty are the stake to be decided
by tomorrow's ballots"
"The papers haven't made any
great sensation over it. Indeed it
has been rather tame campaign.
l haven't heard of anybody who
was worrying over the downfall of
America"
"But what does a woman know
of the political situation ?" he de-
manded as he posed with his hands
under his coat-tails. 'rThe country
may rise on a tidal wave of pros
perity or be engulfed in the faith
omless depth of despair, and no
woman is interested. If this
country passes the peril of tomor-
row, it will not be the women in il
who have aided her to live on"
The cat came up from the base
ment and looked from one to the
other, and then bumped her back
and clawed the carpet and seemed
to say
"No; it will not be the women OF
the cats, and you can bet on that %
"Well, as you can't help the
bulwarks of liberty any, you'd bet
ter sit down." said Mrs. Bowser
after awhile.
81 sit down ~ he shouted as he
whirled on her. when this tremb-
ling republic is holding out her
hands to every patriot in the land,
you ask me to sit down and leave
her to the mercy of her foes ="
"If your liver is out of order,
why don't you take a dose OF
calomel ?"
"Liyer !" he roared in tones thai
jumped the cat foot high. "My
liver hasn't been out of order in &C
years, but if it was turning to saw.
dust tonight would not give il
a thought in comparison to the
mighty event of tomorrow. Woman
your selfshness and indifference
appall me-"
"Look here, now" she replied a,
she seemed to become interested
"this American republic is in dan.
ger, is it not ?"
II should say it was. It is tot
terng to its downfall"
"And you are the man who car
brace up the totter With you be
side the Goddess Of Liberty all
win be well; with you absent tn,
bulwarks Of liberty will fall as fla
as pancake and the whole countr,
60 70 pot That's the idea, ism
it7"
"I--I am supposed to have som,
influence" he replied as he won
dered whether she was in earnest o.
using sarcasm.
"Of course you have, and yot
must use it, It's your duty as
freedom citizen Of Connecticut anc
the United States to grid on you
armor and battle for the right j
you can save the country by goinl
out to night and talking and argu
ing for three or four hours, don
bang back"
"And you-you won't blow anc
jaw around IL am out tiH mid
night ?"
"Not word. II you can pror
up those lettering bulwarks, go,
may stay out for 50 hours, and
WON'T say a word. Indeed ] bic
you go.
by George, but you have 60