West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-17

'fon'll sii righ, here aud sec if doctor is
wanted or II there are any crrands q he
done. The idea Of your loa6ug around =
club when your wife is almost too sick 10
speak ! II you had a soft corn ON yonr toe.
the whole house would have to hover over
you"
Mr. Bowser choked and slrangled in his
Indignation, and the cat griaued and said ,
herself that things would break loose pretty
soon.
"And I've heard" continued the woman.
as her teeth clicked together, 'qhat you
play poker nj the club and sometimes lose
As much as $40 of an evening wish YOU
were my husband for about an hour You'd
never play poker more than once"
"Did you come on, here to insult and
abuse me ?" demanded Mr. Bowser, with
fash of independence.
- came out here to slraghten things up,
and ! shall do it :" she sternly replied.
Then followed painful silence.
broken At last by his going down to the
cellar 10 nail a board ON the coal-bin. He
had just started to drive a nail when the
mo'her'in'law appeared on the stairs and
said
Drop that hammer like hot potato
Don't you know that every blow goes
through your poor wife's head with bang ?
You've goI about as much heart in you as
rhinoccros "
Woman, how dare you talk to me like
That =, he shouted as his face grew white as
flour"
"Don't call me woman and veil on, ba,
way :" she replied. ''No bnlIdolcr cav
scare me cents worth. II you want some.
thing 10 do, SO up and st with your wife
while J wash up the dishes"
Mr. Bowser sulkcd for few minutes and
then walked up stairs. Finding Mrs
BowSei asleep, he thought IL would he
good thing 10 overhaul his dresser. IT..
had scarcely pulled out one of the drawers
when he discovered a sock with hole IN t,.
heel Indignation oycrcame him ON ,he
instant, and he hourshed The sock ON bigb
and exclaimed
- this is The way my house is run, is iti
Here's sock that I bought new two weeks
ago and never had ON my foot. aud vet
some one has worn hole in lhe heel ="
"ls-is ii you p asked Mrs. Bowscr. MS
she woke ~
Yes IT'S me, and what abou, this sock ?
Look at it! Besold this specimen Of ,yifelv
interest 10 her husbands welfare Is Il
any wondcr''-
Tho mDthcrm-aw appeared at tina,
moncni' and, pointing 10 the stairs. She
SAID
''Yon and your holy sock get out o. thi.
rs fast as you can
Mr. Bowscr got Something in her he
ieared-'somc element Of masicry-but as
they returned 10 ihc sitting room he shook
Oh ihc feeling and hoarscly whispered
'Ihcrc is p tain al 10 O'Clock i'm the
morning You can 60 10y that go
"lf do, 1t will be as corpse 60 she
gnmly replied. "Sit down there Now
ihen. want 90 iell you few thiops. You
are a bulldoUnE husband. and &c would do
yon good tO be hit across the neck with
cfowoaf You think you know il aU. and
you a1c bound 20 have your way over
everybody, No other woman in the world
except youf wife would live with Won l,yo
hours, and she's fool FOR doing h. Won
never come blmc except 90 kick about some
thing. and If Z was your wife f'd s-aH you
You talk about waste ard cxlravaeancc. and
YET you'd buy sand for sugar " icf alone
iou boss and hfowbeat and roar and
below, but in week I'D have sou ss hum.
Die as cat It's all in tsc rieb, woman
getting hold Of you
"And you'll stay week." groaued Mr.
Bowscr
"Fom Of ihem she replied "And Iu
work q remarkable caaugc iu yo1 or know
i1c reason VIII, lf WON'T d1 yor a mite OF
good o. roll your eyes. cdaak your ie.ih aud
efaiN your toes. l'a.vc glt io cHdlis right