West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-10-10
MR.. BOWsER, PALMS T.
lie Takes Up n New Fad for an Even
ing's Entertainment.

For half an hour after dinner the
other evening Mr.. Bowser was un-
easy and waiting for Mrs. Bowser
to ask him what was the cause. AS
she didn't do so, he finally SAID
81 suppose you have heard and
read more or less about palmistry ?"
eyes" she answered.
"And do you believe in it ?"
al thought you'd bring home a
new fad soon. So you have turned
to palmislry ?"
"There you go, woman. II | was
to bring home a gospel hymn book
found in the road, you'd call it
fad. It's mighty singular that /
can't make a move without you
twitting and haunting me of being a
half idiot"
"Well, what is it about palmistry ?"
she asked
81 had my palm read about a
week ago, and the palmist told
things so straight that | got him to
give me few lessons. AS far as
know, you never had your palm
read"
"And don't think | will. It's
too much like fortune telling"
"But just let me take your hand
and look at what they call the life
line. | want to see whether you
are to live to good old age
or not"
Mrs. Bowser complied and after
a moments study he scratched his
head and muttered:
"Well, that's a mighty singular
thing, and | can't account for it.
You are going to be at least ninety
years old"
eyes, l hope to-"
And according to my life line
so am l."
CAN the better"
"But according TO that crisscross
line there you are to be a widow
before you are forty"
DWELL ?"
"And according TO my crisscross
line I'm to be widower before Pm
fifty"
"Then it seems that here's some
thing out of gear with the crisscross.
You'd better look at the lines on
the soles of your feet and see if
they won't help you out. If they
don't, you might go to an astrologer
during the full of the moon and
carrying a black cat in your pocket
and horseshoe over your heart"
"Woman, remember whom you
are talking to !" shouted Mr..
Bowser as he flushed up and flung
her hand away.
"But you get such silly notions
into your head. Let us drop PALMS
try this evening and have a game of
cards or run into Green's. / didn't
mean to hurt your feelings. Here |
look at my hand again if you
wish"
"But ] dom; wish" he stiffly
replied. There are some folks so
blamed mean that their palms tell
nothing more than gridiron would.
took up palmistry for a diversion,
and | propose to carry it along in
spite of your would be sarcasm. If
you want to go in Green's take the
cat along with you. I'll go down
and read the cooks future for her"
"Mrs. Bowser leaned back with a
sigh, and the cat followed Mr..
Bowser down stairs with a well.
founded belief that something of
interest would occur. The cook |
looked up with surprise as her do.
minions were invaded, and that sur |
prise increased as she learned the |
object of the visit. She felt it her
duty, however, to hold her hand as |
requested, and after a look at it, Mr.. |
Bowser sagely said
"This line here indicates a short |
life and violent death. This |
other line indicates lack Of ambi |
ton. This line tells me that you
will never marry. This other
line indicates that you"
That's enough, SIR" she said as
she pulled her hand away. DO you
see that line there Well, that in
dicates that if you are to come fool |
ing around this kitchen with your
nonsense III pack me trunk and be |
of in the morning. Why don't you
go out and read the hen tracks in
the alley and find out that you are
to grow whiskers clear down to your
toes ?"
"But my dear woman, this is palm.
istry, he mildly protested.
mature has engraven certain lines
on your palm as index"
81 am no index, sir, and il you