West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-03-20
BONSER'S QUIET EVENING.
HE WORRIES MRS. BOWSER BY
FINDING ABSOLUTELY MOTH
ING TO KICK ABOUT.

Mrs. Bowscr had made up her mind that
there would be trouble. The gas bill had
como in the water tax was due tho coat
nearly out the butte her had sent tough
steak, aud a boy had broken one Of the
windows with a snowball. In addition the
cook had given notice. water pipe was
leaking and some one had stolen the door
mat II was with fear and trembling that
she heard his step, but II he had. missed
the doormat as he entered he didn't
say anything about a. lie simply observed
that it would he cold night and led the
way down to dinner. Il took all his muscle
90 cut the'steak bat Jc hadn't a word TO say
about It's toughucSs lie couldn't help but
hear the cook thrashing around in .hc
kitchen In the way that cooks do when
they have given notice. but lac made no
criticisms.
Don't YOU feel well this evening 7' asked
Mrs. Bowsor after wondering what could
have happened to him during the day.
Never better" lac pleasantly answered
I'm sorry about the steak. aud shall
speak To the butcher about a.
Yes, It's a little tough. but nothing TO
kick over suppose he did his best"
Us business at the onicc good 1' she
continued
First rate, FIRST rate.
"And-and nothing happened
Nothing at all, dear ?"
Mrs. Bowsor was nonplused but she
could not help believing that some calamity
was about to descend upon the house. She
was almost In trembe as they left the
table but MIR. Bowscr lighted his cigar and
sat down to his paper with peaceful cx-
! preston on his face. The cat jumped upon
his knee and he stroked her backaHoction.
atcly. and 10 minutes passed before Mrs
Bowser dared TO say
ihe boys on the street were having a
SNOWFALL fight today and one Of them broke
our window"
Yes noticed It as came along was
the reply
on other occasions Mr.. Bowscr would
have jumped a foot high aud vowed by the
| great horn spoon that he would hunt that
boy TO his tomb and sue his father ~ times
over but he never even turned red la
| the face
The cook wants TO leave Saturday"
continued Mrs Bowser feeling pretty sure
that she would be held to blame Tor IL.
so -. ff''t NlAiAN nN 'hlt hAA ~ bfA-
ter one At least I shouldn worry"
do YOU remember when you ordered
the last coal -
NO but II out to have been burned up
by this time. Speak to me In the morning
and will order some more.
Mrs Bowser turned pale as she looked
at him. No kick over the steak No kick
over the cook No kick over the broken
window No kick over the coal lie was
Mr.. Bowser sure enough but what had
happened since he found fault with the
coffee at breakfast
I'VE shall have to have plumber to.
morrow, as one Of the pipes is leaking
she finally announced.
Very we'll hc replied.
81 am almost inclined to think the cook
hit IL with an AK"
~ should hardly say so. Water pipes
around house arc always bursting and no
one can be held to blame for IL.
There ought 70 be more police on this
street a big boy came along about 4
O'Clock and stole our doormat raised
the window aud called TO him but he only
made up faces az me
We'll IL was rather an old mat replied
Mr. Bowser ms hc looked up with a smile
on his face. "and the boy probably took 10
out Of a spirit ofdevltry. played all such
games as that when was a boy.
Even the cat began TO feel astouishcd
now. She looked ~ into his face and then
over to Mrs. Bowscr and. fearing some
sor, Of a job was being pat up on her. she
leapcd to the floor and crawled under the
lounge. Mrs. Bowscr's heart was palpi-
tating as she remembered that nearly an
kickers suddenly cease 60 kick q day or
two before their death. and she determined
that Mr. Bowscr must be aroused IL hc was
TO be saved. with malice aforctboueht
she touched upon his sorest subject by
asking
Haven't you found anything new in fro
escapes lately
NO nothing new" be replied. with
| laugh. 81 guess I've bought 100 that have
been patented
And you haven't come across any more
hair dyes or touics ~
mot one"
"I was wondering why sou didn't do
/ gymnastics iu the garrett any more fof the
! b nehi OF you rheumatism f'
Because haven't any rheumatism. hc
\ replied. used io bc pretty Silly about
those things didntI2"
Mrs. Bowser had to- get up and walk
| down the bail to The front door to gct "a
long breath and recover her composurc
Death was surely on Mr. Bowscrs trau.
and hc might falI over ans minute
"Arc yJu going to buy horse OF COW or
chickens r, She asked as hc returned
"Of course not hc answered
Perhaps you arc going 90 get another
hog
'No What's thc matter dear YOU
look p1ic aud pcrurbcd If you arc not
well wc must send fof fbc doctor
am we'll but -but you arc going to uy
90 ride thc bike again
not tall. fbayc come TO- thc conclu
sion that arm 600 fat"
did . tell son Chat tbc gas b.u bad
como boo
SO but knew 30 was time for H'
.ifs-Its dollar more ths month
Only doilsr5 thought 90 would be
double ulal We'll wc cam complain about
our eae bills
There was just one thing more lcn to her
and She was almost gHspue ior breath 90,
She said
I got o. 'cucr from mother to-day
"You dId The dear old iady'
Aud shcs coming to see us ncxt wcek
Good WcU give hcr thc bose u tbt
house. Tcu hcr Td Hkc to have hcr sa,
8t least sS months
You you don mean it"
Certainly DO Your mother Is one of
tbc incest old ladies tlp world and m
i NHf.|N HN.H r.. III
Time What t1c matter. dear
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