West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-06-05
Mr.. BOWSER'S APPETITE.
The Result or HIS Great Longing for
the Head Cheese OF Other Days.

and don't care whether eat or not. !"
''But your appetite has been all
right up to just now. Have you
been drinking large quantity of
buttermilk this afternoon1"
"What have got to do with
buttermilk2" he demanded in loud
tones. "Do you imagine 60 around
guiding down stuff like hog1 l
tell you my appetite is off and wants
to be coaxed back. The eternal
sameness of your dinner tires me-"
81 will have pork and beans to-
morrow"
"Then you'll eat them all yourself.
You don't seem to understand that
I'm no lumberman or day laborer."
eff your appetite Graves any parti-
cular thing, why don't you tell me
and let me get it?" asked Mrs.
Bowser.
'"Well, want some cheese. It's
just possible that you may have heard
of such dish some time in your
slife."
eyes, have. Our mothers used
to make it,"
eyes, our dear old mothers used
to make it," sighed Mr.. Bowser,
''and if had pound or two to-
night it would sharpen my appetite
up like a razor. Oh, for the little
delicacies of bygone days."
"You mean the grease of bygone
days. There is nothing more greasy
and hearty than head cheese"
81 mean what ! mean. Head
cheese is delicacy. You'd deny ii
on general principles, of course, but
if you had a proper interest In your
table you'd see that such tidbits
were placed before me-"
Mrs Bowser said no more, but
she determined to set out next morn
ing and find head cheese if any
butcher made it. and she would
have at least seven dishes of it on
the table for dinner. After dinner
Mr.. Bowser sat down TO smoke and
read, but At the end of FIVE minutes
got up TO walk around and exclaim
"By George, but Pm dying for a
taste of head cheesel / wonder If it
can be had in the butcher shops"
81 think I've seen it at the butte
hers but it was in the winter, replied
Mrs. Bowser. "Such heavy stuff as
that cannot be the thing to eat at
this season of the year"
"Season be hangedl There's no
more season for head cheese than
for strawberry jam. I'm going out
to look for some"
Mr.. Bowser went to the nearest
butchers and asked for head cheese,
and after look at him the butcher
replied:
81 quit making it two months ago.
It's too late in the season"
Chow too late?"
'Too hearty and greasy, you
know, for spring.
"Thats all bosh. When | was a
boy, we used to have il the year
round"
"And maybe you had boils and
pimples the year round. You might
try fat pork"
Mr.. Bowser glared at him and felt
his gorge rise, but managed to hang
onto himself and back out. He
called at two more shops, but they
were also out Of head cheese,
and he returned home to say 10
Mrs Bowser:
They can all go to thunder, and
III sell this house and move out of
the neighborhood the first chance I
get The idea that there is no head
cheese to be found within mile of
u.s. It's Jay town, that's what"
ON leave an order with some
butcher Tomorrow" said Mrs.
Bowser. 81 have no doubt he'll
make upa small quantity to order"
"But want IT tonight and can't
sleep without il. II you we're a
true wife, you'd have my interests
at heart"
Gould tell you would suddenly
crave for head cheese2"
Certainly you could, but you
were looking out for yourself. How
is the stuff nader"
al don't beliye / know
"And Why not9 II is your bust.
ness TO know. Suppose / said I
diden't know how to saw board in
twoS"
"l-Ithink there's pork and grease
IN H., she fsltered.