The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1903-04-15

I It you want anything to eat go to
a restaurant and get it. There will
be no cooking in this house to-
night"
But 1 don't like this" he pro-
tested. Il come home and find the
cook gone, Mrs. Bowser in bed and
the house all up"
at doesn't matter two cents
whether you like it or not, am
running this house just tat present
If you don't want to go out for
your dinner you can fish around
the pantry. In any event you want
to get out of this room with that
fog horn voice of yours and shall
a lite talk with you later on,
Don't try to dodge me If you GO
off to any club or anything I'll fol
low you and bring you back. ]
think you know me Benjamin. !
think you do"
Mr.. Bowser tried to freeze her
with a glare, but it was no go. and
he descended the stairs to pay a
visit to the pantry and stay his
hunger with cold meat and bread
and butter. The cat followed him
down and seemed anxious to SYM
pathize with him in his hour of
bereavement, but he grabbed up
the bread box and looked 30 mur-
derous that she fed in terror. He
dallied over his eating as long as
possible. realizing what was before
him, but when he finally reached
the sitting room Nemesis sat there
waiting to say:
Now. Benjamin Bowser, you
sit down while 1 tell you few
things. What right have you to
come home and stomp and below
around like the bull of Bashan
when your wife has a headache?"
But why has she got a head.
ache?" he queried. "If she hadn't
been walking out in the back yard
in her bare feet and"
IF she hadn't married Ounce,
you meau," interrupted Nemesis
You talk like an idiot and I don't
want to hear anything further.
The cook got the bounce because
she drank too much gin and in
the morning you will stop at the
intelligence Office. 1 heard you
roaring away about the gas before
you came upstairs. Have you any
complaints to makew
There is reckless waste and ex-
travagance in the way Mrs. Bowser
burns gas
There is nothing of the sort, and
you know it. 1 shall light another
burner here 1 don't propose to go
poking around in the dark and
break my neck. Tomorrow you
will order COAL"
Goal. COAL" he shouted. at
wasn't two weeks ago that got a
ton"
II don't care if it wasn't two
hours ago. You order another
ton. No one has eaten it or
thrown it at the cats. In filling
up the furnace tonight you want
to be careful and not make noise.
What was in that box you sent up
this afternoon?"
It's patent fuel"
"Well, 1 emptied the stuff in the
street. There will be no patents
around here for a week to come.
Did you tell a boy to bring a goat
here?"
yves"
"And 1 told him to take the au-
imal away again. One goat is
enough. There was a man here to
see you about digging a hole in
the back yard. He said you want
ed to experiment with the vibra-
ton of the earth. 1 vibrated him
about his business. There will be
no fooling while / am here, Ben
jamin. and you can make up your
mind to that"
DO you run this house or do
IF' demanded Mr.. Bowser, as he
strained at his shackles
81 do, sir. while 1 am hare, and
any attempt at rebellion on your
part will meet with summary pun
ishment. You can, if you wish,
sleep down here on the lounge to-
night, as 1 don't want your snores
to keep your wife awake"
"On the lounge? NeverI'