West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-08-06
Mr.. BONSER'S DIARY.
She Tells How She Passed an Anxious
Evening Because Hubby Appeared
Too Good.

ofce. icxpected to see him kick the gate
open with his usual vim and look around
the from, yard Tor a lost clothes-pin TO find
fault over. but he handled the gate In the
gentlest manner and opened the front door
as carefully as an old maid
To my surprise. as met himin in the hall
he kissed me and wanted to know IL l was
tired. gave him sharp look thinking
the heat might have affected his head. but
he appeared to be In his normal condition
As the day had been excessively suliry.
only had a picked up dinner. expected
he would pound on the table and ask II |
thought he was some two-dollar-a-week
boarder. but he ate heartily and did not
utter one word complaint.
The cook burned her hand and broke
several dishes with crash just as dinner
was over but MIR. Bowser dldn't take on
and declare that he would stop $40 out Of
her wages and Is out OF my pin.money On
the contrary. he said that accidents were
liable 10 happen in anybodys kitchen. and
suggested that get the sweet oil aud bind
up the burn.
Mr.. Bowser sat down and smoked for
hall an hour without once cussing the man
who made the cigar II was then that
began 10 be anxious about him. lie
generally uses 10 cnss.words 20 one cigar.
As we sat In the door to enjoy the breeze
watermelon peddler came along and
shrieked out 30 different times. but MIR.
Bowser did not appear to hear him. For
minute my heart beat so iumuliUously that
l could hardly get my breath
a little later a tramp appeared and called
MIR. Bowser 'old man" and asked him for
10 cents. | had goosehesh and the cat
rolled her eyes. but no murder was done.
The man got 10 cents and went away
whistling
When the butcher boy came with the
meat for breakfast and left a bill for 70
cents shook all over and the cat sneaked
into the house. But there was no tragedy
Mr.. Bowser glanced at the bill and felt for
change and paid il, and didn't even speak
OF IL.
Ten minutes later the cook told me that
we must have an extra piece OF ice to keep
things through the night and had to ask
Mr. Bowser for a dime He handed IL out
without word On two or three previous
occasions he had charged me with wheel.
ing the refrigerator before the kitchen
range in order to melt the ice faster and
send him to the poorhouse.
hoodlum passing on the other side Of
the street threw potato al us and NARROWLY
missed Mr. Bowser's head. fully expected
a tragedy that would I'LL columns OF the
newspapers for days aud days. and ]
believe lost consciousness for a moment
When came 10 MIR Bowser was simply
sauntering around the front Yard
When the cook returned from ordering
the ice she spoke OF Mr. Bowser's strange
attitude and asked IL were not alarmed
She said that her husband had acted Just
that way two or three days before he went
insane, and killed three men and had TO be
sent TO a lunatic asylum. II was her opinion
| that ] ought 10 make a great effort TO
arouse him.
A few minutes later hinted to him that
] was expecting mother down almost any
day. As usual thing when drop such a
hint. he rises up on his hind legs and gets
red in the face and claws the air. but on
this occasion he replied that she was a
dear old thing and that he would meet her
at the depot with a carriage The cat
looked at me and | looked at the cat. but
we were too amazed for words.
After | had managed to draw a long
breath and shake off my Iethargy observed
to Mr.. Bowser that had spent two hours
that afternoon looking over his love letters.
This has beer a sore point with him for
years. Before we were married he wrote
me two or three OF the most gushing letters
every day but any reference to them a
| year afserward always started a row. On
this occasion mentioned that he had call
ed me his dear. darling angel pet" 81
times in the same letter. but he smiled aud
patted me on the shoulder and said tia;
was all Of that.
At 10 o'clock we entered the house to go
to bed. There was caster from one oi
the chairs lying loose on the floor. and
actually called Mr.. Bowser's attention ia
Il. hoping he would raise a row. On
several occasions. when such things have
caught bis notice, he has charged me with
taking the AK or the crowbar and deliber.
ately smashing up the furniture in order 10
send him into bankruptcy the sooner
This time he picked the caster up. wound
a piece Of paper round the shank and
placed j, back in the chair-leg The cal
looked a, me in meaning way and crawIed
under the lounge. Intuition warned her
that something must soon break loose.
While MT. Bowser was wandering about
the sitting room softly humming to himself
the cook beckoued me ont into the hall
She was dressed Tor the street and had Z
bundle under her arm. She hated to leave
me alone in the house, but she feared foI
her own safety and would 20 to her sister
to stay al night Her poor husband had
hummed aud walked around IN just such 4
way few hours before he went mad and
suddenly rushed for the Ak. tried ID
quiet her fears. bot in vain. The mos, shs
would do was 70 promise to be back At
O'Clock IN the morning. and in case th,
police had removed Nc. Bowser to ar
asylum she would get breakfast Tor me an,
give me ali her sympathy
As Mr Bowser stood looking out of ih,
back window for fully FIVE minutes.
expected he would declare he was goin,
20 sleep on the grass that night to Try ~,
moon cure but be finally turned away with
smile and said he thought th,
weather would be cooler next day
dahtu htH ~ MS utAo dchca oI nc ndu :
pain In the back of Ills neck or felt chilly
but he assured me that be never felt beitel
in his life
tits now m O'Clock, Mr. BOwser hai
gone up 10 bed and the cat and are look
ing az each other and wondering about ~
Mr Bowscr has had thousand dihorcn
fads and ] have written them up. but
can't understand this one Is 10 fh,
precursor cf insanity. OF is he only bcini
/ good iravc been told that now and tbcf
every husband does have a good spell
and thar ID neycr results in q calamity bu
] cannot fcpros8 my anxiety. had rathel
I have bowseT as H0wscr
Have just tclephoncd ihc family doctor
/ Tie says there is no danger. and that had
/ haffar ar fo he'd bnf nnlaee NJ poreai