West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-04-02
BOMSER'S BAD evening
He Begins n Family Row and Mrs.
Bowser Turns the Table on Him
aud Beats Hin At His own
Game.

nau toSt quarter OUT OF more IN NJ;
pocket No one but Mrs. Bowser could be
held responsible for these things. and on
his way home he determined 60 have a
| plain talk with her aud tell her what was
| what.
| She scented trouble as soon es hc opened
the front door, bnt calmly waited for the
explosion to take place. Mr. Bowser way
have had feeling that an ambmsh bad
been laid for him. as he did not gsowi over
four times during dinner. nor ask foy the
| discharge OF the cook lie even held on To
] himself for ten minutes after the meal was
finished, but then the thoughts OF how he
had been misused during the day got the
upper hand and he began:
Mrs. Bowser. feel Il my duty as =
husband to have talk with you about
certain affairs aud hope you will give
serious consideration TO what say"
THAT is my case exactly" she promptly
replied.
what do you meanS"
II Want to talk with YOU. Things have
not been going to please me for months
past. and want to know u they can't be
bettered In our talk Iwsnt you TO pay
Il oAtlSA Httb ~ NNah
But I sayI want to talk with You. ex.
claimed Mr.. Bowser. as he brought his 6s,
down on his knee and flushed up red.
so you shall. and trust you will see
things in different light after we ge,
| through. Now sir. the coal won't last
over two days longer You have either
sold bushels OF il to tramps or crowded /,
into the furnace 10 spite me. Is your
object to drive us to the poorhousei Don't
sit there elaring at me. but speak up and
make such excuses as you can
by thunder, woman, am ! awake or
dreaming
VERY much awake. sir. and you can
leave out the by-wores after this ough,
TO have put my foot down on such language
years ago. but II is not too late yet. |
observed that a pane Of glass In the base
ment door is cracked. Did YOU take tho
cat by the tail and sling her against 1t. OF
did You use the crowbarS II was done 20
spite me IN some way. of course. When
| ever have a chance TO save dollar there
must be some breakage 10 use up Is cents
OF Il. DO you know how many hundred
panes OF glass you have broken in the last
Year,
"You--you talk that way to mel"--he
| gaspcd. as he looked at her in puzzled
way.
Il do, sir. How does il happen that one
OF the gas globes over your head has been
nicked Did you haul off and hit It with a
chair"
"Do-Y You--know t h a t--I--am M =.
Bowseri he slowly inquired. Certainly
You are Mr.. Bowser and my husband"
And you, ,ou--"
II dare to talk to you. want TO tell YOU
thatI don't like many of your ways. and
that you must reform them Il we are TO live
together Only six months ago bought
two dozen clothes pins at a cent dozen,
On counting them up today find only q
left. Mr.. Bowser. what have you done
with that other clothes pinS ID d you sell il
to saw mill for lumber. or roll II out in
front for horse blockS"
by George BY Georgci' whispered
Mr. Bowser to himself. as he rubbed his
eyes and looked around to sec II be was in
the wrong house.
There is the garbage pari." continued
Mrs Bowser as she walked up and down
the room with her hands behind her after
his usual custom. 1T has been In use less
than six years. and yet there is a hole in Us
sides into which you could thrust darning
needle. Are you going to lay It to the cats
or the cook' Are you giong TO make me
| believe that you didn't take = bradawl and
stand of aud deliberately jab that psili
These things may surprise YOU. bat let me
say that have had my eye on you for some
time. What have you got 10 say for your
self"
IL am Bowser. he faltered. "and IL
don't understand. started out TO have a
talk with you. and
And 1t ended In my having talk with
you Yes you are Bowser. bu, what Is that
60 me7 notice that the milk bill is cents
higher this month than last. How comes
Il sol Have you been selling the milk to get
money to play poker WITH Have you been
asking all the tramps in town 90 come here
and drink IL upi II not. then you must have
wilfully aud msliciously poured u out on
I tho ground to make az the expense
/ possible
Mr.. Bowscr was ip daze lie sat look.
ing a. the cat but be couldn't have told
I whether she had four legs OF sixteen
And there's the butcher bill she weni
on. after long look az him. IT'S Tor :
( ccnts-the balance on a steak bought two
weeks ago give you money 20 run the
house. and yet you go and pile up debts on
me and squauder the cash 10 jimcracks
( and gewgaws. How do know how much
money you owe The grocer and baker and
milkmanf " you were 10 die tonight and
each one Of them send in bill FOR $500 10
morrow how could ! dispute ihem2 Nice
sort Of a husband YOU arc Nice way 10 rur
a house
Mr. Bowser realized that his words and
| expressions we're coming home 10 rOost
and that he was in danger Of losing his grip
lie. therefore made great effort to rally
and suddenly turned on Mrs. Bowsor with
Woman, J command you to stop
want YOU 90 understand that"
"And. man. command you. she replied
"aDd want you to understand that 7 won'i
stand it u has been evident to me for
some time that we we're not harmonious
and I think the best thing we can do Is Il
part"
You-you do2"
Il do, sir There need be no scandal
over H. will call IN my lawyer and you
can call IN yours and they can settle about
The alimony ind all that You can take tho
train home to your mothers any tine TO-
morrow
by George BY George"
q have had ny say and am now going
TO The library to look over some papers
II any ono should call for me this evening
you can say that am out Good night
Mr.. Howser Goodnight"
Here nov bnt what IS al this I don,