Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-09

foot and purred and grinned for Mrs
Bowser to go on and fire more grape
shot, and presently there was more to
be heard.
There are some few things am
going to do this winter, and l want to
tell you in advance and warn you not
to raise any row with me. We need
three or four fire escapes around the
house, and I'm going to buy 'em.
don't propose to be burned up in my
bed at night, no matter how you feel
about it. Then / shall take dumbbell
and other exercises for my rheuma-
tism The doctor has ordered it, you
know He says if l could take boxing
lessons it would be a good thing, but
I haven't made up my mind about that
yet"
care you-you Mrs. Bowserw asked
q hoarse voice as she paused for
breath
81 am, sir. am Mrs. Bowser, wife
of Mr.. Bowser, and l am talking to
him and to no one else. There is sale
next week by auction Of antique furni-
ture, and / shall attend. This house
needs a table of the Louis XII. style,
a cabinet of the Louis XIII. make and
q sofa and few chairs to show that
we are up on Louis XIV. If can pick
up any old masters in cracked frames
at the same time I'm going to do it,"
"Good Lord! Good Lord" whispered
Mr.. Bowser as he wriggled around in
his chair while the cat got under the
piano to whisper to herself
"Gec whiz, but amt the old man
having q hot old time in this old town
tonight
81 shall also look around for a nice
milk cow resumed Mrs. Bowser as
she walked up and down the room.
"We use two quarts Of milk per day,
and by buying cow for $40 and pay
ing out So per week for her keep fig-
ure that we would save about $500
per year 1 was reading yesterday that
every family ought to keep hog, as
hogs never eat anything beyond the
fish bones and potato peelings, which
are generally wasted, and l shall buy
one and save about $3.50 year Oh our
pork. We will also need lew hens.
/ believe you paid dollar apiece for
those you bought two or three years
ago and that they all turned out roost-
ers and we never got an egg, but
know l can do better than that. The
hens can be had for about 30 cents
apiece, and we can build henhouse of
Roman architecture for $75. We will
then have our own eggs anu not be
swallowing microbes every day"
81 forbid it, woman-I forbid it!'
shouted Mr.. Bowser as he jumped up
and waved his arms around.
MAN, do you know who you are talk
ing to-" ~
81 say forbid it," -"
'sBut that won't make any difference
am Mrs. Bowser; you are simply the
husband Of Mrs. Bowser, When | don't
know enough to run things around
here Til step down and out, and you
may try it,. And there's another thing
wish to speak about. Your father is
all right in a way, but don't want
him coming around here and thinking
he can run me or my house. shall
submit to no dictation from him."
"Has the end of the world come at
last?" asked Mr.. Bowser Of himself as
he pinched his leg and remembered
how often he had inveighed against his
mother-in-law.s
"And now about clubs" said Mrs.
Bowser as she paused before him.
"You belong to two or three, and they
are always working you for a soft
thing l propose to join four or five,
and l think 1 can hold my own.
want something to take up my evenings
and use up my spare cash. 1t is quite
likely shall be asked to deliver recita-
tons and essays, and the name or
Mrs. Bowser may come to be known In
the land. You have had many OppOr-
tunities, but you have not accomplished
anything yet"
"And this to me-to me-to met!
gasped Mr. Bowser as he glanced at
the cat and saw that she was almost in
commissions.
"And one more thing, Mr.. Bowser
You are one of the most careless men
in the world, as have often observed.
Should you lose your purse with 10
cents in it on the street car or in a
store don't come home and expect any
sympathy from me. have told you
that you can't be trusted even with a
quarter to go to the butchers for
pound of bacon, and if you will persist
in your careless ways you must taEe
the consequences. think that is about
all tonight. Let me see! No, there Is
one more thing. If come home and
find that you have given away one OF
nv dresses or cloaks to some lazy old
tramp I'll not buy you another gar
ment of any sort for year."
"And she talks-she talks-she talks"
groaned Mr.. Bowser.
That's quite all, and now L have
business in the library, and you needn't
sit up for me. 1t is sixty miles to
your fathers house, and the train
leaves at 10 o'clock in the morning.