Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-11
Bowser to go on and fire more grape shot. and presently there was more to

going CO uO lulS W1ntGF, ana | WauL 10 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 lem. don't propose to be burned up in my bed at night, no matter how you feel about it. Then I shall take dumbbell and other exercises for my rheuma- tsm. The doctor has ordered it, you know. He says if could take boxing lessons it would be good thing, but haven't made up my mind about that yet"
 "Are you-you Mrs. BowserY' asked hoarse voice as she paused for breath.
 '1 am, sir. I am Mrs. Bowser, wife of MT. Bowser, and am talking to him and to no one else. There Is sale next week by auction of antique furni- ture, and I shall attend. This house needs table of the Louis XII. style, cabinet of the Louis XIII. make and a 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 1t"
 Good Lord! Good Lord!' whispered MT. Bowser as he wriggled around in his chair, while the cat got under the piano to whisper to herself:
 Gee whiz, but ain't the old man having hot old time in this old town tonighti''
 'I 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 $3 per week for her keep fig ure that we would save about $500 per year. 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 I shall buy one and save about $25O year on our pork. We will also need a few hens believe you paid a dollar apiece for those you bought two or three years ago and that they all turned out roost- CTS and we never got an egg, but know I can do better than that. The hens can be had for about 30 cents apiece, and we can build a henhouse of Roman architecture for $75. We will then have our own eggs and not be swallowing microbes every day."
 T forbid it, woman--I forbid itr' shouted MT. Bowser as he Jumped up and waved his arms around.
 Man, do you know who you are talk ing to?''
 T say I forbid it!'
 .But 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 I'll step down and out, and you may try 1t. And there's another thing I wish to speak about. Your father is aall right. in 8 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 lastY' asked MT. Bowser of himself as he pinched his leg and remembered how often he had inveighed against his mother-in-law.
 "And now about clubs," said Mrs. Bowser as she paused before him. 'sYou belong to two or three, and they are always working you for soft thing propose to join four or i've, and | think I can hold my own. I want something to take up my evenings and use up my spare cash. It is quite likely I shall be asked to deliver recita- tions and essays, and the name of Mrs eBowser may come to be known in the land. You have had many oppor- tunities, but you have not accomplished anything yet" .4
 s'And this to me-to me-to mey' gasped MT. Bowser as he glanced at the cat and saw that she was almost in convulsions
 sAnd one more thing, MT. Bowser. You are one of the most careless men in the world, as have often observed. Should you lose your purse with 15 cents in it on the street car or in a store don't come home and expect any sympathy from me. I have told you that you can't be trusted even with quarter to go to the butchers for a pound of bacon, and ]" you will persist in your careless ways you must take the consequences. think that is about all tonight. Let me see! No, there is one more thing. If come home and unu LAAI JVu AofC SAfCA q W taJ OAAS OA my 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 talksw groaned MT. Bowser.
 That's quite all, and now I have business In the library, and you needn't sit up for me- It is sixty miles to your fathers house, and the train leaves at 10 o'clock in the morning. Should you decide to go my lawyer and your lawyer can easily arrange about the alimony. Good night, MT. Bowser, good night"
 Two hours later Mrs. Bowser came softly into the room to find MT. Bowser asleep in his chair with the cat on his knees. They had gone to sleep while wondering where he was at, and the look still remained on his face
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