West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-12-08
MRS. BOHSER'S DIARY.
lVening Because Hubby APP
peared Too Good

was looking out OF the wind w
when Mr.. Bowser came home from
the Office. expected To see him
kick the gate open with hts usual
vim aud ook roand the front yard
for lost clothes pin TO find fault
over, but he hsndirt the gate in the
gentlest manner. and' opened the
front door as carefully as an old
maid
To my surprise, as met him in
tn hall, he kissed me and wanted
t. know If was tired. gave him
a sharp look, thinking the heat
might have affected his head. but
he appeared to be in his normal
c ndilion.
As the day had been excessively
sul,ry, l only had pick up dinner.
| expected he would pound on the
table aud ask if | thought he was
some two dollar week boarder,
but he ate heartily and did not
utter one complaint
The cook burned her hand and
broke several dishes with a crash
just as dinner was over, but Mr..
Bowser didn'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 acci-
dents were liable to happen in any
body's kitchen, and suggested that
l get the sweet oil and bind up the
cut.
Mr.. Bowser sat down and smok ed
for half an hour without once cuss-
log the man who made the cigar.
1t was then that began to be anx-
ious about him. He generally uses
10 cuss words to one cigar.
As we sat in the door to enjoy
the breeze a watermelon peddler
came along and shrieked out 40
dIftrent times, but Mr.. Bowser did
not appear TO hear him. For a
minute my heart beat so tumultu-
ously that could hardly get my
breath.
A little later tramp appeared
and called Nj. Bowser old man and
asked him for 10 cents. l mad
goosenesh and the cat rolled her
eyes but no murder was done. The
man got 10 cents and went away
wbistling,
When the butcher boy came with
the meat for breakfast and left a
bill for 10 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 to pay it, and didn't even
speak of it.
Ten minuts later the cook told
me that we must have an extra piece
of ice to keep things through the
night aud ] had to ask Mr. Bowser
for dime. He handed it out
without a word. On two or three
previous occasions he had charged
me with wheeling the refrigerator
before the kitchen range in order
to melt the ice faster and send him
to the poorhouse.
| A hoodum passing on the other
side Of the street threw a potato al
us aud narrowly missed Mr.. Bowser's
head, ] fully expected a tragedy
that would fll columns Of the news.
papers for days and days, and
believe lost consciousness for q
moment When came to Mr.
Bowser was simply aunterinl
around the front yard
When the cook returned fror
ordering the ice she spoke Of Mr.
Bowser's strange attitude and askcc
If were not alarmed. She sal.
that her husband had acted jus
that way Two or three days bef ~,
he went insane, aud Killed three mci
and was seat to lunatic rs, lum
II was her opinion hat oueh
TO make great effort 60 arouse bin
A few minutes later hinted {,
him ,hat was expecting mothe
down almost any day. Asa uul
thing, when drop such a hinr
he rises up on his hind legs an,
gets red in the face and claws th,
air, but on this occasion be- rep'ie,
taat she was dear Cd thing an,
that he would meet her at the depo
with a carriage The cat locke,
at me and looked at the cat, bu
we wers too amazed for words
After ! had managcd to draw
long breath and shake OF my lcth
argy I observed so Mr. Bowse
tina, I had spent two hours ths
afternoon looking over his Low
letters. This has been a sore pom
with him for years Before "
{ we're married he wrote me two o