West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-01-21
stead without the matter being
made momenious affair

the middle of the room and got
one of the rails out of the footboard,
and l heard him chuckIing:
Just as easy as greasel Now /
let the end of the rail drop on the
floor until j take GU, the other.
The man who put 10, 900 feet of
lumber into this bedstead must have
had sawmill at his back, but my
quiet little way will"
knew it would come, and when
the footboard fell with a crash I
was not greatly startled. AS the
house got through vibrating l en-
cred the room and found Mr.. Bow
ser surveying the footboard in a
startled way, and said;
al told you that you needed help.
will call the cook, and the three
of us together can manage the head :
board"
woman, will you obey me or
won't your" he demanded, as his
white face began to grow red again.
'Yessof course, but you can
never manage that heavy head
board alone. II you try to take
the rails out"
"Madame Bowser, ! am running
this job, and will make success
of 1t, even if have to bring up the
crowbar and the ak. Don't let me
see you up here again until / call"
l had to take my departure, but
! notified the cook to stand by for
hurry call, and we were both
crouched on the stairs when Mr..
Bowser removed one of the rails
from the headboard. He didn't
seem to have any particular plan
about it, but just lifted the rail out,
and next instant there was a terri
fed yell and terrible crash. We
rushed into the room to find that
the other rail had slipped out and
let the massive headboard fall fiat,
and that Mr.. Bowser had not been
quick enough to get out of the way,
1t had caught and flung him down
on his face, and only his hand,
appeared to view. / saw that his
eyes were open. and that he was
conscious, and asked:
"Mr. Bowser, did hear you call
to me7"
He fetched a groan or two, but
made no reply.
II see that you are still running
your job, but you appear to have
stopped for rest"
He opened and closed bis eyes,
but he couldn't find words to which
to express his feelings. l winked at
cook and remarked that she had
better go down to the kitchen and
finish her work, and we went down
stairs together.
] expected Mr.. Bowser would
call out, but he didn't. He was
determined not to ask for help if he
died for it, but at the end of Il
minutes he had to give in and
raise a shout. Up he went, and
cook and / got hold of the head
board and tugged and lifted and
finally got it clear, and then Mr..
Bowser slowly sat up and glared at
me.
"Did the internal old cat play
too much circus2" / asked as I
tried to pat his head.
"Womanl" he shouted, as he
found his voice at last, chow dare
you stand there and look me in the
face7"
ASSASSINATION WouId-be MUIR
der Putt job to have me crush
ed to pulp Tomorrow, woman
tomorrow we see our respective
lawyers and arrange for divorced
But / got HIM into bed and rub
bed his back with liniment and APP
piled witch hazel to the bumps and
bruises, and when he finally fell
asleep it was TO muster to himself:
Ought to have had three or four
men to have help me, just as Mrs.
Bowser said; but wanted to show
off. Mrs. BowseTs all right, and
ought be to hit with TWO bedsteadsl"
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We heard man Of this town say
that his wife made him all he was.
That is right; man usually blames
II all on his wife.
A New York publisher started q
paper called "The Lamb" but he
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