Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-12-18

EoeiihG Was .uo sv'''. ",o. even buy me three calico dresses once. Three days iater he'd be she .s, iag Woman" at me until he co.t.~ Gr heard half milo away. f When we were ready to sit down fer taa evening we found MT. Bowser with the cat ill his lap. He looked as inno- cent and harmless as d boy three years olsl
 Are you thinking of buying hog this fall!" l asked in an aggressive | toae
 "A hog. mother? Why, of coursr not
 Are you looking around for hens?' | Not at all, mother. What do WI want of hens or hog?'
 "On two occasions, as l have beer told, you have attempted to take tha, cats life"
 "Yes, mother, it is true, but nevcr again will plot and plan against her It was a contemptible thing on my part"
 Are you thinking of fooling around with the furnace, the gas meter, th. water pipes or the doorbells this fall:" I asked.
 "No, mother" he quietly replied as he continued to stroke the cats back.
 "1 suppose you know. don't you. that the gas bill for the last month is a dol lar and half more than for the month before?"
 "Only dollar and half? thought 1t would be two dollars more at the very least. think Mrs. Bovser is one of the most economical women abor. burning gas that there is in the state l have often wondered how she ker, the bills so low"
 I was making no progress, and saw that Mrs. Bowser was getting yer nervous. l determined to take the bu y the ho.us, and did so by saying
 "Len1uel. there are few things vant to speak to you about"
 Yes, pethey.",
 'The cook may not come back fo, hree or four days"
 Well, you will hear no complain rom me-
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 So I've been told. I expected it ''ould go fifty.''
 "1've baen telling Sarah that she tight to go to the theater now an! hen'
 "Of course she had, and I staal 'eady to go with her any night'
 She needs handkerchiefs, gloves and thcr things but you are always talk Ing about her extravaganza and so''-
 Her extravaganza" he interrupted Why. mother. she is one of the most economical women ill the world! What eyer she needs she shall have right way. I'll give her money ill the morn ag. and you two can go down shop ning.'
 There's another little matter. When S0u cai1.e home out of sorts you roai' and sioux around here as if you were Il ttl @@31.. As matter of fact, N ,.oWser, you are lot the only 5ebb.e 9n the beach-not Icy long shot. l. oa were my husband and you cam. fosl-sng around I'd throw the teapot ;.. Hou.,'
 And you'd be right. mother-perfec ; right, le replied. Il know l roai: =! shout anl think I'm the whole .z-1W, and l ;.aa4atilnes wonder how ....'s BoWser stands it. It simply s'to.Es what Il Gear, good woman :tt.e l."
 @An;' every time you get beaten il, ..a ;.,:rE'!:!.cnt you yell Woman. at !4sr 1n! t;..A Of d divorce. The next 1:ne ..ss;! Go it want her ta walk out of ,s.. i.9U < ;.,al get d divorce from yo,. Do you hea;. ne. Lemuel:"
 "i CD, mother. and you are perfectly sss.2t-rerfee;i, light. cou!>.llj h9Na 1-,ned her if she had got q ,.;'a3.1 ,ong ago, but she'll never have occ;. sion again to apply
 Well, what could 1 do with such Il nan? An uncanny feeling began to .reep over me, and Sarah and I went upstairs and put our arms around each nther and cried. It seemed to us that ..Ir Bowser would be an angel before .,3orning but yet at 10 o'clock, when l 1neaked downstairs to see what had 3ecome of him, found him asleep on he lounge like an innocent babe, with hc cat lying on his stomach. I shall ttay for a week or two and see wheth- r he lives or dies M QUAD.