The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-14

u LAS oeen wasted in the house"
"ave Tramp a Quarter.
SA weeks ago when in fear ara
trembling had Informed Mr. Rowso-
'na' the Goa! was out be had got U
ana fairly howled. He charged tha
eoai man with cheating him out Of =,
quarter OF a ton. and he charged ma
WIN having sold another quarter n
ramps. ! sat and looked at him ana
If ne could be my Bowser 4.
was still looking when a tramp eano
10 the door. Mr.. Bowser answered the
ring and when asked for a dime be
puiled out a quarter and handed e.
over with:
OF course III help you and De glat
to do It,"
Now, two weeks ago that same tram,
called and asked for a nickel and NJ,
bo"ser ran him out Of the yard anc
across the road and threatened mir
With state prison for life. When h.
had returned to the sitting room g.,
asked:
Did you have q Painting spell at the
Office today7"
"A what he exclaimed. "whv ~
course not. | told you I never felt bet,
ter. What made you ask such q silly
question:
because ] have a bit of news, anC
II you were not feeling we'll j wouldn't
break It for a DAY OF two"
Broke New. to Him.
ct OF n Io W -
the camphor bottle to my nose If yor
see me fainting,"
Mother viii! be here the middle O.
the week"
"Will she7 That's good. l was
thinking Of the dear old lady this after
noon ] shall be glad to see her"
She is your mother-in-law, you
know"
"Of course"
and when she is here she-she rath.
er bosses you"
"Of course. but l don't lay that I'D
against her, III meet her at the depot
with & carriage. and she shall stay all
the rest Of the summer with US"
For the next five minutes l didn't
know whether to telephone the doctor.
ring for the ambulance or send out for
he police. Mr.. BOwser's demeanOr
fairly frightened me. 1t was plain that
he was acting under some sort Of q
spell, BY and by ] determined to
bring up q subject that has never fail
ed to arous his anger and bring him
hanH RI pnyrrnr1r- H. u-aC otc1nfh
ing the cat and praising the color of
her eyes when l said:
Mr.. Bowser, do you ever recall the
silly love letters you wrote me before
we were married?"
"Oncs In awhile" he replied, follow
ed by a laugh.
Il have kept them and was reading
them over the other day. 1t doesn't
seem possible that you could have
written such ros."
but l was like all other young
asses. I thought you were the sun.
moon, stars and all else"
You used poor grammar and spelled
many Of your words wrong"
mo doubt, my dear. When a Teller
Is In love he doesn't stop for grammar
or photography. Lord, but how l did
want to die for your
had brought up the most painful
subject In our lives and the n to
prick him hardest. and yet he had not
WINGED. He had even smiled com
%placently. 7 sat there and tried to
think of something else. but gave up
In despair. By and by he nodded and
yawned and after a minute put the
cat down and said:
Dear, if you don't mind I'll lie
down on the lounge for awhile. but
don't let me sleep more than an hour
In FIVE minutes he was snoring. Then
] went to the telephone and softly rang
up the doctor and said:
Doctor, | wish you would come
over to the house a minute"
What is it1' he asked.
MIR. Bowser has got a strange spell
on"
What do you mean by strange
spelli"
WHY. he won't find fault with any
thing and I can't make him mad. He
Is as complacent as a clam. Do you
think he has a presentiment that he is
not long for this worldT'
.'Oh. he's all right" laughed the doc
tor. Such spells come to all men.
He's just resting up to get a better
hold. Look out for him when he breaks
loose again. Don't be at all anxious
! have known a thousand cases Of It,
Good hight" NJ. QUAD.