The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-24

Ilcu LOT IedE tudI ne WIS BOInB " ulc
A fortune teller had once told her that
before Mr.. BOwser died he would be
come almost an angel, and 1t seemed tc
her that this was the beginning of the
end. l didn't look ut 1t that way. Hav.
ing had a husband Of my own, 1 know
something about their fits and fadsI
My husband used to get these pussy cat
spells Oh at long intervals, and then
nothing was too good for me. He'd
even buy me three calico dresses at
once. Three days later he'd be shout
Ing "WOman" at me until he could
be heard half a mile away. .
When we were ready to sit down for
che evening we found Mr.. Bowser with
the cat in his lap. He looked as inno-
cent and harmless as q boy three years
old.
Are you thinking Of buying a hog
this fall?" l asked in IN aggressive
tone.
"A hog, mother? Why, of course
not"
Are you looking around for hens?"
"Not at all, mother. What do we
want of hens or a hog?"
ION two occasions, as l have been
told, you have attempted to take that
cats life"
"YeS, mother, it is true, but never
again will l plot and plan against her.
1t was a contemplate thing ON my
part"
"Arc you thinking Of fooling around
with the furnace, the gas meter, the
water pipes or the doorbells this fall?"
l asked.
mo, mother" he quietly replied as he
continued to stroke the cats back.
II suppose you know, don't you, that
the gas bill for the last month is Il dol
lar and a half more than for the month
before?"
only q dollar and a half? / thought
1t would be two dollars more at the
very least. l think Mrs. Bowser is one
OF the most economical women about
burning gas that there is in the state.
l have often wondered how she kept
the bills so low"
l was making no progress, and l saw
that Mrs. BOwSer was getting very
1 determined to take the bull
by the horns, and 1 did so by saying:
"Lemuel. there are a few things l
want to speak to you about"
Eyes, mother"
The cook may not come back for
three or four days"
well, you will hear no complaints
from me-"
Coal has gone up % cents 4 tom
80 I've been told. 1 expected it
would go fifty"
I've been telling Sarah that she
ought to so to the theatcr now and
then"
"Of course she had, and l stand
ready to &c with her any night"
She needs handkerchiefs. gloves and
other 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 in the world. What
ever she needs she shall have right |
away. I'll give her money in the morn
ing. and You we can go down shop
ping
There's another little matter. When
you come home out Of sorts you roar
md shout around here as if you were
4 tin god. AS a matter Of fact, MIR.
.0wSer. you are not the only pebble
)n the ~beach-nOt by a long shot. II
We're my husband and you came
around I'd throw the teapot at
And you'd be right, mOther-perfect-
y right" he replied. Il know l roar
md shout and think I'm the whole |
and l sometimes wonder how
Hrs. Bowser stands it. 1t simply
hows what a dear, good woman
he is"
And every time you get beaten in
II argument you yell Woman at her
talk of n divorce. The next time
ou do it l want her to walk out of
house and get a divorce from you.
10 you hear me, Lemuel?' L
Il do, mother, and you are perfectly
,ght-perfectly right. 1 couldn't have !
famed her if she had got a divorce T
ing ago., but she'll never have occa- 2
on again to apply"
Well, what could I do with such a
an? An uncanny feeling began to n
'eep over me, and Sarah and l went 3
and put our arms around each Il
and cried. 1t seemed to us that
r. BOwser would be an angel before
Orning, but yet at 10 O'clock, when I
leaked downstairs to see what had T
come Of him, l found him asleep on L
e lounge like an innocent babe, with
e cat lying on his stomach. l shall Fl
ay for a week or two and see wheth- u
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