West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-19
BONSER HAS ANOTHER SPELL
He Comes Home 10 the Long Suffering
Mrs. BOwSer Ready 10 Make
Things Hum.
SHE PARRlES THE BLOW
II Falls Upon Tho Fat Grocer, unsus-
peeting and Innocent Of any
wrongdOing.

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came home from the office the other
evening TO know that he had one
OF his old fashioned "spells" on.
She heard him kick the gate open
with vicious bang, and the way
he ratified his key in the front door
and twisted at the knob was proof
that he was out Of sorts and had a
chip on his shoulder.
"lt's pretty cold night outside,
isn't itp" she asked as she met him
in the hall.
"You didn't imagine it was an
August night, did your" he sneered
in reply.
"Well, dinner is all ready, and
I've got your favorite dish-roast
mutton"
"Humphl | told you the last
thing before left the house this
morning that / wanted beefsteak. "
al didn't hear you"
al suppose not. It's got so now
adays that you never hear me except
when you want to. There's got to
be q change around this house or
there'll be calamity"
Mrs. Bowser said no more. She
knew she'd catch it after dinner,
and she spent the dinner hour work
ing up her nerve to meet the situ-
alton. Mr.. Bowser growled and
grunted and muttered all through
the meal, and when it was finished
he stalked upstairs like a Judge and
turned on Mrs. Bowser with:
"Didn't | see a gas bill around
here somewhere last night1"
"You did. Invent down and paid
it today. The amount is $a.8o."
"Whatp You have let those high
waymen rob me againl You sneak
down there and hand over the money
without saying word to mel"
al have paid the gas bills every
month for the last three years. /
don't know where the sneakinR
comes in."
"But you paid 80, and you
knew that it was nothing short of
extortion."
"The bill is only 80 cents more
than for last month, and I'm sure
we have burned the additional gas.
There was nothing to raise a low
about"
"Oh, there wasn't" shouted Mr..
Bowser, as he looked around to see
If the cat was in kicking distance
"There was nothing to raise a row
about when your husband was being
lleeced, blackmailed, robbed, swim
died and done upl That's the kind
Of wife you arel This morning I
looked for half an hour for
that checked coat Of mine, but
couldn't find it. When did you sell
1t, and for what price7"
al never sell any clothes out Of
the house," replied Mrs. Bowser.
Then you gave it away or thrust
it into the furnace. That coat cost
me sIo and was as good as new,
and yet to spite me you have made
away with il. BY thunder, woman
"You got that coat at bargain
sale last spring for a dollar and a
halt. After wearing II three or four
times you said ii was too tight under
the arms and too small in the back
and you tossed it into the store
room. The first time we had the
lawn moved you gave it to the old
man who did the work Don't you
remember saying that his face re-
minded you OF your father's2"
"Neyerl Never You either sold
or burned up that coat, and it was
for spite. However, we will pass
that over Look at this, Mrs. Bow.
ser, and tell me what il is"
at is piece Of hard coal"
"And where did it come fromP
"How can / tell2"
al found it at the gate tonight.
i; came from our cellar. Whoever
was carrying out coal lost il. 1t is
living evidence, woman, living eyi.
dence to convict you"
"Of whatp"
"Of selling furnace coal out oil
the bins How much did you SELF
What price did you get2"
Don't be silly, Mr.. Bowser.
They we're getting in coal next dooi
this afternoon, and this IS one oil
the stray pieces. Were you goinf
over as far as The drug store thu,
EVENING""
"Never you mind whether l am