The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02

is lots of talk about dishonest coal
men, but We must take it for what it
is worth. We no doubt got all that was
coming to us, and don't suppose any
Of it has been wasted in the house"
Gave Tramp q Quarter.
Six weeks ago when in fear and
trembling had informed Mr. Bowser
that the coal was out he had got up
.nd fairly howled. He charged the
oal man with cheating him out of q
quarter Of ton, and he charged me
with having sold another quarter to
tramps. l sat and looked at him and
wondered If he could be my Bowser. l
was still looking when a tramp came
to the door. Mr.. Bowser answered the
ring, and when asked for dime he
pulled out quarter and handed it
over, with:
"Of course I'll help you and be glad
to do it."
Now, two weeks ago that same tramp
called and asked for q nickel, and Mr..
Bowser ran him out of the yard and
across the road and threatened him
with state prison for life. When he
had returned to the sitting room l
asked:
did you have fainting spell at the
Office today?,"
"a what! he exclaimed. "Why, Of
course not. told you never felt bet
ter. What made you ask such a silly
question:"
Because I have a bit Of news, and
if you were not feeling we'll I wouldn't
break it for day or two.'
Broke News to Him.
"Let us have it now. You can hold
the camphor bottle to my nose if you
see me fainting."
"Mother will be here the middle of
the week."
"Will she? That's good. 1 was
thinking of the dear old lady this after
noon. shall be glad to see her"
"She is your mother-in-law, you
know" 49,.
"Of course"
"And when she is here she-she rath-
er bosses you"
"Of course, but I don't lay that up
against her. I'll meet her at the depot
with carriage, and she shall stay all
the rest Of the summer with us"
For the next five minutes I didn't
know whether to telephone the doctor,
ring for the ambulance or send out for
the police. Mr.. Bowser's demeanor
fairly frightened me. 1t was plain that
he was acting under some sort Of
spell. By and by I determined to
bring up a subject that has never fail
ed to arouse his anger and bring him
back to Bowserdom. He was smooth
ing the cat and praising the color OF
her eyes when said:
"Mr. Bowser do you ever recall the
silly love letters you wrote me before
we were married?"
"Once in awhile" he replied, follow
ed by a laugh.
81 have kept them and was reading
them over the other day. 1t doesn't
seem possible that you could have
written such rot
'But I 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"
''No doubt, my dear. When a feller
is in love he doesn't stop for grammar
or .orthography. Lord, but how l did
want to die for your
I had brought up the most painful
subject in our lives and the one to
prick him hardest, and yet he had not
WINGED. He had even smiled COM
placently. / sat there and tried to
think of something else, but gave up
in despair. BY and by he nodded and
yawned and after 4 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
I went to the telephone and softly rang
up the doctor and said:
doctor. I wish you would come
over to the house a minute"
What is it," he asked.
''Mr Bowser has got q strange spell
on"
What do you mean by strange
spell:"
WHY, he won't find fault with any.
thing and can't make him mad. He
is as complacent as clam. Do you
think he has presentinent that he is
net long fer this world?"
"Oh, has all right" laughed the doc
tor. "Such spells come to all men.
He's just resting up to get q better
hold. Look out for him when he breaks
loose again. Don't be at all anxious.
I have known a thousand cases Of it.
Good night" NJ. QUAD.