St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-04-03
found the blamed old ranse f,re out

found the blamed old range flre out
again and gobbled down some break.
fast food. No one to kiss-no one to
say goodby 10. Saw the cat before
left, but he turned his back on me.
"IIome again at night. Found that
the furnace had burned up the seven
teen tons of coal | heaved into IL this
morning and gone out Range ditto.
Had some dishwater coffee and old
bread for dinner and decided to go to
one Of my clubs and get tight.
"Got to figuring how many years,
months. weeks. days, hours, minutes
ana seconds Mrs, BoVscr had been
gone aud stayed home. Tried to read.
tried to sing tried to crate No good.
Tramp called. and gave him the mar
BILE heart.
went to bed TO fall asleep at once,
but heard burglars aud awoke. Heard
files. heard saws, saw ghosts. Sweat
like n horse. Mrs. BOwsers mother
shall hear from the for this. Got up
feeling as slimpsy ms a rng.
"Furnace fire out. range fire out.
Went 70 n restaurant aud got mighty
poor breakfast and told the owner
what | thought of II and him. About
the only thing hot about the meal was
our words.
"No one to ask me to hurry home
and hint ut good dinner. Long day.
most of II spent in ilgiring when
could expect Mrs. DJwacI back Wha,
selfish wrc.ches mothrr .lrslw are.
Broke up my happy hoa.c because she
had cold In the head or u crick In her
back!
"The man that wrote that husbands
and wives ought TO be separated three
or four times year Is an ass. and I'd
like to punch his head.
Another poor meal nj restaurant
Praises His Wife.
Another homecoming to n cold au1
dismal house. Got the old furnace go.
Ing after an hours hard work and then
sat and thought Mrs. Bowscr is
mighty good woman. ! can't under.
stand how I allowed her TO trot or w
there without knowing that her mother
was dangerously III. I've no spirit to
20 TO n club. ! Just seem 20 sit here
In the cleaning and think sad thoughts
think that something may happen TO
prevent Mrs. Bowser from returning
to me. Great henvensl
"Wcnt 10 bed. Same old files and
saws and ghosts and burglars. Just
let me get my hands on the man that
wrote thnt married people ought 60
break up their homes three or four
times u year!
"Samc breakfast. same long. lone
some day. Perkins advised me 20 20
and sit In three cemeteries until had
cured myself. Have n good mind 20
20 up aud see Mrs. Bowscr. Have
good mind to telegraph her that the
house has burned down. the cat gone
dead and that am threatened with ap-
pcndlcitls.
Same cold. dark. dismal. Internal old
house. Got home just IN time 10 run
three tramps out OF the yard. Brought
home lobstcr aud planned for d feast.
Started Dire IN the range with four.
teen barrels Of kindllngs. ten bags OF
charcoal nnd two tons of hard coal
bit the lobster was broilcd TO elm.
der. and Ind to turn 20 some break
fnsi food year old.
''Tried 90 read a funny book during
the evening and ect up a laugh. No
laughs. No grins Not even smile.
ON the contrary. felt shivcrs crawl.
Ing up my back. by the seven one.
horned cows but ia like 20 see Mrs.
Bowser get away from this house
again. Noises. Why. counted 1900.
OC0 different sorts!
"Put ths .nsi OF forty tons OF conl
into the furnace 10 kes.j the frost out
OF the house and went out TO break.
fast No change. Same man-same
waiter-same row. I have evidently
made him understand that Mrs. Bow.
ser Is away and that am buzzsaw
and can't be fooled with.
perkins suggests that hire some
one 20 prevent me from committing
suicide. Says he would never have
known me n he had met me at prize
fight.
"IIome at the usual hour TO that
scene Of desc Hold onl The house is
lighted up as OF old. On the steps
waiting for me are Mrs. Bowser and
the cat. Her coming Is a surprise. A
regular dinner awaits me. and the fires
are all right.
"Um. um! Back. ehf What did you
come SO soon fort Have I been lone
somef Not the smallest bit. How'ye
got alongf Bully. Slept like top
every night. lived on the fat OF the
land and was hoping you'd stay all
winter" NJ. QUAD.