The daily Alaskan., 1908-06-15

But the last time you were here you called me an old bum because ! took a nip"
 "That was just an old woman's way, you know. Buml Why, should like to hear any one refer to you as bum in my presencew
 Mir. Bowser felt weak and wabbly, and he went down and took nlp-two of 'em. When he returned the mother ln-law reached for his hand and said: "Yes, Sammy; got to thinking on New Years day what a good mnn you were, and found myself feeling sorry thatI had ever said anything to burt your feelings, came this time to beg your pardon and promise to be a diff ferent mOther-lntaw hereafter. Can you overlook the past, Sammy" Do you mean that yGu didn't come down here to bulldoze and blow around2" he asked
 "Why, Sammy, how could think of such q thlng?"
 "Once. when bought pig, you said ! dldn't know as much as a boy ten years old.''
 "Then must have been crazy. I'd take another nip of that cloret If l were you"
 Mir, BowSer went down and took Nn- other nip-two of 'cm. 6,
 q may ha"e said mean things, sam my, but nr'er meant themS said the mOther-In-luw us he returned. "l have made up m. mind to begin thls year right"
 q bought some chickens, and you said hadn't the brains of grass hopper"
 "Is 1t posaible2"
 "I wanted to clean house once as you came here, and you picked up the butcher knife and ordered me out You said you would as soon murder me as not"
 Upon my word, but l must have teen crazy" fr And once you told Sarah right be- fore me that if you had to live with such a husband as am you'd pour hot lead into his ears while he slept"
 "Then l ought to have been sent to an asylum, Say, sammy, there's a bottle Of claret on the sIdeboard." Mfr Bowserr went down and saw that she was correct, and he took nip two of 'em.
 Begged His Forgiveness.
 "Slt right here, and well hold hands and talk" said tue motherln-law as he came buck in a melting mood. q want you to forgive me if I've ever hurt your reellngsN
 "T will"
 q want you to know that think you are the best man on earth"
 "ThanksI
 And want you to think me the best woman"
 q do."
 Never again, Sammy, will call you a bum. Never again will l draw an ax on you. Never again win l threaten you with the butcher knife or say that you haven't the brains of a graRshopper. want love and peace and harmony between us, want the whole world to know how proud of you I am Sammy let us sing:
 "For he's Q jolly good fellow
 For he's Q jolly good fel-low''- Mfr. Bowser went down for another nip-twO of 'em-from the bottle, but found 1t empty. He therefore put on his bat and oyercoat to renew the sup ply. He saw two mothers-in-law and went out of two doors. There were two gates, and he hadn't proceeded a hundred feet when he leaned up against two fences to think It over Pretty soon what seemed like two po' llcemen came along, and both of them said to him:
 "wel, old cock, what are you doing here2"
 My name's BOwsher."
 "Wen?
 "Muzzer-Iaw has come down to shee me-"
 "YesY
 And shay. she's Ter best old gal fin all zhls world She begs my pardon beg hers, and
 She's n Jolly gooi f-e-l-I-o-w-
 She's a jolly good t-e-l-l-o-w-
 She's a jol-
 "Shay, officer. put me ip my lizzie bed and tell everybody zhat I died of too much happlnessw NJ. QUAD.
 Sign of Proeoeity.
 First Magazine Edltor-I believe my youngster.ls cut out for an editor. Second Editor Why so?
 First Edltor-- Everything be gets his hands on he runs and throws Into the wastebasket!-LippincOtts Magazine.