The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-17
BoWsER BUYS DIAMONDS.
But the Wedding Anniversary Is Not a
Happy One.


Mr.. Bowser's face as he entered the
door the other evening and the tired
Mrs. Bowser was glad to see it, The
cook had taken a day off to attend the
wedding of a sister, and the work had
fallen on the mistress.
Never mind, old GIRL Mr.. Bowser
answered, as she explained matters.
1.-THE dinner will be good enough for
anybody. If you'd telephoned me we
would have gone out to a restaurant"
We'll, if you won't scold shall be
all right
"Scold? Scold? Why I'm glad the
cook went out. Well have a little
dinner all by ourselves. Capital! Fine!
Just what I would have wished for"
Mr.. Bowser sat down in jolly mood.
He might have found fault with some
things, but he didn't. He praised
everything, and now and then he
chuckled. His attitude was so strange
that Mrs. Bowser finally Queried:
WAS business extra good today?"
Business all right-all right"
And are you feeling better than
| usual?''
Feeling like a new gold dollar.
| Shake hands, Mrs. Bowser.'
She gave him her hand across the
| table, but at the same time wondered
| if he had gone crazy.
He grinned and chuckled and finally
| burst into laughter.
''Mr. Bowser, will you tell me what
has happened? I can't make you out
''Ha! Ha. H! Little woman. do you
remember 80 years ago today?"
| "Why-why-let' see? Thirty
years ago? My stars, butts it's our
! wedding anniversary and l had clean
| forgotten it,!
''Sure you had-sure!"
| but you had remembered it. you
dear?"
about the dinner. It's our little we'd
| ding dinner over again. Fine! Fine!
! Oh I'm not such an old codger as you
sometimes take me for
You are just one of the best men
| in the world, and / am coming around
the table to kiss you! How forgetful
of me, and how thoughtful of you'll"
The meal was not half finished yet,
and Mr.. Bowser continued to smile and
chuckle. He evidently had something
up his sleeve. What it was did not de-
velop until they had reached the sit
| ting room. Mrs. Bowser was on the
point of saying that she would like to
| celebrate the occasion by going to the
/ theater, when he announced:
| ut is a snowy, blowy night, and We II
/, pass it at our own fireside in talk. Yes.
| just so years ago this afternoon you be-
| came my bonny bride. Have you ever
regretted it, dear?"
! ''Of course not. Have your
/ Never. I have often talked about
i divorce, but that was only a bluff, you
/ know. And 1 have done some blowing
about your extravaganza in running
II the house, but of course, didn't mean
it,
ct never thought you did,
That's sweet and nice of you. !
ought to be ashamed of myself, and l
am, and I promise to do better in the
future. Here, on the thirtieth ami
versary Of our wedding day, I'm going
to promise to stop certain things:
II shall not roar any more about the
coal bills.
Il won't say another blamed word
about the gas bills.
'Pll never mention divorce and ALI
E1ony again.
Il won't contend that I could run the
house better than you do.
81 won't growl about the prices you
pay to the grocer and butcher.
Il won't buy a fire-escape, a burglar
alarm nor a fly-machine.
Il won't climb Mt. Mckinley, MOI
| discover the North Pole.
81 won't try to save gas, nor bring g
patent fuel into the house.
81 won't trade the place for chicken
farm nor go to raising sugar beetS.
eff we play euchre you can have tbs
joker in the pack and If you get it OF
your deal I won't say you stole it.
There, dear, what do you think o.
that?' he triumphantly finished.
Just as I said before-you are the
hest man in the world" replied Mrs
\ Bowser.
And now, dear, I want to hand yol
! a slight token to aid you to remembel
the happy day. I know you will b,
pleased with it. for you've Away.
. wanted one. Give me a kiss and taxi
it,
And thereupon he handed her out
bracelet set with diamonds. It wa
more than set. 1t was studded will
the precious stones.
Mrs. Bowser gave a gasp of deligh
s and reached for the baub1e.
Then her hand and her face fell.
What is it, honey? Don't you ad
81 mire 3t?''
yves"
isn't it what you've long wanted?
II guess So"
''See here, now" said Mr.. Bowser a