The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-09


sn bur after he had left It, He nad
this time e. walk about the sitting
room and got ready for the coming
banle. There would be no dilly daily
ing. he would crush her at once.
When sha finally appeared be drew
himse ur and said:
woman. | have few things TO say
to you.
SarusI Ordered Down.
"Ditto. Mt BoWser. You'd better take
a seat A short. fat m. never looks
well when posing as a Monument"
What, What, What. he shouted
so loudly that the cook down in the
kitchen dropped the dlshpan.
There. there. don't get excited.
haven't even begun with you yet Mr.
Bowser. the next time you find fault
with meal cooked in this house you
can begin to board elsewhere
Il board elsewhere. | leave my own
house"
That's what said, sir | want no
kickers at my table. And If You are
to remain here want TO see great
improvement in your manners.
"My-my manners!'
''You were bossine the cook around
the other day. telling her how you
wanted things cooked Quit it. Keep
right out OF the Kitchen. I'm the boss
Of that part Of the house as well as
all the rest"
And can't tell the cook can't
tell''-
mo. sir! Don't let me have TO refer
to this matter again"
Put ! am Bowser," he almost yell
cd as he jumped up and down-"Sam-
uel Bowser and your husband"
eyes. know and YOU needn't shout
it. This Is no stockyard with bulls
believing about You either address
me as gentleman should or not at
all. Mr.. Bowser, there's got TO be Il
great change IN this house
Great great changeY
That's what said, sir. Every
week or so you are talking about a
divorce. If you want one why don't
you get it? shall not defend the
case"
Mr.. Bowser fell backward into the
rocking chair in a way to jar the
whole house and the purple of his
face changed TO pallor
You come home and talk about my
way of running the house continued
Mrs. Bowser after moment If you
don't like It why don't you get out2
can recommend you TO several diff
ferent boarding houses If you con
tnue to kick and don't get out then ]
will 90 myself
you'll 20 CO.
A Heart 10 Heart Talk.
Certainly. When the coal is out
YOU kick. Don't you ever do it again
I'm running the coal bin, and I'm run
ming it TO suit myself and a great deal
better than you can When the gas
bin is high you kick about that. Quit
It. shall burn all the gas | please
You want to cut the cooks wages
down. They won't be cut
by the living lingo. such talk t'
me-to mew he shouted as he sprana
to his feet why, ! won't stand it'll
won't stand It a minute
"Oh. yes. you will We're having {
heart to heart talk. and you'll sit dowI
again and hear all I've got TO say.
did think I'd elope and leave not
for YOU. but I've changed my mind.
thought TO give YOU a chance to re
form"
Reform Reform Reform! Won
an. r.
But he couldn't say more. He ruShe'
down the hall and grabbed hat AM
oyercoat and fed out into the night
And he walked and walked. And h
thought and thought And he NUT
tered and muttered and muttered. An
after three long hours policeman
told him he had better go home. an
he went. He softly opened the CAT
and the door and crept back to tn
sitting room and fell on the loung
and slept. And at o'clock in tn
morning Mrs. Bowser came down an
found him there aud bent over hir
and kissed him and said:
Poor man. but he had TO have hi
little lesson"