The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-09
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ssnc sounded s.lr. Dpwscr's lungs Seem.
ed, To take a spcret hqthfactlop in
tbumping him we'll Announced rat
there was no sign Of pneumonia vet.
but advised the utmost caution against
exposure or excitement Said that
most of his patients who died heard
dog howl few hours before dissoiu-
don 1t was just possible tflat he
could pull the case through but
AS soon as he had departed MIR. Bow
ser had four shiyers in succession sind
gave Mrs. Bowser n list of debts TO
be paid after he had become an angel
At 3 O'Clock the patient tried to sing
. hymn, but gave it On in the middle
" the first verse and asked Mrs. Bow
rer If she could possibly forgive him
| for jawing around when the coal was
out She wiped the .teTS, FROM iis
! eyes and kissed him and heiwhispcr
ed that he was sorry for calling his
mothcrin-lh@ n.human hyehal
His Wife Forgives Him.
At 4 o'clock the patient felt erin
Killing of bis toes, accompanied by, al
.twitching Of the ears. and he declaed
/ his belief that this was sign of dis
solution. He recalled tic fact that lie
had once came home and raised a
great row on finding a clothespin in
the front yard. and he wanted to die
/ knowing that Mrs Bowser had forgiv-
en- him. Forgiveness was extended,
and he was assured that lie had many
years Of life still before him. This
! cheered him for a moment, but n new
! buzzing in his ears admonisbed him
that his stay in this world might be
/ brief
At o'clocI, more toast and tea.
While the patient ate and drank he
said he was leaving the best wife in
/ all the world behind him and that he
deserved bootinE for the way he had
held her responsible, for broken win
dows and frozen water pipes. He
spoke of the cat as IL she were a hu-
man being and wondered If she would
miss him. Wondered how he could
I ever have been 50 foolish as to try to
ride a bike.
Bids Family Cat Goodby.
At G o'clock the patient felt that
pneumonia had seized him I'm its dead
ly clutch and that two hours more
would witness the end. lie held Mrs.
Bowscr's hand and begged her forgive
ness for saying that she had no sys'
tenn about housekeeping, referred TO
his mother-n-aw again and left her
several farewell messages.
At G:3O o'clock the patient weakly
whispered that he wished TO bid the
family cat goodby. He had not been
kind to her and his conscience was
troubling him On three occasions he
had even sought 10 take her life The
cat was brought. and as she seemed To
say "Oh, forget it," tears rolled down
his cheeks. He then closed his eyes
and appeared to be resigned to the in
evitabc Even the cook in the kitchen
was weeping. and the umbrella mend
crS passing the house were requested
to lower their voices to whisper.
Makes Sudden Recovery.
At : o'clock, as Mrs. Bowser sai
downstairs and her patient was spp
posed to he asleep, MrF BowserspddSn
ly appeared before her in Ills dressing
gown - -
Good gracious!" she exclaimed
"But you-you"-
Exactly. madam" he replied as, he
looked around for cigar 'You and
the doctor have fuudly imagined sall
day that | was booked for Jerichoa but
you see me here before YOU, and now
why in thunder are you letting tlmr
blamed old cat scratch the cover or
the loungei'
But you said-said'-
81 said the grip didn't amount 20
shuclis, ana here's the proof of IT, II
you'd had it you would probably have
died before noon, but it has only made
me hungry. If there is any cold corn.
cd beef in the house you have the cook
sling It on the table After I've eaten
I'm going out for five mile walk, and
IL the doctor comes while I'm gone adj
wise him to drop medicine and ~
TO building cement houses. Grip
TJurnIlf"