The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-14

ing. 1 WISH you were my husband Tor
about an ho1r. You'd never play poker
more than oncei"
A Flash q Independence.
"Did you come out here TO insult and
abuse me?" demanded Mr. Bowser.
with fash of independence.
al came out here to straighten things
up, and shall do it," she sternly re-
piled
Then &pllowed a powerful silence.
broken at last by his going down TO
the cellar to nail board on the coal
bin. He had just started TO drive a
nall when the mother-in-law appeared
on the stairs and said:
"Drop that hammer like hot po-
tato! Don't you know that every blow
goes through your poor wife's head
with bang? You've got about az
much heart in you as a rhinoceros!'
woman. how dare you talk to me
like that,' he shouted, as his face grew
white as -four.
"Don't call me woman and yell out
that wayr' she replied. mo bulldozer
can scare me a cents worth. II you
want something to do go and sit with
your wife while I wash the dishes"
Mr.. Bowser sulked for a few minutes
and then walked upstairs. Finding
Mrs. Bowser asleep. he thought II
would be a good thing to overhaul his
dresser He had scarcely pulled out
one OF the drawers when he discovered
sock with hole in the heel Indig-
nation overcame him on the instant.
and he fiourished the sock on high and
exclaimed
$50 this is the way this house is run,
Is II? Here's a sock that bought new
two weeks ago and never had on my
foot, and yet some one has worn hole
in the heelw
isis II your" asked Mrs. Bowser
-as she woke up.
"Yes, II is me; and what about this
socki Look at IT, Behold this speci-
men OF wifely interest in her hus-
bands welfarel Is It any wonder
One Final Effort.
The mother-in-law appeared at the
moment and. pointing TO the stairs. she
said:
You and your sock get out OF this
as fast as you canr
Mr.. Bowser got Something in her
be feared-some element OF mastery
but as they returned to the sitting
room he shook OF the feeling and
hoarsely whispered:
There is train at 10 O'Clock In the
morning, You can 60 by that
"If | do It'll be as corpsew she
grimly replied. "Sit down therel Now.
then. want to tell you few things.
You are bulldozing husband. and It
would do you good 90 be hit across the
neck with a crowbarl You think you
know Il all. and you are bound to have
your way over everybody. No other
woman in this world except your wife
would live with you two hours. and
she's a fool for doing IT, You never
come home except 20 kick about some
thing, and II was your wife I'd scald
youl You talk about waste and ex-
traragance. and yet you'd buy sand
for sugar n left alone. You boss and
browbeat and roar and below, but in
week I'll have you as humble as n
cat. It's all in the right woman getting
hold OF you"
And you'll stay a week. groaned
Mr.. Bowser.
-Four Weeks Of Mothsr-in-lsw.
-Four Of them she replied. And
III work a remarkable change in you
or know the reason why. II won't do
you a mite OF good 10 roll your eyes.
champ your teeth and crack your toes"
You've got 20 cuddle right down like a
barrel OF molasses. Don't so upstairs
tn bedtime. and n there's any more
rows over your socks you'll 90 bare
foot IN your shoes the rest OF the
year"
She went TO the kitchen 10 finish the
dishes and the cat crept over 20 Mr..
BOwser and rubbed against his leg and
purred in sympathy. The noon seemed
to sttne hin. and he SO Up and walk