The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-01-02


for Frisco in time?'
"Of course. But | want to talk
about that game of euchre. / even
! tried TO make you believe that an ace
would take the joker. Ha. ha. ha As
] look back and remember how mean
| was | wonder that you didn't pick
! up chair and fell me TO the floor. 1t
would have served me just right. Is
! ii any wonder that when | think Of
| these things | call you an angel"
,ifOu are a dear, good man, and let's
+ mix about the wardrobe am TO get.
II / have to have four or five dresses
made
And about our old love letters" he
interrupted as he began to walk about.
There isn't the least doubt that |
wrote "A heap of silly nonsense, but on
two or three occasions when YOU have
said | did got mad and raised a row.
Yes, sir, remember of one letter in
which | said ] had kissed the tracks
yon left in a cranberry swamp, and
yet when you told me Of it howled
about divorce. My dear angel, can
you ever pardon meY'
'Of course Won't you tell he how
long il takes to go TO Frisco
About five days, / think. And
there's another thing want TO refer
to. One day | came home and found
ache. You tried TO get up and wei
come me. but you could not. You
were dreadfully sick. but did | pity
you? Did | sympathize with YOU?
Did l order you tea and toast and sit
beside you as a decent husband
should? No! | brutally told you that
any lady who would walk around the
block -bareheaded ought to have seven.
teen sick headaches, and left you TO
the mercy of the cook and bounced of
TO the club. Mrs. Bowser, can YOU
will you-ba, What's that
Mr.. BowSer stood stitiiy erect in the
middle of the room and pointed TO one
of the back windows. The cat stood
beside him and looked in the same di-
rection.
Yes. the glass is cracked said
Mrs. Bowsel "A boy threw stone
from the alley"
Cracked. Ruined, Destroyed
hoarsely whispered Mr. Bowser. with
his finger still pointing. And this is
the way you run my house, This is
the way my wife looks after my inter
ests,'
But boy threw stone" she pro
tested.
"A boy. A stone! And you were
right hereT
yes. But how could help it,
How do help II? Are stones
thrown when l am here? Fifty dol
lars worth qof glass ruined through
your want of care! It's no use-no
use"
THAT pane only cost 10 cents, and
| say that | can't stand in the alley
and prevent boys from throwing
Mrs. Bowser. we need not discuss
the matter further" he said as be
turned away. Il came here with
heart full Of love and kindness to find
my home scene of ruin and desola-
ton. This ends our going west
But you won't give up the trip be-
cause a boy cracked a pane OF glass,
will your
II Will The trip is off! There Will
be no Frisco for us. 1t is not the brok
en- glass look at, but the principle of
the thing As wife and housekeeper
you are a hat failure. For anything
YOU might do to prevent, this house
could be torn down and carted off by
But how foolish Of
THAT will do. woman--that will do.
| have given you trial after trial, and
It has always resulted the same way
ruin and desolation. have no doubt
the back fence is broken down. the
carried off and most of the
of the house removed.
Our money will be needed right here
for repairs. am now going for a lit
tie stroll, and should any one call for
me you can say | am not at home UNI
I'll noon tomorrow"
But how can you blame meT
Woman, the subject is closed. Good
evening to you-good evening"