The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-08-09
NO. ,
QUick Work.



MIR. Bowerman and wife left
1or the country yesterday. One
could tell that their trunks were
not over half full, us they were
pitched into the baggage car With
IA crash. They began packing Il
week ago. When the subject
was broached he said he preterrcd
to pack his own trunk, ana he
didn't propose to take a whole
month to it either. All that he
proposed to take along WAS AN
extra suit, and could throw that
III most anyway. Night before
last he began work. 1t struck
him he'd better put in an extra
palr OF boots as {: foundation, and
he flung EN- in and braced sem
III the corners with his clean
shirts. The shirts didn't seem to
ride very well, and he braced
them with two pairs of trowsers.
Then he stuffed his Sunday coat
pockets with collars and cntfs
and found place for it, used his
White vests for ''chinking,'' and
the balance of his clothing inst
fitted in nicely.
"The man who takes over ten
minutes to pack II trunk is a
dolt - said Mr. Bowerman, as he
slammed down the lid and turn.
ed the key.
Mrs. BOWerman had been at il
just seven days and seven nights.
aud when the husband went up
stairs at 10 o'clock she sat down
before the open trunk with tears
in her eyes.
"YOu see how it u.s." she explain
ed, as he looked down upon her
i'll awful contempt, "I've got only
part OF my dresses in here, to say
nothing of a thousand other
things. and even now the lid
Won't shut down. Eve got such
a headache | must lie down for i.
few minUtes.'
She went away, and Mr.. Bow>
erman sat down and unused:
"Space is space. The use of
space is in knowing how to utilize
it,"
Removing everything, he be-
gan repacking. He found that q
silk dress could be rolled to the
size OF a quart jug. A freshly
starched lawn was made to take
the place of a pair OF slippers.
Her brown ounting fitted into
the niche she had reserved tor
three handkerchiefS, and her best
bonnet was turned bottom up in
its box and packed full of under
clothing. He sat there viewing
sufficient empty space to pack in
Il whole bed when she returned
and said he was the only real
good husband in this world, and
she kissed him on the nose as he
turned the key.
"lt's supply the difference be-
tween the s'xeS.' was the patron.
lzlng repl.., Il, he went down
stairs to turn on The burglar
alarm.
| When that wife opened that
trunk last i.ht-! But scream
and shrlek> would avail nothing.
| The rate of discount at the
Bank of England continues at the
rate OF , per cent, ut which it has
stood tOr some time. This is "a
certain index as to the state of
the money market in London.
The last official report states tn at
there is Il superabundalce of caTi
tai, for which scarcely any EN-
ployment is offering. 1t is found
very difficult to place loans, even
for small amount the quotations
given are to I, but this is. quite
nominal III fact, advances can be
obtained almost on borrowers OWL
terms on approved security. Di,
count business continues very
slack, and three months bills arr
quoted at ! to l per cent. Con
soils have lately tiuctuated be
tween 97i aud 9S1IS. AS tn
{ interest on national securities il
only ) per cent per annuIn, thu
, high prlce of conSols, instead q
! showing prosperity, indicates tlla
| money, in the language ofChange
, is Il ''drug" ut this moment.
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