Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1888-06-20
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser.

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shouted Mr.. Bowser the other evening
when | told him that the hired girl
had suddenly packed her bundle, de-
manded her wages and fled.
"How could you expect p" | ask
ed.
"For fifty different reasons. I'm
glad she's gone !"
weren't we paying her S3 per
week ?"
eyes"
Wasn't | doing a good share of
the work to make an easier place for
her ?"
"Yes."
"Did you ever hear me speak cross
ly to her ?"
"No."
"Well, what more could | dor
Lots more. Mrs. Bowser, you and
the rest of 'em are all to blame that
the hired help of the present day is
so unreliable. You lack in tact, pol
icy and management. l have no
trouble when | hire man."
"But men are far different"
"Bosh It's because we who en-
ploy know how to manage 'em. l
have talked and talked to you, but it
does no good"
"How did you come out on the two
occasions you tried to hire the girls
and run the kitchen" ?"
WHAT Don't shrek at me, Mrs.
Bowser! Some folks make up lack
of argument by yelling as hard as
they can, but that won't work on me.
failed on two girls because / was
full of other business at that time.
You have failed on forty in year."
80 have all the other ladies around
here. None of 'em can get girl
who will stay over fortnight"
"All in the management, Mrs. Bow
ser--all in the management"
"Then you try it you are so much
smarter than all the ladies in Detroit
that you will have no trouble %
Thanks, Mrs. Bowser That's
the first time you ever did me justice.
| will try it. My mind is not occu-
pied with business just now, and l
will show you how to solve the prob
lem. It's all in the advertising, in
the first place, and all in reading
character in the second"
The next day he inserted in all the
daily papers the following;
VVANTED-A good, tidy girl. who can cook
w plain food, Will receive highest wages and
all the comforts OF home in n small family by
applying to No. GO Waterbury avenue.
The first one came before noon.
Mr.. Bowser was on hand to let her in.
He read her character at glance.
She was young lady whose father
had lost his millions in bogus silver
mine, and, like true heroine, she
had set out to earn her own living.
She was ushered into the parlor with
many scrapes and bows, and Mr..
Bowser observed
My dear young lady, you called
to see about the situation, | presume.
| like your general appearance, and
if you come think we shall get along
splendidly together"
"Do you boss the kitchen ?" she
saucily inquired.
"Well, no, not as rule, but on
this occasion ! have set out to show
Mrs. Bowser how things should be
managed"
"Humph Things have come to a
pretty pass when an old rooster like
you has got to come poking around
the kitchen l won't take the place!"
| heard it all from the next room,
and when Mr.. Bowser came in | was
black in the face and choking for
breath.
81 swallowed a button" | explain
ed as / got my breath, but he gave me
"a look full of fierce suspicion and went
off to answer second ring at the
bell. 1t was another girl longing for
the comforts of home. Mr.. Bowser
had scarcely seen the tip of her nose
when he read her character. She was
poor orphan who wanted to make
some home happy by her good cook
ing and extreme economy.
"You came to see about the placer"
queried Mr. Bowser.
"Yes, sir. How many in the fami-
ly?"
"Wife, self and child"
:" Is it baby :"
Yes"
"Then | won't come I've Just
showed two of my own into the Home,
and | won't work for any one else's
brats ~
"My dear young IA"
"Oh, come off, you old masher!"
she interrupted. II believe you are
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