The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-10-26
NUMBER 35.

every drawer five times over
took him up and showed him
lhe socks, counting them out pair
by palr, and he looked at me yery
seriously and observed
"Yes, see 'eIn, but were they
there when | looked for 'em How
easy for you to have sneaked up
here and placed 'em here an hour
ago!"
He had some wearing apparel
which he said | might sell 10 buy
some toys Tor the baby. | got the
clothes down and went through
every pocket twice over. In one of
The coats found a receipted bill
for S25 worth of lumber, and laid
1t on Mr. BowserS desk. A man
came for the clothes and took
them away, and three hours later,
when Mr.. Bowser came home, |
told him of my bargain.
"You GOT just half what he would
have paid me-" he replied, and the
subject was dropped for half an
hour Then all of a sudden he
umped up exclaimed
you've finally done IT, Just as /
expected yon would"
Done what 2"
81 remember that | left a valua.
bic paper IN that brown coat. It
was a receipted lumber bill, and
they may send the bill again any
dayw
81 looked in the pockets.n
"Oh, yes, you looked You look
ed just like any Olherr wife who
was in a hurry to get the clothes
cut of the house and the money in
her hand"
l went TO get the receipt and ask
ed HIM if that was the one. He
grudglngly admitted that it was,
and added:
81 presume the oil clothes man
found and returned it. Unjust re-
ward him for his honesty"
Mr.. BOwSer came down the 9th
er morning with his vest open.
When | laughed at his absent
mindedness he replied
"MrS.. Bowser, | want yon TO let
my clothes alone hereaiterr'
''Bul | haven't touched them"
''Perhaps it was the cat! Per-
haps the cat wanted a piece of
cloth and cut 1t out of my vest
back ~
"No one but you has touched
that vest"
"Then why has il grown so small
all Of a sudden that can't but
ton it. There's some very queer
work in this house, Mrs. Bowser."
| investigated and found that he
had drawn the strap to the last
inch, and buckled it fast, but he
would admit nothing. On the con-
rary, he observed that some ba-
lies were too cute and cunning to
aver grow up.
Ii was only three nights ago that
lr. Bowser took IS from his wallet
md handed it 10 me with the re-
mark:
The man won't probably come
With the oats until after | have
one in the morning. Take this
nd pay him." Next morning he
at down to breakfast looking so
cry sober that | asked:
Are you SICK, Mr.. Bowser 7"
~ ought TO be. When people
re robbed they are generally
lade sick"
slave you been robbed9"
II have.'
when, for mercy's sake but
id some one get ihto our house 90
VI do not know. When | went
bed last night | had $50 in my
allet. Tins morning l have only
J0.'
"Ydu don't say p
vt seems very queer to me, Mrs.
owser. If you want money why
mt you ask for il ?"
"You don't think | took your
oneyA do !youy 2"
tits very mysterious"
"Why, say, you gave me that IS
r the feed man."
Mr. Bowser's countenance fell
'enty-six inches in the next two
conds, and III his confusion he
reed that the money was now
counted for all right. However,
second thought he observed:
IL will overlook it this time, Mrs.
0wser, but don't presume on my
'od nature in future"