The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1888-01-28
MIR. AND MRS. BOWSER.
BY MRS. BOwSER,

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way, but when Mr.. Bowser was build
ing the house he got an idea that fur
mace heat warped all the wood work,
and that steam was dangerous and
sinister enemy. A few days ago, when
it was time to put up base burners, he
said to me:
"Mrs. Bowser, do you know what
makes heats"
"COal and wood, suppose"
''Has combustion anything to do with
it -
81 suppose so.'
''Don't youknow. Ifnot, why don't
you find out There is no excuse for
ignorance in this day of the world. If
combustion causes heat, what natural
ly followsf'
at naturally follows what it does"
''Yes, and it naturally follows that
you don't know enough to come in the
house when it rains! l was going to
talk to you about the purchase of a
coal stove-two or three of them, but
it would be useless. Some minds can't
comprehend anything beyond an old
crazy quilt and a bias-eye baby |"
81 know coal stove when l see it,
Mr.. Bowser.''
"Oh! you doe What is the principle
the great fundamental principle-of
base-burner 2"
"Why, you put in the coal, and the
fire heats the room :"
''Um! Very smart What causes
the coal to burn p
"'The fire."
"Mrs. BOwser ~ he said in his most
solemn manner, ''it was Il good thing
You married me If YOU hadn't YOU
would never had known sand pile
from a circus. Don't YOU know-that
is, can't l make you comprehend
that there must be draughts, hues,
checks, Over-currents, under-currents,
combustion, anti-combustion, cogs,
ratchets, shakers, dump. and a dozen
other things about IA ase-burner-such
Il base-burner as we want? If we
have perfect combustion what fol-
lows 2"
"We-we are glad"
"Oh, we are! Well, its no use to
waste further words upon you! If you
were widow you'd rush off and buy
the first base-burner you sat your eyes
on, and you'd never give thought as
to whether it consumed three or thir-
teen tons of coal for the winter. I
shall purchase such stoves as | see
fit"
They came in day or two, three of
EN-. One was for the sitting-room,
another for the hall, and the third was
to go upstairs. A man came along to
put them up and start the fires. He
showed me about the dampers and
checks, and when Mr.. Bowser came
home everything was bright and cheer
full and the stoves hadn't given me =
moments uneasiness.
"WhO started these fires I" demand
ed MIR. BOwser, almost before he had
crOssAd the threshol1
"Why, the man who put up the
stoves"
Ale did, ehe And what does he
know about starting . fire in coal
stove. I'd like to know. He ought to
be discharged for his assurance"
'He seemed to know all about it."
"Well, seeming to know and know
ing are two very different things. It's
a good thing l arrived as | did,
or the house would have been blown
up or burned down. Let me at this
stOve."
And he began showing and pulling
at doors and checks and hampers in
the sitting room stove, and then went
the rounds of the house.
'''The combustion was scarcely ten
per cent" he observed as he went
back to the sitting-room, .'while the
waste Of fuel was fully ninety. Didn't
you notice the imperfect circulation of
the hot air current p
"No, DEAR"