Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-10-18

mo, 1t isn't rem ember now where 1
saw it,"
went cut to the drawer of the Kitchen
table and found it.
"Whet's thatH" be asked, as / returned.
"Ths corbsorew."
els q corkscreW n screw driver?n
"But you asked for the corksorew."
''Mrs. Bowser, are you going crazy!
Don't l know whether want the cork
screw or the screw-driyer"
"But you said corkscrew."
"Eever!"
'Well tho serewdriyer is right there on
the table within two feet OF you"
"Oh! tbs! And Why couldn't you have
said so in the first placer"
One morning he wanted to use the
spade, aud not finding it in the barn he
came rushing in to inquire:
Glow much did that junk dealer pay
you for the spade?'
"What do you mean?'
"Why, the spade is nowhere to be found,
and presume you sold it,"
"Hsye you looked in the barnY"
"Of course"
"And in the yard"
Certainly"
"And down stairsm
Eyes. l had that spade yesterday, and
now it's gone! There are some very queer
happenings around this house, Mrs. Bow
serp'
"But you don't expect ne To watch the
barn tools, do your"
San right! I've got my ideas about this
matter. Yoa may have got 10 cents for
a spade which cost ne 81, bat wouldn't
have your conscience FOR $1,000"
At that moment boy came to til g back
door with the spade and eaid
"You left it in the alley last night, Mr.,
Bowser."
"There!" said I. after the boy had gone.
Eyes, thereIn echoed Mr.. Bowser.
Don't let this thing happen again! soc
through it, and give you warning!'
Mr.. Bowser has rusty old handsaw
which has been the cause of several girls
leaving the house. If no is tinkering
about he is sure TO leave il under foot,
and the next time ho wants it there's a
great row. He charged one girl with sell
ing it, and she quit Just as he found it in
the garnet. He limited to another that
her beau had taken it away, and she had
only gone when the saw was found in the
yard. A girl finally came who, when she
found the saw on her kitchen table, re-
moved it to the setteo in the parlor, and
as Mr.. Boser found it there he scratched
his lead and went about FOR the next
half hour in deep study.
Once When he wanted the gimlet he
came IN and rummaged around and Oh
served;
"Mrs. Bowser, if this house needs a
dozen screw drivers why don't you say SC
and let me order themY"
"Why, we don't need 'ern."
"Oh, yes, we dot There must be dis
tressing need Of 'em. When | can't keep
one at the barn 10 minutes, there must
be use for 'em here. III order q dozen
for you right Of"
do You mean screw-drivers, Mr.
Bewser?"
Gam bat? Don't know what I'm
| talking abouti'
He went to the telephone called up a
hardware store, and ordered a dozen
screw drivers sent up az once. He was
waiting for them to arrive when l found
the gimlet on q bracket in the library and
told him be had best take il TO the
barn.
"Wheu I came in here and asked you
for this gimlet, why did you deny know
ing ira whereebouts?n he sternly de-
manded.
You asked for the screw driver
Don't know what asked for!'
"Wel, here it ia. | wrote it down, i
that screw driver or gimlet?'
/ He saw that he was caught, though ht
wouldn't give up, but / had my revsugt
When the dozen sorev-irivers came NJ G
/ o. ID, and he had to fork over foy them
/ And yet I don't want the police to ge.
an idea that Mr.. Bowser and ] quarrel, OF
that our home is not q happy one H. j,
one of the best of men, and Just like tht
average husband. He feels it the duty OF
/ a husband to know iJ all aud any coming
down OF apologizing is beneath his Dig
nifty. After a call the other day he re-
marked on the beauty Of MIS-. Blank
eyes.
Her eyes are blue, my dear" I replied
"Biues Il your sight failing as bad o.
thaty"
But they are blue"
They a4e coal black
Everybody SAYS blue
"Well, everybody might ssy yellow, bu
Trey sre black
A day or two subsequently we happen
ed 70 meet Mrs Blank while out walgiug
and iokinFly told her trat Mr.. Bovse
had BACKED her eyes.
wish they were black she replied
81 prefer black 70 blue"
And your eyes are blue?'
why, of course"
"Wshg' queried, as Mr. Bowser and
walked along.
u see how il is" be replied, "and I an
sorry for her, as she seems such mic
peyson. She is color blind, ard che Sc q
blue for black"
N Judge Siddell, of Helena, Mort, has i
sued orders tor she removal Ok squatter
On The Fors Ellis reservation.