The Newtown bee., 1888-11-30
BowsER IN THE KITCHEN.
Mrs. .Bovssr 1. tho Detroit Free Press.

 to the house to inquire;
 sI suppose you've gone and done it againY'
 "WhatY''
 sAbused and maltreated the girl until her sense of justice has compelled her to leave."
 ssI hadn't anything to do with her leav- ing"
 's'rhen who had? She looked heart broken as passed her just now" 'sDid she? Poor thing! She got a let ter this morning from her aunt, telling her that she had been left $50O0 in cash and advising her to come home and mar " man who owns three farms. She must feel very sorrowful!''
 s'Humph! And you didn't put too much work on herY'
 ssNo.'
 ssNor make her feel her position?" ssNo. Her position was in the parlor about half the time."
 'sWell, it seems very queer to me that SO many of our girls leave. Everything will be upset now for week, sup pose."
 ssOh, no! You can cook, you know and you are such sympathetic soul that you ought to be willing to go into the kitchen for a day two. Ishall depend on you, MT Bowser."
 ''Oh, you will? Not satisfied with driv- ing dozen poor souls to destruction, you want rub at me! I wouldn't have your spirit for all the money in the world!'
 He went away with that, but he was home an hour earlier than usual and when inquired the cause he said: ssWhat for? Why, the child and have got to have something to eat, haven't we and whose to cook it if I don't take hold?''
 ssI can cook"
 ssMrs Bowser, I've long felt it my duty to give you few lessons in the culinary art. have held off, hoping your pride would force you to take hold, but the limit has been reached. The time has come when must sacrifice my business to enter the kitchen and nave my child from the bangs of hunger!
 ssPlease don't"
 ssBut I will I'm driven to it. I've got wife who can't cook the northwest end of a last years turnip and who can't keep cook over week at time. I've put up with it too long-rnuch too long, Mrs Bowser. must sacrifice my dig nifty to preserve my child"
 ''Shan't help you get suppery' ssNot help. You'd only be in the way. Just sit down in the rocker, Mrs Bowser, put your feet on the lounge and think what mean things you are go ing to say to the next girl to drive hel away. When supper is ready,I will cal your royal highness."
 He disappeared with that.
 When he reached the kitchen, he tool off his cuffs and coat, pushed up hi sleeves and kindled fire. His conf dence began to desert him at this poin and he seemed to be studying deeply a he filled the tea kettle even full and SC It to boil. had some fresh beefsteak i the ice box and he got it out, scratche his head in n thoughtful way and laid on the kitchen table. Then he went dow cellar after the hatchet, wiped the hea of it on his right leg and pounded ava until good share of the steak had goI into the board.
 MT Bowser's next move was to hun behind the panty door for spider whic we had never used. He carried it to tl kitchen towel, gave it wipe and the placed it on the stove. He had heal that grease was necessary and he put some butter, dropped in his steak al soon had it sizzling. Then he started for the biscuit. He got down the dis pan, filled it almost full and then refet ed for moment. l took advantage the occasion to open the door and l mark
 s'Mr Bowser, you needn't figure on elaborate supp CT, under the circumsts ces. Just make us cup of tea and we get along."
 Mrs Bowser, you ought to know this time that there is no half-way VIC with me-" he replied with great frig ity. ssYou can afford to neglect the co fort of this family, but Icannot. Ples return to your novel;"
 Then he went ahead just as any otl husband would.
 He had heard about soda and short ing in biscuit and he mixed the flour W cold water, put in pepper and salt, sla ed off half pound of butter and stirl 1t in and then remembered the baki powder. There was nearly quarter pound in the box and the whole of went In.
 grease spot between his shoulder-blad flour on his hair and baking powder his hind pocket, do not know, but pr ably 1t was while he was rolling u mass out. He didn't trifIe with the m ing-board, but used the spot where had pounded the beef. heard the m of dough fall to the floor three differ times with n dull thud, but he wasn' bit discouraged. He got 1t rolled out last, cut some biscuits with teacup q presently the oven door shut on the tl He had just forty biscuits.
 By this time the steak had burr black on both sides and he set It do behind the stove and prepared the To two quarts of water he used one [ spoonful. Ten minutes later he su moned me to the banquet. He had U..aN