Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-08-03
NO MRS. BoWsER.

:, & 1$II3 = and Crockery Stores.
y ntioncd in casual way that
I, aome dishes, a new carpet.
~ fAble linen, and that ! must
S'A town and buy them, when
y" T(r came home at two O'Clock
ron and said:
re you all readye"
tn IS y k 3INatp''
'eAts IVA VI 90 down and buy those
\ VI q fidn't know you wanted to
a. I610Sd, wish you wouldn't"
3 dol Are you ashamed to
rs 1<h me on the street?'
low I'm not I'm afraid you
eat Y r lShat?'
D n ~ law folks and get into
"a 81 ~ r. {owser, are you getting soft
melt In ~ kSadP jaw folks! Get into Il
'M- s3lixf{2 Humph! Are you comingp'
me Q6F1f Visited the carpet store. l
By h9if 9&7 4t made up my mind whether
VI Is I'm f(Gasels or velvet, nor whether
Are Is, IN y or dark colors expected
ins lo IN hair and have the clerk roll
barb ii I'D fifty pieces of each kind.
sgn{t 6ll of two hours making up
re- III iS1s One clerk ran to place
menl tS&I11 III u.s. A second arranged the
mn ~ IXk)xy u cf1rtans, and third inquired
; mp ~ ~ Howser:
le Old lllli you wish to look at some car
ssDid Il come up here to buy oys.
AM lteysf demanded Mr. Bowser
Album! Light or dark colorsP"
Ps Light
- ..Bnt Tie dark are all the style, you
Is m. know.
ter II don't know any thing of the sort!
/, 81, There Are plenty of WI tie horses and
aDh5L don't know why light carpets
sI,0nldn't be fashionable. Roll down
me- this piece
J,n Yes, air; but you won't like IT. This
I vsjdnfk pattern is what Mrs. Governor
ia Smith selected for her front bedroom.
Yes Well, may get that for my
n, horse barn later on. Send up man
a, a, to measure the room, and give me that
t q i, light pattern"
why. Mi. Bowserr' said ''You
49,, hnvei,'t selected already P"
I Az, ..Ccrtainly.'
:. But we've"
m Five minutes is enough for any one
,., o.. to select a carpet, Mrs. Bowser. We
do i. want body-brussels, and we want II
!. ,o., light ground. That's all there is to it.
4 We will now 60 over and buy the table
TAX, linen.
! n But cant ! have time to look
'" around ~
H., Time! What do you want of time ?
a =, You want three linen table-cloths
Ill, - aud two dozen napkins We've got
r.,;;D the money to pay for EN-. What more
al, Ills desired ~
,.,.a but it's SO sudden"
~ g. so arc earthquakes. Well go in
nc la hero.
We entered dry-goods store and sat
down to the linen counter. A young
ct man came forward to wait on us, and
sls w after being told what was wanted, he
=" ~' qucried:
u as so you want some real linen. Well
tel here Is something | can recommend. y
III lis that all linen P'
er III Eyes. sir.r
term Ills it ?" asked Mr. Bowser, as he
tef turned to me.
san didn't think it was, but l told Mr..
Bowser to let it 90. 1t was the custom
mes in all dry goods store to lie about such
DIS things aud no one thought of raising !
ur THROW.
e up Madame said Mr.. Bowser rs h,
ap fnf,g nh tn a,nt al
ludei1 lady. lis this all lineup
o q mo, sir, it's half cottonn' she re
ah ~ Piled, after an inspection.
. h! Where's the proprietor of thi
st MAJ storep" he demanded of the clerk.
ryn d "I--I'll call him, sir"
."-h The proprietor came up.
rs that linen?" asked Mr.. Bowser.
ut passes for linen, sir"
UNsl IF you put cows horns and tail o
~. r. horse, he'd pass for COW, wouldn'
ount'is hep Sir, this looks to me like a petit
1t ashamed off,
,eeas The proprietor began to blow up til
iermas clerk, and the clerk said he'd resigr
childra and rs we got outdoors penned MI
Aust Bowser into IL doorway and said:
show "I'il never, never dare enter thi
/. 10, store again.
20 per Don't want you to. The man is
,ountr liar and the clerk lied by his instrut
ent RI tions. We'll try another"
AZ The next store was crowded and q
y onl! we reached the linen counter 1t was
le ave- find every stool occupied. l tried
cent get MIR. Bowser opt, anticipating trol
we arc BILE, but unfortunately at that momeu
nrmat one lady observed to another:
40 in Dear me. but this is the third afte
!. If ! noon I've come down town to buy
he san table-cloth, and haven't got suite
ha ou yet,
i ~" az 'sAnd / want four crash towels an
!" %. I've been all over town twice." reptile
Il ' .,. the other.
Here you!" snapped Mr.. Bowser
'''.s the clerk, 'are you busy?"
new waiting on these ladies', sir"
eu ~ Have they bought any thingP"
Fran" mo, sir.
h oy "Are they going TOP"
ANU" ell don't know ~