Middletown transcript., 1888-11-28
mr.. BOWSER MTHEKIFGHEH
THE COOK LEAVES AND.HE MAKES A
MESS FOR SUPPER.

THE COOK LEAVES AND.HE MAKES
MESS FOR SUPPER.
9 Mr.. Bowser came home the otht
afternoon just in time to meet th
! cook going away with her bundle, an
he rushed into the house 10 inquire
: 81 suppose you've gone and done
again ?"
"What ?"
ABUSED " and maltreated the gil
until her sense Of justice has compel
ed her to leave"
hadn't anything to DO with he
leaving"
"Then who had ? She looke
heartbroken as passed her just now.
ibid she ? Poor thing She 20
a letter this morning from her aunt
telling her that she had been left 5000
In cash, and advising her to com,
home and marry a man who own
three farms. She must feel very sor
rowful."
Humphl ! And you didn't put tot
much work on her ?"
"No."
Nor make her feel her. position p
"No. Her position was in the par.
lor about half the time.''
"Well, it seems very queer to me
that so many of our girls leave. Every.
thing will be upset now for week, ]
suppose"
"Oh, no ! You can cook, you know,
and you are. such sympathetic soul
that you ought to be willing to go into
the kitchen for day or two. I shall
depend on you, Mr.. Bowser."
"Oh, you will Not satisfied with
driving dozen poor souls to destruc-
tion, you want rub at me wouldn It
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 be said:
" What forp Why, the child and l
have got to have something to eat,
haven't we, and who's to cook it if I
don't take hold P'
81 can cook"
Mrs. Bowser, I've long felt it my
duty to give you few lessons in culi-
nary art. 1 have held off, hoping your
pride would force you to take hold,
but the limit has been reached. The
time has come when I must sacrifice
my business to enter the kitchen and
save my child from the pangs of hum
GER"
"Please don't.r
"But / will I'm driven to it. I've
got wife who can't cook the north
west and last years turnip, and who
can't keep a cook over a week at time.
I've put up with it too long-much
too long. Mrs. Bowser, must sacrifice
my dignity to preserve my child.
"Shan't I help you to get supper p''
/" Not 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 going to say to the next girl to |
lrive her away. When supper is
ready I will call your royal highness.
He disappeared with that.
When he reached the kitchen he took |
If his cuffs and coat, pushed up his |
Ileeves and kindled a fire. His conf
lence began to desert him at this
,oint, and he seemed to be studying
leeply as he filed the tea kettle even
ull and set it to boil. I had some
resh beefsteak In the ice box, and he
rot it out, scratched his head in a
thoughtful way and laid it on the
,itchen table. Then he went down
ellar after the hatchet, wiped the
lead of it on his right leg and pounded
way until good share Of the steak
lad gone into the board.
Mr.. Bowser's next move was to hunt
'ehind the pantry door for a spider
which he had never used. He carried
to.the kitchen towel, gave it a wipe,
md then placed it on the stove. He
ad heard that grease was necessary,
nd he put in some butter, dropped in
lis steak and soon had it sizzling.
hen he started in for the biscuit.
Ie got down the dishpan, filled it
lmost full, and then reflected for a
,oment. I took advantage of the
ccasion to open the door and remark:
Mr.. Bowser, you needn't figure on
n elaborate supper, under the circHm- !
tances. just make us a cup of tea
nd we'll get along.
" Mrs. Bowser, you ought to know
y this time that there is no halfway
Tork with me-" he replied, with great |
rigidity. "You can afford to neglect
be comfort of this family, but 1 can
OF. Please return to your novel;"
Then he went ahead just as any
theT husband would.
He had heard about soda and short Q
hing in biscuit, and he mixed the {
our with cold water, put in pepper
1T, slashed of half pound of butter
Tired it in, and then remembered the
aking powder. There was nearly O /