The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-04-04
MIR. ANDNfRs, BoWsER,


his paper the other evening and asked:
"Why is it that we haven't given q
progressive euchre party>this winter"
"They have been votedfoo much trou-
ble," l replied.
"They have, eh? did any one vote be-
sides your saw half dozen mentioned
in the papers last Sunday"
"It's almost impossible TO get thirty
or forty people together on a certain
evening, even If all do desire TO come.
Mrs. johnson calculated on eight tables
and only had enough for five. Mrs.
Dart calculated on"
"Oh boshi What does a woman's cal
culation amount tor"
'But if people can't come and don't
come, what are you going to dor"
"They can come. and they will come,
It's sill in the management"
"Well, wish you'd try it,"
'Do your Very well, Mrs. Bowser;
shall give a progressive euchre party
next week, Wednesday evening. II
you'll see to the refreshments I'll see to
people"
"l'll be glad to, Of course, but"
"But what7"
"You must prepare youself for disap-
pointments,"
''Oh, mustl How kind of you to
give me warnipgl Mrs. Bowser, don't
want to seem vain or egotistical, but I'll
invite thirty-six people here on that
night, and for every one who falls to
come I'll give you q $50 BILL"
you are very kind-very kind. l
hope the party will be great success,
You can begin at once"
unnrin0 tho naNt hnur hQ had the uap
OF the telephone to call up acquaint'
ances, and when he finally hung up the
trumpet he turned to me with:
Anything very dismal about that,
Mrs. Bowser? I've got ten couple with
out moving out of my tracks. I'll have
the other eight before tomorrow night,
"That is, they will promise to come"
"Promisel PROMISED Do you imagine
that all other people are like your Most
folks know their own minds for day
or two ahead, Mrs. Bowser,"
"When he come home next night he
had list Of eighteen couples who had
been invited and solemnly promised to
come. Mr.. Bowser had made it point
to inform each one that the playing
would begin at sharp, and all had
agreed to be on hand fifteen minutes
before that hour.
"Voted too much trouble-can't gel
people enough" sneered Mr., Bowser as
he looked over the list, Its In the
management, Mrs, Bowser-all in the
management"
For three days he walked around on
tiptoe and took every occasion to brag
over me. Then came the first setback.
We were at dinner when the telephone
oalrn I'D FnR
Hello, Bowser"
Eyes"
This is Filbert."
II want to tell you that we can't
come down to the party"
"You can't?"
mo, My wife has just remembered
that she agreed to 60 oyer to johnson g
on that night. Sorry, old fellow, but l
hope"
Mr.. Bowser shut him off with a loud
bang and turned to me and said:
MRS, BowseI, don't you never darken
Filbert's doors again-never! They are
liars and dangerous people. l can fill
their places in five minutes"
Before he got out of the house there
was another ring.
"Hello, Bowser,"
eyes"
"This is Watkins"
Yes"
"When I.told you the other day we'd
be down Wednesday evining l forgot
that our Eva was to have child's party
on the same evening. That knocks us
out"
"And you can't Gomez"
''Of course not. Sorry to disappoint
you, o fellow, but of course"
Watkins is a liar, Mrs. Bowser-a
first class bold faced liarl" exclaimed
Mr.. BowSer, land you want to cut the
whole family as dead as door NALL"
He went off saying he could get 2 ,0O0,-
900 couples to take their places, and he
returned at evening just as the follow
ing note came by the hands of mes-
senger boy:
"Mr. and Mrs Jackson present their
compliments, and regret the death of
an uncle in China will prevent them
from being present on Wednesday even
ing"
Mr.. Bowser had begun to turn white
when the telephone rang.
EYES,"
"Say, old man, this is a world of
change, you know. When l told you
we'd come down to that party never
thought about my sister, She's to be
married that same evening. Trala old
boy: hope you'll have a good time"
81 told you it would be hard work to
get 30 many people OUT" 1 remarked.
"Did you Mrs. Bowser? How kind of
you? But III show you and these liars a
thing or two before get through"
There were no more destinations until
Wednesday morning. Then Mr., Bowser
was called up by telephone.
That you, Bowser.'
lis it tonight you have that party"
eyes"
"Pshaw! l thought it was a week
from tonight Well that knocks us out.
We've got to 60 to the Y.M,C.A. Sorry,
you know, but this is previous engage
ment.
Mr., Bowser was jumping up and down
when there came another ring.
Hello, Bowser."
Mice weather"
"Yes,"
"All we'll down there2"
"Yes."
"Say, Bowser my wife made previ-
GUS engagement for tonight. We've
got TO 60"
MIR, Bowser shut him off with bang
and started for the Office. During the
forenoon l took in two more declin-
atoms, and while he was at dinner there
was ring and the old familiar hail:
Hello, Bowser"
"Yes."
"say, Bowser"
"Yes,"
1--WE expect to be down early tonight"
"Glad Of it."
"But it might be that my mother-in-
law will come in on the $50 train. If
shesdoes we can't come.
"Mr. Bowser seemed dazed as he hung
up the trumpet and left the house. The
last blow came at Z in the evening. The
telephone rang AMI he crawled over to
answer.
"Is this Bowser."
"Yes."
where's the old mani"
81 am Mr.. Bowser."
"Oh! so you are. Your voice seems
mighty week tonight. Say, old man,
the three couples OF US in this terrace
were coming down tonight, but we
must disappoint you at this late moment.
We have had free tickets sent up for
the opera, and Of course"
Mr.. Bowser walked to the front door,
locked ii, mufflsd the bell and turned
out the gas. Then he sat down and was
very quiet for a couple Of hours. At
last he looked up and said:
MRS. Bowser, some husbands would
murder q wife for thisI'
"But what haye done?n
"What have you donel Coaxed, brib-
ed and bulldozed me into giving pro
gresslve euchre party, and where's the