Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-08-02


| let the matter drop there, know
ing that time would sooner or later
bring my revenge. 1t came sooner
than expected. Mr. Bowser took his
dress coat down to tailor to get a
couple of new buttons sewed on, and
as he returned without it / observed
You are always finding fault with
the procrastinations Of my dress
maker. Your tailor doesn't seem to
be in any particular hurry"
How"
why you were to bring that coat
back with you
THAT coat! Thunder"
Mr.. Bowser turned pale and sprang
out of his chair.
Didn't lose it going down, did
your
IL believe I-I!'-
You left it on the street car when
you came upF"
"Yes."
Mr.. Bowser, anybody careless
enough to leave an article of value in
a street car deserves to lose it. How
ever. YOU took the number Of the car
| presume?''
"N-no -
You didn't That shows what sort
of person you are. Yesterday when
| went down after baby's shoes took
car No. III. When | returned took
car Sc. When / went over to mothers
| took car So. The conductor had red
hair. One horse was brown and the
other black. The driver had cast
in his left eye There were four women
and five men in the car. We passed
two loads Of ashes, one of dirt and an
ice-cream wagon. The conductor
wore No. Sshoes and was near-sighted.
The street railways contract to carry
passengers, Mr.. Bowser, not to act as
guardians for sap heads and children.
But I'll get it at the office to-mor-
row." he slowly replied.
Perhaps, but it is doubtful. As
you can't remember the number OF
the car they will laugh at the idea,
and perhaps take you for an impos-
ter"
He glared at me like Gagged animal
and made no reply, and confess that
| almost hoped he would never re-
cover the coat. He did, however,
after a couple Of days, and as he
brought it home he looked at me with
great Importance and said
There is the difference, Mrs Bow
ser. Had you lost anything in the
car it would have been lost forever.
The street car people were even send
ing out messengers to restore my
property"
One day laboring man called at
the side door and asked for the loan
of spade for few minutes, saying
that he was at work near by; and he
was so respectful that | fastened to
accommodate him. Two days later
Mr.. Bowser, who was working in the
back ward. wanted the spade, and /
had to tell him that | lent it. As
il was not to be found, the natural
inference was that the borrower had
not returned it.
This is pretty state of aifairs!'
exclaimed Mr. Bowser when he had
given up the search. The longer
some folks live the less they seem to
know"
But he looked honest"
What of it? You had no business
to lend that spade"
Il was sure he'd return it,
We'll, he didn't, and anybody of
sense would have known he wouldn't.
If somebody should come here and
ask for the piano, | suppose you'd let
it go. Mrs. Bowser, you'll never get
over your countrified ways il you live
to be as old as the hills. 1t isn't the
loss of the spade so much, but it is
the fact that the man thinks you are
so green
In the course OF an hour / found
the spade at the side steps, where the
man had left it after using, but when
| informed Mr.. Bowser of the fact he
only growled:
"He brought it back because he
probably heard me making a fuss
about il and was afraid OF arrest"
Two days later, rs Mr. Bowser sat
on the front steps. colored man
came up and asked TO borrow the
lawn-mower for few minutes for use
on the next corner.
Certainly, my boy" replied Mr..
Bowser, you'll find it in the back
yard
When he had gone observed that
the man had a suspicious look about
him and TINT cbould NOT IN ra frust