Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-10
MR.. AND MRS. B0WSER.
THg HUSBAND GOT Up A PROGRESSIVE
ECCHRE PARTY.
Hs Invited Es1sr COUPLES ard Pr,m-sai his
VIE a $50 BID t- Eysy One Wl'
Failed o. Cus-Hcw 1s
Pan Worked.

paper The other evening and said
.Whv IS it that We haven't had q pro
gressiye euchrs party this winteI.'
They have been voted too much uou-
bic, I replied.
"Thsy have, ets Did any one vote be-
sides vou. aF balfa dozen mentioned
IN the papsrr .ast sunday.
"Itsa.most im ossibie % get thirty or
forty people together on certain evening,
even d all desire TO come. Mrs. johnson
calculated ou echt tables AID only had
enough tor i've Mgs Dart calculated on
Ca, tosh What does woman cell
culatiou auourt to2'
"But &c people don't come and can e
come what are you goicg to do
They can come and they will come.
It's all iu oil nsgeuent
"Wsl wish you'd try It,
'Do yooe Very wen, Mrs B0wser, /
shall give q pr gressiye euchfe party next
week. Wednesday evening 10 you'll see
10 the refreshments I'il see to The people. '
'I'u be- glad Co. CT course, but
"But wha
"You must prepare yourself for disap
pointment. sA5
sob. must How kind Of you to give
me warniu., N-s B0wser, ! don't want
20 seem vain or eE0lsical. but I'll invite
thr.y-ix people here 90 that night and
Tor eysrv oue who fails 10 come i u give
you a $50 bI.
''You are kind-very kind. hopa the
Marty will be- a o-es. s-ccets. TOu can be-
gin at once
During tie rezt hour he bad the use Of
the telephone u clu upaCl caiutsnces, and
when he finally burg up the trumpet he
turned 90 ue with.
Anything very dismal ABOUT that, Mrs.
B0wser2 I've got en- couples without
moving .ul of my tracks. lll have the
other eight before tomorrow Oigdt
"Tta. IS. fhsv VIII promi.e to come
"Prouise Promise DO you imagine
that all other people are ike yous Most
folks know iheir own minds for dsy or
two ahead, llrs. Bowser.
When be came home next night he mad
q list oi eighteen couples who bad been in-
vite6 and scl mu 3 promised to come. Mr.
B0Fszr bad made 70 p EO.nt 10 inform each
one that the flsyi1g would begin 40 sharp
s. and an had 3grsei 20 be ou hand fifteen
minutes before that hour
"Noted too much houbls-can't get
people enough. s-etrCd Mi EOwser as be
looked ever the is,. Its iu the man
agemenl. Mrs Bowser-al in the manage
ment
For three days he walked around on tip
tee and took every occasion 90 brag over
me Then came the first setback. We
were at dinner when the telephone rang
and Mr Bovssr was asked for.
"Heilo. Bowser,'
ayes"
This % Fl5sr-.'
eyes"
"I vented 20 tell You that we can't
come down tv che party
"Tou can't.
"No. BY wife has Just remembered
that she agtesd 90 20 over 90 Johnson's on
that night Sorry, old fellow, but
hope.
SIR. Bower shut him of with a loud
bang and turned 90 me- and said.
"Mrs B0wser. don you never darken
Fib.ris doors again-nevsr. They are
liars and dangerous people. I cin fill
their places in five minutes.
Before be got ont Of the house here was
another ring.
'Hsllo BowseI
"Yes"
''This Is Watkins
yes
when told You the other day we'd be
down Wednesday evening torg0. that our
Eva was TO have child party on the ssme
evening That knocks MS out.
"And you can Gomez
COZ course not Sorry 20 disappOint
you. old fellow, but of course
Watkins is q isr Mrs. Bowser-a
frst-class. bo'd-mcsd lar.n exclaimed Mr..
Bowser. "and you want to cut the whole
family as dead as a door nail.'
He went OF saving he could get two
million couples 90 take their places, snd
he returned so evening just az the follow
ing note came by the hands Of messenger
boy.
''AIr and Mrs. Jackson present their
comrl ments. and regret that the death OF
an uncle i'm China VIII prevent them from
being present on wednesday evening.
Nr. Bowsar had begun to turn white
when the telephone rang
"Helo. B1wser.'
eyes
"sav. old mau. thisis world Of change,
Won know when I told YOU we'd come
down that party I never thought about
ms sister. Sl b to be married that same
evening. Trails, old boy hope you'll
have a gooi time
'Itoid you DO would De hard work to get
somany people ont i remarked.
"Did you Mrs BoHse.. how kind OF
vorf Brf Tu sr0v Won and these liars
and deceivsis thing or two before / get
through
There were uo 81 ore declarations until
Wsdnesds7 m1ul1e. Then Mr.. Bowser
was called up hy telephone.
"That you, Bowse-s
eyes
'Tsit Tonight son have that party.
eyes
aP.h8vi though, t was g week from
tonight Well thar knocks us out. We've
got to -l io cr NJ. z. A. sorry you
know hu. t.I-1sa previous engagement.
Mr. R.~..r ss- jumping up and down
when .b m- another ring.
"Hv Bt--r
eye
'N resfner.
"Y..
"AI. N NJ UVA Lntlet
s.Yrr
'Sa.. B,a.sr my wife made a previous
ergse- fu- onight We've got to 20
Co
Mr. -ow-, shut him OF with bang
and --.r .or the Office During the
f,rero.a ..0k iu two more declarations,
and while be was at dinner there was q
ring ana .be old familiar hail.
EEK i1. Bows
"Yes"
'Slv Bowe
"Y.s"
"Ws expect .o oe down early tonight. '
-'Glad of To-
t.Rrt be- may hs tta' my mOther-in-law
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