The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-10-13
SOME FAMILY JARS.
Bowser Tackles WhiteWash
Against His Wife'S Advice.
THE SAD RESULTS FOLLOWING.
He Was Changed-Poor Fellow What a
Cigar Did-Didn't Come to Work
Overtime.

There were several little things wanted
done about the house this fall, and so the other
week engaged q colored man to come and
work for couple of days. 1t SO happened
that he came one morning before Mr. Bowser
had left the house.
Mr.. Bowser sent him away, and after the
man had gone came into the house and asked:
did you hire colored manF
why, yes"
What for2'
II was going to have him whitewash the
vegetable cellar, take down and clean the
laundry stovepipe and do some other odd
jobs"
HIN! Mrs Bowser, if there are any little
jobs about the house I've got plenty of time
to do them. In fact, need just such exer-
else. Such work is a diversion for me, and
the doctor recommends it."
II wish you wouldn't do it. You'll get
lime in your eyes and you'll blame me for it,
andn-E
There you go! Blame youi What would
blame You about? If get lime in my eyes
it's my own fault. Mrs. Bowser, you are get
ting TO be a good deal of 4 crank lately"
We'll, if you are determined on it, don't
say thar l asked you or encouraged you"
/ | was quite sure how it would end, but
said nothing more, and in the course of half
an hour he got into his old clothes and went
down cellar. followed him down to give
him a few last words of advice, but he didn't
need them.
"You go right up stairs and sit down and
| enjoy yourself, he said Here's the brush
and here's a pail of lime, and if don't white
wash more cellar in ten minutes than Moses
could in all day I'll never try it again. Be
sides, Mrs Bowser, whitewashing is not the
SLOUGH work you imagine it to be- 1t has got
to be done by n person of taste and intelli-
gence or it won't stand. want little blue
| ing to give it tinge."
You understand" l said, as got what he
wanted, that did not ask you to 20 this
work.
Ask mel What on earth ais you, Mrs
| Bowser? You are making fuss enough over
ten minutes work to warrant Il years job"
at must be well done"
Certainly"
Two coats all around"
Just So"
Even if it takes you all day.
Even if it takes HE over half an hour,
which it won't. I'll show you job here that
will make black man turn green with envy.
Just run up stairs and make yourself com
| Portable"
retreated up the stairs to the kitchen door
and waited for results, which l knew were
sure to come. Mr.. Bowser dipped and dished
and sozzled and stirred until he had the iq-
MD to his liking, and as he began on the stone
wall l heard him chuckling:
II said fifteen minutes, but I'll 90 slow and
take twenty. The idea of colored man
sloshing around here all day to do this work.
7 :, I Ill, AL, 4
| first
| held my breath in suspense for long
minute. Then a yell arose from that cellar
which jumped the cook out of her old slip
pers and made her cry out:
For heavens sake, Mrs. BowSer, have we
been struck by another cycloneF'
There was second and third yell. and as
l hurried down stairs Mr.. Bowser stood in the
middle Of the cellar, hands outstretched and
jumping up and down as if he had fire under
his feet.
For heavens sake, what is it, afr. Bow
SCRIP 1 asked.
Observation-Disclosures"
.'Where?"
''In my eyesl I'm blindi I've burned them
out!m
l got hold OF him and led him out to the |
laundry tubs and set the water to running |
He had indeed got dose in his eyes, but it |
was more painful than dangerous. He could !
hardly see daylight after we had washed out |
all the lime and as led him upstairs lie !
said:
i shall never see again-never see you or |
the baby again in my life!'
washed his eyes with milk and got him to |
lie down on the lounge, and in II couple Of |
hours he was pretty near all right. His eyes !
were sore, but no great damage had been
done. He was very gentle until he discov-
cred this Then he suddenly turned on me
with:
Mrs. Bowser, what possible excuse can
you urge in exteuuatiOn of your conduct?7
What do you mean"
What do | mean! That's n cool question
to ask me! In view of what has transpired
what have you to sayr'
81 say that you were foolish to undertake
the job. [ warned you how it would turn
ont"
Mrs. Bowsar!' he shouted, squirting tears
of lime water ont OF his eyes, do you pre-
tend to deny that you didn't encourage me
TO undertake task which you knew would
put my whole future happiness. If not my
life, in perill'
Il do, sir l did all possibly could to dis
suade you"
And you are not to blame"'
Not i'll the least"
And brought it all on MYSELF.
You did,
Mrs Bowser, this is too much--too much!
| could forgive ono who had wronsed me, if
penitent, but when they attempt TO brazen
it out it is time for action. We will settle
on the amount CT alimony right here and
now"
But we didn't After blinking around for
half day he went down town. and when he
came home to supper he was as good natllred
as pie. got colored man to come and do
the work, and Two or three days later, when
Mr.. Bowser happened down cellar, heard
him saying to himself:
YES, its mighty slick job did on this,
and I'll tackle that stovepipe tomorrow
morning. Detroit Free Press.
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