New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
MIR. BOWSER.
HE ATTEMPTS TO, GIVE A PARTY!

From The Detroit Free Press A.
Mr.. Bowser suddenly looked up from his paper 'ao
Why Is It that we haven't given progressive
They have been voted too much trouble" re-
They have, oh DID any one vote besides you /.
saw half a dozen mentioned In the papers last
lit is almost impossible to get thirty or forty
ueople together on q certain evening, even II al
desire IN come Mrs. Johnson calculated on egnt
tables and only had enough for hvo' MIS- DSr'
Oh, bosh What does wOmans calculation
' But If people can't come and don't come, what
arg they eC can come, and they will come It's al
In the management"
"Well, wish you'd try It," - sA.I, otvc
DO youf Very well, Mrs. Bowser 1 Sn nSnsi gsG
evening II you'll see to the refreshments III s''
" IT IN B be glad to- of course, but-'
E EGqrs 81 for % sR9s o
s St nsh S Snd for every c one falls 10 come I'll
sEs You S%u arc we 1Sry Kind very kind hope the TSsy
will be peat success You can U Deg ~ he teIc
phone ' to cali up acquananCes, and when no finally
hung up the trumpet he turned to me WIN porsr
I'VE col ten couple without moving out OF my 1aS
IN have the other eight before tomorrow msh''
Prom IS Promise Do YOU Imagine that tOs ~
other people are like you? Most ioiks kn9 psnr
When no came home next night he had Tvs. o,
sIoh,"en couples who had boom Invited ana soenn
promised to come S1o NAT mr Rs payns would begin
eight sharp, and all had agreed 70 DO Oh hau "'0'
maV Tete pf foo mue got people
sncered Mr.. Bowser as he looKed over tn az
IN tie management, Mrs BoWssr-S'i 'n 'H0 H'""'e'
m' For three days he walkA around on ttptoo and
he first sst-back wo were at dinner when the teie-
phone PHI rang and Mt: Bowser was asked for
Hello, BowserP
= IRIS, is Firbert'
81 wa Wanted to tell you that We can't como down
to ne ToIB a Gty',
No Nv wife has Just remembered that she
agreed 10 go over TO Johnson's on that night 9o'is
O Mr. Bowsor hut him of with loud bang aud turn ID
Mrs. Bowser don't you ever darkon Filbert's doors
aeain-neverI They arc liars and dangerous people.
can fill their places in FIVE minutes
Before he got out OF the house there was another
"''s Hello, Dovser'
When / told you the other day we'd be down
Wednesday evening forgot that our Eva was 70 have
a chd's party the same evening That mocAS
out7
And you can't come''
COT course not. Sorry To dissppoIut you, old fell
Watkins is liar, Ms. Bowser frst-class, bold.
faced HARP exclaimed Mr.. B0wSer, and you want
70 cut the whole family as dead as a door nah
He went on saytng be could get 1000 900 couple;
the following note by the hands of messenger
boy; -, A. ILL.,, a..s.u, ,..,. .,u,ru,.r,,
and regret TIA; the death OF uncle IN China vii
prevent thcm from being present on "Wednesday even
Mr. BovSer had begun to turn white when the teie-
phone rang
eMcho, BOwser'
say, old man. this Is 4 world Of change you know.
When told you we'd come down 10 thai party never
same evening. Ira la, old boy; hope you'll have a
good time
IBID you, Mrs. Bowser7 How kind OF youi But
ri show you and these liars and decevers thing On
two before get through"
There were no moTc declinAtiOns untll wednesday
morning Then Mr.. Bowser was called UP By
telephone.
That you, Bovser'
ais ii tonight you have that partyi'
@Ps5aw! thought It was wcok from tonight
Y. ". c. 4. sorry, you know, but this is previous
Hf Bowser was jumping up and down when there
came another ring.
Z Say, Bovser, my WIFI made = previous engagement
MI. Bower shut OK with bang and started for the
oee During The forenoon 0Gs N bNr e %Ss ns
and the old familiar hail
Hello, BowserP
ave expect to be down early tonight.'
"But n NAV be that my mother-In.aw will came
on the q 30 train II she does. we can't como"
Mr. Bowser seemed daZed as he hung mp the trumpet
and left the house The last blow came at In The
evening The telephone rang and he oraWied over 70
answer.
"Wbere's the old man1S
al am Mr.. BowseF.' - ,-,. -
tonight Say old man, tho three couples Of US IN thls
terrace were coming down tonight, but we must dls
onpoInt von AT THIS late moment. We have had free
Ickets sent up for the opera and OF course :.
Mr. Bogser walked to the front door, boot1eh IT,
rnns5ed Tho BEN and turned out tho gas Then he
saf down and was very quiet for couple oil hours
Al last he looked up and said , IL.
'dMrs Bowseg, some husbands would murder vic
for this y aor.,p
aWhat have you done Coaxeh bribcd and bull
ao,ad mo into giving progressive euchre party. ana
W,bere,s the pany7 told You how would come out
and here we are Mrs. Bowser. II
but ne was fun for further utterance' ana Won'
TO bed.
SEWING on BUTTONS