The Delta independent., 1889-07-23
MR. AND MRS. sowsER.
BIZ MRS. BowsER.

In returning from trip down town
the other week left my shopping bag
in tho car. and when I mentioned the
fact to Mr.. Bowser and asked him to
call at the street railway office and get
it. he replied:
''No, ma'am, won'tl Anybody
careless enough to leave an article Of
value in street car deserves to lose
it Besides, you did not take the num-
Der of the car, and they would only
laugh Mt me vt the Office"
"Do you take the number of every
street car you ride in?" asked.
Certainly. Every sensible person
does. Day before yesterday came up
insNc. so. 4 went back in No. A. /
came up to supper in No. &C. Yester-
day made my trips in Nos. IS, 81 and
3s. To-day in Nos. S3, a and Is.
The street railways contract to carry
passengers-notto to act us guardians for
children and imbeciles.''
"Mr. Bowser, other people have lost
articles on the street cars"
"Yes-other women. You mover
heard of q man losing, anything"
let Tho matter drop there, knowing
that time would sooner or later bring
my revenge. 1t came sooner than l
expected Mr.. Bowser took his dress
coat down-to u tailor to get couple of
new buttons sewed on, and as he re-
turned without it, l observed:
..You are always finding fault with
the procrastination OF my dressmaker r.
Your tailor doesn't seem to be In any
particular hurry"
.Howp'
.Why, you were to bring that coat
back with you"
.That coat! Thunderr'
Mr.. Bowscr turned pale and sprang
out of his chair.
Didn't lose it going down, did
youp"
IL believe LIP
"You left it on. the street car when
you came up?"
Yes"
'.Mr. Bowser, anybody careless
enough to leave an article Of value in
street car deserves to lose It. How
over, you took the number Of the car,
presumed"
..You didn't! That shows what sort
OF u person you are.- Yesterday when
won't down after baby's shoes / took
car No. Ill. When returned I took
car S6. When went over to mothers
took car Sc. 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. shoes, and was near-sighted.
The street railways contract to carry
passengers, Mr.. Bowser. not to act as
guardians for sap-heads and children"
'But Ill get in Mt the Office to-mor-
row." he slowly replied 49,
perhaps, but it is doubtful. Az
you can't remember the number Of the
car they will laugh at the idea, and
perhaps take you for an impostor."
He glared at me like Gagged animal.
ana mnde no reply, and confess that
cover the cnr..---u- did, however,
|. essrr 3 couple, of days, and q he
brought 1t Home he looked at me with
Ngreat Importance and said,
'There is the difference, Mrs, Bow
serS Had you lost anything on the
car. M-,Mnuid have been lost forever.
The street car people were even send
ing out messengers to ind me and re-
store my property.
One day laloring man called at
the side door and asked for the loan
OF spade for few minutes saying
that he was ut work near by; and he
was SO respectful that I hastened to
accommodate him. Two days later,
Mr.. Bowser, who was working in the
) back yard wanted the spade, and l had
TO tell him that lent it As it was
not to be found. the natural inference
was that the borrower had not re-
turned it.
This is pretty state OF afYairs!"
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.r
Il was sure he'd return it."
"Wen, he didn't, and anybody Of
eense would have known he wouldn't.
II somebody should come hero and ask
for tho piano, 1 suppose you'd let it go.
Mrs. Bowser, you'll never get over
your countrified way il you lire to be
ms old US the hills. 1t isn't the loss
OF the spade 30 much. but II is the
fact that the man thinks you are SO
green"
In tho course OF an hour I found the
spade ut the side steps, where
tho man had left It after using,
but when i informed Mr.. Bowser OF the
fact he only growled:
HE brought it back because he
probably heard me making a fuss
about it and was afraid OF arrest"
Two days later, as Mr.. Bowser sat on
the front steps, n colored man came up
and asked to borrow the lawn-mower
for n few minutes for use on the next
corner.
"Certainly, my boy" replied Mr..
Bowser you'll find 1t in tho back
yard"
When he had gone l observed that
the man had suspicious look about
him, and that should not dare trust
him. and Mr.. Bowser turned on mo
with:
"What do you know about reading
characterP There never was more
honest man in the world. I'd trust him
with every dollar have"