New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-10
MIR. BOWSER'S WRATH
HE HAS HIS HOUSE PAINTED.

HE HAS HIS HOUSE PAINTED.
Mrs. Bowscr's version, In The Detroit free Press.
One day saw Mr.. Bowser stop In front of the
house and give II careful looking over and when he
. You are not thinking of making any repairs. are
well. not exactly repairs, but was just thinking
that could make great Improvement"
The paint hasn't held It's color, and think shall
have the house gone over again-just light coat,
Mr. Bowser this house was painted only six months
ago At that time We had half dozen mon around
here for nearly month";
Yes. but the color has faded"
Didn't warn you at the time that y would fade
And didn't everybody laugh at the idea of your putting
No maam. they didn't Everybody complimcnted
any TASTE c HS S had
erc was n0hlng IN town TO- match n IL G' ms Just
ment you arc the drag on me-"
But let 1t 60 until spring ANYHOW A. ,ora
Int YOU evidently do not understand what It
means it means in broad sense, to sell where you
can the highest and buy where you can buy tho
of men are out of work and can get this house
painted now $40 cheaper than next spring Isn't $40
Yes. but the house doesn't need IT,"
"Not in your judgment. perhaps. People , VINO
E ss OT pstaa Sg he Gs The house Vim be
painted $1,000, 49,,
and down tho sitting room and of course sunk Into
insignifcance and dropped the subject. Two days
their clothes came up and looked the outside OF the
house over At brief intervals they consulted together
tervals they measured the width and length Of the
house with tape line. After three hours hard WORK
they came 20 conclusion of some sort and then went
ont to the barn to rest their tired brains and wait for
Mr.. Bowser TO appear When he came home he con
on the back gate and finally told them to go ahead
Tley won't make the least NUS around hd me fS wo
days. and youn hardly know they have been here"
II was useless to say anything after The he, ea ,
Ing a wagon came with three long ladders two short
ones four stepadders four pals ana 50 many cS avs
pected to see fully fifteen painters come with the 9 To
A. but ten must have got lost on their way % Of me
barn the kitchen and the basement $500,
half said Mr. Bowser. as he started off down town
S Sssa F IN. s PB s AID SOME to %sFHsS
with a tapelne put down some more hgII1s on the
back gate. counted his long and short ladders over
did say two weeks at first, ma'am. hut II the
last Of it'
aA Are you you doing his BY The job % ,o,. and
b e No ToaaS and SRes Of Ike Ers most
manner, but we don't. We work by the DAY anu "o
Then began circus which lasted lust seventeen
days without change Of programme Ey tSS walls Of
vent down into the sS sone ." inst hs an hour
when they reappeaed they INSPECTED the Interior error
q the barn o and an wG to rae add against
the sn tne Of the house. They might possibly have
S ls s9Shs5 as9s that the ladder n
shaly This brought about consultation ann 'o% ~
Ladder 10 ~a tw a'he Il was decided that one of the
was loose. Then the five put n Just an hour ahd
r rrV acscTews piledr1vcrs and other articles
deemed 70 make d paf S,r bsd been done
In the way Of painting. complaned OF 'ms' ou' no
Oh. give them a show. They have got to get
ready When once they start they will move like
Why did you hire them by the day''
ladder mixed about gallon of color, drank four
iints Of Mr. Bowse,s bottled beer and carefully In
sIcced end gave can Gnc or t the tcSn1 g o"'
Half an hour before Mr.. Bowser came home on. OF
hgM os rae naon an" Of and down and
went over on the back street 10 see how Il ioohed
VIII The second day was but slight Improvement
Ia any work had been done. Then Mr.. Rowserr
concluded he didn't like the color and he had it
nsinfers who said the color they had been putting
on was rather out Of date and did not harmonic win
N'' tbe end of the twenty second day Mr. Bowser
came homo 10 find hat four-ffihs Of the work hsd
whole crowd out of hand, although the boss pitIfuy
protested
Never drove gang OF men so marc IN my Iue. ana
7 did want to do Job here to which could point
with PRIDE -. 1900. ,.,,-,
Mrs EOwser, do you know what your foolish
within has cost me IN cold cash !"
Nv foolish whml What do You mean'"
al mean what ] say ! had this house painted
10 please you and those internal daubers have made
il cost me about $780,
Didn't | protest about having IL painted?
PROTEST. No. ma'am, you encouraged mep
Mr. BowserN
There Won 20 Lay every thing 10 me as usual
ANY husband who humOrs the whins OF his wife will
come out Just as / have. Mrs. Bowser. don't fool
with me any more I've borne and borne but there
is a limit Tho worm will turn at last. I'm ready
10 turnln