The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-05-18
THE BOWSER FAMILY.
How Mr.. Il. Conducted Himself Under Very
Trying Circumstances,


Trying Circumstances,
| wanted to send of for lady's fash
ion magazine, and on a dozen different
occasions | begged of Mr.. Bowser to
write the letter and send off the money.
He kept promising and neglecting, man
like, but one evening he said:
"Glve me the name ofthat magazine
and will get letter off tomorrow"
'It's gone" L answered.
"Who sent it?''
~ did,"
"Humph ! Do you mean to tell me
that you wrote business letter."
81 DO. ordered the magazine and
sent in years subscriptlon.
"What did you write?"
20, in the usual FORM"
"And chucked the two dollars into
the letter, suppose2"
"Yes, SIR"
"Well, that's about what l would ex-
pect of you. You'll never see money
OF magazine again."
81 won't? Why2"
Because, in the first place, it stood
just as good chance of going to some
machine shop as to magazine office,
with your style of directing an envelope !;
and because, secondly, if some post
office official doesn't steal the money,
they will gobble it at the end of the
route and swear they never got it. Mrs.
Bowser, you are as simple as child"
"But it may come all right"
eyes, and we may discover a box Of
gold in the back yard. There's but one
way to do business"
"How's that7"
"See this P. o. money order for SsS ?
l am going to send that to Boston to-
morrow. 1t will 60 straighter than a
crow, and there is no cause for worry.
However, it's useless to try to learn a
woman how to do business"
Three or tour days went by, and then
he suddenly inquired:
"Have you heard from that maga-
zine, Mrs. Bowser
"Not yet."
81 suppose not. When you do hear
please let me know. After forty or fifty
experiences of this sort you may learn
how to do business"
Two days later he asked me again,
and was then able to show him a let
ter acknowledging the receipt of the
money, and copy of the magazine.
at seems to have gone through" he
he said as he handed the letter back.
"Out that was owing to Providence
Probably the parties had heard of me
and hesitated to d"frand you for fear
I'd raise row."
"What about the order you sent off,
Mr.. Bowser.
He jumped out of his chair turned
pale and gasped:
"By gum but I'd forgotten about
that ought to have had an acknowl-
edgment three days ago."
"Can't have been lost, eh?"
"N-no."
sit was the only proper way to do
business, wasn't it1'
"Of course it was, and of course it
got there all right. I'll probably get a
letter tomorrow"
When the morrow came l asked him
if he had heard from his order.
"Not exactly" he replied, "but l
am certain that it got there safe"
"But they ought to acknowledge it. I"
"Y-e-s."
"There is but one way of doing bus
mess, Mr.. Bowser. When | send off
money | receive an acknowledgment of
its arrival. You are sure you sent it?''
"Sure l sent it2 Do you take me
for lunatic, Mrs. Bowser2"
"But it's so queer"
81 don't see anything SO queer about
it. | wrote again two days ago, and l
shall have a letter Tomorrow begging
my pardon. for the delay"
A letter arrived next day. l saw by
Mr.. Bowser's perturbation when he
came home that something was wrong,
and he finally handed me the letter. 1t
read:
"No post office order has been re-
ceived from you. Please do not try
any more chestnuts on u.s."
"But you did send it," l protested.
"Of course | did"
Directed your letter all right?"
certainly"
Stamped and posted it?'
"Look here. Mrs Bowser, you talk
as il didn't know enough to get aboard
a street Car and pay my fare !"
"But it's so queer. There is but one
business way of doing business, Mr..
Bowser. Alter forty or fifty experiences
of this sort you may learn how to do
business"