Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-06-26
THE eOWSERS.
TAere Is Only One Way to do BusI-
ness.

/ wanted to send OF for Q lady's
fashion mag sZian. and on a dozen diff =
erent occas ons 1 begged of Mr.. Bow
ser u write the letter and send of the
money. says Ms. Il WISER in the Detroit
Ere Press. He kept promising and
neglecting, man-like, but one evening
he said:
"Give me the name Of that magazine
and | will get letter off tO-mor-
row.
Its gone,' answered.
"Who sent it?''
81 did"
/ "Humphl Do you mean to tell me
that You wrote a bus ness letter."
II do. l ordered the magazine
and sent In a years subscription.
what did you writer"
"Ol, In tie usual form"
'And chuck d the - into the letter,
l suppOse?"
''YeS, SIR
''Well, that's about what I should
expect of you. You'n never see either
money or magazine again"
IL Won't? Why?"
because, in the first place, it stood
Just rs good a chance of going To some
machine shop as to a magazine Office,
opa; and because, secondly, If some
pOst official doesn't steal the money,
they will gobble IL at the end OF the
route and swear they never got it.
Mrs. BowSer, you are as simple as a
child"
"But II may come all right"
Yes, and We may discover A box OF
gold in the back yard- Theirs but one
WV Ia do business ~
'-UOw's thatl''
- -e this L. q. order for S3S- / am
= ,ius 10 send that TO Boston tO-mOr-
row. 10 will 20 straighter than a crow,
and there Is no cause for worry How
ever it's useless TO try 10 learn woman
how To do business"
Three or four Jays went by, and
then be suddenly inquired:
Have yOu hearL from the magazine,
Mr. Bow se -
Not et'
II suppose not. When you do hear
pleass let me know. After forty OF
lifty experiences Of this sort you may
learn ! ow TO do business "
Two days later he asked me again,
aud then 1 was able to show him a let
ter acknowledging receipt of the
d money and a copy OF the magazine
said, rs he handed the letter back,
but that was owing To Providence.
Probably the parties had l4eard from
me and hesltated To defraud you for
fear III raise row."
What about the order you sent OF,
Mr.. Bowser?'
lie jumped out OF his char and
turned pale and gasped:
by gum, but III forgotten about
that. | ought To have had an acknowl'
edgement three days ago"
Cant have been lost, ehI"
''N-no."
1T VAS the only proper way to dS
! business. wasn't itr'
..Of course it was, and, OF course. il
got there all right. III probably get j
letter tomorrow"
When the morrow came 1 asked hin
if he had heard from his order.
Not exactly" he replied, "but
am certain that il got there safe"
But they ought TO acknowledg'
it."
Yes"
There is but one way of doing bust
nes-, Mr.. Bowser. When l send OF
money | receive an acknowledgment
of ITS arrival. You a,e sure yo'
sent it,"
sure 1 sent it? Do you take me 70
a lunatic, Mrs. BowSerr"
"But It's SO queer"
81 don't see anything so queer abou
il. l wrote again two days ago, anu
shall have letter tomorrow beggln
my pardon for the delay"
\ letter arrived next day. l saw
: | Mr.. Bowser's perturbation when
came home that something was wroGg
r and he finally handed me the le tel
) 1t read:
NO Postotiice order has been II
, ceiyed from VOC. Please do not II
any more chestnuts on u.s."
"But YOU did it," protested.
''Or Course | did"
. directed your letter all right?"
D "Cer .ainly."
= STAMPED and poste l?'
Look here, Mrs. BowSer, you tai
rs II | didn't kLow enough to g
: aboard as.reet car and pay III
Il larel'
) "But it's so queer. There is but oil
business way OF doing business, NJ
> Bowser. Alter fOIty or fifty exper
ences OF this sort you may learn how
!, do busine 5.
lie plared at me and WAS too insulte
to reply. lie NbLlb W tAAS Po0NS'-N~ -
: made complaint, and for the next {"
weeks that lost order was the topic
i conversation, The officials sought
y trace the letter, and Mr.. BowSer mat
|. atii Iavit to this and that, and the hui
wis still going on, when, In dusting
. his secretary and Strengthening up h
y Ioose papers, found a letter sealed Al
u addressed TO the Boston firm l Ii
d M doubt il contained the missing O
q ,ler. Iquietly handed II to Mr- Bo'
N ,.r as he came up To dinner, and
= nee turned all colOrs before he cou
N open It. g., ,,.
u MIR. Bow ser," l said, you n'
j folks have curious ways OF doihs ou>
J. ness. IL is sing
ct I'D like to know how this letter
81 | nerel'' he demanded.
"a ..You left 1t here, OF course.
s.Neyeri Because ! sco!ded y
10 about YOUR careless way OF sending
ig NON v and because YOU wanted 10
is even with me for Il, YOU took TINS II
In te- from my pocket and d-talned
n Mrs. Bowser this is last straw 70
sr caulel's load! Do you want ahmohy
:, a dump sumln -
10 Next day he WAS all right again,
10 ba even stopped at the sale ana orous
tn nm. mn half a dozen pairs OF gloves.
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