The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-07
MR.. AND MRS. eoWsER.

MR.. AND Mko. bOWoGH.
noursr Speaks sliehtiRgly Of His wsfe's
business Methods, but
wanted 10 send of for a lady's fashion
.,a=szine. and on dozen different occasions
begred Of Mr. Bowser to write the letter
and send of the money He kept promising
and neglecting, man like, but one evening he
said.
GIVE me the name OF that magazine and
1 vii get a letter OF tomorrow"
"It's gone" answered.
"Who sent itf
Il did
"Humphl Do You mean 10 tell me that
you wrote business letter.
~ DO ordered the magazine and sent in
a years subscription
What did you write"
.Oh in the usual form
And chucked the 81 into the letter, / sup
pose0
ayes. sirm
well. that's about what should expect
II you. Yosll never see either money or
magazine again"
Il WON'T WhyT
"Because. in the first place, IL stool just rs
good a chance of going % some machine shop
as 20 a magazine Office, with your style OF
directing AN envelope. and because. secondly,
u some postollcc official doesn't steal the
money. they viii gobhle &c nj tho end Of the
route and swear they never got IT, Mrs.
Bowser. you are ~ simple as child.
But il may come all right.
"Ye-. and we may discover a box OF gold
M the back yard There's but one way 10
10 business
"How's thatf'
.see this r o money order for s3S'
am going % send that to Boston tomorrow,
lt viii go stralghter than crow, and there
is po Gauss Cor worry However, its Useless
b try 10 learn a woman bow 10 do business.'
Three or four days went by and then he
suddenly inquired
Have you heard from that magazine,
AIRS Bowserr
Not yet"
81 suppose not When you do hear please
let mo know After forty or City expert
ences Of this sort you may learn how 10 do
business"
Two DAYS later he asked me again, and |
vas then able to show him a letter acknowl-
edging receipt OF tho money, and a copy Of
the magazine
1T seems 10 have gone through. he said
as he handed the letter back, but that was
owing to Providence Probably tho parties
had heard OF me aud hesitated TO detraud
you Tor fear I'd raise a row"
What about tno order You sent of, Mr.
Boaserr
He Jumped out Of hischair and turned pale
and gasped
BY gum. but III forgotten about that |
ought 10 have had an acknowledgment three
days ago"
Cant have been lost, chr
"N-uo
1T was the only proper way to do business,
wasn't it,
"Of course it was, and Of course it got
there all right IA probably get a letter 10
morrow
When the morrow cams Il asked him III hs
had heard from his order.
Not exactly, no replied, but ! am Ger.
tain that il got thsre safe
But they ought 10 acknowledge 1t
~ -e-s"
There is but ono way Of doing business,
Mr Bowsar When send Of money ! re-
ceiye an acknowledgment OF itsarrival You
are sure yoif sent tr
"Sure sent iti Do YOU take ms Tor "a
unatic. Mrs BowserT
But t's 80 queer
II don't see anything so queer about IL. /
a | Ia
letter tomorrow begging my pardon for the
delay
4 letter arrived next day saw by Mr.
BoWsers perturbation when no came home
that something was wrong. and h. finally
handed me the letter II read
"Nopostoillce order has been received from
YOU Please DO not try any more chestnut
on u.s.
But you did snl it," protested
cot course did"
directed yonr ietter all rightf
Certainly
STAMPED ami posted it,
Look hero. Mrs Bowser YOU talk rs II
didn't know enough 10 get aboard street
car and pay my fare"
But its 80 queer There Is but one bust
ness way Of doing business, Mr.. Bowser
After forty or fifty experiences OF this sort
you may learn how 10 do business"
lie glared at me and was too insultel 10
reply he went to the poslotiice and made
complaint, and for the next two weeks that
lost order was the topic Of conversation. The
officials sought 10 trace the letter, aud Mr.
Bowser made afdayits to this ard that, and
the hunt was still going on when, Ia busting
of his secretary and Strengthening up his
loose papers found letter sealed and adj
dressed TO the Boston firm | had no doubt
il contained the missing order | quietly
handed it 10 Mir Bowser rs he came up 10
dinner and bis face turned all coiors before
he could open H.
"Ar Bowser,' | said, you men folks have
curious ways Of doing business. IL Is sing'--
I'D like 10 know how this letter got herein
he demanded
You left Il here. Of course
Never Because scolded you about your
careless way Of sending of money aud be-
cause YOU wanted to get even with HE for il.
You took this letter from my pocket aud de-
tanned IL. Mrs Bowser, this is the last straw
10 the camels loadl Do you want alimony
or a lump sum-
Next day he was all right again, and he
even stopped at the sale and brought me up
hal: dozen pairs Of gloves. Detroit Free
Press
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