The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-04-27
THE BOWSER FAMILY,
How MIR. ~. Conducted Himself Under
Worry IRVING Circumstances.

WrlUe une lGJter ana Senu on 1no
money. He kept promising and neg
lecting, man-lilse, but one evening he
said
"Give me the name of that magazine
and | will get letter Off tomorrow"
"It's gone" answered
"Who sent itp"
IL did"
"Humph! Do you mean to tell me
that you wrote business letter."
al do. ! ordered the magazine and
sent in n years subscription.
"What did you write?"
go in the usual form"
"And chuclted the two dollars into
the letter, supposed"
Yes, sir"
"Well, that's about what | would ex-
pect of you. You'll never see money
or magazine again"
81 won'tP WhyP'
because. in the first place, it stood
just as good II chance of going to some
machine shop rs to II 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 neverg got it. Mrs
Bowser, you are as simple as a child. y
"But it may come all right"
"Yes, and we may discover box or
gold in the back yard There's but one
way to do business"
"How's thatp"
''See this p. o. money order for $3S?
am going to send that to Boston to-
morrow. 1t will go straighter than u
crow, and there is no cause for worry.
However, it's useless to try to learn
woman how to do business.
Three or four 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 receipt of the
money, and copy of the magazine.
at seems to have gone through"
he said as he handed the letter back,
"but that was owing to Providence
Probably the parties had heard of me
and hesitated to defraud you for fear
I'd raise Il row."
"What about the order you sent off,
Mr.. Bowser?"
He jumped out of his chair and
turned pale and gasped:
by gum! but i'd forgotten about
that | ought to have had an ac-
acknowledgements three days ago"
Cant have been lost, eh?"
"N-no."
1T was the only proper way to do
business, wasn't it?'
"Of course il was, and of course it
got there all right I'll probably get
letter Tomorrow"
When the morrow came | asked him
if he had heard from his order.
Not exactly" he replied, "but /
am certain that it got there safe
But they ought to acknowledge it."
"Y-e-s.n
"There is but one way of doing bust
ness, Mr.. Bowser. When / send off
money | receive an acknowledgment
OF its arrival. You are sure you sent
it?"
Sure l sent it? Doyou take me for
IL lunatic. Mrs. BowserP"
But it's so queer"
81 don't see any thingso queer about
1t. wrote again two days ago, and
shall have a letter tomorrow begging
my pardon for the delay"
A letter arrived next day. | saw by
Mr.. Bowser's perturbation when he
came homo that something was wrong,
and he finally handed Inc the letter. 1t
read:
mo post-oflice order has been re
ceived from you. Please do not :rs
any more chestnuts on us. )"
But you did send it, protested.
"Of course did"
directed your letter all right?"
Certainly"
kDluIuICi ttutl JOSbcu ~.
'Looh1 here. Mrs. Bowser, you talk
as il | didn't know enough to get
aboard street car and pay my fare"
But it's so queer There is but one
business way of doing business, M.
Bowser. After forty or fifty expert
ences OF this sort you may learn how
to do business"
He glared at me and was too insulted
too reply. He went to the post-otiice
and made complaint, and for the next
two weeks that lost order was the topic
Of conversation. The officials sought
10 trace the letter, and Mr. Bowser
made allidavits to this and that, and
the hunt was still going on when, in
dusting OF his secretary and straight
ening up his loose papers, | found Il
letter sealed and addressed TO the Bos-
ton firm. had no doubt it contained
the missing order. | quietly handed
il to M. Bowser us he came up to din
ner, and his face turned all cclors be-
fore he could open it.
.Mr. Bowser,' said "you men
folks have curious ways of doing basi.
ness. 1t is sing"
I'D like to know how this letter got |
here!' he demanded.
"You left it here, of course"
"Nevcr Because ! scolded you
about yOur careless Way of sending of |