Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-03-22

"DO you Very well, Mrs. Bow
ser, shall give a progressive
euchre party next week, Wednesday
evening. If you'll see to the re-
freshments I'll see to the people"
"I'll be glad to, of course, but"
"But what ~
"You must prepare yourself for
disappolntments."
"Oh, | must ! How kind of you
to give me warning! Mrs. BOwser,
| don't want to seem vain or ego
tistical, but I'll invite thirty-slx
people here on that night, and for
every one who tails to come I'll
give you a $50 bill"
"YOu are kind yery-yery kind.
l hope the party will be a success.
You can begin at once"
During the next hour he had the
use of the telephone TO call up ac'
quaintances, and when he finally
hong up tue trumpet he turned to
me with;
"Anything very dismal about
that, Mrs. Bowser? I've got ten
couples without moving out of my
tracks. III have the other eight
before to. morrow night"
"That is, they will promise to
come"
"Promise Promise DO you
imagine that all other people are
like youi Most folks know their
own minds tor a day or two ahead,
Mrs. BOwser."
"Wheu he came home next night
he had list of Is couples who bad
been invited and sOlemnly prom
ised to come. Mr.. BOwser had
made 1t a point to inform each one
that the playing would begin at
sharp s, and all had agreed to be
on hand Is minutes before that
hour.
"Voted too much trouble-can't
get people enough y sneered Mr.
! Bowser as he looked over the list
Wts in the management, Mrs
Bowser-all in the management"
For three days he walked around
on tlp-toes and took every occasion
20 brag over me. Then came the
first setback. We were at dinner
when the telephone rang and Mr
Bowser was asked for.
"Hello! BOwser ~
eyes"
"Thls IS Filbert.'
"Ye3.p
81 wanted to tell you that We
can't come to the party"
"YOu can't"
"No. My wife has just remem
bered that she agreed to go over
to Johnson's on that night. Sorry
old fellow, but l hope"
Mr.. Bowser shut him of with q
loud bang and turned to me anc
said:
oMrs. Bowser, don't you never
darken Filbert's doors again
never They are liars and dan
gerous people. can 6ll there
places in five minutes
Before he got out CT the hous'
there was another ring.
"Hello , l'Owser "
"Yes.p
"This is Watkins"
eyes"
"When | told you the other da.
we'd be down Wednesday evening
| forgot that our Eva was to hav
a chlld's party on the same evening
That knocks us OUT
"And you can't come :"
Ofcourse not. Sorry to disap
point you, old fellow, but o
COURSE
"Watkins is a liar, Mrs. Bowse
"a first. class, bold.faced liar| eS
claimed Mr.. Bowser, "and yo
want to cat the whole family a
: dead as door nail "
lie went off saying he could &c
two million couples to take thel
places, and be returned at evenin
lust az the following note came D
? the bands of a messenger boy;
"Mr. and Mrs. Jackson preseu
their compliments, aud regret tina
the death of an uncle in China wi
prevent them from being present o
Wednesday evening"
Mr.. Bowser had begun to tur
white when the telephone rang.
Q "Hello! BOwserN
"Yes.o
"Say, old man, this is a world
+ change, you know. When tol
YOU we'd come down to that part
: never thought about my slste
. She's to be married that same eve
;, ing. Tra.la, old boy, hope you
j. have a good time"
u 81 told you it would be hal
Y work to get so many people out"
remarked.