Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1889-04-13
RAE aowsER FAMILY.
Ars. D. Tells the stsry Of PFOgrsssivs
Euchrs Party.

trOuDie, repleu-
They have. ehP Did any one vote
besides you? saw half dozen mem
toned in the paper last Sunday"
ats almost impossible to get thirty
or forty people together on a certain
evening, even II all desired to come.
Mrs. johnson calculated on eight tables
and only had enough for five Mrs
Dart calculated on"
"Oh, bosh! What does woman's
calculation amount TOP"
"But If people can't come. and don't
come. what are you going to doe"
They can come and they will come
It's all in the management
well. wish you'd try It,"
do youP Very WE'LL Mrs Bowser,
shall give progressive euchre party |
next week, Wednesday evening. II
you'll see to the refreshments I'll see
to the people"
'Tn be glad to, of course, but"
"But whatP"
"You must prepare yourself for dis
appointments. "
"Oh, / mustl How kind of you to
give me warming! Mrs Bowser. ! don't
want to seem vain or egotistical, but
I'll invite thirty-six people here on that
night. and for every one who fails to
come I'll give you 500 bill. "
You are kind-very kind. ] hope
the party will be great success You
can begin at once.
During the next hour he had the use
OF the telephone to call up acquaint-
ances. and when he finally hung up the
trumpet he turned to me with:
"Any thing very dismal about that,
Mrs. BowserP I've got ten couples with
out moving out OF my tracks I'll have
the other eight before tomorrow night
That is, they will promise to
come"
Promise! Promisel Do you imag-
inc that all other people are like yOuP
Most folks know their own minds for a
day OF two ahead, Mrs. Bowser"
When he came home next night he
had list of eighteen couples who had
been invited and solemnly promised to
come. Mr.. Bowser had made 1t a point
to inform each one that the playing
would begin at sharp eight, and all had
agreed to be on hand fifteen minutes
before that hour.
"Voted too much trouble-can't get
people enoughI' sneered Mr. Bowser as
he looked over the list. Its in the
management. Mrs. Bowser-all in the
management" "
For three days he walked around on
tip-toe and took every occasion to brag
over me. Then came the first setback.
We we're at dinner when the telephone
rang and Mr.. Bowser was asked for.
"Hello! Bowserl
'Yes."
This is Filbert."
Yes
81 wanted to tell you that we can't
come down to the party"
you can'tP'
"No. Ny wife has just remembered
that she agreed to go over to Johnson's
on that night. Sorry, old fellow, but l
hope"
Mr. BowJer shut him of with loud
Bang and turned to me and said:
Mrs. Bowser, don't you never
larken Filberts doors again-never!
They are liars and dangerous people. l
AN I'LL their places in five minutes.
Before he got out Of the house there
vas another ring
Hello! Bowserln
'Yes"
This is Watkins"
"Yes."
when / told you the other day we'd
De down Wednesday evening l forgot
hat our Eva was to have childs
,arty on the same evening. That
,nocks us out
"And you can't Gomez"
"Of course not. Sorry to disappoint
,ou, old fellow, but of course"
Watkins is liar. Mrs. Bowser-a
irst-class, bold-face liarr' exclaimed
,ir. Bowser. "and you want to cut the
yhole family as dead as a door nailF'
He went off saying he could get two
million couples to take their places,
md he returned at evening just as the
ollowing note came by the hands OF a
Messenger boy:
''Mr. and Mrs Jackson present their
compliments, and regret that the death
# an uncle in China will prevent them
rom being present on Wednesday
,vening. "
Mr.. Bowser had begun to turn white
when the telephone rang.
Hello! Bowser!"
"Yes!"
"Say, old man, this is q world Of
change, you know. When told you
we'd come down to that party l never
thought about my sister. She's to be
married that same evening. Tra-la,
old boy. hope you'll have a good time, !"
II told you it would be hard work to
get SO many people out, | remarked.
Ibid you, Mrs. BowserP How kind
Of you! But I'll show you and these
liars and deceivers thing or two be-
fore I get through. "
There were no more declinations un-
til Wednesday morning. Then Mr..
Bowser was called up by telephone.
THAT you, Bowser%
"Yes."
.Is it tonight you have that party"
yes"
"Pshaw! l thought it was a week
from tonight Well, that knocks us
out We've got to go to the Z. M. @
A. Sorry, you know, but Shis is q
previous engagement.
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