Daily Republican., 1889-04-09
MIR. AND MRS. DowsER.
The Story of Money Sent by Mail Which
Didn't An Get There.

The Story of Money Sent by Mall Which
| Didn't An Get There.
From the Detroit Free Press.
wanted to send off for ladies' fash
ION magazine, and on dozen different
occasions / begged 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 will get letter of to morrow"
tits gone" 1 answered."
"Who sent itP'
81 did"
"humph! Do you mean to tell me
that you wrote a business letter."
II do. | ordered the magazine and
sent In years subscription"
"What did you writel'
'Oh, in the usual form"
"And chucked the g. into the letter, l
suppose'"
yes, slr."
"Well, that's about what should ex-
poet of you. You'll never see either
money or magazine again"
al womb Whyi'
because, in the first place It stood
Just as good chance of going to some
machine shop as TO a magazine Office,
with your style OF directing an envelope;
ard because, secondly, II some postoflioe
official doesn't steal the money, they will
gobble It at the end OF the route, and
swcar they never got It. Mrs. Bowser,
, you are as simple as q child"
|, But II may come al right"
> "Yes, and we may discover a box OF
, gold IN the back yard. There's but one
! way TO do business"
"liow's that"
4 See this post-ollice money order for
f3Si | am going to send that to Boston
tomorrow. II will 70 straighter than a
crow, and there 10 no cause for worry.
However, Il useless to try to learn a
+, woman how to do business"
Three or four daya went by and then he
suddenly inquired;
Have you heard from that magazine,
Mrs. Bowser2"
mot yef."
plea e let me knov. After forty or ii ty
experiences of this sort you may learn
how TO DO business
Two days later he ssked me again, and
}, WAS then able to show him letter
acknowledging receipt of the money aud
Il a co y Of the magazine.
at seems TO have gone through" M
il said, Ms he handed the letter back, "hu'
that was owing to Providence. Probably
;, the parties had heard OF me and hest
A tated TO deirIud you for fear I'd raise
"a row"
n "What about the order you sent off
,lr. BowserF
He jumped out of his chair and turned
pale ami gsspei;
-. "By guml but ia forgotten about that
~ ! ought o have had an ackuowleda mem
~ three days ago"
= Cant have been lest, ehf|
10 IN no."
y cit was the only proper way to do busI
70 ness wasn't it:'
i "Of course IL was, and OF course 1t 20
. there all right. I'll probably get a leite
I tomorrow.
IL When tue morrow came asked him /
e he had heard irom his order.
"Not exactly" he replied, "but an
80 80 certain that II got Their slfr.''
~ But they ought TO acknowledge it,"
y ayes )"
u "There is but one way of doing bus
le ness, MIR. Bowser. When send o
~ money | receive Al acknowledgment
d IT'S arrival. You are sure you SEMI NJ"
v, "sure sent 1t? DO you take me for
b lunatic. Mrs. BowserF"
But it's so queer"
81 don't see anything so queer about 4
| wrote again two days ago and shal
have lie ter to morrow Begging my pal
n don FIR the delay"
lie A letter arrived next day. | saw b
y. Mr.. Bowse.'s perturbation when he cam
q. hon g that something Was wrong, and h
a finally handed me tho letter IL re d:
ry mo Iostotlicc order has bsen receive
en- from you. Please do not try any moi
ny chestnut on us.
as "Bu you did send IT, protested.
IN 'Of course ] did"
"Directed your letter all right?"
"Certainly."
"Stsmped aud rostcd it?"
We "Look mere, Mrs. Bowser, you talk a
is Il don't know enough ! get aboard
is street car aud pay my Iare
Is "But ia 80 queer. There is but on
of business way OF doing bu. ness, AIR. b "
" SIR. Aftcr forty or hfty experiences q
ct this sort you may learn how to do bus.
IN ness"
J. tie Rlared at me and was too iusutet
to reply. He went to the pns.uiite an,
made complaint, ard for the next tw,
weeks that lost order vas tle topic o
conversation. The officials sought T.
trace the letter, and Mr.. Bows mad
ali iavts to this and that, AMI the hun
was still golI & on when, in busting OF
bis secretary and strengthening up hi
IA loose paners, | found letter sealed an,
doubt it contained the missing o der.
quietly handel it to Mr.. Bowser a b.
came up to dinner, aud his iace turne,
ali c0lJrs before hG could open 1t.
"Mr. Bowser," said, you men folk
III have curious way OF doing business. /
b is slug"
n "l'd like to know bow this letter go
IN herti' lie demanded.
Al "You left it here, of course"
~, "Ne,erl Because fcOlded you ahou
al your careless way sending eli money
al and because you wanted to Get even witt
"a me for it you took this letter from m!
pocket and detained it. Mrs. Bowscr
this Is the lat straw u the camel's load
Do you want alime4y or lump SUM"
ha Next day he was all right again, ant
a, he stopped ut the sale and brought me III
y, half dozen pairs OF gloves.
One of the best assortments of clock
=, In the city at Davis 8 L. End st.