Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-03
Mr.. AND MRS. eOWSER.
How the Man Of tho House Had II
Painted and What 1t Cost.

Painted and WHAT 1t Cost.
One day 1 saw Mr. Bowser stop in front Of
the house and give it a careful looking over,
and when ne came in l asked
"You are not thinking of making any re-
pairs, are your
well, not exactly repairs. but was just
thinking that could make a great improve
ment"
"How7n
1.-THE paint hasn't held its color, and think
l shall have the house gone over again-just
light coat, you know"
'Mr Bowser, this house was painted only
six months ago. At that time we had half .
dozen men around here for nearly a month. !"
YES, but the color has faded"
Didn't | warn you at the time that il
would fadel And didn't everybody laugh at
the idea OK your putting pea green on a red
brick housef'
mo, Ina'am, tsy didn't Everybody COM
plinented my taste. I've bad q dozen people
of cultivation and taste tell me that it was
perfect harmony. and that there Was nothing
in town to match it. But it's just like you.
Whenever l desire to make an improvement
you are the drag on me-"
But let It go until spring, anyhow"
Mrs. Bowser. did you ever hear the word
'economyf"
Eyes, ar.n
"But you evidently do not understand what
it means 1t means, in a broad sense, TO sell
where you can sell the highest and buy whers
you can buy the cheapest. The painting sea-
son is about closed, lots Of men are out Of
work, and can &c, tins house painted now
Am 49,. f-r-'s n
savingF'
Yes, but the house Doesn't need it.
Not Ia your Judgment, psrhsps Peopls
who ~e<e brought up in log houses in tbs
country hxve tastes peculiarly their own
The hoase will be painted
de crossed MS hands under his coat tails
paced up and down TIC sitting room, and, u
course. / sunk into significance ssd dropped
the subject. Two Aays later four or Eve
hard looking fellows WITH pain, en- thsir
clothes came up and hooked .hs out<ds Of tbs
house over. At brief intervals thsy consult
ed together and made fgsyss ou tie bach
gate. At other bret intervals they nsas-
urod the width and length os the honss wisn
a tape lire. After taree sosrs hard work
they came 70 Q concssnSon Of SONS sort and
tneu went cut 70 toe BARI % rest tksir tired
brains and -aft for Mr. BowHr 70 apE>zr
When ns came nome lie consabesd with .esn
for hat sn hour made more figures On the
back gs:e. and finally told them 70 70 shaA6
They ~oE- maze The isA<s man aycasd. =
he sass a. hs carn. In Yasy1. r<sra riga;
ore. Ia about two says and you'll hardly
know they have been herss
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whole week for II. and wen: CO: 70 inter
view tie oo~ On the esb5ect Re did so<Ss
more measuring with q tape has. put down
sozss more Egs<ss CT sfse bach Es<s. oounse3
has ioeE AID saort ladders ever, and frAAy
repasd.
Il did say sue weeks q. hrsf, maj Az. bet
II TIE w>.s4ser solds good tank twelve dsys
viii ZEE the las. 81 K
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