Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-11-22
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWSER,

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queried Mr.. B0wser, as he looked
up at me across the supper table
one evening.
"You-yOu haven't been and
bought another horse, Mr. 30 owserp
"Horsel Can't you think of
anything bnt horse 7 | suppose
you'll throw that horse up to me to
your dying dayw
"rm so glad you have decided
not to buy another Is It some
more chickens, or a ne v fire escape,
or another dog to eat us up ~
he turned pale and refused to
say another word for two hours.
Then he could hold himself no
longer, and he IN ldenly observed
81 suppose you will feel proud of
the title of Mrs. Aid. BIwser."
"What do Won mean y
"Jnst what | say. Yon are soon
to be known AZ Mrs. Aid. 80 Us r."
"Are you going 10 run for oilise 2
81 am. It was settlel this after.
noon, am going to b, Inlnife !
or alderman Of this ward"
"Mr. BOwSer, is it possible nat
you are going to let them lead you
into any such foolishncss? If
thought You had more level head
than that, IN spite Of al your mis-.
taSes.'
"My mistakes ~ he shouted. 81
never made one in my life. except
when | married youl Lsyel head
I'd like to sac 4ome one who car.
ries a more level hea than | do ~
"And so y0u are going to be al.
dermsn y
"lf llve.n
"Blt wat for ~
"Bec Ilsa it is the wish of the
people. My country calls. The
committees have canvassed the
ward nod concluded that I was not
only the 6est man for the office,
but the oOly one who stood any
show against the vicious oppOsi.
ton. IL is \ sacrifice on my part,
but the true patriot must be ready
to sacrifice"
didn't say ony more. AS soon
as he left the hOCse next morning
| prepared for visitors, and | was
not disappointed. He was hardly
out of sight before the bell rang,
aud l opened the door to find a
dirty looking fellow with his bat
on his ear who asked:
"Is Bowser homer"
"NO, sir"
"Gets out pretty early, doesn't
hel Leave any money for me ~
"No slr.r
she didn't, eh ? Purity specimen
OF a candidate he isl Expects US
to do all the 6gurin' fur nuthin,
: does he ~
"Who are you, SIR
"Who are | y he repeated as he
slanted his hat a little more and
spit over his shoulder. Sim the
p ,rty as carries this ward in his
vest pocket, | am, anu fold Bowsc
don't cun down literally he gets
left. Tell him to come and see me-"
Nine times that forenoon I an.
swered the bell to find a ward
heeler or some other sort of politi-
cal parasite on the door step. One
of them even went so far as to ask
me to pledge Mr.. Bowser TO vote
for him TO run one of the city ele-
vators. There we're three others
waiting for him when he got home
to dinner, and l saw him give them
money. He came in excited and
iubilant, aud when l told him what
had occurred he rep'ed
"Let the dear people come
They know that l am the man to
, do all car for them if I am elected,
= aud elected ] shall be as sure as
the san rises ON the day. What
do you thinki | was talking with
> a prominent man belonging to the
. opposition and he said it would be
n no use for his party to put up g
mar against me. Bowser stock il
way up, hey y
Il For q week lived in a state o.
a miserable agitation. Every hou1
= In the day a ward heeler rang the
:. bell, and when he wasn't ringing
i 1t was some man who wanted
II sewer or other contract. Every
evening the house was full OF poll
. ticians LAYING plans and guzzlini
down my current wine, and oil
three nights Mr.. Bowser had II
"go tie rounds" of the ward an'
Ie "see the boys" On the last nigh
:. he was very timber and l bad t.
= : help him up stairs, and the tear
. rolled down his cheeks as he wbim