The Penn's Grove record., 1889-11-16
nowsER IN L
Heelers Consume His Time and
His Wife's Currant Wine.

MI, Bowser, as ne lookoo Up ~ me
across the supper table M evening.
"You-you haven't been and bought
another horse, Mr.. Bowserf"
..Horsel Can't you think Of any
thing but horse? / suppose you'll
throw that horse up to me TO your dy-
Ing dayP"
buy another, Is it some chickens, or 9
new fire escape, or q dog 70 eat Us up2"'
He turned pale and refused 70 ny an
other word for two hours. Then he
could hold himself M longer, and be
suddenly observed.
81 suppose you will feel proud Of the
title of Mrs. Alderman Bowserfn
"what do you mean?"
s.Just what l say. You are DON to
be known as Mrs. Alderman Bowser. -
"Are you going to run for of6cef"
~ am. 1t was settled this afternoon.
| am going to be nominated for Alder
man of this ward"
.,Mr. Bowser, is It possible that you
are going to let them lead you into any
such f~ooiishness? / thought you had .
more level head than that, In spite of
all you Mistakes"
s.My mistakesi" he shouted. 81
never made one In my life, except when
I married you'll Level headl I'D Ike
to see some one who carr es . more
level head than 1 doin
.sAnd SO you are going to be Alder
mani"
eff live"
aBut what for?"
upanauoa II is the wiah AZ the peopIe.
Ny country cali4 The committee have
canyassed the ward aid concluded that
/ vas not only the best man for the Of.
Zee. but the only one who stood any
show against the Vicious opposition. II
Is q sacrifice on my part, but the true
patriot must be ready to sacrifice"
,'I'm 30 sorryfy Z
ESQ sorryI For what? Because ]
have been selected above all others
Because honors have been thrust upon
mel Mrs. Bowssri you have never ap-
preciated the map you married, and
you probably neyet will"
"Well I shan'e say any mort.
think 1t is a put-ub job to get money
out Of You, and u know what . gang
will be running Here after you. It's
your own affair. However. Don't blame
me IL you get leff."
ssThere you eoI Always opposed te
mel can piainlI ,traaics some mer
never get along. e q wife like
some l know of HIM." ,een Governor
Of the State long paEJtit1'm going E
run, however,, sR6vinss I'm elected
you'll probably y jnan enough to
say you brought It sbout.r
l didn't say any more. Al 500 al
he left the house next morning / pre-
pared for visitors, and I was not disap-
pointed. He WA hardly out Of sight
before the bell rang, and ! opened The
door to find a d~irty-looking fellow, Will
his hat on his ear, who asked:
sis Bowser home?n
"No, SIR"
"Gets out pretty early, doesn't hei
Leave any money for mef
i "No, SIR"
"He didn't, chr Purity specimen Of
a candidate he list Expects US to do al
the ngurin' fur nuthin', does he?n
"Who are you, STRIP"
"Who are ~" he repeated az ht
slanted his hat q little more and spat
over his shoulder. ai'm the party a,
carries this ward in vest pocket. / am,
and If old Bowser don't Gun down lib
orally he gets left. Tell him TO CONF
and see me.n
Nine times that forer ION ] answered
the bell to find a ward heeler or some
other sort of political parasite on the
doorstep. One OF them even went *
far as to ask me to pledge Mr. Bowsel
to vote for him to run Que Of the City
Hall elevators. There were three otheIi
waiting for him when he got home II
dinner, and / saw him give them
money. He came in excited and jubi.
: liant, and when I told HIM what had oc'
Cured he replied:
"Let the dear people comel They
know that l am the man to do all l car
for them if l am elected, and e'ected
rises on the day. What do you
Think 1 was talking with q promi'
nent man belonging to Athe opposition.
and he said it would bono use for his
party to put up = BIN against me,
Bowser stock is way d hey2n
For q week / lived q state Of mis-
cradle agitation. E Dry hour in the
day a ward heller rstg the bell, and
when he wasn't ringing, 1t was some
man who wan1ed z sswer Or other con.
full s~A'prrauce plat laying plans aud
'cucompe'dowh my currant wine. and on
y ra4.slights Mr.. Bowser had to Ego the
rcundsr of the ward and s'see the
boys" On the last night 4 had to help
him UP stairs, and the team rolled down
lx71s cfes>kA "a ha wisperpds
"shay, MRS. rpwser. y just breaks