Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-10-30
THAT BowsER AGAIN.
HIS Troubles with Tho whItewash
Brush.

c0lOIeQ uldu 10 come an WOlk Tor a
couple o. days. 1t so happened that he
came one morning before Mr.. Bowser
had left the house and was greeted
with:
"Well, what's up now ~
'.I'Ze dun bin hired 10 work, sah."
''Who hired yoa2''
''De lady, Sah-n
"What to dOI''
''Jobbn', slh."
''Well, the lady has change .er
mind and doesn't want you"
After the man had gone, Mr.. Bowser
came into the house and asked:
did you hire a colored man?''
"Why, yes"
"What fOry'
II was going to nave him whitewash
the vegetable cellar, take down and
cean the laundry stoyepipe and do some
other Jobs. -
"U'ml Mrs. Bowser, 7 don't be-
lieye in encouraging such people. He'd
have done about one hours work and
charged you for whole day. don't
believe he knows any more about white
washing than l do about playing the
harp"
but he said lie did"
"Certa My. Did you ever see a
negro who wouldn't say anything to tit
the ocCasiong'
"Wyll, but
There Is no but about. IT there
are any little jobs about the house I've
got plenty of time to do them. In fact,
1 need Just such exercise. Such work
is a diversion for me, and the doctor
recommends It."
'Do you mean to say you will do the
whitewashing?''
Il 90. DOME DO 1t to save dollar,
but for my own benefit. always like
the smell of lime"
II wish you wouldn't do it. You'll
get lime in your eyes, and you will
blame me for II, and"
There you go! Blame youI What
would l blame you about? If l get
lime in my eyes IFS my own fault.
Mrs. BUwser, you are getting TO be =
good deal of a crank lately"
"Weu, If you are determined on it,
don say that | asked you or encour-
aged you"
That's a funny way to talk to me,
Mrs. BOwser. Are YOU getting ready
for the insane asylum I think / run
my own house yet. II I'm willing TO
pool OF and do these odd Jobs l ought
10 be encouraged instead Of insult
ed"
was quite sure how it would end,
but l said nothing more, and In the
course Of half an hour he got into his
old clothes and went down the cellar.
l followed him down TO give him few
last words Of alyi-e, but he didn't need /
then.
''You 20 right up stairs and sit down :
and enjoy yourself, ''he said. "IIeles
the brush and here's a Fail Of lime, and /
II / don't whItewJSl more cellar in ten .
minutes than Noses could in all day,
I'll never try il again. Besides, Mrs.
BOwser, whItewashiug IS not the slouch /
work YOU ImIgue It To be. 1t has got !
70 be done 10y some person of taste and
intelligence or il went stand. / want
a little blueing to give il a tinge." /
You understand" " I SAID, as l got
what lie wanted, THAT 1 DIDN'T ask
you 10 do this work.
ASK me! What on earth ails you,
Mrs Blwser? You are making fuss
enough over ten minutes work to
warrant a years job
1t must be we'll dOne.n
Certainly"
Two coats all around -
"JUst So.
''Eyen if II takes you all day?''
Even II it takes me over half an
hour, which it won't. In show you a
job here that Will make black man
turn green with envy. Just run up
stairs and make yourself comfort
able. -
I retreated up the stairs TO the
kitchen door and waited for results.
which knew were sure TO come. Mr..
Bowser dip. ed and diShed and sCZZled
and stirred until he had the liquid to
his liking, and as he began on the ston,
wall l heard him Chuckling:
Il said fifteen minutes, but III 60 ,
slow and take twenty. The idea OF
colored man sloshIng around here all 1
day to do this work! Let's see. be-
heye III take the overhead first"
1 held my breath in suspense for a !
long minute. Then yell arose from /
that cellar which jumped the cook out .
OF her old slippers and made her cry ,
outI
''For heavens sake. Mrs. Bowser,
have we been struck by another /
ceclone?'
There was a second and third yell, !
and as l hurried down stairs Mr.. Bow |
ser stood in tie middle of the ctller,
hand out-stretc ed and jumping up and
down as if he had fire under his
feet. /
''For heavens sake, what is it, NJ. :
BOwSeTI' l asked.
''Whitewash-liuc- c-nge.''
"Where?"
''Iu my eyesI I'm blindl I've burned !
them Out,'
got hold of him and let Inn on 10 !
the laundry tuls and set the water a
running. He had indeed got dose in
his eyes, but il was more Iainrui than
dangerous. lie could harGl see day B
light after We had washed out all the /
lime, and as / led him up stairs he !
said:
Il shall never see agaiu-never see !
you OF the baby again in my lifeI''
I washed his eyes with milk AMI got !
him 10 lie down on the lounge, and in a J
couple OF hours he was pretty near all /
right. His eyes were sore. but no great !
damage had been done. lie WAS gentle /
until he discovered IN $. Then he
suddenly turUsd on me with:
Mrs. BOwser, what possible excuse |
can you urge il extemuation of your ]
ConduCtg''
"What do you meau?"
"What do l mean? That's n cool
question to ask mel In view of what
has truuspired what have you to
sly2''
Il say that you were foolish 70 under +
tahe the job. | warned you how 1t
wOuld turn out"
Mrs. BOwser!' he shouted, squirt
inE tears Of lime and water out of his !
eyes, do you pretend to deny that you |
dlin't encourage me TO undertake u !
task which YOU knew would put my
whole future happiness, If not nv life I