Daily Republican., 1889-09-30
MIR. AND hIRs. DoTsER.
BY MRS nowSER.

1lera we're several little things I wanted
Gone about the house this fall, and GO tht
other week | engaged cOlorId man tC
| GENE and work for q couple Of days. Il
so happened that he came one morning
before Mr. Bowser had lett the hOuse
and was greeted with:
"Well, what's up nowl'
''lze dun blu hired to work, sah."
"Who hired you!"
"De lady, sah."
"What to do?''
"Jobbin', Sab"
"Well, the lady has changed her mind
and DOESN'T want you"
After the man had gone, Mr.. Bowser
came Il 10 the house and asked:
"Dld you hire coloIed mang'
"Why, yes
"Wh hat fort"
al Was going to have him whitewash
the vegetable cellar, take down and clt tan
the LAUNDRY stoyepipe and do some other
odd jobs"
"H'm! Mrs. Bowser, don't helieve in
encouraging such people. He'd have
doue about one hours work and charsed 4
you for a whole day. ! don't believe he
knows any more about whitewashing
than do about playing the harp"
bat he said he did"
"Certalnly. Did you tyer see negro
who wouldn't say anything to fit the oc-
casion?"
"Well, tut -"
"There is no but about it. If there
are any little jobs about the house I've
( I plenty of time to do them. In fact,
| need just such exercise. such work IL
a diversion for me, and the doctor recon-
mends it.
"Do you mean to say you will do the
whitewashingl'
al do. don't do 1t to save q dollar,
but for my own benefit. l always liked
the smell of lime"
~ wish you wouldn't do 1t. You'll
get lime in your eyes aud you will blame
me for 1t, aud -"
"Thers you gol Blame you'll What
would blame you about II get lime
in my eyes it's my own iault. Mrs.
Bowser, you are getting to be good deal
of a crank lately"
"Well, /! you are determined on it,
don I say that asked you or encouraged
you"
"That's funny way to talk to me,
Mrs. Bowserl Are you getting ready ior
the insane afylumg | think | run my
own hou yet. II Pm wiling to peel
off and do ,hese odd jobs ] ought to be
encouraged Instead oi iIsuited."
was quite sure how 1t would end, but
| said nothing more, and 10 the course II
bali an hour he got into his old clothes
and went down cellar. l followed him
down to Liye iim a few last words OF
advice, but he didn't need them.
"YUu 20 right up stairs and sit down
and enjoy YOURSELF" he said. "Here's
the brush and Iera's tile pail Of lime, and
II ! don't whiteRash more cellar in ten
minutes thaa Moses could iu all day, IN
never try 1t again. Besides, Mrs. Bow
sci, whi,ewashing's not the slouch work
you imagine it 10 be. 1t has got to be
done by person of tasle and intelli
gcnce or it wont stand. want little
blueIng to give It tiuGe."
"You un erstand,o l said, as l got
what ho wanted, "that did moi ask you
to do this work"
'Ask mel What on earth ails you,
Mrs. Bowter2 You are making fuss
enough over ten minutes work to war
rant years job"
sit mus, be we'll DONE"
"Certainly,"
"Two coats all around"
"Just SO -
"Even If It takes you all day"
"Eyen IL II takes me over half an hour,
which It won't. IN show you job here
that will make a black man turn green
with envy. just run upstairs aud make
yourself comfortable"
IretreGted up tine stairs TO the kitchen
door and waited for results, which knew
were sure to come. MIR. Bowser dipped
and dished and sozzled and stirred until
he had the liquid to his liking, and as he
began on the stone wall heard him
chuckling: