West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-10-23
THE BOWSERS.
HE WANTS THE HAMMER AND THE
HIRED GIRL DEPARTS.
Next Day He Starts In 10 Do the Wash.
ing and Comes Out Extremely
e---Divorce Proceedings
are Threatened, Bat the
Pair are Living To-
gether Yet.


Mr.. Bowser came home the other
day and wanted the hammer for
something. He found it in the
kitchen, where the girl had been
using 1T as poker for the range. -
Mr. Bowser gave expression to his
outraged feelings. The girl replied
with good deal of spirit, and after
supper he got her wages and walked
off. Had ! been the cause of her
going Mr.. Bowser would have read
me lesson 40 rods long. AS he
was the cause of it, it was all right.
He'd like to see the hired girl who
could run his house while he lived
didn't propose to take ''sass" from
anybody-wished he had discharged
her outright. etc.
All this happened on Monday.
Tuesday is our washday. didn't
think of it until after the girl had
gone. Then / said TO Mr.. Bowser: !:
you'll have to hunt round i'm
the morning and get me washwo-
man. 1t would have been better to
let the girl stay day longer -
"Not minute longer ~
''But about the washing?"
"rll find a woman, or do it my
self"
After breakfast he took walk
through the locality where washwo-
men abound, but his quest was
vain one. lie came back to the
house about O'Clock and said
"Mrs. Bowser, | have decided to
do the washing myself"
"You wash ?"
al will. I'll do it as matter Of
principle. l don't propose to have
this house upset because one hired
girl gets her back up and quits"
"Let the washing go and I'll find
n woman to do it,"
"Not by a jug-full p. That WISH
ing will all be on the line before
nood -
"Mr. Bowser, you can't wash.
You will only rub the skin off your
kuuckles, lame your back and make
II great muss Of IT."
81 will, ch ? That's all You know
about 1t. Now, then, ! don't want
you to come fooling around. Don't
yon show your head in the basement
until the last rag is on the line"
Mr.. Bowser got into an old pair
Of pants and vest, changed his
boots for slippers, and disappeared
down stairs and at once started a
fire. knew what the result Of his
efforts would be, and while he was
at the barn for wood j ran down
and rescued most Of the fine clothes.
He didn't notice the fact, and in a
few minutes had the water heating.
He had seen clothes boiling, and
the water was no sooner hot than he
filed the boiler helter-skelter.
heard him at it, and started down
stairs to tell him that clothes must
be rubbed first.
"Go right back - he yelled, as l
struck the first stair.
''But you are making a great
m TIA ke, Mr.. Bowser; you
shouldn't"
81 know my business, and you
go back J If ! don't know more
about washing in one minute than
You do in q week, I'll eat these
sheets and tablecloths -
Hc boiled the clothes abOnt half
an hour, and then came up and
rummagcd around the pantry. I
suppose he had read Of some sub
stance TO put into the boiler to save
rubbing, but he wasn't clear rs to
what 1t was. He therefore took a
half pound can Of baking powder
and sifted it in to the last pinch.
heard him up stairs, and half sus-
pecting what he was after, ran to
head him of. but too late.
"Mr. Bowser - called from the
head Of the basement stairs, care
you putting that sal.soda into the
boiler ?"
"Sal-nonsense - he growled in
I reply. "When / don't know my