Daily Republican., 1890-02-21
MIR. AND Mrs. BowsER.
BY MRS. BowsER.

! suppose MI. Bowser ID also like
other husbands In regard to household
expenses, and as II comes natural &c
them they cannot help 1t. When thu
cook 10 In want Of groceries or provi.
sions she makes out . list aud hands II
to me, and 1t Ia my painful duty to hand
the same to Mfr. Bowser. always wall
till no has his hat and coat on and Il
ready to go. and then l try to carelessly
observe:
"Oh. by the way, the cook gave me 9
list OF three or four articles wanted In
the kitchen"
"Whatl Didn't ! send up a list OF
things = yard long only two days sgoi"
at was last Saturday, my DEAR"
swell, what 10 1t now?'
"Just three pounds Of cut loaf sugar
ave pounds oil granulatei, . bottle o
biueing, some stovs polish, two pound,
Of coffee, pound"
"Good landsl bu. why don't yeu ask
mo to buy out the whole earthl"
"Mr. Bowser, We must have thes,
things to use Cr cook with. You wanl
something to eat. don't your"
"Something to eatl We are always
eatingi We do nothing but buy and
eati There 10 more stuff used up In this
house than would feed i've ordinary
fAmllies!'
~ try to be as saving IS can"
"Oh, yesl All you women try to be
saving, but you don't know no more
what Is going on In your kitchens than a
Sandwich Islander. | got stove polish
day before yesterday"
"No, dear"
But am sure OF It,"
"You got It the same day you got the
rat trap, and at the same place. That
was the day We sent mother . book and
put the dete down. 1t was just three
weeks ago."
"Well, give me the bill. I can't stand
and ar NC all day, but want to tell you
that this extravagancs has got to stop.
We can't afford It,"
The above Is fair sample of tho gaunt.
let have to run about three times per
week, but there arc variations. For in
stance, the cook tells me during the
forenoon that the flour Is out. have
two hours In which to work up my nerve
to inform Mr.. Bowser. He comes home
particularly good-nstured, and after
dancing tho baby about, says 10 me:
II made t5o0 on q deal this morning as
Easy as throwing my hand over"
That's NICE"
he was so lively and good natured
during dinner that told the cook to add
lsh-broom and two pie-tins to her
list. As Mr.. Bowser was ready to 70 l
said:
"Will you take this list along, so that
We can have some OF the things for tup-
pert"
"List9 List of what?" he asked, his
emile vanishing In second.
.'of few things. The -four is out"
"W-uhat"
"The -four is out
''Mrs. Bower, you don't mean to tell
me that that barrel OF flour Ia all gone!''
''Ali gone"
"But got 1t only six weeks agol Fits
gone, then Lalf OF 1t has been stolenf'
"You got 1t just i've months ago. Mr..
Bowser. The date is written on the
cover In pencil"
"And we've used barrel in five
mouthsi What have you been doing
that you haven't seen tho girl carrying
1t OFT oil the house every time she went
homul'
"The girl hasn't carried an ounce of It
away. We have heen extra saving to
make 1t lsst as long as we have. We are
also out of pc atoes.
"Po-potatoesp
"Yes.n
"Why. 1t wasn't three days ago that l
got i've busheis!'
ut was just two weeks ago to-day
that you got one bu,h,l Mr.. Bowser.
The lard 10 also out. You only got
three pound pail two weeks ago, and as
you like
Three poundsi Two weeks aeol
Why, Pye got ten pounds OF lard only
four or five DAYS sgol'
'lmEossible!'
but dbl Mrs. Bowser, 1t is evident
to me that there Is ext ayaeance and
waste from garrett to ce lar, aud unless
you do something to check II, l shall
proceed to take heroic measures.
u watch things ss closely as can.
Did the girl put tea on tile lisL9'
Tea? Good hesyensl you cant be
out OF teai''
But We are. How long do you eI-
pect hall pound to lastti
"Hslf a poundi Didn't ] get two
whole pounds Less than fortnight
No, sirl You sent Up halt a pound
last week Monday"