The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-10-31

head of the basement are you
putting that Sal-sada into the boil
Arw
"SaI--nonsense!" he growlrd III
reply. "Wheu ! don't know my
business will apply for lntorma-
tionm
Mr. Bowser knew that bIuing
was part and parcel of the laundry
business. lie had seen a tub Of
blue wafer Al what Stage Of tie
game this blue business came in he
| dldn'l know and was too obstinate
tu inquire. He took the clothes
direct lrom the boiler aud sozzled
them into atub Of cold water, and,
not knowing how much of the hi
to use, he decided 10 empty in The
whole bottle and be on the safe
side. He had pretty fair quality
of wriling-nuid when the water
was stirred up. AT this point
called to him
"Mr. Bowoer, how far along ha
y0u goty"
Don't you worry about me, Ms
Bowser. I'll have he whole
shootlng.match on The line in half
an hour"
He ful The washboarG into the
blue tub ard began to rub the
clothes in the cold wafer. He
might have had faint suspicion
that something hal been left off
the programme, but he made up
for 1t in energetic rubbing. lie
went wash wash wash 4! for about
twenty minutes, and then there
was an awful floyping and splalter-
ing, as il dozen ducks We're play
ing in the water. He was rinsir 9
the clothes.
BOWSER WAS A SIGHT.
He wasn't over five minutes
about 1t, and then he appeared in
the back yard with a basket full
of clothes to hang ON the line. At
sight of him | had tn SIT down.
The clothes were plum-bIue and
Mr. Bower was plum-bluer. "the
great and only tatIooed man"
couldn't hold a candle 10 him.
just as he appeared in Tie yard a
farmers wife, who sells lis eggs,
opened the back gate and walked
, III.
. "Good LoI', but what is this p
4 she CALCULATED, as she stood with
[ open mouth.
= "Il's only me-" rel lied Mr.. Bow.
| ser. "I've been washing
Washing what? Why, man,
. you've spoiled everything there,
[ to the last dud. Is your wife sick,
; dead or run OFF,
"Afen't these clothes right Z"
"Man! Man !hui even heathen
. would know betler"
Just then one of Mr.. Bowser'S
downtown friends drove through
the alley in buggy. He could
see over The fence, and when he
saw Mr.. Bowser he pulled up his
horse so quickly that the animal
almost fell.
as that you, Bowser?" he called.
"Y-yes."
"Well, what IN the name OF past
ages are YOU dOing?'
"Oh. n-nothing."
"Nothing! | bet 10 TO / you're
fitting yourself for Il museum
} freak. Say, old man, you have hit
il! Just file your teeth TO point
r and you'll pa S for genuine can
nibal.n
He drove on and the egg woman
backed out of the gate and sald ::
"I've been furnishing you three
dozen Il week and I've never miss
ed a Tuesday. but | give you no.
lice that | don't come no more.
1t would be taking chances. A
: man as is hight in the heal may be
all right one day and very WHO.
lent the next. Love to your eA
celIent wife, and I'm sorry for
her"
HIS WIPE TO BLAME.
. Mr.. Bowser entered the kitchen
in three jumps. sal there laughing
until | hardly brealhed. He tow
r cred above me like mountain
; over mouse, and after choking
aud gaSping for a minute roared
Out:
Mrs. Bowser, you have finally
: done it, haven't you? y
q "What have done 7"
2 "Whai have you done! Got me
I TO do the washing and give mysel
r away for an internal idinl Looh
S at me! Look al them duds In th'
= yard!'
/ mir. Bnwser, didn't tell yOl
j not Ia try il Z"
t mol Never! You encouraged
me tn go ahead!
l "Mr. Bowser p
Don't Mr. Bowser me THIS /
It the endl The worm turns. Wei
Il settle matters this very day y
But M-. Bnws-r j. still with m'
n and | have no doubt we will liz
e and die together.
- KNEW WHAT 1T MEANT.-Tum
nv, aged 5. had been whipped
H The next day, without saying any