Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1890-03-12
Who will do that. Willie nv money :,

Who will do that Willie my money 4
yours to a certain extent, tit"
1T is not nv money TO another Ger
tain extent''
well the proper way for you is t,
conf-r with me as to what you neel. ,
IF you want C gar or drink oi
beer or a street Car ticket do you conf
with me?''
'-Bu. that's different"
'Oh, is it? Very well, let US confer
Get out your pencil and put down: Ont
strap for one peiticoat, 2 cents; l darn
ing needle, one cent; six agate buttons
cents; one corset Lace
S o." he interrupted. las sal
before, 1 don't want TO pinch you down
but hope you will exerc Sc good jude
ment IN making your purchases. Here
half and You needn't give me an
oil of items.''
We had not been married tire,
months when 1 observed sore very p-
culiar actions on the part of Mr.. B pw
SER He would count hIs money tn,
last thing at night and the first thing I
the morning. On two occasions 1 founC
his wallet in the hall-tree drawer wher
/ came down first Again, it was un
der the lounge in the sitting room
When L askel for an explanation o
these qieer prOcee lings he replied that
It was to guard sg inst burglars.
One night, wlI~n he thought / Wa
asleep, he got up and took hs walle
from under the bureau and hid it be
tween the mattresses of the spare bed
An hour later I went in AMI found 1t anC
removed its contents. about S4l. Thi
money | placed IN his PANTS pocket and
went to sleep prepared for a surprisI
party. One came. | was downstair
when he got M, and pre- esently l heart
him dancing about and shouting:
by the great horn spoon! but we'v,
been robbel, Mrs. Bowserl"
"Wellr''
1--WE had burglars in the house las
nj htl''
"Noln
"Yes, we hadI''
"How DO You knOwp''
because my money is gone!''
"Where was i.?''
lit WAS
lie checked himself there and mum
bled something I could not n ar, buI
when he came down he was white as
ghOSt, and his voice trembled as h,
lie said:
Mrs. BowSer, do you think the cool
is hon si!''
why, of curse. How could sh,
come in our bedroom and take you
wallet out of your coat?''
''Strangest thing l ever saw. The.
took the money but left the wallet ~
AT this moment he began searchin,
his pockets, and when he found tin
money he looked SO foolish that L fel
TO pity him. Since then l have foun,
his wallet in the washstand, in the bed
behind the bureau, under differen
chairs, in the clothes hamper, and be
hind the clock. Once he left his Goa
to have a button sewed on / had no
been around to il yet, and he had bee
gone an hour or more, when / lookeC
! odt and saw him coming up the stree
on the keen jump, with everybody turn
ing to look at him. L supposed tn
house was Oh fire, and grew so weal
that 1 had to fall into a chair. III
jumped against the front door with
great bang, fused around it, and tinall
rushed III to yell out:
"Where ir my Goa ?''
Isis the house aiire?'' l askel.
Thunder, mol Where's my coat?'
''Why, hanging on the hall-tree. "
"And you've been into my wallet?'
'No, L haven't. haven't eyel
touched it,"
He gave an awful grunt of delight a
he found the wallet sfe, and, rs
afterwards aScertained. it co:itaine
exactly 81 and no more.