Wichita eagle., 1890-03-08
MR.. AND MRS. sOWSER.
In Which Some Unusual Phases OF Dt
mestic Life Are Set Forth.

In Which Some Unusual Phases OF Do
mestic Life Arc Set Forth.
suppose Mr. Bowser Is also like other hus-
bands in regard to household expenses, and
as i. comes natural to them they cannot help
it. When the cook is in want Of groceries or
.provisions she makes out list and hands 10
to me, and it is my painful duty to hand the
same to Mr. Bowser. / always wait until be
has his hat and coat on and is ready to 60.
and then try TO carelessly observe:
''Oh, by the way, the cook gave me list
of three or four articles wanted in the
kitchen"
'Whatt Didn't I send up a list OF things
yard long only two days ago"
sit was last Saturday, my dear"
"Well, what is it nowl'
''Just three pounds of cut loaf sugar, five
some stove polish, two pounds of coffee, a
pound
'Good lands. but why don't you ask me to
buy out the whole earth!"
''Mr. Bowser, we must have these things
to use or cook with. You want something 8
to eat, don't your
Something to eat! We are always eating
We do nothing but buy and eatl There Is
more SCuH uSeN I'D III ltllo uOuso tudn "ouAu
feed five ordinary famiies!"
81 try to be as saving as l can"
s'Oh, yesl All you women try to be saving,
but you don't know 10 more what is going
on in your kitchens than Sandwich Islander.
got stove polish day before yesterday"
s'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 ye sent mother book. and l put the date
down 1t was just three weeks ago."
''Well, give me the bill. l can't stand and
argue all day, but l want to tell you that this
extravaganza has got TO stop. We can't af-
ford it,"
The above is fair sample Of the gauntlet
have to run about three times per week, but
there are variations. For instance, the cook
tells me during the forenoon that the -four is
out. have two hours in which to work up
my nerve to inform Mr.. Bowser. He comes
home particularly good natured. and after
dancing the baby about, says to me:
81 made $500 on 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 a brush
broom and two pie tins to her list. As Mr..
Bowser was ready to go | said:
'Wil you take this list along, so that we
can have some of the things for supperg'
''List2 List of whatF he asked, his smile
vanishing in q second.
''Of few things The -four is out"
'FW-what!"
''The -four is out"
''Mrs. Bowser, you don't mean to tell me
that that barrel of flour is all gone!"
''All gone"
'But got it only six weeks agol If it's
gone, then half of it has been stolen.''s
You got it just five months ago, Mr.
Bowser The date is written On the cover in
pencil"
''And we've used barrel in five months!
What have you been doing that you haven't
seen the girl carrying it out of the house
every time she went home"
''The girl hasn't carried an ounce of it
away. We have been extra saving to make
it last as long as we have. We are also out
of potatoes"
'Po-potatoes!"
eyes"
''Why, it wasn't three days ago that I got
five bushelsl"
sit was just two weeks ago today that you
got one bushel Mr.. Bowser. The lard is also
out. You only got three pound pail two
weeks ago, and as you like
Three pounds! Two weeks ago! Why,
I've got ten pounds of lard only four or five
days ago."
''Impossibler'
but did! Mrs. Bowser, it is evident to
me that there Is extravaganza and waste
from garret to cellar, and unless you do
something 20 check it, l shall proceed to take
heroic mealures."
u watch things as closely as l can. Did
the girl put tea on the list.'
Teal Good heavens! you can't be out of
tea.'
'But we are How long do you expect
half pound to lasts"
Half poundl Didn't I get two whole
pounds less ;han fortnight ago?"
''No sir You sent UP half pound last
week Monday"
''Welll well! We take the capsheaf as the
most extravagant family III Detroit. Its .
wonder we are not all in the poorhouse.
And he jammed his hat on his head and
walked off without good-hy, but to stop
and send thD articles home and return to
good nature by supper time. Detroit Free
Press.