Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1890-07-25
sHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA, FRIDAY JULY 20 1890

/ ladder was gone hnd L knew tnat ne
had come down like load of stone.
did you callg'' 1 asked.
me? Oh, no. am studying on an
idea
There was paste on his hair and
pieces of wall paper sticking to his
back, but l withdrew without further
remark. When he came down at
noon l was in hopes he had aban-
doned the work. 1t was evident he
had lame back, and he dragged one
leg as he walked, and thought it a
fitting opportunity to say:
Il wouldn't bother with that room
any more if were you. l presume
you are wanted at the Office
DO you? The Office is locked up
and l have the key in my pocket"
But why not get a paper-hanger!"
Because | am going TO do it my
self / find that / am little short of
paper and | guess III telephone for
more"
He gave an order for four double
rolls and after dinner went back to
his labors, locking the door so that
could not see his work. About mid
afternoon, however, as | listened at
the door, l heard him growing.
Hang that carpenter! He didn't
,.oX g, ,,,o II ,t,itl,in tNrn foot Of haincy
straight, and that last strip has got
to come off,
Just before supper he came down
and telephoned for two more rolls Of
paper and forty feet more of border,
but he looked so pale-faced and stoop-
sbouldered and done out that hadn't
the heart to say anything about the
room. He fell asleep in his chair
while reading the paper, and every
few moments uttered a groan or a
sigh. He was paste and paper from
head to heels and back again, and
could hardly get upstairs from the
lameness in his legs and back. Next
morning, as he seemed undecided
whether to go to the office or upstairs,
| asked if | shouldn't telephone for
the paper hanger. That decided him
and he replied:
Il wouldn't be as jealous minded as
YOU are, for all the money in the
world! You are shaking in your shoes
for fear that | will do a really nice bit
of work"
1t was 1 o'clock in the afternoon be-
fore he would allow Inc to enter the
room and then he announced its
completion.
Just give me fair and honest
opinion of it, without reference TO re
lationship,r he said he stood in the
centre of the room and looked
around.
If he had been armed with knife
to cut my throat l should have been
compelled to laugh. Seven of the
strips were wrong end up. -Four or
five Of them were on crooked. He
had Tapped the paper on to the base
and window castings, and his border
was up and down like the waves OF
the sea.
Have you escaped from Kalamazo?
he demanded, as laughed until l
had to sit down on the floor.
Mr.. Bowser, have a request.
Let me bring in some of the neigh
bors to see this?'
Certainly, and if they don't say it
is one of the neatest jobs they ever
saw I'll give in"
sent the cook out and got three
of the nearest ladies, and when they
entered the menagerIe Mr.. Bowser re-
tired to dress himself. He wouldn't
come out until they had departed
but he must have heard all that was
said. At supper time he came down
and quietly remarked
II suppose you want the custody OF
the child, Mrs. BowserF 2
What do you mean ?"
"Why, after encouraging me to
spend two days OF my time in paper
ing that room that you might criti-
else my work, it will be best that we
separate. During the evening you
had better make out a list of the
things you want to reserve"
Next day the paper hanger came up
and put on other paper. Mr.. Bowser
bought a pint of liniment and four
porous plasters, and there is no hap
pier household in Detroit than that
of BoWser