Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-09

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give"
"What you have given has only helped
some fraud along"
"Whatl What's that Mrs. Bowser, l
wouldn't have your heart for all the
money on EARTH You suspect and mis-
trust everybody. If you had your way
you'd hang or drown all the poor and
lowly simply because they hadn't money.
It's no wonder that poor men and women
avoid this street or shiver with fear as
they hurry past our house"
"Mr. Bowser. you have project on
hand"
81 have"
at is connected with charity"
'It is"
every well. You will do as you are a
mind to, of course, but it will come out
like your other philanthropIc maneuvers.
You new"
"When did ever make a move that
didn't come out all right?" he interrupted,
waving his knife in one hand and his fork
in the other.
ooh, well, let's say no more about it."
"You bet we won't. was going to ask
your assistance in matter which would
have gratiGed and pleased you all your
life, but now | won't-not by dozen jugs
full You look out, old lady Providence
will put some awful punishment on you to
pay for the way you act. / shouldn't be a
bit surprised to wake up some morning
and find you cross-eyed or tongue-tied."
We said no more about it, but took
measures to discover what he was up to.
He owned lot with an old dilapidated
and untenantable house on it. He was in
tending to give this house to anyone who
would tear it down or remove it, but a
humanitarian advanced brighter idea.
| He also owned an old house, but it was
occupied by four or five families. He
could get no rent, disliked the notoriety Of
ejecting them, and so he suggested to Mr..
Bowser that our old shanty be put in re-
pair for the reception Of some poor and
worthy people he knew Of Mr.. Bowser
fell into the trap. He bought lumber,
hired carpenters and had paid out 5000
before the house was habitable. He tried
| to keep it all from me, but | kept posted
on the work, nevertheless. When every
thing was ready four families swarmed
into the house and blessed Mr.. Bowser.
When he came home that night his heart
was full and after little skirmishing
around he said:
Mrs. Bowser, something happened to-
| day to melt my heart"
eyes. What was it?"
Il let four poor families move into our
old house over there, rent free, and you
ought to have heard them asking Heaven
to bless me. 1t made me feel like woman
like child. wish | was rich enough
to help ten thousand poor folks"
"Well, | hope they will appreciate what
you have DONE"
"Why, of course they will Any one OF
them would crawl on his hands and knees
for me-"
"But will they be satisfied with what you
have already done?"
"There you go! If you had your way
about it you'd lock the doors and burn
EN- all up Satisfied OF course they
will be, and are-more than sat"
The bell rang, and the girl said it was a
man to see Bowser. He went to the door,
and the caller said:
"Had ID of time to find you, old
chap, but I've finally hit it. Say, do you
know my wife feels imposed upon? You
| give that Clark family the best rooms in
the house, and they are no better than we
are. Phi do my best to coax the old
woman to behave herself, however; but
you will have to come down with some tin.
| want s. for grub and fuel"
Mr.. Bowser gave it to him and hurried
him out of the house. pretended not to
have noticed anything, but he continued
to look anxious until bedtime. We were
just through breakfast next morning,
when woman came to the door and in
quired for Mr. Bowser. As he went into
the hall she said:
"And is this the way you treat poor
and unfortunate family ?"
"My good woman, what is it?"
"a good deal, sir. Only one penstock
for four families to get water at, and there's
rats in your old shanty, sir-rats And do
you know we have no wood to burn ?
Think of Christian man expecting peo-
pie to get along this weather without
| wood"
He gave her some money and hurried
of, and they gave him a rest for two or
three days. Then the two women, who had
evidently been pulling hair all the way
over, reached our house as Mr. Bowser
came up. They wanted something set
tied then and there. They didn't care so
much about the absence of a door
plate, but, as one of them demanded
ave want TO know, sir, who owns them
front doorsteps, and whose children have
the right to knock out the window-glass? ?"
| don't know how he settled it. When
he came in he looked so uncomfortable
that l did not ask any questions. Next
day there was man to see him, and on
the day following woman came to make
a complaint, and for six weeks hardly a
day passed that some of his free tenants
did not show up on one excuse or another.
The last one came from whole family
husband, wife and five children We
were in bed when they came. They
pulled the bell until Mr. Bowser raised a
window and asked what was wanted.
eve want you to come DOWN. replied
the man.
"And give an account of yourselfp
added the woman.
Mr.. Bowser went down. They gave
him fits about the water, the stairs, the
front gate, the woodshed, the cellar and
the ceilings. They wanted all the other
families turned out, the streets paved, the
house painted and the rooms papered.
They were out of meat, potatoes, wood and
flour. He argued and discussed, and
finally told them TO go to the county
house. At this they all jumped for him,
and nothing but strong door saved him
from violence.
"Was it some one who wanted the doc
tor?' asked as he came upstairs.
"Mrs. Bowser, do you hear me~ he re-
piled, as he struck IN attitude under the
dim gaslight.
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"Then let me warn you that this has
gone far enough! am done with charity !
Fyou ever get me into another such scrape
you'll hear from my lawyer as soon as l
can file billr'
"But didn't get"
"That's enough! You'd squirm out ofa
knot hole. I'll go over and set fire to the
whole business to morrow
But that very night the old house
burned to the ground, and Mr.. Bowser
didn't express his qualification that all the
inmates escaped in safety.-Detroh Free
Press.
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