Wichita eagle., 1890-01-29
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWsER.

The Head of the House Becomes a Phil
anthropist, with Unexpected Results.
One day. just as we were seated at the din
ner table, Mr. Bower oueried:
Mrs Bo~ser, what have you done for
charity this fali7n
Il have sent about 800 worth Of money
ami clothing TO our POOR relatives In No
braska"
'rfumphl | said charity"
well, if you mean how many old tramps
I have fed, how many beggars' baskets l have
filled and how many quarters l have handed
out to frauds / can answer you that they are
very few. What has started you On the sub
ject of charity all at oncefn
IAN at oncef The subject has always been
of the deepest interest tonne. have always
fett sorry because / had % little TO give
We said no more aboos1t, but took rnsas-
ures 10 discover what he was to. Heo~ned
house On it. He was intending to give ths
house 70 any one who weald tear it down or
remove il, but humanitarian advanced a
brighter idea He also owned an old house,
but it was occupied by four or Eve fasaih.sA
He could get no rent, disiIlSed the noSoriety
of ejecttng them, and 50 be suggested 70 Mr..
Bowser that our old silanty be pat in repair
for the reception of some poor and worthy
people hs knew Of. M Bowser fen INTO the
trap. he bought lumber, hired carpesters
and had paid cut 500 before the house was
habitable. he tried TO keep II ali from, rse,
bat Kept posted on the work, nevertheless.
When everything was ready four fauSsiie.
swaruled into the hoylse and blessed Mr.. Boy
ser. When be came home that night nAs heart
was fun and after shttle skirnIishing around
he said:
Mrs Bower, something happened today
10 melt nv h-art."
"Ye What ~as itf'
''I let four poor families move into cur Old
house over there, rent free, and you ought to
have beard them asking Heaven N h1es r1e
Il made me feel ike wouasn--iIke n enid
wish I was rich enough 70 help ten thoo-
sand poor foiEs. "
'swell, nope they VII appreciate what
yoa have doEs
why. OF course they viii Any oDs %
them would era~l On Us hands and knees 20,
uae"
Bat viii they b sa:5saed with what ycz
have already dsasY7
There you GO II yea had yocr way
about IT, yo<7d lock fhs doors and h1yn EN-
ali up Sstx4ssdi OF coG-se they All lie
and ere-Fnore than ST.
The bed rang. and tse gi-i Sssd il was
nan to see Er Bower be wsst - Tia
door. AID tie caller ssld.
Had deuss Q: ttras - frd yea, Oh
-cap. but 70 Gaslly ii: l. Say DO y0x
Know ny wife fee4- Impose gpvnl Yea givs
that Clark family tie b~st rooms IN the
kozsr and they are No b~st@T tran 10 ESe
IN do my besz 20 c0aI TIE Oh wsrza= % BE-
hare berss!f. however. o.: yo- vii have 70
come down WITH sSzse TIA ] zzzt q fer
grub and f2s3
Dir. bSwser gave IL - Llza and kG-rs~3
ai-n oct q tss hon. 7 prs,e-sa~i ast 20
have rotseed slsytsf5@s bat Be oosttn1sA %
COX anEio.s grztA bezfs=sa@. - wee 5zzt
tsrough bT~Skfss7 nSIt nsoyrfny ~seE a
woman cane 70 tss door sna Inquired for
NJ. BSrssT. As Ee waEt isso tie h2l af2s
sad.
And Is this tie way ycu trs~s . r.oor and
unfortunate fsrEllyFs
w god wo-nxn, wnzt a =
- good deal. NJ Oaly azs p---sE,ocx .o-
Tour families 20 - wsSsr Al. sDf ths-S's
r4S a. rosIr cd thsoty. E--ra1.' And d.
yea knew ve have 40 roE1 20 5crr' Tank
q Earfst1s. z.&n erfszciEn< pe~spss 20 Eee
s-cnz tEls weather z1tboat ~o<d
lie gave Der ssEse uscseT asa herrssrd &C,
Azd t@ey gave E-Ga rzs .or two or three