The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-01-30
DONE WITH CHARITY.

v0lne0 Mr. ftoW8e6 ia ITNDtt w tue Nuss@C
for q quarter Of an hour ar more, talking
very earnestly. and naturally suspecting
some new departure, I asked us he came
in:
'wa- that some one who wanted to sell
sNo. ma'am.' was his curt reply.
"You are not thinking of running for
Office again"
He made no reply.
NJ Bowser. i hope You have too much
sense To 60 into the poultry business
again."
Still silent.
..Or buy another pig. or to repaint the
house. or change the carpets or get a"o'h-
err fire escape"
When we got seated at the dinner table
he enericd:
charity this winter?"
II have sent about 500 worth of money
and clothing tn our poor relatives in Ne
braska."
..Humph. l said charity"
"Well il you mean how many old
tramps ! have fed, how many beRgars'
baskets l have filled and how many quar-
tiers I have handed out To frauds I can an
swer you that they are very few. What
has started You on the subject of charity
all at once"
..Al at once. The subject has always
beep Of the deepest interest tai me. ! have
AWAY fci, sorry '"ca,us'' ! had -" little t'
"What YOU have given has only helped
What. What that. Mrs.. BowScr" I
wouldn't have your heart for all the. mooney
an earth! You suspect and nistrrIst every
body. n YOU had your way you'd hang ar
drown all the isper and lowly simply bs.-
caus.' they hadn't money. It's no wonder
street ar shiver with fear "a they hurry
pas, "'r house"
mfr; Bowscr. vi" law" a project "n
hand"
II have"
~, is connected with charity
Every we'll. You will ,lu az you arr. !,
mind Ia. Of course. b,t il will come. out
like your other phiiantl'r"pi" man"'uvr's.
when did ! eyer make a move. that
didn't come out all ght, :" hc intcrrIptesl.
waving his knife i'm one hand ana his fork
i'm the other.
'Oh. well. let's say no mor,. about it,"
"Sou lst we won't! 1 was going tn ask
your assistance in - manner which would
have gratiticd and pleased you all your
hf:' b,, now ! wontnn1t 10y a dozen jugs
will put some awful punishment ON yo, to
pay for the way you act. ! shouldn't be II
bit surprised to wake alp some morning
and find YOU cross-cyed ar tonRuc-tied.'
We said no mors, about il, hut I took
measures tn find out what he was up tn.
He owned "a lot with am old, dilapidated
and untcriantetl l,o,Iss, On il. He was i'm
tending tn give this house to any one who
WOULD lear IT down or ren'Hy:. IL. but a
He also owned an old house. but il was
occupied by four or five families. He
could get no rent. dislikesI the notoriety
of c~iectinR them, and SO lac suggested Ia
Mr.. Bowser that Quar- old shanty bc put in
repair for tl,: reception of SOM: poor and
fell into tine trap. He bought lumber,
hired carpenters. and had paid out soo0
Tn keep IL all from me. hut I kept posted
ON the work, nevertheless. When every
,hing wa. r,.ady four famii as ~Harm.si
When Ic came home that night his heart
was full, and after "a little skir1nisl,ing
Mrs. Bowser. something happened to-
YES. What WAS it,"
"I1et four poor families move into our
old hoasc over there rent free, and you
ought Z" have heard them skiing heaven
man-.likc a. child. ] wish I was rich
enough To- help ten thousand poor folks"
We'll. hope they will appreciate villa,
"Why. of course they will. Any one. of !
thean would crawl ON his hands and knees ;
''But will they IN, satisfied will, wha,
yo,I have already ~done:"
There you go! IL you had your way ,
all up Statistical! or course they W IN
We wer, just through breakfast next
and inquired for Mr.. Bows.r. As he went
into the hall she said:
And this il tile, way yuu treat a p.sr
MY good woman. what il it,"
a good deal. sir. Only one rolst"rk
FOR four families to get water at. and
there's rats in your old sl,anty. sir-rats,
And do you know we have no wood to
burn" Just think of "a Christian man cx-
s'.cting people tn get along this weather
without wood /,
He gave her some money and hurried
and they gave him 4, rest for two or
three days. Then two woman. who had
been pulling hair all the way
over. reached our house as Mr.. BowSer
came tIp. They wanted something =. tiled.
They didn't care so much about the alb
senc'. of a d"o,-platc. but s on" of them
demanded:
w want to know. sir. who OWNS then,
front-door-stel,s and whose children have
the right to knock out the window glass 80
i don't know how he settled it,. When
he came in he looked So uncomfortable. 1
j did not ask any questions. Next
lay there was "a man to see him and an
he day following a woman came to make
rotnpIai int. and for six weeks hardly "a /
day passed that some of his free tenants
did not show mp ON one excuse or another.
The last one came from "a whole. family |
husband, wife and five children. They
pulled the bell until Mr.. Bowser raised "a
and asked what was wanted.
I'VE want you to come down." replied
the man.
And give AN account of yoursSlf!' add