Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-30
PICKERING BOWSER
an 7Bs HARD TlNES HIS PATIENT "IFh
HAS.
Cos o,t With lis Day Shirt Over his Night
c.. Which lie Forgot to Remove, and Then
B'smss Mrs. Bowsar With Playing
joke on Hin.
n Ouediq v. Y. World.

H. .-, as he showed away from the |
breakfast table. ,. .,,..;oa NJ
0Anvthiug wrous?' quered Mrs
Bow ..l,,.,lrnr wr0ug? Would 1 COM
.5 .I..ra wasn't something wrong?
.,r husband ever complain until
l,-r straw breaks the camelS back?
..aT lunches and punches and bum
.But it was only yesterday You were
ING what an elegant flo this last lot
Never said anything Of the sort.
r.tis I never had shirt which htleu
within forty rods. and never expect
r1 have. and it's the same win co'I1Is'
..Tlere is surely something wrong
-bis morning" she said, as she MADE
closer inspection. Let me- get you an
other collar.
..rr would only be the same. sup
,o..i-'snv fate 60 go through HE with
Shirt all huuchcd mp between my
shoulders and collar saving my ears
of. ] suppose there are wives VINO pay
some little attention 70 their husbands
comforts. but
"Nr. Bowser. You ordered those
shirt, rourself.' she interrupted.
Certainly
DYou were satisfied with them"
.Ycs"
~Thcy set perfectly lovely"
.WelL"
.Tben what have to DO with it?'
Mrs. Bowser." ne calmly observed,
he arose and assumed his fayorite
mise. there are such things as button
.Ies i'm shirts. There are bands and
xes and seams. A shirt may go into
the bureau folded in an Intelligent
manner. or 10 may be rulied and crum-
Med and suoiled a wifeiy wife LOOKS
OUT for these things a wife VINO
doesn't care TWO cents for her husband ;
comfort doesn't concern herself ABOUT
such trihes. Good m0Euing, Mrs. BOW
SER"
lie hadn't been gone half an hour
when Mrs. B0wser WAS looking hlgh
and low for his uightShirt. u couldn't
D.. found. 1t had disappeared of the
face Of the earth, leaving not even
button behind. When he came up 10
lunch she said:
.Nr. Bow-er, can't find your night
shirt
- presume notr' he calmly replied,
'some houses have a head aud SyS-
tenn. and the nieht-hirt don't get mixed
no with the potatoes down cellar.
'But l don't believe You took II OF
this morning. You pat your day shirt
3D.. over il, and that's the reason you
had such trouble
Mrs Bowser, if you wish 10 infer
that Ia au idiot. just speak right out
iu plain language: rOare4 Mt. bo"seI
ter0-s the table.
g. - q In a. o.
..~otns Hudson river might run into
Lse Erie, lis far more likely that
..r carried that shirt up Ia the garnet
-..... .ellar. shouldn't be surprised
I -.rrd abe girl USING it for a duSL-raG- u
htoN it, I'll danc You 20 remove your
eco ir.' she exclaimed.
eel have said that this house had no
system" be slowly replied rs he rose
from jhe table. 80 prove that l am
night Will take off my collar aud I'M
button The band of my shirt Now, then,
are YOU satisfied that 10 is owing TO your
want of attention.
You've got il on she Interrupted,
as she pulled at the band of his night
shirt
sit can't be-
"But here 10 is. You forgot to take
ton."
Mr.. Bowser turned pale and walked
OF up stairs. Ten minutes later he came
down aud said:
Mrs BowSer, don't ever play an
other such trick on met
why, what had / do with it?' she
asked.
Never you mind about that, but
d0rt attempt anything more of the
hud, have already stool far more
than most husbands would"
Regularly every morning al certain
hour Mr. BOwser goes upstairs 10 dress
himself Five minutes after he has dis
appeared his voice is heard calling over
the bauiSter:
"NlrS BowSer, do you pretend TO run
this house, or are you 81 lady bOarder
with % cart-ioad of novels for baggage"
whats the matter, dear1'
Don't dear me. I'd either have a
system or acknowledge that l was a
failure ."
"But what e., it ."
Look here"
Tie Rods clean shirt in his left hand.
and with his right he points % 10 in
dramatic way and hoarSely whispers:
Buttons, Mrs.. BOwser- 5uttOnSm
"Wh0t about buttonse" She asks.
Not button on this Shirt-not
ono. Four buttouhoies, bat not a but
ton. All been washed or, and not one
replaced"
Mr.. BowSer Won haven't had shirt
button ON yOur shirts since we were
married, You use the removable metal
buttons; there they are just as you took
Them ont o., Your other Shirt,"
lie IS caught. He realizcsit. but after
gaSp'ng once or twice Lo braces up and F.
replies:
Very Wei. Mrs Bowseri Next time
go home TIL take my shirts along and I
sec u mother can't possibly find time to
81" on some buttons. I've had to use /
,lese because had no others"
Inc other awfully hot day he came /
ng home and fell into q chair and /
,laaupd
Il oe hanged If l don't hire blind .
"ar % come here aud look after my
.neS. My feet are all cut to pieces by
,e nfcrual old socks"
sold socks, Why, l bought EN- new
.r you only three days ago."
Holes I'm both OF EN-. but l might
ir. expected that Look therew
pulled Oh his shoes and displayed
t..rof ail-wo0l socks with hole in
best n each.
What ou earth are you doing with
t4o>e socks On?" she exclaimed. y told
you last night where 10 find six new
sa.ts of Summer s0ckS!"
Iley weren't there"