Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-08-18
Mr.. AND MRS, sowsgR-
rh~ Head Vt the Hea~e hee"mes
.,,hr,,,.t. with Unexpected Results.


,,.,4 .;as. .,~. as we were seated AZ tue INV
u~r table, Mr. Bower querted;
Mrs Bowser, what have yoa aone i"'
charity ,nss falif
.,,, ,,o,hins TO our poor relatives In Ne
brasSs-
..Hamphl said charity
~Wel' II YOU mean how many old tramrs
yhava "a, how many heggars baskets have
t,,l,.l and how many quarters have hanaen
49,, =, f,ands can answer you that they are
very few. What has started you on tine SUI"
ject Of charity all at oncef
IAN at oncei The subject has always teen
Of the deepest interest = me. l have Always
fal, sorry because had So little TO give"
We said no more about it, but took meas
mrs 10 discover what he was upto, lie owned
a lot with all old. dilapidsted and untenah,ei
house on it He We intending 10 give 'uis
bouse to any one who would tear II down "
remove it, but humanitarian advanced
brighter idea He also owned an Old house'
but ii was occupied by four or i've families
He could get 70 rent, disliked the motor ie1y
Of ejecting them, and so he suggested 10 MT
Rowser that our old shanty be put In repair
for the reception of some poor and worthy
ussDple he knew Of Mr. Bowser fell into the
tran He bought lumber. hired carpenters
and had paid out $40 before the house was
hahirable He tried 10 keep 1t all from me,
but kept posted on the work, nevertheless
When everything was ready four families
swarmed into the house and blessed Mr.. BOW
ser. When he came home that night his heart
Was full and after little diminishing around
be said:
Mrs Bowser, something happened today
to melt my heart"
YES What was itr'
81 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 a woman-iike child
, wish was rich enough to help ten thou
sand poor folks"
well, nope 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, II you had your way
abou, it, you'd lock the doors and burn EN-
all upl Satisfied OF course they will be
and are-more than sat-
The bell rang. and the girl said it was
man to see Mr.. Bowser. He went to the
door. aud the caller said:
Had a deuce of time to find you, old
chap, but I've finally hit it. Say, do you
know my wife feels imposed uponi You give
that Clark family the best rooms in the
house, and they are no better than we are.
I'll do my best to coax the old woman to he
have herself, however, but you will have to
come down with some tin. | want IS 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 a
woman came to the door and inquired for
Mr.. Bowser As he went into the hall she
said;
And is this the way you treat a poor and
unfortunate familyf'
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 burnt Think
of Christian man expecting people to get
along this weather without wood"
He gave her some money and hurried off,
and they gave him rest for two or three
days. Then two women, who had evidently
been pulling hair all the way over, reached
our house as Mr.. Bowser came up They
wanted something settled. They wanted it
settled 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 door steps, and whose children have
tine right to knock out the window glassf'
don't know how he settled it. when he
came in he looked so uncomfortable that
did not ask any questions. Next day there
was man to see him, and on the day fol.
lowing a woman came to make compl amt
and for six weeks hardly day passed that
some of his free tenants did not show up on
one excuse or another The last one came
from a whole family husband, wife and
five children. We were in bed when they
came, They pulled the bell until Mr.. Bow
ser raised a window and asked what was
wanted.
1--WE want you to come DOWN." replied the
man.
And give an account of YOURSELF" added
the woman.
Mr.. Bowser went down. They gave him
hts about the water, the stairs, the front
gate, the woodshed, the cellar and the cell.
ings They wanted all the other families
turned out, the street paved, the house paint
ed and the rooms papered. They were out OF
meat, potatoes, wood and -four. He argued
and discussed and finally told them to o, to
the county house At this they all jumped
for him, and nothing but a strong door saved
him from violence
w as 1t some one who wanted the doctor ~
l asked as he came up stairs
Mrs. Bowser, do you hear mesn he renliel
as he struck an attitude under the dim gas
light
~ dor
Then let me warn you that this has gone
TAR enough am done with charity. II you
ever get me into another such scrape you'll
hear from my lawyer as soon as | can file a
bill"
But didn't GET
That's ehoughl You'd squirm out Of a
Knot holel I'll go over and set fire to the
whole business to-morrowp
But that very night the old house burned
to the ground, and Mr.. Bowser didn't expre,s.
his qualification that all the inmates escaned
IN safety Detroit Free Press.
Greek and Roman Stoves.
Warm as Greece and Rome and Epvn,
are, stoves were made there in the dim
and misty vistas of the past. 1t was no,
inst the natfarp ,,sa1 -.