The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-07-17
MR.. AND MRS. BOWSER.

|
ser, as he came down STAIRS the
other morning, sis This house run
on system or is every hing eX.
pected to take care of itself"
"What do yo mean" she asked
IL mean tha, | have been look,
ing for a shoe>lring for the last
hour and half and that nothing
OF the sort can be iound!'
"No; | don't believe there is one
in the house."
81 presume moi | presume the
200 pairs bought in Detroit the
Cay before we left haye all beer
chewed up by The cat or sold 10
the rag man. If there's worse
run house than ours in America
I'd like 10 Sc" II J.
why, Mr.. Bowser, you only
brought home three shoestrines,
and you used two OF those to lie
up your papers =
"Well, where's the other"
81 can't tell. We may have lost
it in moving and unpacking."
Don't doubt it in The least.
While shoest ring is not as big as
piano or as valuable as a clock,
the loss of it shows wan, of sys'
tenn, reckless extravaganza truly
discouraging. Have you got a
piece OF clothes line in the house,"
Ill don't think So" she stam-
mered.
Probably not! Probably gone
10 join the shoestiing! l must
have something to lie up my shoe
with, however, and | will use a
piec of sto?epipe Wire"
After breakfast, when ready TO
30 out, he said
"MrS. Bowser, hope you will
take This lesson 10 heart. Care
lessnesS in wife is "a very repre-.
hensible trait
"You are just as careless as l
am" she protested.
"No, na'am! No, ma'am! /
never mislay anything, forget any
thing or lose ANYTHING. Very few
husbands do. | will go around the
world with a pin in my vest and
bring the same one back with me.
If you 60 out on the street to-day
YOU had better have policeman
20 with you. If not you'll lose
your purse or be robbed of your
clOak"
When Mr.. Bowser came up to
luncheon he entered the house
with a smile on his face and the
doormat in his hand, and said:
81 found a boy walking off with
this mat Has anyone taken The
range out of the basement It's a
wonder to me they haven't come
in aller The carpeisp
"Thai's mat the girl put out in
the barrel to be carted away" she
explained.
aOh! II is! More reckless ex-
iravagance, | see Mrs. Bowser,
| want 10 sit down with you some
day and have a long talk. | think
you mean well, but you are def
cient in judgmenl.and your knowl
edge of the world is very, very |
"Do you know everything" she
sarcastically querried.
"Mrs. Bowser," he replied, as he
folded his hands under his coat
tails and assumed his favoriie at
ti,ude, "lhere are probably one or
Two things | don't knowl ! don't |
claim 10 know il all, and don't
say YOU know nothing whatever.
The husband, who does not, how
ever, know forty times as much as
his wife would be considered a
slick OF a man. Did you 60 out
this morning!'
IL did,
WAS your bonnet taken off
your headg"
"No, slrl'
"Lucky-very luckyl You are
10 be congratulated. / don't
"Mr. Bowser, where's your
watch " she interrupted.
"My watch. Mrs. Bowser-my |
watch is-greai Scottg"
lie dropped his hand 10 find the
chain, but it was not there. He
felt for the watch but 1t was gone.
@Did you leave il at the jewel
er'sr r. she asked, as he stood with
open mouth aud stared at her.
"Jeweler'sl MOI Its gone!
have lost it, I've been rObbedr
he shouted, as he danced around.
at can't be. Feel your pockets"
"Pockeisl Pocket Do you
'spese I carry my watch in my
coaiisil pocketi | Tell you I've
been robbedF y