The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-04
MI. AND MRS. eOWsER.
nIr. Bowser's Little Lesson and How E
Took 1t.


| Took 1t.
! "Mrs. Bowser," began Mr.. Bowser, as he
came down stairs the other morning, sis
this house run on system ris verything
expected to take care of itself?"
What do you mean&" she asked.
81 mean that 1 have been looking for a
shoestring for the last hour and half. and
that nothing of the sort is to be foundr'
mo; l don't believe theZe is one in the
house"
~ presume mott presume the two hun
dred pairs bought in Detroit the day be-
fore we left have all been chewed up by
the cat or sold to the ragman. If there's
worse run house than ours in America
I'd like to see itr'
why, Mr.. Bowser, you only brought
| home three shoestrings, and you used two
| of those TO tie up your papersW
We'll, 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 shoe
string is not as big as piano or as valua-
bic as clock, the loss of it shows want
of system, a reckless extravaganza truly
discouraging. Have you got piece of
clothes line in the house"
IL don't think So" she stammered.
Probably not! Probably gone to join
the shoestring! / must have something
to tie up my shoe with, however, and l
will use piece of stovepipe wire"
After breakfast, when ready to go out, he
said:
Mrs. Bowser, I hope you viii take this
lesson to heart. Careiessness in a wife is a
very reprehensible trait"
"You are just as careless as amp she
protested.
mo, ma'aml No. ma'am. 1 never mis-
lay anything. forget anything or lose any
thingl Very few husbands do. l will go
around the world with a pin in my vest
and bring the same one back with me- If
you go out on the street today you had bet
ter have a policeman go 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 smile on his
face and the doormat in his haed, and
said:
II found a boy walking off with this
natl Has any one taken the range out OF
the basement? It's a wonder to me they
haven't come in after the carpets!"
That's mat the girl put out in the bar
rel to be carted away" she explained
"Ohl 1t is! More reckless extravaganza,
/ see! Mrs. Bowser, | want to sit down
with you some day and have long talk.
think you mean well, but you are def
Gent in judgment, and your knowledge Of
the world is very, very limited"
do you know everything" she sarcas-
tically queried.
Mrs Bowser." he replied, as he folded
his hands under his coattails and assumed
his favorite attitude, there are probably
one or two things | don't know | don't
claim to know it all. and l don't say you
know nothing whatever. The husband
who does not, however, know forty times
as much as his wife would be considered a
stick of man. Did you go out this morn
ings"
az did"
WAS your bonnet taken OF your head'"
NO, sirP'
''Lucky-very luckyI You are TO be con-
graduated. | dou'ti-
M Bowser, where's your watchf' she
interrupted.
MY watch, Mrs. Bowser-my watch is
great Scott"
He dropped his hand 70 find the chain,
but it was not there he feIs for the
watch. but it was gone.
Did you leave il at the Jewelers." she
asked, IS he stood with open mouth and
stared st her.
"JeweI4r'sl No! It's gonei I've lost III
I've been roobed?' he shouted, as be danced
around.
1T can't be. Feel your pockets"
Pockets Pockets Do you 'spose
carry my watch in my coattail pocket.
tell you Ive been robbed"
We'll, don't take On 81 Your wallet Il
safe, isn't it''
'G-gone7' he gasped, as be put his hand
up-''wa;ch and wallet both goneF'
''Yoa must have heeo robbed in some
crowd. " she Suggested.
"Robbedl Crowd! Robbed OF coarse
I've been robbedF' be shouted s. be prz1ced
about Git that internal cat of that
lounge and femme lay down, for I'm 50
weak / can't stand up Where is that cam
phorf"
She ran for the bottle 50 he Topped down,
and for the next three minutes ne had his
Dose il The opening
Yoa Ought 70 60 20 the police at once"
she t.n4liy sad
'-G --oas5 G-Eooes- he Ss<p~4
"3ut how coala you have d<en robbeds'
u dUnEol Hold the oos,le Little high
e.
"Yoa are 50 careful. you know"