The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-03
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWSER.
BY MRS. BOwsER.

BY MRS. BowsER
Some groceries which ordered the other
afternoon failed to come up in time, and at
supper we had bread in place Of biscuits.
Cock run away?" queried Mr.. Bowser,
as he noticed the change.
'The baking powder didn't come up" /
replied.
did you order it?"
Eyes, at 2 o'clock"
"a woman can perhaps buy gimcracks
TO better advantage than a man, but when
it comes down to solids she can't be
trusted"
Very well; you buy the groceries for
the next week. The cook will tell you
what is wanted"
'Ill do it, and I'll show you that we will
live great deal better, and yet save 81 or
s. week. They can't play any roots on
me, Mrs. Bowser."
Next morning before going away he
went out TO the cook and said:
''rll send up the meat for dinner. That's
all, suppose?"
I'VE want few things besides, sir. Put
down salt, soap, pepper, tea, cinnamon,
starch, sago, potatoes, vinegar
What! Haven't we got blessed thing
in the house,"
lots o. things, sir, but there's some
thing wanting every day. You can add
washboard, lamp chimney, some sapolio,
box of matches and'-
"That will dol' interrupted Mr.. Bowser.
"I can see that there has been the grossest
mismanagement in this house. It's won
der that we are not on the way to the poor
house"
Some meat came up and was prepared
for dinner When Mr.. Bowser came home
he inquired:
what have you been paying for roast
beefY" "
About thirteen cents"
"Hai | suspected it from the way the
butcher acted. He has been swindling you
at the rate of six cents per pound"
'Nor'
"Fact. sent up piece at six cents which
beats any you have had for month"
When we got seated at the table he look
ed about and remarked that the cook had
forgotten TO put on the potatoes.
"You didn't send up any," replied.
What
Nothing came but the meat"
"By the great two bumped camel,
butt
He suddenly felt in his vest pocket, and
there was the list of groceries, With that
he took up the carving knife and fork and
began TO carve the meat. 1t didn't carve.
He bore down and sawed away, and finally
laid the knife down and said:
Mrs Bowser, is this piece of rhinoceros
or beef?'
Its a neck piece of beef. Mr.. Bowser.
When buy 'em for mince pies | boil the
meat about two days. You sent it for a
roast, and the cook has roasted it"
He turned very white and kicked the cat
from under the table, and our dinner was
q slim and unpleasant one. After getting
on his hat and overcoat he went out TO see
the cook, and as he appeared in the kitchen
door she said:
There no butter for supper, and want
you to send up some tomatoes for soup,
two iron spoons, package of stove polish,
some silver soap, allspice, oyster crackers
and bluing. Here's hist"
do you pretend to say we want all those
things2" he demanded.
In the afternoon the things came up-all
but the tea and butter. At supper time
the cook made coffee. Mr.. Bowser noticed
It as we sat down, and snufing the aroma
be remarked:
Doesn't your girl know the difference
between breakfast aud supper, And where
on earth is the butter2'
you didn't send up either tea o. but
ter"
What. Mrs. Bowser, do you imagine
I've gone crazy"
well, they didn't come up"
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telephone, and III give that grocery store /
something 70 think OF for the next hun !
dred years"
| don't know what the grocer said TO /
him. but Mr.. Bowser danced up and down, |
and sent him 10 Jericho, Jersey City and
lots Of other places, and wound mp by say
ing that he'd 20 to the Cape Of Good Hope /
before he'd ever buy another thing there. !
That night ! found the list ot articles ia /
his pocket. He had checked OF a. ne or
dered and had left the tea and butter ont. /
Next morning before lie went down town /,
he said 70 the cook;
I'm send up a chicken 70 be baked and /
stuffed
At Il o'clock. no chicken having ap /
pezred. She fred some bacon for dinner. 1
Mr. Boyvser didn't know Il until be sat /
down. Then he took one look a. the I
bacon. and arose and walked oct into tie !
kitchen and sske3:
"lS this nv house oy yo1rss"
''Wns- Of itf-' answered tie cook
Didn't I say q seud up chicken
'Yol did
And Il was 20 be stuffed
ut did1t come
1t didn't. Iet me cet 20 that ts,a- 4
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