Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-20
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser.


Mr.. and Mrs. Bowser.
From the New York World.
Mrs. Bowser," began Mr.. Bowser as he came
down stairs the other morning, sis this house
run on a system or is everything expected to
take care of itself?''
"What do you mean?" she asked.
81 mean that have been looking for a shoe
string for the last hour and a half and that
nothing of the sort is to be foundw
mo; don't believe there is one in the
house,
II presume mott I presume the 200 pairs
bought in Detroit the day before we left have
all been chewed up by the cat OF sold to the rag
man. If there's worse run house than ours
in America I'd like to see it.''
why, Mr.. Bowser, You only brought home
three shoe strings and you used TWO of those
to tie up your papers"
well, where's the other?'
81 can't tell We may have lost 1t in moving
and unpacking."
Don't doubt it in the least. While a shoe
string Is not as big as piano or as valuable as
a clock the loss of 1t shows a want of system, q
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
shoe striugi must have something to tie I'D
my shoe with, however, and win use piece
of stove pipe wire"
After breakfast, when ready to go out he
said
Mrs. Bowser, hope you will take this
lesson to heart. Carelessness in a wife ia a
very reprehensible trait
You are just as careless as amp she pro-
tested.
No. ma'am! No, ma'am! 1 never mislav
anything, forget anything or lose anythingi
Very few husbands do. l will 90 around the
world with a pin in my vest and bring the
same one back with me. II you go ont on the
street today you had better 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 a smile on his face and
the door mat in his hand and said:
Il found hoy walking of with this mat
Has any one taken the range out of the base
ment! Its a wonder to me they haven't come
in after the carpets,''
That's mat the girl put out in the barrel
to be carried away" she explained.
'Ohi 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 deficient in Judgment
and your knowledge Of the world is very, very
limited
do you know everything?" she sarcastically
queried.
Mrs. Bowser," he replied. as he folded his
hands under his coat tails and assumed his IA
vorite attitude, there probably one or two
things don't know! l don't claim to know it
all, and don't say you know nothing what
tNtE- Inc HusDdHu VINO UOeS nOt however.
know forty times az much as his wife would be
considered a stick Of a man. Did you 20 out
this morning.
Il did"
WAS your bonnet taken off your head?"
mo. SIR
"LueHy-very lucky! You are to be con-
graduated. l DON'T
Mr. Bowser, where's your watch?" she in
terrupted-
my watch, Mrs. Bowser-my watch is-great
Scottsn'
He dropped his hand to find the chain but
1t was not there. He felt for the watch, but it
was gone.
Did you leave it at the Jewelers." she asked.
as he stood with open mouth and stared at her.
'Jeveler'si No. It's gonei I've lost it
I've been robbedI' he shouted, as he danced
around.
1T can't be. Feel in all your pockets
pockets. Pockets. Do you 'spose I carry
my watch in my coat tail pocket tell you
isn't ity'' ''
&c gone." he gasped, as he put his hand
upI''watch and wallet both gomez
1ou must have been robbed in some
crowd, she suggested.
Robbed! Crowd. Robbed, OF course I've
been robbed :! he shouted as he pranced about
Git that internal cat off that lounge and
femme lay down, for I'm SO weak can't stand
up! where's that camphor?''
She ran for the bottle as he Sopped down
and for the next three minutes he had his nose
| In the opening.
You ought to 90 to the police a. once" she
| finally said. 'A
.'G-gOne. G-gone ?" he gasped
But how could you have been robbed2n
II dunno. Hold the bottle little higher"
You are SO careful, you know"
/ YES
.'Yon never mislay anything or forget any,
thing
| mo"
worldly wisdom" ~ A'o'"
4 "Oh! my headp'
| II can't make it out am careless that
| might lose a shoe string in moving here from
| Detroit but you
| Don't talk to me, Over $500 goner
"A woman tried to steal my reticule in Buff
alo and had her arrested, but it seems that
you
Gone! Gomez he groaned.
Haven't you no idea Of when it was taken?"
she persisted
well, I'm sorry, but this will bs q great
| lesson to you. You will be more'-
! Mrs Bowser!' he interrupted as he and
denly sat up II see through it all now It's
as plain as daylight"'
| ~ bat do you mean?"
u thought it necessary this morning to give
you little advice. felt it to be INV duty ss a
husband This is your way Of getting even"
| why. Mr.. Bowser?''
Don why, Mr. Bowser me! It's a. plain as
| that chair over thereI''
How could rob you or tell any one else TOP,
I she demanded.
Never you mind, / see it ALI It's all
right, Mrs. Bowser-all right, just let go tins
camphor bottle and take a seat in the other
room. husband will bear great deal from
tae woman he loves, but when crowded too far
De turns at bay. / have turned. As soon as /
feel little bit better we will come to an UNDER
standing and you can probably take the noon
train Tor your mothers in Detroit. Robbed
numbered! But see through it and know NV
DUTY" -'
he (mad)-'.You kissed him and saw you. -
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