The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-08-14

Not by jugfull sban't have any
thing to do at the office this afternoon.
and IL there's bit of tinkering around
the house il will be fun for me-"
He returned at noon, having heavy
parcel with him, and when Mrs. Bowser
asked about the contents he cut the
string and replied:
Just few tools. Come handy to
tinker with. Every man ought to keep
few tools and do his own repairing.
think I saved us at least $500 last year"
We'll, hope you won't fly mad over
your work. A screen-door is q very
particular thing to hang"
"0hl it isl You've hung lots of 'em,
presumed
Il know that it takes a skilled work
man."
You'd better write book and call
it: What Know About Screen Doors
/ ought to feel awful proud to think /
have such a smart wifel Run right in,
now, and begin On the first chapter of
your bookr
Mr.. Bowser descended to the cellar,
where he found four screeu-doors OF
different sizes. He selected one he
thought would At and carried II up. 1t
was six inches too high. The next was
four inches too short. The third was
almost long enough to make two such
doors as be wanted. He had the fourth
one, which was almost a fit, In the back
yard, when Mrs. Bowser came out to
say:
IF you had first measured the open
ing and then measured your doors, you
wouldn't have had to lug up but this
one.'
Wouldn't II Perhaps you under
stand my object in bringing up the ex-
ira onesf Perhaps it lie the duty Of q
husband to explain every little move he
makesf"
an inch at the top. Mr.. Bowser brought
out couple of kitchen chairs. made a
scratch on the door with a nail, and was
about to use the saw, when she asked:
Aren't you going to strike Q line
across theref"
For what reasonf'
III you don't you can't saw straight"
Cant II Perhaps am blindr'
When he finished saving of the strip
and held the frame up to the opening il
was PLAIN that he had run his saw at an
angle.
bOlu JOu buc QulobIy OpeoEVeu.
Told me whatr' he replied, as he
turned on her. DO you suppose / don't
know what I'm about Do you imagine
1 wanted straight top on that doori II
you know so much go ahead and finish
the jobr'
Mrs. Bowser went into the house, and
Mr.. Bowser held the frame up again to
see that he would be Obliged to tack on
afriv Ia Iii
flies in New York State. He was saving
make this strip when Mrs. Bowser sp-
peared and said:
You'll spoil that door, too. Mr.. Bow
ser. Why don't you take a piece from
this boxf II you had put a straight-edge
have been all right"
Mrs Bowser," he began as he laid
down his saw, ''sm a purbliud child
five or six years old, who must be
brought in when it rains. or am / the
man Of the house, forty years Of age and
generally supposed to have sense enough
not 10 sit down under q pile-driver to
eat my dinner1"
But you'll never make that door IT."
she protested.
IF / don't no other man on earth need
tryT
She went in again and he sawed of
strip and nailed It on the other door.
Then he held 1t up TO find the frame
half an inch too long. Mrs. Bowser re-
appeared and was about to say some
thing, but he glsred at her so savageIy
that she went back without Q word
The internal old kitchen is either
lifting up or settling DOWN. he growled
az he held the door up. 1--WE got to
ssw piece Of the bottom to make fit,
and she'll either f1t or down comes the
shantyi'
BE sawed of piece and got what be
called ut. He smiled and chuckled
over his success, and had the hinges on |
when Mrs. Bowser came out to ask:
What good is door there IL You |
leave all those cracksf"
"Cracksi Cracksl You can't ind
oner'
Look here-snd here - and herei
hr. kQNaerr even the humble BEES of |