West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-03-17
MR.. AND MRS, BOWSER.
He TRIES HIS HAND TAXING
CARE OF THE BABY. GErS
INTO Trouble AND THEN
BLAMEs IT ON Mks.
BowSER.

VI boWSeT mas SOlte0 into more
trouble and lays it all on to his wife
MS usual; although in this case it
was the heiy of the house that made
the disturbance. MI. Bowser came
home TO dinner one cold day reccn-
tly and rs he had cold and was
afraid of getting the grip again. he
decided TO stay at home that even
ing and doctor himself uE. SO
after his wife had made him some
hot punch and gotten him into his
slippers and goTh, and comfortably
seated by the fire, she sand, {" Now
dear, want to run over TO Mrs.
Smiths a few minutes and try on
new dress she is making for me, if
you think you can watch baby till |
get back" "
The baby was sleeping calmly in
his cradle and this did not seem like
very formidable task.
Watch him Mrs. Bowscr.
Why, | know more about babies i'm
II minute than you do in Il thousand
years. just you 60 on and leave
him to me and when he ;twakes III
manage him so well that he proba-
blp won 'trecogniae you any more. "
But she had her misgivings and
said
" Now I'll wait till the cook
comes home from marketing, ifyou
think there is any doubt about
keeping him Jtiet.
BY the Great Horn Spoon Mrs.
Bowser Do you think the father
Of that child can't take care of
him All you want is n box of
safety-pins and bottle of paregoric
to be whole founding asylum.
You clear out and peddle street
yarn all the afternoon Gnd Iii show
you how to manage Il baby"
SO after tucking the covers care
fully around the sleeping infant
and cautioning him not to wakcn it,
she started for the dressmakcrs.
Mr.. Bowscf sat and read the pa
pei for about ten Minutes and then
got up to look at his charge. There
the baby lay with one thumb in it's
mouth, the perfect picture of inno-
cent childhood. After contemplate
ing it for moment with fathcrly
pride, hc could not resist chucking
it under the chin aud saying
"Tbe very image Of his father.
Looks more like me every day"
This caused the baby to open his
eyes very wide and stare at the
intruder. But he was in good
humor and so only smiled and
coocd 2Ld kicked up his heels and
stuck his chubby fist in his mouth.
all Of which delighted Mr.. Bowscr
immensely and he thought hc was
getting along swimingly and so
rashly undertook to take him up.
after carrying him around the room
awhile he sat down aud tried talk
ing TO him. but the baby didn't
understand him and began to yearn
for the material side Of the house.
He Strengthened himself out and
stilTened his back and began making
face that would be awful if IL
froze up that way. Mr.. Bowscr
had to trot again, and round and
round the room he went with the
baby clinching Goth hands in bis
whiskers and digging him in the
stomachc with booth feet. Bccom-
ihE bltfN VI iilIN itt llltN W ldN iiiti
down again in his cradle and got
bis feet where his head ought to be-
and pied the covers on him and
undertook to rock him TO sleep.
But this was what the young caliope
had no notion Of dong just then
and he raised his voics nv loud
protest in spite Of the rocking, so
be had to resort TO some other form
Of amusement, and got tin pan
and water bucket and beat them
but tho baby yelled louder and
drownded out the other racket.
Mr.. Bowsor shook his fist at him
and stomped around The room and
swore softly to himself and won
dcred "Why m thunder he was ever
fool enough to let his wife 90 off to
monkey around with the ~ Of a
new dress aud basque and p0iouaisc