The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18

'Tt is hanging up in your closet, Of
course"
He opens the door, and to his great sur
prise his best suit SIS hanging on the hooks
before li. eyes. He yanks each separate
garment down and filings it on the bed, and
then returns and peers around and rushes
out 20 call over the baiuster;
"0frs Bowscr, viii you ask the girl TO
lool, i'm the coal bin and hunt me ont col
lar2 II you are going TO keep 'em down
there, why didn't you tell me and save ME
au hour's time''
"Your collars are IN the first drawer Of
your dresser. 10 is curious how blind
man is, even I'm the daytimep
Thecollars are there. of course. They
have been kept in that same drawer for
seven vaars. bat he never found them until
after Dec had looked under the bed, in the
closet ana ont in the hall Mr.. Bowser
consumes about three minutes in getting
iutOa collar. AID then Mrs. Bowser is sa-
luted with.
"Mrs Eowser, will you kindly conde-
sceud 10 come mp hereH If So you will put
me under everlasting obligations"
"Weu, what is itW she asks after toiling
up stairs.
Alr. Bowser stands IN the center OF the
room without cont, vest, socks or necktie,
and with suspenders hanging off his shout
ders
Socks, Mrs Bowser, socksp he whis-
par-. with q wave Of his hand, "Ive been
buying socks all my lifel Pve bought over
billion pairs l ought to have at least
one Old sock, with a hole in the heel, around
bore somewhere, but where is it2 I've
hunted up stairs and down-on the roof
and out i'm the back yard-but all in vain.
Perhaps you will kindly
"-ee here' she interrupted as she walked
over tothe dresser and pulled out drawer.
"Here are eight or ten pairs of socksl They
haze been kept in this drawer ever since
we lived in the housed Why didn't you
lo1l, in here"
"lIm. seer' he muttered. Mrs. Bow
ser, don't play that trick on me againl
I'm good nature itself but / know when
I'm imposed upon"
"And now l suppose you've looked into
the furnace, and out in the barn. and all
over the alley after n necktie, and been un-
able 10 find oneg' she demanded.
Exactly, Mrs Bowserl I've been hunt
ing for two long hours, but / can't find
what you have given the cook 70 kindle
fires witbW
She pulled ont one Of the small drawers Of
the dresser and five different neckties were
revealed TO Mr. Bowser's vision. Then she
turned away and descended the stairs, and
for four minutes not sound was heard
from Mr.. Bowser Then came an inquiry
COMPOSED Of \. O. molasses and cayenne
pepper:
"Ny dear Mrs. Bowser, am sorry In
deed % trouble you, but will you look
under he kitchen sink and see If you can
End pair Of cuffs for me;"
Didn't you find collar in one OF the
drawers?" she demanded in reply.
ayes, after two years OF persistent
search"
"Wel, you have eight or ten pairs OF
cur, in the same drawer"
Exactly ! see the drift Of this thinGP
muttered Nr. BOwser as he scattered the
whole collection over the dresser to select
q pair To hls own great amazement he
happened 10 see his sleeve buttons as well,
and 20 fit them into the clean cuffs without
breaking down any doors or knocking or
any plaster To his further amazementhe
got into his coat and vest without the bed
stead falling down or the lavatory explod-
ing, but wonders suddenly ceased. lie be-
gan TO twist and bunch and growl, and
then strobe 20 the baluster and shouted:
els any living soul down stairs"
81 am here, of course, replied Mrs. Bow
ser.
"Oh, you arel Ididnt know but you had
expiredl Being you are still alive, might
presume 10 inquire what your particular
object was in sewing up my coat and yest1
Did you start out 10 make bags Of them'
Were you going 10 use those bags 10 hold
catnip, smartweed and other heros|
Mrs. Bowser climbed the stairs and
walked in on him again. AS he squared
Oh and hunched up his shoulders she said:
Mr.. Bowser your suspenders are hang
Ing about your kneesl II you would re-
move your coat and slip them over your
shoulders you would feel more comfort
RbleD
When she had gone Mr.. Bowser careful
~ dropped his Sunday coat on the door,
his vest a. the foot OF the bed, his panta-
looms At the corner OF the dresser. He
tossed his SUITS into the closet bis pecktis
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