West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-09-06
B0WSER'S BELL.
III COST HIM OVER $4,000 PER
YEAR FOR REPAIRS
Ana lie Concluded 20 Economisc BY
Fixing II Himself. with the
Usual ReSult....lie Got
Mixed on Currents.

~ wv WI "' ViSCtilC uell
querled Mrs. Bowser the other eve
ming after tucking mp young Bow
ser for the night.
"out of order again, suppose?"
growled Mr. Bowscr in reply as he
looked up from his paper.
Every doorbell is liable to get
out of order once in awhile. ism I
it"
"No, ma'am, 1T isn't. Ours is the
only doorbell in this town which
ever gets out of order. DO YOU
know what it has cost me to have
doorbell men running up here every
live minutes for the lastl0 years ?'
at hasn't been out of order for
Il year before
"llasn't it? That shows how lit.
tie you know what is going on in
this house. To my certain knowl-
edge that doorbell had to be repa T.
ed 20 times in the last IL months.
/ That is over twice month-once
in every 13 days Is it any won
dcr--is it any wonder, Mrs. Bowser.
that | can't bank a dollar to save
my neck ? Is it any wonder that
have nightmare every night and
kick and toss and groan and have
dreams of the poorhouse ?"
She didn't answer, and he rose
up and stood before her, spectacles
IN one hand and newspaper IN the
other, and continued
"Ihe Goorbell busted agnin-
busted for the Goth time in year !
a thousand dollars paid out in IL
months 10 repair busted doorbclls I!
We might as we'll quit right here
and go to the poorhouse."
"Iou cant blame me, Mr.. Bow
ser, she protested.
eff you are not to blame. then,
who is :" he shouted. elf YOU
didn't stand OH the steps and iab
and JIM on the button until the
wire melted or broke, then who did?
Don't try to lIy it OH some caller
or agent"
"Ill see about having it fixed
myself. haven't had OCCASION to
ring it in six months. There's no
reason to get excited over such Il
trne."
"Mrs. Bowser, I'm not excited,
but simply put ont over your care
Icssncss. You burst the doorbcll:
you break a pane Of glass; you
smash mirror; you kick leg off
the sofa; YOU
"When did do these things ?"
"Neycr you mind No wife
should talk back TO her husband.
While your carclcssne5s has cost me
over $4,000 The last year shall say
nothing more at this time. The
bell w'll not only be fixed, but /
will fix it myself. In fact, | was
just wishing there was something /
could tinker at for an hour"
"lf you will let it 60 till to-
morrow, ] will get a man to Gx it,"
"Thc bell will be duly repaired
within half an hour, Mrs. Bowscr.
Is my tool box down the ccllar?"
81 believe so; but / wish you
wouldn't mcddlc with IL. If any
thing bappens, you you
Nothing will happen, and no
one will blame you. If can save
81 900 . year by keeping that door
bell il repair, we shall be just 90
much ahead Of the game.
Mr. Bowser disappeared in the
basement where the batteries wcro
resting on a shelf, and jon 20 min
uics later be re appeared with a
smile on bis face and observed:
"The repairs are completed, Mrs.
/ Bowscr, aud have saved from $40
to sl5."
"What was The matter ?"
"As you know nothing about
volts and amperes aud alternating
currents and open circuits, you
could not understand II ] tried to
explain. / will now go out and
press the button, and electricity
viii do The rest"
There were three bells on The
circuit. When Mr.. Bowscr pressed
tho button they began ringing. and
when be let mp they still continued.
II wasn't soft. mclodiOus ring. "a.
the bells guyc oat when 70 lady call
or pressed the hutton, nor yet
s.r.-..f. N..t... eel.