West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-01-18
MR.. AND MRS. B0WSER.
THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY RECEIVES
A HARD FALL.
st All Happened During a Sponta
Moons ootburst of Economy And
hie Now Believes It WAS
n Plot.


it.
"More towels for the kitchen.
eth ? How mary thousand roller
towels does the girl get away with
IN the course of a year ?"
Its crash for the stairs. The
carpet is getting bit worn in the
middle, and | want to save it. The
carpet man said he'd come up ond
put it down this evening, but he
was probably too busy"
"In other words, he lied"
growled Mr.. i'owser. az never
knew q carpet man yet who
wouldn't lie rather than tell the
truth. What was your object in
paying him 90 or SO to put that
thing down ?"
"Six or So! Why, he will only
charge so cents 20
"Well, have we any so cent
pieces to throw away? Mrs. Bow.
ser, let me call your attention to
the fact that this country has been
on the verge of bankruptcy for the
last six months"
"Well, we can save so cents i'm
crash and wear out $40 worth Of
carpet, she answered us she noticed
that he was smoking his usual
brand OF clgars--two for % cents
eve will save the 80 cents and
wear ont not nothing. l shall put
down the crash myself. | was just
wishing there was some little job
around the house | could do"
"Do you tkink-think you could
make a good job Of lt?" she hesi-
tatingly asked.
"And why not, Mrs. Bowser ?"
"Well, you know you get out Of
patience il things don't go just
right, and it always ends in your
blaming me-"
"Ncver got out Of patience III all
my life. Never blamed you in all
my born days. I'll have that crash
down inside of Is minutes, aud it
will be as neat job as you ever
saw done. All | ask OF you is to
remain right here and not do any
bossing."
Mr.. 3owser got hammer and
tacks, unfolded the crash on the
stairs and removed his coat and
vest. He had just begun work
when Mrs. Bowser came to the foot
OF the stairs and queried
"Do you expect to get that down
straight without measure to go
by?"
Perhaps you have written a
book entitled, What Know
About Crash, >" replied Mr. Bowser
as he hammered away.
"You won't get it straight with
out % measure"
Mr.. Bowser whistlcd and hummed
to show his Indifference, and he
was looking at the head of tack
with one eye and had the other on
Mrs. Bowscr when the hammer
struck his thumb, and ne uttered
yell which made the cook in the
kitchen drop the tedkettle. lie
also sprang w and kicked tho top
stair three times as hard as he could
swing bis leg.
al knew how it would be. The
carpet man would have put that
down"
"1'he carpet man be hanged {!
Didn't ] tell yon to 20 away /? You
are hanging around here expecting
to see me knock my nose of, but
you'll be disappointed. You either
get into the sitting room OF / give
up this job Whom / can't manage
to tack a piece Of blamed old crash
over a blamed old stair carpet, I'll
60 of and bury myself"
"Well, please get It straight,
because every bit Of it Will show
from the front door"
Straight Am | squint.cyod
Cinnamon or a purblind Eskimo
II you start IL straight, it's bound
to come out straight. There may
be a bald spot on top Of my head,
Mrs. Bowser. but there Is nothing
baIdbeaded about my eyesight."
She vent away, and be had
reached the middle stair, when she
returned 20 take another look.
One glance was enough.