West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-08
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MR.. N AND MRS. BOwSER.

street. .f1uos "a ffan sarlsssi,i, ..sl
e''Mhlions of 'em do" he replied
as,he looked at her over the top of
ihis,glasses. = s1Dlns5svsn s,i3
.p''Do you think it would do any
good To advertise for il O.
the slightest good. The
woman ,hasu . got sense enough
TO get down town and back with N
dollar or soshonld not make things
worse by advertising the fact to the
world ut large. So you lost your
purse to day, eh 20
Ill think left IL in the street
car. / know l had IT,
That's smart piece Of busl-
ness, isn't t?' he interrupted.
"You think you left it in the street
car, but the fact is you may have
left it in forty other places. How
much money did you have 20
"Not much not over 81"
"Scven dollars ! You ought to
be sent to an idiot asylum for the
rest of your life ! That makes over
81 900 you've lost in tho last yeary
"l.'s the only money ever lost.
Mr.. Bowser, and that may have
been picaed out of my pocket"
"Worse and worse A woman
who will sit down in q street car
and 90 to sleep deserves to have the
bonnet stolen of her head ! Seven
dollars ! Seven big dollars It's
bud enough to lose the money, but
the idea that my wife hasn't got
more sense than that cuts me to
the soul -
And you wouldu't t advertise ?"
Il positively forbid it. Do you
suppose ! want to be pointed out
on the street rs the husband Of the
woman who shut her eyes and
opened her mouth aud crossed her
feet in car and let somebody pick
her pocket?"
"But you might enquire at the
street car Office. If happened to
leave il on the street Car and the
conductor"-
III shall make no inquiries.
After this when you want to go
down town ! will hire a policeman
TO go along with you and see that
you don't lose your shoes OF your
feet"
Next day Mrs. Bowser called at
the street car cflice and fonnd her
purse. She had laid it on the seat
beside her while arranging her
wraps, and the conductor had fonnd
1T and turned it in. She decided
not tolsay anything to Mr.. Bowser
unless be opened the subject again,
but he seemed strangely preoccu-
pied when be came home TO dinner.
She noticed that be carried his
hand TO bis breast pocket every two
.or three inmates, rs il feeling to
see IL bis wallet was safe, but she
waited until she caught him look -
ing over the Found" advertise
mcnts in the evening paper and
then quietly asked
"Did you have much money in
il, Mr.. Bowser?"
"Arc YOU addressing me?" be
sharply replied as he started at her
with flushed faco.
"Ccrtainly, hope you didn't
have much money with you. Was
IL done in a crowd ?"
III you are talking to me instead
Of the cat, then g. ahead and speak
EnglishN' be exclaimed as he
bObbed around in his char,
"Thcn how did you lose your
Wallet
81 haven't lost It,"
Let me see IT., plcase."
"Am running my wallet or are
yon ?"
lyon arc, Of course, but didn't
know bnt you had left it ia the street
car or bad it picked out Of your
pocket and had advertised q
reward. ! am glad that such was
not the case"
"When cane 60 from the house
to the Office without losing my val
let. III ask tbe courts to give me a
guardian. don't go ~ sleep 10 =