Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-03-26
Mn 6oWsER REPLIES TO AN HUMBLE INQUIRY

e tended Tor years--and he had called +,
ask after that small portion of his flock
/ An! My dear Mr., Bowser."h he be
gan as he held out his hand and smile,
warmly, but you see have"
Yes | see you have!" shouted Mr.
boWser, as his pale face flushed scarlet
| had Just Topped down with a SPLIT.
ing headache when you had to ring tbe
De'' ana come tramping up here.
maven you got the sense OF a boy
three years old?"
1 beg your pardon, but | did not
hnoW--l could not know that-tbat-"
mat II man whose head seems as bio.
us Il barrel and as sore as a boil wants
snow to get over it.. It's migbtv good
'hlhg for you that you amt SELLING
charcoal or popcorn! If you were I'd
give you the boot and then throw vo,
downstairs" ~"
Inc clergyman had known Mr.. Bow
ser Tor several years. Now that bs
looked at him more closely he saw that
ne mad made Il mistake. This wasn't
ine Mr. bowser of his congregation. but
d man named Jones or Green. and the
good man lost no time in getting down.
stairs.
ITO can we ever return TO Rrooll,r
OF our church," walled Mrs. Bowser. ms
she walked up and down and wrunp her
hands. w
Inc idea of his hanging around here
the way he did" growIed Mr.. Rowynr
as he went back to the lounge. "The
heAt man who rings that bell before
get over this headache will wish he had
never been born!"
lhere was peace and quietness for
'he next quarter of an hour. Mrs. Row.
ser "ept softly to herself, and Mr.. Row.
.f'ed so hard to get to sleep that he
ie'i into a doze. Then the door.ben
rang again. That was one of the tbinos ,
lhe landlord had recommended-tbat
lie said it was equal to nm
'nsihe mouse gong, and was never ont ;
order. A steady push on the button (
vas warranted to lift the chairs in tbe &
lxth story off their legs. t
by the great horn spoon, but THAT'S L
'rooaDly a minister from Staten Island II
n Jersey City!" exclaimed Mr.. Rowe c
S he started up. h
IF you'll lie down quiet IN co a,. d
hd see who it is and turn him avavn 4
aid Mrs. Bowser. h
Wen do nothing of the kind 1v,,a t,
p with a headache. l go to the Office y
ut am obliged to return. am almost Il
dying man, but because we live in = h;
at people think they can ring that he'll W
In 'mpunity. III turn that hall into to
s'aughter-housc in about two min. er
nu. please let me see who it is first"
I'm! well see who it is fast enougb Ill
III they'll see who | ami" Gu
IL was a woman. She was convoss oc
: lor the benefit of n charity. She iii
u never heard of Mr.. Bowser bnt w
{ saw the name on the letter-box and wa
sIruck her that it belonged to a kind. al
liberal-handed man. AS sho ale
Tered the door she thought she would fix
IKE MN for five dollars. AS she lig
united the stairs she decided 70 maLo WI
ten dollars. As she caught her 6rst 70,
'hpse OF him, standing in the door fac
u 'he cloth around his throbbinp str
WV. sne hoped he would give $40. gar
VINO are you, and what in Texas tho
e you come up here for." was tho wit
etlng she got, and the wind NJ :, his
lost lifted her hat off her head. or
II nm soliciting for charitv,. Oh. son,
mmercd. sue 400;
'oc'''hg Tor cats and dogs! How eler
you ring my bell? Here I am n erred
man, and you come clumning he
Is and talk about charity Won hear
Il you were a man, I'd take ., Nv criti
n,n-neck and I'd che-oke the life they
u youi' of I
'e didn't wait to argue the cose. m Bur,
way down to the street she won
. now she could have been SO mis-. :.
= N the name, but she wondered
lc walked. :" ~"onueIeu cent