West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-10
THE BOWSERS' TROUBLES.
Ths 5rccor's Boy Leaves q Card
Which Creates a Row.

evening, aud though the dinner
was a little OF. o-ing % a change
II cooks, he praised everything
aud criticised nothing. Nrs.
Bo~ssr was Rratided. but set AZ the
same time a li,tio d~istrustinl. The
husbml who isa lit,lo o good is
a dangerous man.. She wAs won
dvring whether be Wa going to
propose = Visit 20 a roof girdcn or
getting ready to dud fault with the
gas bill, when they finished dinner.
aud AS they went up stairs he
picked up a blue card from the
fior and sat down I % read the
words printed thereupOn. IL was
n soap advertisement. Ia order
90 quickly Introduce it TO the
kitchens OF The public the maker
had selected % misspelled words
and offered a bar Of soap to ali who
would correct them aud hand in
the card to the neAres grocer.
WHAT won't they get up neTt?"
laughed Mr.. Bowser. as his Interest
IN the card increased. .'You
Gon't seem TO have corrected any
OF the words -
1.-The groccr's boy left It, and |
never pay any attention TO those
things" replied Ars. BoSssr. bui
at the came time feeling a sinking
OF the bsirt. Mr.. B3Wser was just
ms sure 10 90 into photography as
the night was to fall. aud she would
have given her pin money II he had
not seen the card.
Twenty eight misapelled words
oh p be unused. as he felt for his
pencil. Bet yon i've dollars to
"a that I c4n correct them all in
i've minutes
cts only for children, you
know. It's such a uice, cool sven
ing that hoped yon might want
to go out somewhere"
Yes, well go, bat let me dash
Of these words first. lts rather a
cute idea to interest the children
in soap. Hal Hap
"WhY not leave that for tomor-
row evening ?" suggested Mrs.
Bogssr as she rescued out FOR the
card.
ooh. we've got lots o ftims. Say,
it's q fake affair after al. lie has
spelled the word separately right
In his misspellsd words. IPs a
shame to SEindls innocent children
this way, and he ought to be *
posed. Let's see II you would have
caught onl How do you
spell separately ?"
"I-I don't feel like spelling to
night. Let's 60 oat aud get the
air"
"But hers 3 sEindle on inuo-
cest childhood, Mrs. Bowsor. add
1t is your duty TO assist in exposing
it. SPELL the word
She saw that she sas 10 Tor 10
and she sat down with a groan and
spelled IL epara t-s-l.y.
"Whst what ." exclaimed Mr..
Bow'er. "Dtd you spell it With
an e. or an a. ?"
with an - Of course"
"Tben you are party to the
swiadlo. ! ha7s lived 10 ths.
world FOR 4s years. and it hss al
ways been spelled With % - b.
honest people. BY what authority
do you put an "a iu it?"
81 presume was wroog,y she
answered, hoping 20 dodge the
question.
"0h, you do? Well, ice some
thing 70 v up; Lets eco what
Webster SAYS. r. O. r. S.-bere
% 10. b George, but he's q3t an
"a in itl Say, nov bat want TO
understand the matter Do you
spell separately Win an
nSom-aourrfm 4e ~
Don't fool With me, Mrs.
Bowser. Here is a soso- maker
who deliberately pots oat a seindie
On childhood and oar family gro
Ger is ia partnership with BIN So
is old Noah Webster and so ara
you. Z say tbat separately
spoiled vith "a e I once lo9l
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