West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-03
MIR. Bowssgs rRIBuLArloSs.
lie Shows Mrs. Bowser the Proper Way
TO DO Spring House-cleaning.


early start"
1.-TWO women and man, Ell ?"
he unused as he laid down his paper.
"rwo women ami a mso, and it
will take You a month
"Oh mo- ! hope To- get through
in three da,s."
"In other words, Mrs. Bowser,
this house is ~ be upse, from cellar
to garrett for the next three days in
order tina, a man and two women
may loaf around aud charge y,u So
day apiece for H. That's your
way exactly BY gum, bu, don't
believe there's another woman like
yOn on earth %
"Haven't got to clean house ?"
she asked
eyes, things have got to be
tumbled over once a year, sup
pose, but don't propose to be up
set for three or four days nor pay
out $50 in cash. What house
cleaning is wanted around here can
be done in one hour by the clock,
and Pm the'psrson to do it, want
exercise to work off about three
pounds of super1uous flesh. III
change my clothes and be ready in
five minutes"
"But you-you can't clean
house f" pleaded Mrs. Bowser as
she barred his way up stairs. Gust
let it go. I've thought of another
plan. I'll do it, one room at
time, and all by myself"
What's the matter that can't
clean house? You watch my work
and see. We won't have any
pottering around about it. There's
no use for you to spend week over
what | can do in an hour. I'll take
the parlor first, and you needn't
worry"
Mrs. Bowser dropped into a chair
with groan, and Mr. Bowser
jumped into an old suit and was
down stairs with the stepladder in
10 minutes. The family cat came
mp from the kitchen and saw him
in his shirt sleeves and a grim look
on his face, and she quietly slipped
under the lounge to be clear of the
shower when the splinters began
to fly.
"a man and two women, eh ?
Three days and $50 expense to
clean a house Kindly keep track
of my motions"
And with FIVE twists and a yank
MIR. Bowser had the furniture out of
the parlor into the sitting room
The casters chirruped and the dust
flew, and Mrs. Bowser lodged the
dancing chairs and made her way
upstairs. There were pictures and
wall ornaments to come down. 1t
would have taken Mrs. Bowser half
day to remove them, but the time
consumed by Mr.. Bowser was a
little short of II minutes. That
was saving of II hours and 4S
minutes to begin with In taking
the pictures down he grabbed them
by the corners and gave firt and
a twist and snapped wires or hooks
and started the moulding from the
wall, but he was working against
time. As the last picture came
down the corner struck and Knocked
the nose off of a marble bust Of
Shakespeare, and Mrs. Bowser
called down to know what had
happened
Notwithstanding tall, " replied
Mr.. Bowser, as he picked up the
nose and flung it out OF the window.
"You just keep quiet, and I'll show
you how to do spring housekeeping.
don't think well have to put
breakfast ahead Of the usual time"
In carrying the ornaments into
the sitting room he struck a vase
against a chair and shivered il, but
the shiver didn't reach Mrs. Bow
SER and he had nothing to com
plain Of The cat purrcd and
grinned as she looked out from
her lair Things we're getting iu
teresting They got more interest
ing as Mr. Bowser loaded up with
rugs, came staggering in 20 trip
over his own feet and come down
on bis knees and roll over on the
broad Of bis back.
OIL thought you had gone
through the cellar =" said Mrs.
Bowscr as she came hurrying down
stairs
"Aud suppose had 20 he de-
manded as be struggled up. "1'm
bossing this job, and # want 70
break through the floor that's my
business. You see what I've ac.
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