The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1901-11-21
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Mrs. Bowser expected Mr.. Bowser to
buy four packages and rush for the
basement to make q barrel of the elixir,
but she was way off. He simply re-
marked that he was trying iced milk
for the summer and did not care to
mix it with anything else. and, al
though the man hung on for ten min
utes longer, there wasn't the shadow
of a row. He was followed by a man
who had what he called a pocket bur-
glar alarm. 1t was warranted to sound
an alarm before a burglar had got
within ten rods of the house n to
raise such a racket that the police. fire
department and several ambulances
would be called out simultaneously,
but Mr.. Bowser exhibited no interest.
On other occasions he would have snap
ped up that $25 burglar alarm as a hen
reaches out for a potato bug. but his
was his quiet day. He wished the man
well, but he refused to invest. At his
the cat gave the thing up in disgust
and retreated to the cool, dark cavern
under the family lounge, and Mrs.
Bowser called her liege lord In and
solicitously asked:
MIR. Bowser, do you feel any aches
or pains anywhere
Not a blessed one." be replied.
"Does your heart beat regularity
"Like clockwork."
"Any feeling as if you had a weight
on top your head?'
"of course rot. Why do you ask
these silly questlons?'
I'll didn't know but that the heat
might have affected you."
Not much. I'm as cool as a cucum-
Der on ice."
After luncheon Mr.. Bowser took a
stroll through the house, but he neither
suggested repainting. repapering nor a
change of carpets. He might have said
that the cellar needed a new coat of
whitewash. but he didn't. There was
one screen door which sagged a little,
but he didn't get out his tools to fix 1t.
One of the water faucets needed a new
washer. but he let 1t alone. AS he
went back to the front steps a sewing
machine agent came along and buzzed
him, a patent stone man tried to talk
him into a new sidewalk. and a man
came along and offered him a $50 COW
for SIG. but he quietly refused to in
vest or hold any %protracted argument.
TIE gas bill came in. and he paid 1t
without n word. and two tramps came
along and got a dime apiece out of
him without going into particulars as
to how a cloudburst had wiped their
families off the face of the earth. Mrs.
Bowser simply walked around on her
tiptoes and carried a pale face, and q
dozen times during the day she almost
decided to send for the doctor and have
him examine Mr.. Bowser's head. 1t was
after dinner, however. that the great
est surprise came. Mr.. Bowser and
the cat again occupied the steps as the
sun went down, and in quick success
sion along came two extra icemen, a
banana peddler, a boy with a pup pug.
two women canvassing FOR a hospital
and a farmer with twelve hens to sell.
Mr.. Bowser turned them all down, but
kindly, and they were followed by a
hand organ. a street band. a detach-
ment of the Salvation Army and a lone
man with a fiddle. The fiddler was
moving off after getting n nickel and
playing "Old Black Joe" as he went
when the inventor of a three wheeled
wagon. who had been looking for Mr..
Bowser all day, arrived. He had been
told that his wagon vas a good thing,
but that Mr.. Bowser was a better. He
had a model with him. and he sat down
and exhibited it and talked Of me-
chanics and profits and wagon trusts