The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-20
BOWSER'S HOT DAY.
His 1fother-in-Law Takes Him in
Hand.


am Mr.. Bowser's mother in-law.
There are occasions when he wishes
were not. but that makes no difference
/ to me. He is a son-in-law who needs
to be brought to book about once in
so often and am the person to do
it When visit him, always arrive
unannouneed, and I never depart until
get good and ready. I reached TINS
house at an early hour this morning,
having decided ON a months visit. Ny
arrival was a complete surprise, as
had planned for. l was seated at the
breakfast table with my daughter when
Mr.. Bowser, who mad not yet come
downstairs, called to her from the
ssBy thunder, but if you have thrown
my socks out of the window why don't
you come up and throw the rest of my
clothes after them!
We paid no attention to his remarks,
and it wasn't two minutes before ne
shouted down:
Woman, have you been selling my
collars ana cuffs to a tramp again
I've hunted for half an hour and can't
find onei''
F He expected Mrs. Bowser to come
! rushing upstairs and find his things
and say how sorry she was, but She
didn't rush. / told her to sit down
right where she was and let him
whoop, and it wasn't long before he
do you hear me, down there! I'd
like to know whether this is house
or wigwaIn! This Internal collar is
forty rods too small for me. and I
want to know what's the matter!
| Not word in reply, and ten minutes
| later we heard him coming down with
a tread that shook the whole house.
He came stamp, stamp, stamp, and as
he reached the dining room door he
! exploded with:
woman, / have called to you three
times and got no answer! By the great
! horn spoon, but
| That's enough of that, Mr.. Bowser, .
said as pointed my finger at him.
| .It's-it's vou.' he sort of gasped as
| he recognized me.
/ Yes, sir; it is. and now you sit down
j here and eat your breakfast and keep
4 quiet. It seems to me that you begin
! powwowing around rather early in the
| morning. ?
1 He flushed red and white and then
| sat down with a jar and looked around
| on the food with a sneer 1 saw that
1 he was going to find fault, and said:
IF you don't fancy what we have
for breakfast, you can go to restau-
rant. I have heard of your fault find
i ing over your meals, and you'll either
! stop it or take your board elsewhere"
Perhaps you imagine you run this
| house." he said as he bristled up
/ Il don't imagine anything about it.
I have come here to take charge for a
i few weeks, and you want to quit
Il prancing around and cuddle down
| Don't try to bluff me, Benjamin Bur-
4 ton Bowser.''
i II didn't ask you to come"
4 II know you didn't, and that's the
4 reason came. ! heard you had broken
4 loose again and needed strong hand
What's the matter with your shirt col
4 lar Pr
Mrs. Bowser tied knots in it to spite
me-
1.-The trouble is that you got up and
put on your day shirt over your night
i-17f rf ~ v.rfr@
s around your shoulders. You can dress
1 yourself that way if you want to, but
don't raise no rows about it. It's early
a in the morning, but I want to tell yor
glare at your wife like a tiger at 6
lamb. If you feel that you must glare
and look like a pirate, try it on me-
4 had him pretty well in hand before
q the meal was over, and when he ha6
finished he sneaked up and made {
change of clothes without a single ex
4 plosion.. When he came down, he wen
hunting about until I asked him wha
he was after.
Il I'm going to paint the front steps to-
day he replied.
81 e'You are not going to do anything o.
the kind. won't have the muss an6
81 the smell of fresh paint around here II
4 such hot weather.
81 He sat down and read the newspape
for awhile, and then I saw him .sneal
down the cellar. / knew he was up t,
something, ana / Followed on ana SAID
Benjamin, what are you up to dow
there?"
I'm going to fix the gas meter" h
growled.
you'll do nothing of the sort. 70,
know as much about gas meters as
do about angels harps, and I don't pro
pose to be blown up on the first day o
my arrival. You let that meter alone o
!; I'll do some talking to your"
He let it alone and went into tn
81 hack ward and sat down in the shade
BY and by I saw man open the ale
4 gate and beckon to him, and I ais
/ caught sight of a COW in the alley.
waited few minutes and then wen
out, and I reached the gate just in tim
Z / to hear Mr.. Bowser say:
4 well, if you'll guarantee her to Civ