West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-01-22
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CAREFUL Mr.. BOWSER.
He Is offered Several Good Things
hut Refuses them With Scorn.

"One '"e othef evening. lie SalC
he had an appointment and that Mr..
Bowser would make at least $50, ooc
by investing $500, and he talked SC
glibly that Mr.. Bowser felt obliged
to let him wait. 1t was another oil
Mr.. Bowser's fads, and he would
probably pick it up with all his
usual enthusiasm, to discover after
bit that he was out OF pocket.
elf you remember" began the
man. 81 called at your Office with
my universal potato-digger about
two weeks ago and you said"
al don't want it, interrupted Mr..
Bowser.
''But here is an invention that is
bound to revolutionize potato-dig-
ging the world over, and there are
several fortunes in it. The demand
for it will be immediate and"
al want nothing to do with it."
"Why, Mr.. Bowser, you don't tell
nae that you don't want to make
$50, 900 in the next IL months1"
"If wanted to shouldn't invest
in digger"
''But, my dear man." persisted
the agent ''you must see"
al have no further time to waste
on the natter" interrupted Mr..
Bowser, and he conducted the man
to the door and turned him out into
the cold world.
Mrs Bowser heard him with
amazement, and after the callers
departure she looked sharply at Mr..
Bowser to see If his face betrayed
evidences that he was off in his
mind. 1t didn't. 1t was calm and
serene, and he was apparently in his
normal condition.
FThe man must have been a fool
TO think he could catch me with
any such bait as that" he remarked,
as he sat down to dinner, and no
more was said on the subject
The meal was scarcely over, how.
ever, before the bell rang and a
second stranger was admitted. He
was a man who had compounded a
cough syrup which all creation
would buy as soon as it was properly
advertised, and if Mr.. Bowser would
advance 81, 900 for advertising pur.
poses he
al don't want anything whatever
10 do with it," interrupted Mr..
Bowser.
"But IFS sure thing. | have
tried il in SO cases, and it has been
success in each and every one.
have been told that you"
DWELL, they told you wrong.
am no soft mark l Won't invest a
cent, and as am very busy this
evening, you will excuse me-"
'I'd be willing to call il rBowser's
World Famed Cough Cure" said
the compounder, as he reached the
door.
eyes, and you'd also be willing
to have me called afooll Good night.
sir--good night"
"lt might have turned out a good
thing" observed Mrs. Bowser a
minute later. 81 presume there is
money in a good cough syrup"
Then let it stay there" replied
Mr.. Bowser al can't imagine why
people should come to me about
such things. My own business is
enough for me"
"But you have, you know, made
occasional investments in outside
matters"
Never. No man has fought
more shy Of them. When did I
ever dabble in an outside mat,er7g
Mrs. Bowser was about to refer
him 70 hay forks FIRE escapes, rat
traps, cat killers. gate machines.
burglar alarms, window locks. Aying
machines, street car brakes, cork.
screws, water filters and several
other things, but before she could
do 50 the bell rang again and well
dressed man asked for Mr.. Bowser.
and proceeded 20 say:
II am the inventor Of the Davi.
Hair kestorer n which you have
probably read, and have called with
the hope Of financially interesting
you in the discovery With proper
pushing the sales will reach a
million bottles a year, and IL you
viii invest
''Who in the thunder sent you to
me'" exclaimed Mr.. Bowser, as the
blood rushed % his face.
why, 7 was told that you we're
always on the lookout for good
thing, aud as this is something ex-
ceptional, thought"
'You can think and be hanged Ia