West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-01-14
BONS[R TAKES HOLD.
ne eshows Mrs. Bowser That Weekly
Family Washing IA a TrinIng
Afiair.


an hour n can get someone 10 do The
washing IN manage the other work an wc
get new girl.
And the cook Is going TO quite without an
hours noticea This Is another specimen OF
your way OF manasirs things. Your cold
hearted, ausocratic Ways have chilled the
poor girl's heart and driven her 10 despera
ton The chances are nine out OF ten that
shes going OFF 70 jump inio the river
The chances are that her mother Is yer,
ti and she has been sent for. said Mrs.
howser There Is no specimen about II.
and neither has she complained OF my
ways You have heard her singing every
evening and spoken OF her contentment and
good spirits. win YOU send no woman
20 washi
| Mrs howser, thoreis something wrong
about this house-someihln radically
wrong. Wheu a poor hard.workins SIN
leaves us al moments notice and probab
~ carries piece OF clotheslno with her
with which 10 hang herself Il Is my duty as
the responsible head OF the house to look
into things
AZ that moment the poor, hardworkinr
slrleame down with her bundles and said
70 Mrs. Dowscr
I'm sorry lam, as YOU are one OF the
best women I ever worked for. but YOU
know how II is.
Mrs bowser couldn't reprcss smile OF
triumph as she looked at MIR. Bowser, but
he was not the man TO take back seat.
as said, he observed there is some.
thing radically wrong here. and il is my
duty TO investigate. shall not send up a
washetwoman
Then there will be no washing done.
On the contrary there will be. IshaiI
do itmysclf
You--you will washa
VIII wash. sooner than let an outsider
know that you have driven ahcart.broisen
gi'l 10 her grave will do the washing and
do u well. lean take day oil from the
oihce as well as not. and want 10 ret an
insight into this housework.
II think we can let Il 10 a week siam
mered Mrs. Bowser, who intended 10 pet
woman herselfas soon as he was out of
the house.
We viii not etii go one hour, madam.
This matter OF Investigation has been put
OF altogether TOO long IwIll change my
clothes and be al II In 10 minutes.
But " an extra bis wash, she protested
as last weapon and doubt II woman
could DO q In one day
Then all the more reason why should
take hold
Ten minutes latcr Mr. Bowser was ready
for business. ile bad heard about family
washings ever since he was six years old.
and he hadn't tho slightest doubt Of his
ability ia that direction. lie ordered Mrs.
bowser 10 remain away from the kitchen.
and his hfst move was TO draw one OF the
laundry tubs fun Of hot water and cram an
the clothes into Il In dim way he had
heard OF washing Compounds, aud after a
brief hunt he got hold OF box. Il was
labelled Baking Powder plain enough. but
lt looked like washing soda 10 him. aud in
i went to make The clothes wash easier.
In dim way he had also heard ofbIuing.
lie bad no doubt that II ought 10 70 IN on
top OF the baking powder In liberal quantl.
ties. and no went ahead When aanncls
and cotton and soap and bluing and baking
powder had been wei stirred up together.
Mr. Bowser got out the washboard and his
rub-adub' dub was heard IN the sitting. room
above
Nothing hard about this. he muscd. as he
gave sheet three or fouf rubs and then
Hoped Il over into another tub to be rlnsed
later on. Any woman who would be all day
doing This wash would simply loaf hail her
time away.
~ that moment Mrs Bowser looked 10
onhim. and after one sight Of the clothes
10 the tub she exclaimed.
Good gracious but you arc going to dye
everything blue ! knew the clothes would
be spoiled ifyoa fooled with them. and
now
And now Madam Bowser, be interrupted.
you retire and leave me alone am doing
this washing and am financially responsI.
bic for all damages. When am through
will ask for your criticism.
Bot you've put IN baking powder instead
Of washing soda said she as she caught
sight Of the empty box.
Yes guess ! did. be slowly replied
but ii was an experiment and viii iugn out
al right Get along nov. ard don bother
me- want 70 make a record with this
washing
lie had been lefi alone Eve minutes and
had rubbed out crssbcot and begun
on towel when be happened 10 think
about starch lie knew that starch came
IN some whof iu the beeinnin or the end he
couidn't remember. The only way was to
fake chances, and be got down the pound
papef and poured haif iis contents in,o The
l8b
There was apasiy, bot not unpleasant.
feeling 20 ihe water as be- continued TO
soose sud rub aud aop, and according 10
his best belief be had hlt the saf on the
head. II Mrs Bowser had iet him alone
DO would have 6nisacd che wssl, IN an hour.
o. hc bad discovered ihat about fonf rubs
and flop was tnough Tor even sheet or
tableciofhl bat ten minutes after her 6rsi
call she vas back again to say.
''fol must have been putting oatmeal In
tac water Everything viii be ruined be
fore you gct throufh Ms stars. bof you
have used bining enough for 70 washings
Woman. wiz you loi me aionei" be
shouted nrepiy sshoheid ~ = pillow case
BY one end when : don't know how 10
do afamlly vasains yoa can apply TO the
courts 90 have Guardian appointed Tor
mc. Cfccurse pot starch In the water
You don't suppose { am fool enough to
sprinkle li over tbe backyard do you ~
"Bot sou are washing asnnes With The
other fhinssi'
"Of course J an. aud know What rm
sooai Doni yoa dare 90 distnfb be again.
or y chuck ibe whole washing down tho
cellar stsrsf
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