Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-06-24
Travels of Mr.. BOWSer.
Cleveland Plain Dealer, by c.


stoled half dozen glances at him Mrs
b WISER could not determine whether
he had developed a new soft corn or
had been buying .stock in an airship.
was solved. When he had lighted his
cigar he said.
MRS. Bowser, / am called to Chics-
90 on business, and shTll probably be
gone for four or five days. shall leave
by the 10 O'Clock train in the morn =
ing.
Then you will want me to pack your
grip tonight, she replied.
Thanks but / will do my own pack -
ing. / remember how nervous you got
over putting up shirt and two collars
for me wheE had to go to Boston for
a day last year. If / had a month to
spare / should tell you to 60 ahead but
as haye only few hours and don't
want you to come down with nervous
prostratiop / will toss the few things L
need into the grip with my own hands
/ don't remember anything about
being nervous when you went away
last year, answered Mrs. Bowser.
No. left you on the verge of a col
lapse and believe you thad to call a
ductof after | was gone, l am not lay
ing it against you. Women can't help
their nervousness. five were goiug
away together and we had trunk to
pack You would leave out fifty differ
ent things we ought to take along, and
/ should probablp have to tone you up
with brandy before we got away. After
| have finished this cigar will do the
picking and you will see how coolly
aud calmly do 1t.
Mrs Bowser smiled u smile to the
cat aud the cat winked u wink back.
They knew all about Mr.. Bowser's
cool, calm ways and they were willing
to wait Tor the fun to begin. Twenty
minutes later he had finished his smoke
aud asked for hio grip. 1t was upstairs
and Mrs. Bowser had started to lead
the way when he suddenly stopped
and exclaimed;
By the Great. Horn Spoon. But ! have
beed ASS enough
What Is it, she asked.
| bought my railroad ticket,this after
pcon so as to have 10 bother about 1t
in the morning, and I've-Ive lost it,.
Woman
You can't have lost it.
But | tell you it's gone. Woman,
have you or that blamed cat been
picking my pockets.
How ~pcy fvryou to talk that way.
Feel in ali 5our pockets, you can't have
lost it.
Mr.. Bowser who was all in a trem-
bic and his face flushed red and while
jammed his hands icto one pocket aft
ca another and the ticket was finally
found rolled up with his handkel-
chief,
All | remember it now, he said as he
smiled at her in patronizing manner.
You'd have carried it around ID your
hand and laid it down any where, but
| put it where it would be safe. | simp
~ forgot for an instant. | think | shall
take about four shirts and two nigh
shirts with me.
But what can you do with so many
she askt d You don't expect to ,hang'
shirts two or three times day, do
you?
Surprising | am taken sick, or meet
with an accident and have to go To the
hospstal? | don't want them to t'ink
| am some roustabout off steamo oat
A woman never thinks of those thing
while man slways does. Put out
eight shirts, i'll have got them aud
as many pairs Of cuffs, and twelve col
lars and. four eckties.
Mrs. Bowser laid them out like an
obedient wife, and smiled as Mr.. Bow
sci looked from the heap to his. sat
| chel and back.
Perhaps Nix shirts, eight collars, SIX
pairs of cuffs aud three neckties might
possibly do, hesmused. Yes / will try
aud get along with that many and in
case of accident you can come on witt
the rest. Now thea that's all and you
see it has takensme about three miuu
ties, where it would have taken ..yoI
| two hours.
But you want "a couple of pairs o
socks don't you, asked Mrs Bowser.
Yes VIII take them along l should
IA We Joms mttIed them ia minu
more.
And you want two or three clear
handkerchief.
Yes.
And you've forgotten your CONT anC
| trus
was just about to ask for then
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