The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-10

"There is no sentiment about II. al
neither has she complained OF n
ways. You have heard her singh
every evening and spoken OF her col
tentment and good spirits, WIN "
send up woman to washg'
Mrs, Bowser there Is somethin
wrong about this house -somethiu
radically wrong. When poor. hard
working girl leaves us at a moment
notice. and probably carries a piece {
clothesline with her with which /
hang herself, II is my duty a
. the responsible head to look Int
things"
At that moment the poor, hard
working girl" came down with he
bundle and said to Mrs. Bowser:
'T'm sorry. ma'am, as you are on
! of the best women ever worked for
hut you know how it is. If mothei
gets better l will come back to you.
i Mrs. Bowser couldn't repress a
smile Of triumph as she looked at Mr..
Bowser but he was not the man to
take back seat.
"As / said" he observed, there is
something radically wrong here. and
It is my duty to investigate. / shall
not send up washerwoman.
Then there viii be no washing
done"
"on the contrary there will be. I
shall do it myself"
'You-you will washg'
81 will wash. Sooner than let an
outsider know that you have 6riven
heart-broken girl to her grave will
do the washing. and do It well. l can
take day from the Office as well as
not. and want to get an Insight into
this housework.
Il think We can let it go a week."
Mrs. Bowser, who intend
ed to get woman herself as soon as
ne was out of the house.
I'VE will not let it go one hour,
madam. This matter of investigation
has been put off altogether too long.
will change my clothes and be at 1t
In ten minutes"
But it is an extra big wash" she
protested as a last weapon, "and
doubt If woman could do 1t in one
day"
"Then all the more reason why
should take hold"
Ten minutes later Mr.. Bowser was
ready for business. He had heard
about family washlngs ever since he
was 8 years old, and he hadn't the
slightest doubt of his ability in that
direction. He ordered Mrs. Bowser
o remain away from the kitchen, and
lis first move was to draw one of the
aundry tubs full of hot water and |
ram all the clothes into 1t. In a dim |
ray he had heard Of washing COM
ounds, and after brief hunt he got
old of box. 1t was labeled "bak-
lg powder" plain enough, but it look
4 like washing soda to him, and in 1t
ent to make the clothes wash easier.
! dim way he had also heard of
uing. He had no doubt that 1t ought
} go in on top of the baking powder,
nd that it ought to be used in liberal
and he went ahead. When
lnnels and cottons and soap and
uing and baking powder had been
ell stirred up together, Mr.. Bowser
t out the washboard and his rub-a-
Ib-dub was heard in the sitting rom
,ove.
Nothing hard about this" he unused /
he gave sheet three or four rubs I
d then Topped it over into another d
to be rinsed later on. ANY wo- i
In who would be all day doing this /
lsh would simply loaf half her time {
-ay."
1t that moment Mrs. Bowser looked +
on him, and after one sight of the y
thes in the tub, she exclaimed:
Good gracious, but you are going Il
dye everything blue! I know the
thes would be spoiled if you fooled T
III them, and now" I,
And now, Madam Bowser," he in "
rlpted, you retire and leave me
ne. am doing this washing and I D
financially responsible for all dam -
IS. When I am through I will ask
your criticism :,
But you've put in baking powder II
tead of washing sodal" she said as ~
caught sight of the empty box. D,
Yes, guess I did," he slowly re- al
ID, but 1t was an experiment ard al
turn out all right. Go along, now, ul
don't bother me. / want to make hi
ecord with thia vva aabIpo - v