The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-24

My dear sir. there is no usual width
for a door. There are half dozen
widths Besides, what about the
Iength:"
What business have they to make
doors Of five or six different wid,hs:'
demanded Mr.. Bowsoy. with some hest
You must ask somebody else. All
know is that they 90"
Then they ought to be shot for it.
I'm not going to tramp all over this
town after a little wire. The door must
be about thirty inches wide, and
s'pose l want about seven running
feet"
The dealer knew that there were
twenty chances to one against the Gus
toner. but he cut off the wire without
\ word. sold two papers Of tackS to 90
with it and turned to another Gus
TONER Mr.. Bowser made for home,
and the first thing he did was what
ought to have been done at first. He
measured the width of the frame and
found it was forty-two inches wide,
instead of thirty He stood there with
his mouth pursed up when Mrs. Bow
ser came out She at once detected
the discrepancy and said:
You didn't measure the frame be-
fore you went after the Wire"
Are you running this business or
am L" he demanded.
But why didn't you measured"
You 90 right into the house and
read your novel This court knows
what it is about"
He took the wire under his arm and
started off. The store where he had
bought was the nearest, but he lacked
the moral courage to go back and adj
nit his mistake He had to walk six
blocks farther to reach another, and
when he got home he was mad enough
to kick the old frame to pieces. He,
however, got it up on two old chairs
and began to tack on the wire. He
had the job half completed when Mrs.
| BOWScr came out to say:
THAT doesn't look to me like the
frame for this door. Are you sure
about it,"
1T may be the door to a henhousc
! "a hogUpn or a stablcr' he sarcastically
replied.
I'm going to measure and see"
You are either going into the house
and stay there or do this job yourself
, l never saw such a woman to NEEDLE
Mrs. Bowser retired, and Mr.. Bowsei
took squint at the frame and tho
doorway. \ very big doubt entered
his mind, but was at once driven out
Not on his life would he admit thai
there was a mistake. He finished tack
ing ON the wire and then set the frame
in the doorway. The next moment he
was splitting redhot English under hi:
breath The frame was a foot too tai
and at least six inches too wide IL
had his foot raised for a kick wheI
Mrs. BoWser appeared beside him ant
observed;
Il told you l thought it wouldn't fit
If you are going to do carpenter worl
you must measure things"
"Womau what are you doing hereY
he shouted at her.
II wanted 10 see the tOOf.
well you get inside or you'll Sc
stars. You changed the frames on m
while I was gone, but you can't com
out here to eXult over your villainy.'
You know l never
But MI. Bowser jumped at her, ant
she fed. The door was ready to b
fitted, but the only way to fit it was t
saw off the surplus. 1t took an hou
Of hard work to do this. y hast
measure had been taken, with the II
suit that straight lines were not 70
lowed, and when the door was set u
there was almost an inch to spare a
around it, In place of cutting dow
it must be enlarged
by thunder, but have l got to be
fool| exclaimed Mr. BOwscr to hin
self as he saw his blunder
Like an echo came the voice of Mr.
Bowser, saying:
:, Il told you you ought to measure"
l MI Bowser's face grew as pale {
! death, and he gasped for breath.
1T may not keep the flies out, but
don't believe COW can squeeze i'm
Then a human figure swung its arm
and jumped up and down, and ha
; stihed voice uttered whoops al
shouts. Then human hands seized tn;
, old frame and tossed it on high al
u kicked it as it fell, and of suddC
: there was crash and sound of ri
. ping, and as the dust settled Mr.. Boy
ser was seen all tangled up with Il
rent and broken wire and in a com
= tOse state
Poor man" sighed Mrs. Bowser
the cat and the cook came running OIL
II He meant well, but he didn't kno
shat it was to tackle a screen. door.
NJ. QUAD.