The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-06

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erybody had iron oil brass bedsteads
these days. replied Mrs. Bowssr.
"But did Charlernagne have an Iron
or brass bedsteadT
''They were not made In those days"
Did Marie Antoinette sleep on an
iron or brass bedsteadT'
Probably not, but wish she had to
sleep on this old thing now. How on
earth are you ever going to get II up.
stairs7 Even when you get II up there
II will take up all the room In the bed.
room"
Don't you worry about those trifes.
My idea is that in buying furniture We
might an well buy something Of his
toric interest II I'd had more money
with me today, I should have bought a
bureau belonging to Queen Elizabeth =
II wish you hadn't had enough to
buy this bedstead. II I'd known you
were going to do such d thing, I'd have
bought a brass one yesterday out Of
my own money. IL any secondhand
man would buy IT,
He u Obdurate.
what! SeA this Marie Antoinette
bedstead to a secondhand man? New
erl His touch would be pollution. No
secondhand man should have II for
5000"
"But no one would give you even o
dollar. There is no sale whatever fos
wooden beds"
But I'm telling you that this was
Marie Antoinette's bedsteadw shouted
Mr.. Bowser as his anger began to rise.
"And who cares for thatT retorted
Mrs. Bowser.
Look here. woman, my name is
Bowser. ! am at the head Of this
house run things. discover that we
want to throw out three-quarter bed.
stead and replace II by full size. /
drop into an auction room and find
historic piece OF furniture worth $500
going for SIS and send II home. You
kick. You even tell me that couldn't
sell It again for n dollar"
"And neither can you. You have Just
thrown away SIS, and SIS more put
with II would have bought the bed.
stead I wanted"
Mr.. Bowser walked down the hall
and put on his hat and overcoat.
Where are you goIngY she asked.
"Down to the nearest furniture store
to sell this bedstead for SIS. You can
get brass bedstead on which Captain
Kidd has slept II you want to-"
After walk OF two blocks he turned
into furniture store and said to the
I've got mahogany bedstead up at
the house that Marie Antoinette used
to sleep on. It's worth every cent of
$500, but you can have 1t for S25."
4 wouldn't give you rs cents" was
the reply.
do you mean thatT
Certainly. II you have got q fur.
mace In your house, you had better
split the bedstead up for firewood."
But 1t once belonged to Marie An
"or your grandmother
Mr.. Bowser glared at him and want
ed to call him a sordid minded wretch.
but choking back his temper, he walk.
ed out and along to the establishment
of a secondhand dealer.
II have got wooden bedstead"-- he
began, but got no further when the
iealer Interrupted him with:
Then keep It."
"But It's mahogany bedstead."
might as well be pine"
"And 1t once belonged to Marie An
toinette"
"or Susan B. Anthony. I'll draw It
away from your house for $s, but not
cent cheaper"
Mr.. Bowser was red In the face when
he passed out and along to another
shop, and there was a menace In his
voice as he asked:
do you want to buy q mahogany
oedstead?
Not on your lifer'
"Why not7"
"For the same reason that I don't
want to buy any last years cabbage
leads"
win you take 1t and draw 1t awayr'
Not much. You might try a wood
Tard man"
Mrs. Bowser was upstairs crying
gain when Mr. Bowser returned. She
leard him Gathering down the cellar
tairs and Gathering up again. Then
anne a war whoop and blows of the
X. Whoop followed whoop and blow
ollowed blow, and she gave him flf-
cen minutes before coming down. She
ound him standing amid the wreck |
nd ruin of that Marie Antoinette bed
tead, and the look on his face was
airly fiendish, They looked at each |
ther for a minute, and then he drop |
'ed the ak and folded his arms and |
aid:
''Well, madam, hope you are salts.
led noww M. QUAD.