The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-13
and distrustful person he had eve!
heard of.


oays He'll Consult WIFE,.
A week before, unknown to his
wife, MIR. Bowser had looked at sec
ondhand auto that was for sale and
encouraged the owner to think he
would become the purchaser The man
had got tired of waiting and had come
around on this particular evening tc
see whether the sale was of or Oh.
He rang the bell in an aggressive way.
and when It was answered he said
"Wcll, Bowser, about that autO--do
you u,want It or notT'
IL haven't consulted my wife yeti
Mrs. Bowser overheard the words,
and, us he had never consulted her IN
his life about the buying or selling OF
anything, she at once developed pal
pitation Of the heart.
whats your wife got to do with
it?" demanded the man. at
"A good deal, sir. shouldn't think
of buying such thing unless she was
satisfied. I think, to cut the matter
short and not bother you further, that
I will wait another year before invest
ing"
The man sauttered "Humpw and
departed without good night, but Mr.
Bowser was still serene when he re-
turned to his chair. A few minutes
later Mrs. Bowser remembered that
she wanted something from the drug
store and that the coffee was, out He
volunteered to do both errands. On
other occasions he had spent half an
hour to read her a lesson on shiftiess-
ness, but he left the house this time
without word. AS general thing
on entering the store of his family
druggist lie has remarks to make about
the drug trust the adulteration OF
medicines, the highway robbery Of
prices and the number of people poi
soned every year by leather headed re-
tail druggists. In return and to get
even the druggist has something to say
about cranks and husbands whose
wives know more than they do and
folks meddling with other folks bust
ness.
Surprises Druggist.
On this occasion, however, Mr.. Bow
ser quietly entered the store, made a
remark on the weather and asked for
what he wanted and got out The
druggist was loaded for bear, but he
didn't have to shoot. He simply turn
ed to customer after Mr.. Bowser had
disappeared and said:
'That change in man always comes
about month before his death. shall
be sorry to see that man laid away"
Mr.. Bowser was told before he left
the house that the order for the coffee
had been given at noon and neglected.
He had taken his trade away from
three different grocers for a like neg
lect. and he had threatened this one.
When the grocer saw him come in, he
turned as pale as death and got ready
to lie about a wheel coming off his
wagon, but the next minute an awful
load was lifted from his shoulders
when Bowser smiled and said:
Brown, l think you forgot our cof.
fee. Rushed with business, Of course.
and you can be excused, and, being I'm
here, I'll take 1t along"
The grocer offered to send two boys
and two wagons with the two pounds
Of mocha, he offered to go himself, he
offered to add a jar Of jam to make mp
for his neglect, but Mr.. Bowser quietly
smiled and took the package under his
arm.
''Did you rip him up the back, as you
call it?" asked Mrs. Bowser as she
saw the coffee.
Brown is a very busy man these
days." was the reply.
"But are you going to trade there any
longerT'
"Why, of course. There isn't gro
Ger I'm the world that doesn't skip an or
der now and then"
did the druggist say anything mean
to you?"
mo, dear"
Didn't he order you out Of the
store?"
For what reason? The druggist and
are very good friends indeed"
For the next hour Mrs. Bowser sat in
puzzle not kick or complaint or
shout or yell. When bedtime came, all
was still serene. Mr.. Bowser fell
asleep like a young child, and she still
wondered and puzzled and peered ut
him and said to herself:
"He looks like Mr.. Bowser, he GER
tainly is Mr. Bowser, but can't make
this out unless he's coming down with
the measles or whooping cough
M. QUAD.