The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-07

Il. Not in your life have you known
me to make retraction. say and
stick" s,.s 49,, .,s4s,
"Yes, l know"
II pride myself on sticking. I'd
rather lose thousand dollars than to
own up that was in the wrong"
Yes" Nts
"But in this case, Mrs. Bowser-dn
the case before ns--I am going to do
IN unprecedented thing. I am going
to frankly own up that was all
wrong am going to announce that
there are bargain sales. am going
TO own up that there are great big
bargains to be had at bargain sales.
am going to state my belief that the
woman who keeps her eyes open for
bargain sales will save her husband
thousands of dollars In the course Of
the year"
"Mr. Bowser, you are one Of the best
husbands In oil this wide world" said
Mrs. Bowser as she stepped forward
and gave him a wifely kiss. "Now
then. show me what bargains you have
been making" a
"well, here is bargain No L." he
said as he tore Off the paper from one
Of the parcels and handed her three
pairs Of stockings. Those stockings
have sold as high as dollar pair
but to make room for fall stock they
were closing them out at 40 cents
There's saving of $1.s0 right there"
Two pairs were No. 10 and the third
No. Z, while Mrs. Bowsers size is
| No. 8. He was looking at her with a
| bland smile on his face, however, and
what could she say? They hadn't told
him that articles bought at bargain
sale could not be exchanged, and in
making his purchase he had never TAX
en- the size Of the foot into account.
"And these gloves" he said as he
held up a pair Of kids green in color
and only one button at the wrist-"the
girl assured me that they were all the
go, but In order to make room for
brass bedsteads they were closing them
out. saved just 70 cents on 'em."
Gloves the WRONG Size.
| Mrs. Bowser wears No. glove,
and those were IN She never wore
a green glove in her life, and Mr.. Bow
| ser hadn't taken notice Of the fact.
He watched her face for a smile, and
| with great effort she managed to
| work up one, and then he picked up
another parcel and said:
1--WE have here some handkerchiefs
that were selling at co cents each. The
room was wanted for wooden blankets,
and so we buy the handkers at one
third the regular price. The saving
isn't enough to buy house and lot,
but every little helps. Am l bargain
hunter or am notT'
"Of course you are, you dear, good
man you" was the reply, though they
were mems handkers and she had
bought him better ones many time
for less money.
II don't know that I shouldn't have
bought this" he explained as he held
up a corset, "but 1t was going at such
a sacrifice that I couldn't resist it-a
regular two dollar corset for 90 cents,
and the salesgirl said 1t would last
you lifetime. Oh. yes, I'm admitting
that there is money to be saved In
looking for bargains"
Mrs. Bowser weighs 1875 pounds.
That corset was made for a woman
weighing just 100 pounds more. II
wasn't her make or her style. The
husband who thinks that his wife
wears most any old corset has some.
thing to learn. Mr.. Bowser had looked
upon a corset as corset and bought
one. Mrs. Bowser had to laugh at
the grimness of the joke, and he was
pleased with himself. There was one
more package-the largest Of all She
suspected It's contents and would have
given a hundred dollars to be else
where for the next half hour.
1t was a lady's hat.
1t was intended for young lady OF
eighteen or twenty.
1t was cooked up on all sides.
It was rakish and debonair and sau
cy and impudent and daredevllish, and
yet Mr.. Bowser reverently extended II
on his hand and said:
"For you, my dear, and how do you
like Il? got 1t for S. less than the
regular price,
Let us draw veil over most Of wha
followed. 1t is sufficient to say tina
Mrs. Bowser tried to faint away, bu
she only succeeded In sitting down OF
the floor In Mysteries. Mr.. Bowser onc'
more became Mr.. Bowser-that is, HI
jumped up and down and tore the ha
into fragments. He talked about di
vorce. She was ordered to her moth
er's by the morning train. She hat
driven him to the dead line at last
and-and-
He put on his hat and left the house
and when he came In at 3 o'clock IL
the morning and was asked If 1t was
raining outdoors he shut his jaws hare
and refused to answer, although 4
was, and he had got sopping wet.
., Nj. QUAD.