The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-10-16

that fence painted with chalk and kero-
sene oil. l want the best material, and
I want the exercise, and shall do the
painting with my own hands,"
Started to Paint Fenee.
When he had changed into an old
suit he began to look around for
brushes and paint. He found two or
three brushes and two or three old
cans, and after throwing out hints that
Mrs. Bowser had thrown away $40
worth of material to spite him he
started off and bought a new supply.
1t was 10 o'clock before he was ready
for work, and he had only put on
brushful Of paint when three men
them brusQuely demanded If he was
the kind Of man to take bread out OF
other mems mouths. In other words,
did he propose to paint his own fence
while members of the Painters union
were walking about In state of star
vation? The way the question was put
to Mr.. Bowser nettled him, and he en-
swered that he would paint his oWg
fence If twenty members of the union
dropped dead Of starvation. Thereup-
on one of the men called him names,
second knocked his hat off, and third
kicked over his pail Of paint, and. all
ran away.
''If you will let me get regular
painter I will pay for it out of my own
pin money" said Mrs. Bowser as she
came out of the house.
Never on the face of this earthw
shouted Mr.. Bowser as he jumped up
and down. ~ nm not man that can
be bulldozed. After what's happened
I'd paint this fence If the painters shot
me for it."
Would Call Her When Wanted.
"But don't you see
Il see nothing. When 1 want you
out here I'll call you. The fence is
going to be painted, and I'm going to
paint It"
Mrs. Bowser re-entered the house.
and he mixed new supply of paint
he had painted the gate when wo-
man came along looking at the num-
bers on the houses and halted to say:
II don't see 81 along here. l was told
that there was woman there who
went out washing"
This is 81" shouted Mr.. Bowser as
he pointed over his shoulder at his own
house. Does this house look as II
Washerwoman lived hereT
"But thought from the looks of
YOU
The looks of mel Can't man put
on an old suit of clothes and paint his
own fence without being taken for
some scrub? There You go-leaning
Right up against the fresh pa!ntT'
You are ia bad mana very teea5
man. and I'll never get all this ee5eses
off in the world, and'- And the Hs-
man fed up the street, and Mrs. Bow
ser came out Of the house to say:
MIR. Bowser. I wouldn't have had
that happen for a hundred dollars.
That's lady that met at the euchre
club last week. and was going to call
on her tomorrow"
"But she took you for washerwo-
man"
''That was simply a mistake"
"Then she ought to have kept of the
fence. Pve got to do all that work
over again Didn't say that would
eall you II wanted your
The gate had been finished on the
outside and Mr.. Bowser was brushing
NJ the inside when he heard heavy
tramplng and wheeztng, and he look.
ed out between the plckets Just Us a fat
man came along and halted to lean up
against shade tree and inquire:
"Say, you, don't DR.. Gregg live on
this block?"
Never heard of him"
''He is one eyed man"
Never heard of him"
"He cures asthma"
Never heard of him"
Looking For Doctor.
"And I've had it for ten years and
want to be cured. 1 was told that he
lived along here somewheres."
"And I've told you about a hundred
times that / never heard of himI'
shouted Mr.. Bowser.
HSIr. IL You knaTv what fha aafhma