The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-09

hall. after the bundle and brought il
| back with him and tore off the wrap
| per and revealed eight double rolls OF
| wall paper. He unrolled one of them
fora couple of yards and held it up
| and said:
We'll, now, but what do you think
:. of this?"
| Mrs. Bowser knew it to be a pat
tern at least fifteen years old. 1t was
| a cheap paper. such as might be
! found in the Office of village hotel
| It was paper with pictures on it
| pictures of Shakespeare, Byron and
| Milton following each other in success
| sion.
"Where is the art?" she asked, af-
ter a moments study
1.-The art? The art? Woman, look
| there-and there-and there: Who was
Shakespeare? Who were the others
Could anything be more appropriate
| for a library2 Here is art Here is
sentiment. Here is genius. Why, from
| the hour the paper is on the walls ]
! shall spend my evenings in the library
| looking at it,
Have you got a paper-hanger to put
| it on?'
mo. ma'am. 1 haven't. The hand OF
no sordid paper-hanger shall defile
| this paper. ] shall hang it myself.
| have arranged to stay home tomorrow
| to do it."
II wish you wouldn't" she re-
piled with a sigh.
mo doubt. you do: but I SHALL just
| the same. You are satisfied with the
| old Sawmill as it is; if you had your
way you'd chuck this paper into the
| furnace. Wait until tomorrow night
! however, and perhaps l can bring
! about change of mind See the paper
as it looks on the wall before you make
up your mind to commit suicide"
! Mrs. Bowser said no more. OF what
use? Mr.. Bowser would go ahead just
/ the same She managed to Introduce
| another subject and the matter was
| dropped. although Mr.. Bowser insist
| ed on unroiling ali the other rolls and
| trailing them over the floor and sit
| ting there and looking at them fol-
| half an hour after after she had gone
| to bed.
The art business was entered upon
bright and early next morning. When
| Mr.. Bowser was all ready to begin
| work his instructions to her We're:
Now you keep out of the library.
| want no criticisms until the job Is
| completed
OF course, he should have cleaned the
walls of the old paper at the first move
but of course he didn't OF course. he
should have had his paper trimmed
| where he bought it, but as he had moi
| requested 1t the thing was not done
| The cook had made him a pan of paste
and he was anxious TO get TO work. he
| wanted the art to begin to show up sc
| as to cheer him on
In about is minutes Mrs. Bowsel
made an excuse to enter the library
The furniture had all been showed te
one side. and the first strip of the new
| paper was on.
Didn't 1 tell you not to come in
here!" roared Mr.. Bowser
YES. but I'm looking for my thin
BILE Got strip on, Ell? Shakespeare
/ Byron and Milton look well standing
on their heads. How did you happier
| to think of the Improvement
| The strip had been put on upside
down. Mr.. Rowser would have denied
it. but the evidence was too plain. HI
| at first decided to charge Mrs. BowseI
| with doing it to spite him, but changed
his mind and took her by the shoulders
and pushed her out of the room. Their
| he peeled down the strip and put or
right end up. He had the third one
/ on when Mrs. Bowser opened the dool
and asked il he wanted any kindlins
/ wood of the boy.
aYou know don't!''s he yelled