The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-21

suit, and he whiStled merrily as he
came pounding down. He reached the
cellar aud began poking at the fur
mace and whistling louder, and the
noise he made drowned the sound of
the front door bell. 1t was twenty
minutes later that he discovered he
wanted big file, and he ran up to ask
Mrs. Bowser if she had thrown It out
into the snow In the back yard. AS he
reached the sitting room he came to n
dead halt and stood and stared. Mrs.
Bowser was still extended on the
lounge. but there was some one else
present. The mother-in-law stood be-
fore him. She was stiff and dignifed
and severe. They looked at each other
for full minute In silence, and then
he stammered out:
"You-you herep
samuel Bowser, am herep was
the reply.
I'll am glad to see YOU"
"You are nothing of the kind, sir, but
that don't make no difference TO me.
] have arrived at a critical juncturc,
just as / always do. l arrive TO find
Sarah suffering with Il splitting head
ache and you are knocking the house
TO pieces and whistllng and singing
as If you hadn't a care on your mind.
It's got to stop. It's got to stop this
very minute"
81 want to hx the furnace"
"But you let it alone. Not another
jar or jam or III make your heart
achep
perhaps I don't run my own house."
observed Mr.. Bowser after glaring at
the determined face before him.
"Not while am here, Samuel-not
while Betsey Baker is alive and on
deck. What's the matter with you?
What's given you such a mean look
since l was here last? You look as IL
you had been stealing sheep"
"It's seeing you, guess"
ooh, Is 1t? Well, you'll see good
deal more of me before you see less.
If you don't have your wings clipped
about once in so often you fly high.
Sarah is down with headache, the
cook has cut her thumb, and l wish
you TO make me a cup of tea"
Mr.. Bowser looked at her for thirty
seconds with mutiny in his eye and
then went slowly downstairs and turn.
ed housewife. when he had got lit
tie dinner together he called her down,
and as she sat at the table he said:
1--WE might just as well settle this
thing right here"
cit Is settled" she replied.
you expect to come here and run
my house, do you"
IL do"
"And order me about as II / was
some kidg
"When / think you ought to be or
dered | shall order and you will obey"
"Never! | will leave the coop flrstw
"Could you leave it In ten minutes"
"Yes, in nine. BY the great horn
spoon, but things have come to a pret-
" lass when
Samuel, you can fly the COOP" said
the o.d lady as she held up her hand
TO check further words.
"Ill lie hanged II / don'tr'
Rushed Out Of the House.
And he rushed upstairs and put on
his hat and overcoat and was out OF
the house like n cannon ball. 1t was a
cold, windy night, with snow falling
occasionally, and he hadn't got hun
dred feet outside the gate when he
wished himself back in the coop" He
had to walk to keep warm. He began
going around the block. On his first
round two loafers met him and elbow
ed him into a snowdrift. On the sec
ond policeman stopped him and said
he should keep an eye on him. On the
third he was offered 10 cents TO clean
or a mans sidewalk, and a boy hit
him In the ear with a chunk OF Ice.
When he had arrived opposite his gate
on his fourth round, the mother-in-law
appeared in the door and beckoned and
called
samuel, | want you to come In"
"What for?" he sulkily asked
Because it's bedtime, and | am go
ing TO shut up the house. Come right
along"
And Mr.. Bowser disappeared into
the house and left the butchers boy
on the opposite side of the street to
utter a "Wheww and add:
'By George but there must be
new deal on In the house of Bowserw
NJ. QUAD.