The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-03-31

Il
mace and whistling louder. and the
noise he made drowned the sound OF
the front door bell. II was twenty
minutes later that he discovered be
wanted q big file. and he ran up to ask
Mrs. Bowser IL she had thrown IL on,
into the snow In the back yard As he
reached the sitting room he came to a
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 stiH and dignifed
and severe. They looked ut each other
for a full minute In silence, and then
he stammered out:
"You-you herer'
Samuel Bowser, am herer was
the reply.
IL am glad TO see you"
you are nothing Of the kind, sir, but
that don't make no difference to me-
I have arrived at a critical juncture
just as | always do. / arrive to find
Sarah suffering with a splitting head
ache. and you Are knocking the house
to pieces and whistIing and singing
as IL you hadn't care on your mind.
It's got to stop It's got to stop this
very minute"
81 want to fix the furnace"
'But you let it alone. Not another
jar or jam or III make your heart
achew
perhaps don't run my own house,
observed Alr. Bowser after garing at
the determined face before him.
Not while l 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 1 was here last? You look as if
you had been stealing sheep"
Its seeing you, guess"
'Oh. is it? Well. you'll see a good
deal more of me before you see less.
II you don't have your wings clipped
about once in so often you fly high.
Sarah is down with a headache, the
cook has cut her thumb. and I wish
you to make me 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 be- had got lit
tie dinner together he called her down
and as she sat at the table he said:
1--WE might just as we'll settle this
thing right here"
"It is settled" she replied.
"You expect to come here and run
my house, do you"
81 do"
"And order me abour as If l was
some kid?"
"When I think you o1ght to be Or
dered l shasll order and you will obey"
Never! l will leave the coop first
Gould YOU leave il in ten minutes:'
''Yes. in nine. By tie great horn
u pass when
Samuel, ToI c@n e. tie coop" said
the old 49,: IS ste he.3, up her hand
to check further words.
'I'll be hanged If l don'tv'
Rushed, Out Of the House.
And he rushed upstairs and put on
his hat and overcOat and was out of
the house like cannon ball. 1t was Il
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 scoop" He
had to walk to. keep warm. He began
going around the block. On his first
round two loafers met him and elbow J
ed him into a. snowdrift On the sec
ond policeman stopped him and said
he should keep. an eye an him. On the
third he was offered 20 cents to clean
off a mans sidewalk, and 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-la y
appeared IA, the. Gooc and beckoned and
called:
"Samuet, want yOn to come in."
"What fer?" he sE1iily asked
Because it's bedtime. and am go
ing to shut up the house Come right
along"
And MIR. Bowse4 disappeared into
the house and left the butchers boy
on the. opposite side of the street te
utter "Wheww and add:
"By George, but there must be Al
new deal on in the house of Bowser"
NJ. QUAD