The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-06-10

suit, and be whlstled merrily as he
came pounding down. He reached the
cellar and 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 be
reached the sitting room he came to
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 dignihed
and severe. They looked at each other
for a full minute in silence, and then
he stammered out:
"You-you herew
samuel Bowser, am here" was
the reply.
al 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 juncture,
Just as I always do; arrive to ind
Sarah suffering with a splitting head
ache, and you are knocking the house
to pieces and whistling 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 fix the furnace"
aBut you let it alone. Not another
jar or jam or I'll make your heart
aehe!'
sPerhaps don't run my own house"
observed Mr. Bowser after glaring at
the determined face before him.
1sNot 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 I was here last? You look as II
you had been stealing Sheep
'It's seeing you, I guess.
"Oh, is it? Well, you'll see a 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 q 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 he had got lit
tie dinner together he called her down,
and as she sat at the table he said:
eve might just as well settle this
thing right here"
at is settled" she replied.
ssYou expect to come here and run
my house, do you?" ..,.
81 do.''
sAnd order me about as If was
some kid?
.sWhen I think you ought to be or
dered shall order and you will obey"
.Neyer! I will leave the coop frst"!
aCouId you leave it in ten minutesy
eyes, In nine. By the great horn
spoon, but things have come to a pret.
ty pass when
samuel, you can fly the COOP" said
the old lady as she held up her hand
to check further words.
'Pn be hanged Il / don'tr'
Rushed Out Of tho House.
And he rushed upstairs and put or
his hat and oyercoat and was out OF
the house like cannon ball. It was
cold, windy night, with snow falling
occasionally, and he hadn't got q hun
dred feet outside the gate wheD he
wished himself back in the coop" HI
+ had toNwalk to keep warm. He begar
going around the block. On his frs
round two loafers met him and elbow
ed him into a. snowdrift. On the sec
cnd q policeman stopped him and sait
he should keep an Ne ON him. On thu
third he was offered 10 cents to clear
OF mans sidewalk, and boy hi
| him in the ear with a chunk Of ice
When he had arrived opposite his gate
on his fourth round, the mother-in-lav
appeared in the door and beckoned ant
called:
Samuel, I want you to come in"
'What for?' he sulkily asked.
Because It's bedtime, and am go
ing to shut up the house. Come righ
along"
And Mr.. Bowser disappeared int
| the house and left the butchers BIO!
on the opposite side Of the street t.
utter "Whewv' and add:
"By George. but there must be
new deal on in the house Of Bowser"
M. QUAD.
| GSteady Work"
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