The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-10-02

that wouldn't fit within a foot and
then got mad and kicked it to pieces"
That will do, woman! l see your
object. 1t is to get some lazy carpen-
ter up here at 81 day and make
those screens cost me SO apiece by
the time they are finished. You can't
work that scheme on me. Let me
alone, and If l don't turn out two us
pretty window screens as any carpen-
ter in this town can make III chew
my hat"
Mrs. Bowser said no more. 1t would
have been a waste Of words. Mr.. Bow
ser would have perished on the scat
fold rather than give up bis plans.
The lumber arrived. He had ordered
stuff two inches wide by one In thick
ness. heavy enough for bull pen.'
"You don't mean that you are going
to- began Mrs Bowser when MI.
Bowser waved her away with:
RIM along now. | think shall be
able to boss this job
Some Things Lacking.
A saw was needed and he went to
hardware store and paid Is cents for
one. Then he had to hIy new screw
driver and screws He must have wire
for the frames when they were finish
ed. but he'd make Il second trip. He
would also need a can Of black paint
and q brush.
The first thing was to get the length
and width of the window frames. so
as to saw his strips to a length Mr.
Bowser found that he had no carpen
ter's rule and that Mrs. Bowser had
no tape line.
Lets see. Let's see" be mused as
he squinted around. That window is
about Eve feet eight in height by
BY
"You can't do it that way" said Mrs.
Bowser as she came styling around.
THAT window is at least six feet high.
and guess two inches more"
-"by-by," continued Mr.. Bowser-
"by two feet ten"
"By three feet two. you mean"
woman. will you oblige me by en-
tering your domain and staying there
until requested to come out and give
advice?"
Yes. will. but if you saw the stuff
to YOUR measure you will waste it"
Mr.. Rowser went ahead and sawed.
He could have measured with the first
strip off and found whether it was TOO
long or too short. but Mrs. Bowser had
mixed in. you see ard she must be
shown that she didn't know it all.
Making the Frames.
Presently there were four strips READY
to be fastened together. The ends must
be morticed. Mr. Bowser had no ch!Ses
but he had plenty Of confidence in the
family AK. He sawed and he split. and
Mrs. Rowser peered out Of q back win,
dow and grinned. Things were work
ing round to produce q situation.
Instances have been known where the
four corners of a window screen OBJ
iected to coming together for the gen
eral good. Here was such case. Ihe
custom is to haul and pull and twist
and batter them together. If sufficient
strength is used any objection can be
+ overcome. BY the use of nails anC
screws and muscles and swear words
Mr. Bowser got his frame together ano
stood it up against the fence.
Not long enough Or wide enough!
| called Mrs. Rowser from window.
| $50 YOU sill! persist" he answered
! as he looked up.
Hold it up to the window and see il
| am not right"
| MIR. Bowser started off for the tack:
and wire. He would have tried the fit
| only Mrs. Bowser had mixed in again
| He would run that job or perish.
Sure you haven't made any mis-
| take:" dueried the hardware man Whel
the figures were given him
Il think my eyesght is good yet
| was the reply.
| "Oh. then, you measured your franz
with your eye, eh? Well. you sha'
! have what YOU call for
Winding Up the Job.
When Mr.. BowSer got home with tn
wire he proceeded to cut the length il
two by his eye and then to tack on
length on. There were six inches to-
much Of it. but he calmly cut off tn
surplus Then he was called in Il
| lunch. When he was ready to tackl
his job again Mrs. Bowser went into
| neighbor's to see sick child and wa
absent an hour. At the gate when sh
returned she found a policeman. VIII
said:
Il have to tell you, ma'am, that w
got your husband in the house and tele
! phoned for your family doctor!'
why, what's the matter with MI
| Bowser?"
Il was going up the alley, ma'am, a
he was trying to fit screen to 4 win
dow. 1t was too short and too narrow
1t was squeegawed 1t was fiphop
ped and fimfammed 1t was a dais.
| for sure"
"Yes?"
| "And vo1r husband suddenly fel