Bridgeton pioneer., 1913-01-09


Nothing of the sort. She was unde
the influence as plain as day. Lool
me in the eyes for a moment"
81 shan't do itr'
He Tries II on Mrs. q.
"Look me In the eye. Now raist
your right arm"
Mrs. Bowser turned her back on him
"Now lift your left foot"
No lifting took place, but Mrs. Bow
ser started down the hall to go up
stairs.
woman. command you to returnr
shouted Mr.. Bowser, but she did moi
feel the Influence" and passed on oui
of his sight.
"Ill bring her to it! I'll bring her to
it," he muttered to himself as he turn.
ed away. I've got the power, and she
feels it. but I'll take her unawares
next time. I'll go down and hypnotic
the cook"
The cook promptly objected. He
had scarcely explained his errand and
asked her to fix her eyes on his for a
"I'll do nothing of the sort, and if
you don't get out of this kitchen I'll
throw up me job.'
"But, my dear woman, I wish to car
ry out an experiment." he pleaded.
"Then carry it out on somebody
else. I'm here to do the cooking at
$50 a month. and nobody can make a
fool of me. | had a brother who was
fool enough to look man in the eye.
and he went to the hospital with his
legs all tied up in knots"
Mr.. Bowser turned away with a
sigh. But luck was with him. Just
at that moment the basement bell
rang, and he went TO the door to ind
travelling tinker who wanted to mend
any old tinware.
Enter the Tinker.
"Come right in.' was the hearty
greeting. II don't think we have any
thing to mend, but I'd like 10 explain
matter to you. You have heard of
hypnotism, of course?"
Its where a feller glares at you?"
repLled the unker.
"Yes. something that way"
"And you lose your mind. and he
makes you do as he will?"
That's it. l think I'm hypnotist.
and l want to experiment a little.
You look to me like a good subject.
and
mo fooling, sirl I'm a hardworking
man, and | don't stand for any non
senser'
look me in the eye," whispered
Mr.. Bowser.
"I'll do it, sir, but
Now let yourself seem to sink away
as if going to sleep. Keep your eyes
on mine"
Don't get me mad, sir, because when
I'm mad I'm dangerous
keep quiet. tinker. Now. then. you
are in burning building and must es-
cape by the window. Do you see the
flames around YOU
Il do"
"Do you feel the heatT'
81 do"
10 you TedllLe your peril
81 do, sir. and dom me if I'll let any
man make Punch and Judy out OF
me. Here's for YOU"
Exit Mr.. Bowser.
1t was the cooks yells that brought
Mrs. Bowser downstairs, and she found
Mr.. BOwSer on his back on the dining
room floor in a semiconscious condition
The tinker had swiped him one on the
jaw and got out
1T was the hypnotism, the hypno
tism. missus.' explained the cook as
she stood with arms uplifted.
Yes. it was the hypnotism," whis
pered Mrs. Bowser as she bent ovel
the recumbent form. He's got it, an(
got it bad, and while I'm making {
poultice for his jaw you get the cam
phor and take off his shoes and collar
"And will he live, mum?"
"Oh, yes, but he won't be hypnotis
any more. He'll probably turn to phre
nology."
1t was ten minutes before Mr.. Bow
ser sighed and grunted and sat up t.
ask
Where am II"
"Still in the United States" reptile,
Mrs. Bowser.
But what's happenedT
You came home with a hypnoti
eye"
Yves"
'You tried it on a tinker who cam
along"
"a grunt.)
you got him into burning build
ing"
"a groan)
"And the only way he could get on
was to swipe you one on the jaw an
walk over you. For further particular
see small bills"
Mr.. Bowser was humbled man.
I.
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