Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-01-18
BOWSer
Lecture
But Mrs. BOwser, AS
Usual, Spells His
Scheme

Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)

then he glanced at Mrs. Bowser In q
furtlve sort OF n way.
He wanted 20 ask her something, but
was n little afraid 10. She finally
helped him out by remnrklng;
"You seem TO be n little nervous to-
night, MFR. Bowserf"
well, II IL not exnctly nervousness"
he replied MS he took n sent. hut I
have had a great opportunity offered
me today, and, perhaps, II Is better
We talk II over n bitf"
"Of purse II Is. II you have had n
great offer II will affect me as well as
you. What Is III"
ut Il TO go lecturlng." " biurted out
In n kind Of desperate way. ~ pro-
fessor named Chlldhnmmer was In the
office today, and after hearing my
voice and noting how clearly l an
nounccd every word. he said that n
grcat field waited for me-"
LET us stnrt fair, MFR. Bowsor. You
do not refer to u great field Of potatoes
do your"
"of course not. Potatoes have moth.
ing 90 do with this"
"Oh. / didn't know but what they
had, as the grocers ask about ten
cents apiece for them. You mean n
general field, ehf"
"He meant that the public were
waiting for a lecture fro i me, and he
said with him us my agent l could
clenr n thousand dollars a week. I
think l can see a fortune ahead OF
me-"
"Yes, as n lecturer you would no
doubt be n great success" remarked
Mrs. Bowser. "but, OF. course. II would
depend somewhat upon the nature OF
the lecture. What do you propose to
call III"
"'The Force Of VIII Power my
dear. And l think that Is n great title.
II covers the whole ground. We all
know what will power Ii, but n very
few OF us know what It can BIO made
TO accomplish. Washington wIlled that
he should be n great man, and his force
Of will took him to the top. SO with
Napoleon, Lincoln and we can go back
to the days OF Socrates, Dlogenes, Pllny
and other great men. II II will power
that has always made men great. The
average man goes along without much
care whether he becomes great or not,
and so he never becomes great. I
think you will agree with me, Mrs.
Bowser-I think you WILL"
"And men will go home from the lee
ture with Wills to be grent and they
will become great7" queried Mrs. Bow
ser.
'Thnt's lt-that's just II. They can't
he great I'm n minute, of course, but
force of will will eventually lead up
10 H."
"But how do you know you can In
nuence other mlndsf"
"Well. I expected that question, and
am prepared TO answer II. Suppose
you sat In the audience and I was lee
turing. l influence you 10 do this or
that and you lnstinctlyely obey. You
feel my will power and your own will
becomes rs naught."
~ don't know about that" said Mrs,
Bowser, In a doubtful way. "You had
best try your scheme around the house,
before you take II before the public
'That's what I wanted to do" replied
Mr.. Bowser. III l can influence you
md the cook. l can influence others. ]
don't propose to influence every man In
my audiences, but l think l can influ'
nee eight out Of ten Of them. II
can, and there Is not the slightest
doubt In my mind, the scheme will b.
n great one, won't ltf'
at certainly will, Mr. Bowser. Go
ahead with your influence"
'srhat Is something like a true and
loyal wife. Now, then, / look nxedly
at you, and will you 10 do Something
You hesitate two or tree seconds. ant
then you do H."
There was n bootstool near Mrs
Bowser. and she ave II a kick ant
upset II, and cried out:
"You willed me to do that thing, ant
/ have started out with great success
Keep II up"
Mr.. Bowser had willed her to rails,
her right hand to her brow. and h,
couldn't see where the success can,
In. Perhaps he had not exerted vii
power enough. After n moment h,
tried again. Mrs. B0wser rose mp ant
turned about and made n horrlbl,
jnngie on the keys OF the piano, ant
when she turned to him there was I
glad smile on her face, as she ex
claimed:
"success Number two. MFR. Bowser
you surprise me. You surely will (,
lecturing and make your thousand dol
lars a week, and l can order blue-whltl
diamonds tomorrow"
Mr.. Bowser had wllled that she &,
over and look a. the clock on tn
mantel, aud he had put 80 much forcl