| Show sin AND mr bower doea a little whitewashing on hia own hook frem the darou free drw there were several little things I 1 wanted done ah ul the house this fall and so abe other w cek I 1 engage d colored nun to come aad work for a couple 0 days it BO happened that he came one morning mr bowser had lett abe house and was greeted with well up now ize dnn bin hired to work bah who hired you do lady sail what to do 7 bobbin Job bin bah well the lady has changed her mind and auant you after the man had goue mr bowser came into the house and a kd did you hiie a colored nun why yea what for 1 I was g ang to have liim whitewash the vegetable tege table cellar take down and clean the laundry stovepipe and 10 lo some other odd jobs hal mrs bowser I 1 dont believe in encouraging such laople hed have done about one hours work and charged you a whole day I 1 dont aliee he knows any more about whitewashing than I 1 do about playing the harp but be said he did certainly did you ever see a negri who say anything to fit the occasion well but there is no but about it if there are any little jobs about the bouse ive got plenty oft me to do them in act I 1 need just such exercise such work is a diversion for me and the doctor recommends it do you mean to say yon will do llie whitewashing 1 I do I 1 dont do it to save a dollar but for my own benefit I 1 always aked the smell of lime 1 I wish you do it get lime in your eyes and blame me for it and there you go blame you 1 what would I 1 blame you about if I 1 get jime in my eyes its my own unit sirs bowser 3 oil are getting to be a good deal of a crank lately well if you are determined on it dont by that I 1 asked you or encouraged yon 1 a funny way to talk to me mrs bowser I 1 are you getting ready for the insane my own bouse yet if im willing to peel off and do these odd abs I 1 ought to be encouraged insipid of ios ulel I 1 was quite eure how it would n t but I 1 said nothing more and in hi course of half an boor he gat into his old clothes and went down cellar I 1 followed him down to ge him a fen jast words of advice but he need them you go right ard fit lown and enjoy yourself le baij heres the brush and otrea a pail cf lime and if I 1 dont w h to frash nore cellar in ten minutes than moses auld in all day ill cear try it again besides mrs bowser is not abe slouch work you imagine it to be it haa got to be done by a cpr on of taste and intelligence or it wont stand I 1 wanta little blueing to give it a tinge it must be well don certainly two coata all aro nd just so eten et en if it takes yon all dy liven if it takes me over half an aiom which it w ont ill show you a job here that will make a black man turn green with envy just run dp elaire and make yourself comfortable I 1 retreated up the stairs to alie kitchen door and waited fur results which I 1 knew were sore to come air bowser dipped and dished and sizzled and atine 1 until he bad the liquid to his liking and as he on the stone wall 1 heard him shuck ling 1 l said fifteen minutes but ill go slow and take twenty the idea of a colored man slashing sloshing shing around here all day to do this work lets fee I 1 believe ill take the overhead first I 1 belil my breath in suspense for a long minute then a yell arose from that cellar jumped the rook out of her old elip aid a id made her cry out for heavens sake mrs bowser we been struck by another cy done there was a second and a third yell and as I 1 hurried donn stairs mr bowser stood in the middle of the cellar bands outstretched and up and down aa though he had fire under bis feet for heavens sake what Is it mr bowser I 1 asked whitewash lime fire 1 where in my ayeal im blind I 1 ivo burned them out I 1 got bold of him and led him out to the laundry tub and beet the water to running lie bad indeed got a dose in bia ryes but it was more painful than dangerous ha could hardly daylight after we had washed out all abe lime and as I 1 lead him up he said 1 I ehalt never see again never see you or the baby again in my life 1 I 1 his eyes kiili milk and got him to lie down on the lounge and in a couple of hours be was pretty near all right his eyes were sore but no damage had been done he was very gentle until he discovered ibis then he suddenly turned oa me with mra bowser what excuse can yon urge in extenuation of our condace cond act what do you mem what do I 1 mean a cool question in view of what haa transpired what have you to tay 1 I ray ahat you were foolish to undertake abe job I 1 warned you how it would tarn out alra boefer he ehon ted squirting tears of lime water out of bis eyes do you pretend to deny that you encouraged me to a task which you knew would put my w bole future happiness it not my life in peril 1 I do sir I 1 did all I 1 possibly could to dissuade you and yon are not to blame not in the least and I 1 brought it all on myself ya did amri boneer this is too much too anuci I 1 could forgiore one who had wronged me if penitent but when they attempt to brazen it out it is aina tor action we will bettle on the amount of alimony right here and now cut we dant after blinking around for half a day we went down town and when be came per he was AS good natured aa pie I 1 got h colored man to come and do the work and two or three days liter when mr bowser happened down cellar I 1 heard him saying to its a mighty job I 1 dd on this and ill tackle that stovepipe tomorrow to morrow morning |
