Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-03-15
Nh. AND MRS. sOWSER.
They Visit Chicago and Have a HilariOusly
Enjoyable Time.

hand and exclaimed:
1--WE got to 90 to Chicago. and you
and baby can go along!'
"What time tonight do we go?"
"To-night! We 60 at 1920 this
morning"
"Why, Mr.. Bowser, we can't get
read in an hour
ayes, you can. Go right at it and
jump around. You've always wanted
to 90 to Chicago, ard now's your
chance just leave every thing for the
girl to pick up, and never mind how
you look"
..But, Mr. Bow"
Dom waste time arguing the mat.
ter. Fling things into the trunk just
as they come TO hand. You attend tc
yourself and baby and I'll get my own
things"
"But don't want to 90 to Chicago. >
'Yes, you do. You've always said
you wanted to smell of the Chicago
river, and now you shall have it.
Hurry up-you've wasted ten minutes
already"
/ didn't want to 90, but felt that Mr..
Bowser was determined. The girl
washed baby's face and dressed him
while ] was dressing myself, and | was
not yet through when Mr.. Bowser
dragged the trunk into the hall, locked
and strapped it, and rushed in to say:
i've got every thing we'll need in
the trunk, and it's all ready to 60.
Come, now, don't wait to primp and
quicker"
"Giyc me half an hour"
Cant give you but eighteen min.
utes. If YOU amt ready then / shall
take baby and the trunk and &c
alone.
| was ready. / didn't look much
better than a woman who had escaped
from burning house. but hoped tc
improve some after we got on the
train. A wagon came up on the gallon
for our trunk and Il hack came up OF
the gallop for us, and we got off with
a rush. Half way to the depot Mr..
Bowser offered the driver fifty cents tc
drive faster, and we went through the
business streets as if bound for Canada
ahead of the sheriff. We got out anC
hurried into the depot and into the
baggage-room, and Mr.. Bowser wa:
rushing about like a Gagged lion when
the baggageman asked him where he
was going.
''TO Chicago, of course"
.'By way of Milwaukee,"
mo, sir! What do l want to 90 by
way of Milwaukee for?'
That's none of my business, bu
that's the only way our trains run.
You have got the wrong depot"
Mr.. Bowser looked ten years Older
as he grabbed the baby and told me to
follow him to 4 hack. and we had an.
other wild ride to the other depot We
rushed in, the trunk came up with 6
whew, and the baggageman asked if i
was to 90 to Chicago. When answered
in the affirmative he replied:
"NeXt train goes at eight o'clock thi.
evening. Plenty of time to get youl
trunk checked"
''But there's train goes at 1920
protested Mr.. Bowser.
Ills that so? Well, I've never seen il
60 out
Here's the paper-look at this time
tablet shouted Mr.. Bowser. "If yor
don't run according to the time tables
you'd better advertise the factr'
That is the time table of the d., H
& NJ road" answered the man, "while
this is the Michigan Central. Om
morning train left at seven o'clock"
Mr.. Bowser couldn't speak for the
next ten minutes Once or twice he
reached out for the baby, as if intend.
ing to crush out its life, but lodged
him, and finally said:
Wen 90 home, Of course We
can't wait here until eight o'clock to.
night"
1--WE can't, eh! Well, we just will
you know! We'd look pretty sneak.
ING back home after starting for Chi.
caro-.
All could say would not move him,
and while he WAS in and out during the
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tha 81, :, ~ 49,, Na;,hat ~
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- w" i''A AZ. ""li 'ne
rowly escaped coming into deadly con.
met win conductor ana porter. we
reached Chicago in a mussed up con-
ditlon' ana the hrst thlng after break
1aS' MI boWser Said TO me:
II was houclh@ you ut the table. and