Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-15
MIR. AND MRS B0ysER.


| " nat Is mr.
you know Gregg? Well, Gregg owns
little farm cut here about twelve miles.
There's good house on It, aud he SAYS
we can occupy 1t for the summer. We
viii have COW and horse, pigs, poul-
try and other stock, aud we'll 70 out
there and tan up and get fat, aud have
the best time IN the world"
| 81 don't think much of the idea MI.
BOwser."
"You don'tl You don't want cool
breezes-frefh eggs-ffe b berries.-rich
nilk-songs OF b'rds-lowIng Of the kline
and rest from care"
You will be disappointed If you expect
any such thing"
II will, ehf Perhapa l don't know
what the country IL. You are always
ready TO throw cold water on any of my
plans. shall 20, anyhow"
That WAS the beginning, and at the end
OF three days 1 yielded, wonan-tke. |
knew We should he back in TOUR or five
days, however, aud l arranged with the
coos accordingly. On Monday morning
we took the traiu and started, having en-
gagged farmers daughter to take cbarge
OF the kitchen, aud at the nearest railroad
station we were met by a farmer AMI his
lumber wagon. The sun poured down
Its hottest, the dust had covered grass
and bushes, aud as we logged and jolted
along the farmer quered OF Mr.. Bowser:
Come out ioI your health, supposed
we didl All! this country air has
already refreshed me-"
"Has, ell? Well, there's heaps of Il
and I'm thinking you'll get all you want
In about week. / think city chap is a
blamed fool TO come out horc."
"Do youi Why, the doctors recon-
mended It, That boy ought to gain a
pound day, and | am sure my wife will
brace right up with these pastoral scenes
before her eyes."
"The doctors and pastoral scenes be
durnedE growled the farmer as he turn
ed TO his horses, and those were the last
words he uttered until he landed us at
the gate.
1t was comfortable frame house, and
did not observe the surroundings until
after dinner. IL struck me that Mr..
Bower had suddenly lost his enthusiasm,
but didn't know why until | got out
doors. Tho barn had partly fallen in,
giving it weird and lonely look; most
OF the fencing waa down. gust OF wind
had laid the suloke-house ON its back,
and nearly every tree aud bush about the
house was dead Or dying.
SIS this one Of the pastoral scenes you |
referred TOT" asked Of Mr.. Bowser.
There you goP' he snapped. "You |
can't expect thiuis 10 look IS nice out |
here as in Central Park. We come for |
the halmy breezes and the rest"
Didn't you say we should hear the !
notes OF quails aud whipyuorwillsPi
eyes, but don't rush business. They |
VIII come around IN tue tlmc."
Hl on smoke Of hunting lqnet auua In /
the meadow grass"
80 We will--come on"
He made dash for a big patch OF
burdocks near the back door, got tan |
gled up In the ruins of q barrel aud
when he got up lie had a cut on his shin |
and his nose was bleeding. lie tried 10 |
make light of the Affair." but II was hard |
work. When | ssked after the horse |
and vehicle in which we were to take our
morning jaunts he walked down to the |
barn-y ard and pointed out a raw-5oncd |
old yellow horse, so weak that he could |
not brush the flios away, and n onc-horse
wagon, quaint enough to have taken Its |
place in museum.
You'll have our photographs taken |
after We all get seated in that rig, won't |
y0uP asked.
"Thst's it--just as l expected Mrs.
Bower, what did you come out here
for"
''Be ause you obliged me tot"
u did, chi Not by long shot. You
came to restore your health aud to give
your child a chance for his life 1t will be
the making OF him. No more doetors
bills for us.
For dinner we had some salt pork, po-
tatoes, bread and butter and coffee.
When Mr.. B5wser limited about freeh
eggs the girl replied that the GUY hens
which ever contributed eggs were now
engaged iii the Incubator business. When
lac asked for cream for his coffee she re-
piled that the cow hadn't Gene up that
As Tor fresh vegetables, the
season lad been 80 dry that none had
In the afternoon Mr.. Bowser swung Ills
hammock In the orchard. This was
something he had dotted on for week.
lie had scarcely dropped into twhen
three or four caterpiIlnrs dropped on 10
him, and he put in The rest of the after
noon on the la d boards of the veranda.
The COW came saunterng up about 5
o'clock, covered with flies and mosquitoes
aud the girl limited to MIR. Bowser that he
Was expected to milk.
son, certainly, he replied. ~ wouldn't
give cent for farm lie unless | could
milk a COW or two. used 10 sing
ballad while was milking"
The girl and | watched him as he took
the pail and stool and approached the
COW. The COW also watched him. J., lks
generally sit down on til" right hand eide
lf COW TO milk. MIR. BJwser took the
other side. We saw the COW turn her
head and regard him with amazcment
aud contempt, and This was increased as
he worked away Tor four or five minutes
Without bringing drop OF milk.
What arr you trvrg % du2" ! called
% him f!om the gate.
Mrs. BowseF, when l want TO learn
anything about Il COW l'll ask you Tor / he
think l know my bust
-ess
So did the COW. She had been 10 led
with long enough, and she suddenly
planted a hooi against Mr.. BuWser with
UGH yigor that he tumtlct over IN con
used heap Between us we got him
uto the house and the flashed the milk
ng. MIR. Fowser rc Jytred from tn
hook after while, aud felt it my duty
o Inquire:
"Mr. Bowscr, don't you think week
1 these pastortl SCENES viii be enough
Or us Z"
"No, nor six weeks % he Crowled. !
Nothing would do but sou must get !
lto the country, and now I'll give you i.
nough of it.
"Why, Mr.. Bowserp
'You needn't why Mr.. Bowser mel
on gave me no peace until a reed To
ONE, and now III lemain hcfr i've
trai ht ysarsl" {