Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-09-18
MR.. AND MRS. sowsER.
rhey Take a Sunday Trip to the
Park.

saturday evening as he finished his
cigar.
''But won't it be dreadful crowded.,
/ queried.
There you gol You are always
ready 10 oppose anything / suggest. -
am not opposing YOU, only YOU
know that the boats are always crowded
on Sunday, aud that one is apt 10 meet
with mang lawless characters. / have
! heard you say that the place was in
! puSsrsSion OF mob all day SUNDAY -
''Nsvsri On the contrary, 1 have
always bOasted OF how orderly it, was.
| guarantee that you can % up there
alone aud stay all day and YOU will b..
treated like a queen
We'll, If you think we had best go,
/ who"
"Of course 1 do 1 think a little
trip on the water Will do us all good.
aud at the island we will seek some
sylvan retreat and enjoy the beauties
OF the surroundings"
And you-you won't get mad?''
Mrs. BOwser, what do you mestn?''
''If things do not 20 right you won't
Scold and blame everything on me?''
''Have you gone mad? When did L
ever blame you? If you suspect that
you are getting snftenIng of the brain
let NE know and III have a medical
examination.
After dinner next day was made "A
start l think Mr. BOwser started
with the firm deteTm nation to keep his
good nature ut every hazard, but
something occurred almost immedi-
ately to upset him. The street ear WAS
iamb-full and running over, but it
stopped anu We wedged our way in.
BOwser's corn, some one else knocked
his plug hat OFF, ana a third person was
heard to remark that if he weighed a
ton he would charter a special car when
he wanted to ride. This put Mr.. Bow
ser in trim To say To the conductor:
Does the manager OF this line think
We are a lot of hogs that we can be
packed i'll an old car this way?"
Don't know, sir"
''Then you'd better find out! It's an
Insult on decent people, and l for one
don't propose TO submit to it!'
THAI riD., ole fel'r!" shouted a half
drunken man from the front of the car
''GO in, Odd bay window!' added a
second.
Ten To one on old Bowser." yelled
q man from the rear platform:
We finally got down to the boat. 1t
was black with humanity, and | didn't
want TO 20, but Mr.. Bowser elbowed
people right and left and l followed.
After being crowded, pushed jammed,
squeezed and knocked about for ten
minutes 1 got chair which a drunken
man htd just fallen off, and Mr.. Bow
ser found standing room beside me.
81 told you 1 thought the boats
would be crowded." l remarked as
soon Is L could get my breath.
well, that shows all you know
about it. There's no crowd on this
boat. She could carry rs many again"
But what a rough set Of peoplel''
NO rOugher than We are. You
uncomfortable"
Just at that moment 4 tough came
up, and looked Mr.. BOwser over from
crown TO heel. and then said:
'-Y ou look like the bloke who threw
mud at me little sister last May"
''Sirl You are mistakenl'' replied
Mr.. Bowser.
What 'er you doin' with all that
stole on?n demaude ! the tough. as he
brought his arm around and gave Mr..
Bowser's hat a swat wnicu sent it
flying To the deck.
Mr.. Bowser grabbed him and there
would have been a hight hal not a num-
ber Of men 1 Ilerfered- When the hat
WAS recovered il had a shoulderDlade
and three riUs broken, and IN the brief
clinch, the tough hal torn away Mr.
BOwser's necktie-
II am sorry We came" 1 said as I
got a chanc to speak to him. You
know 1 told you | thought 1t would be
very unpleasant.
Yes, of course you are very sorry!
You can't bear to see me enjoying my
selfl l wasn't aware that anything un-
pleasant had occurred" "
In getting off the boat a, the island
some one stepped ON my dress-skirt and
nearly tore it off, while Mr. BowSer's
lat WAS crushed down over his eyes
aud some one picked his clgIr-case out
Of his coat-tstil pocket. We finally OF
out OF the crowd and wand red away
until we reached shady spot, and
then it did seem Is If We might take
some comfort. | began to express my
sympathy for Mr.. BowSer, when lie
turned on me with:
When l want to be condOled with
I'll let YOU know. Thus far We have
hId a real good time, and L don't wan.
To hear any more kicking about 1t.
This is the sylvan retreat you spoke
of. | suppose?' l remarked as | looked
around and saw cigar stubs, playing
cards, pretzels, beer. bottle corks AMI a
rusty old cork-screw lying on the grass.
lie didn't say. He was going TO,
u hen "A couple OF young men came that
way and stopped and asked Mr.. Bow
ser for a match TO light their clay
pipes. He didn t have any, and one OF
them id:
We'll, yer needn't be so crusty about
il. We are Just as good as you are
And "A blamed sight better, Jim!'
added the other. i've seen this old
bungee up here every Sunday tins sum-
mer. and he's always naI different
woman with himl He's up to snuff and
don't YOU forget 1t"
Mr.. Bowser jumped up, but both OF
them piled on to hun and L screamed
aud brought assistance They sp u MS
coat up the back, tore his collar on ana
tore three buttons off his vest, and as
they went away they threatened To
come back and finish him off.
Mr.. Bowser," L said, after the
crowd hal started, ''hadnt we better
90 homer"
s.No, ma'am, we hadn't came up
here to enjoy myself. and I'm bound TO
do so.''
L coaxed and argued, but he was OBJ
stinate, and pretty soon something else
happened. \ gang of five or six men
came along ripe for mischief, and one
of them halted before Mr.. Bowser and
inquired: