Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1889-09-06
MR.. AND MRS. BOwSER,

| 10 mOITOH, Hdh Hh'' N"''
| other Saturday evening az he nn'
ished his cigar.
"But wont 1t be dreadful crowd
ed n lqueried.
"There yoa go! You are always
ready to oppose anything | sug'
gest."
81 AN not opposing you, only
you know that the boats are always
| crowded on Sunday. aud that one
is apt to meet with many lawless
characters. have heard you say
| that the place was in possession OF
a mob all day Sunday"
"Never. Ga the contrary
have always boosted how orderly
It was. IgiarAntee that you can
90 up there alone and stay all day
and you will bs treated like a
queen
"Well, if you think We nad best
60, why"
"Of course | do. | think a little
| trip on the water will do all good,
and at the island we will seek some
sylvan retreat aud enjoy the beau
ties of the surroundings.'
"And you-yon won't get mad 7"
"Mrs. Bowsor, what do you
mean ?"
"If things do not 60 right you
won't scold aud blame everything
to me Z"
"Have you gone mad ? When
did | ever blame you? fyon sus'
pect that you are getting softening
OF the drain, let me know aud Iii
| have a medical examination
! After dinner next day we made
a start. | think Mr.. Bowser start
ed with tae firm determination 70
keep hls good nature at every haz
zard, bat something occurred al
most Immediately to upset him.
The street car was jamb full and
running over, but it stopped and
we wedged our way in.
In the squeeze some one stepped
on Mr.. Bowser's corn, some one
else knocked his plug hat of, and
third person was heard to remark
that If he weighed ton he would
charter special car when he want
ed to ride. This put Mr.. Bowser
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 IN an old car this
way ~
Don't know sir,p
"Then you'd better find ont. It's
an insult on decent people, and l
for one don't propose to submit to
it,
"Thaz rize, ole iepr," shouted a
half drunken man from the front OF
the car.
$50 In, old bay window added
a second.
''Ien to one, old Bowser,' yelled
man from the rear platform.
We finally got down to the boat.
1t was black with humanity and |
didn't want to 60, but Mr.. Bowser
elbowed people right and
left and followed. After being
crowded, pushed, jammed, squeez'
ed and knocked about for ten min,
utes got a chair which drunken
man hal just fallen of, and Mr.
Bowsey found standing room be-
side me.
81 told you thought the boats
would be crowded." l remarked as
soon as could get my breath.
"Well, that shows all yOu know
about 1t. There's no crowd on this
boat. They could carry as many
again.
"But what rough set of peo'
pie :" 49,,
"No rougher than we are, You
simply want to find fault aud make
me uncomfortable.'
. In getting of the boat at the Is
land some one stepped on my dress
, skirt and nearly tore it of, while
Mr.. Bowser's hat was crushed
down over his eyes aud some one
picked his cigar case out OF bis
coat tail pocket. We finally got
. out of the crowd aud wandered
+ away until we reached shady
, spot, and then it did seem as II we
might take some comfort. | began
q to express my sympathy for Mr.
!. Bowser, when he turned on me
i with:
n "When | want to be condoled
q with I'll let you know. Thus far
4 we had a real good time, and
don't want to hear any more kick
r. ing ABOUT IT." ~ ...l
"This is the sylvan retreat sou
spoke of, | supposer Iremarked
AZ / lOoked around and cav eigal
= stubs, playing cards, s,pretzels, beer
:. battle cords and a rusty old corI
screw lying on the grass. gaJ
:. He didn't say. He was going to
." when a couple OF young men came
~ " that way and stopped and aske'
y Mr.. Bowser for a match to ligh
~ their clay pipes. He didn't hav
- any, aud one of them said
10 -. "Well, yer needn't be 80 crust
~ about it. We are just as good q
- - you are" pJ.
" "And a blamed sight better, Jim
" added the other. '..'
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