The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-09-12
Mr.. AND MRS sowsER.


ing, but Gets Roughly Handled.
az think wen 90 up TO the pan ls1.ss., l.s>
sow,H said Mr.. Bowser the otis 10y
evening as he finished his cigar
ssBut WON'T it be dreadful G. ><ST !
queried
'sThere You gol You are Always reauy to
oppose anything suggest.
81 am not opposing you, Only you know
that the boats are always crowded on Sun
day, and 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"
'tNeveri On the contrary / have always
boasted how orderly it was. ] guarantee
that you can go up there alone and stay all
day and you viii be treated like queen
'sWen, if yen think We had best go.
why'--
.sOf course do. I think little trip on
the water win do us all good, and at the
Island VIC win seek some sylvan retreat and
enjoy the beauties Of the surroundings
"And you-you won't get n1adF'
ssAErs. BoWsar, what do you meanp
.sn things do not go right you won't scold
and blsme everything to meln
'sHave you gone madl When did ever
blame you'll If you suspect that you are get
ting softening Of the brain, let me know and
III have medical examination.n
After dinner next day we made a start. l
think Mr.. Bowser started with the firm de-
termination to keep bis good nature at every
hazard bnt something occurred almost inn
mediately 20 upset him. The street car was
iamb 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 a third person was heard to re-
mark that il he weighed ton he would char
ter a special car when he wanted to ride.
This put M Bowser in trim to say to the
conductor;
"Does the manager OF this line think we
are lot of hogs that We can be packed in an
old car this wayF"
"Don't know, sir.
.sThen you'd better find out. It's an insult
on decent people, and for one don't propose
TO submit to it."
seThaz rize, ole feI,r," shouted a half drunk
en- man from the front of the car.
''Go in, old bay window" added second.
"Ten to one on old Bowser," yelled man
from the rear platform.
We finally got down to the boat It was
black with humanity and I didn't want to
60, but Mr.. Bowser elbowed people right and
| left and I followed After being crowded,
pushed, iammed, squeezed and knocked about
for ten minutes got chair which drunk
en- man had just fallen of, and Mr.. Bowser
found standing room beside me.
81 told you l thought the boats would be
! crowded, . remarked as soon as I could get
my breath.
tsWell, that shows all you know about it
There's no crowd on this boat. She could
carry as many again"
ssBut what rough set of peopleI"
'iNo rougher than we are You simply
want to fiud fault and make me uncomfort-
able"
In getting of the boat at the island some
one stepped on my dress skirt and nearly tore
! it of, while Mr. Bowser's hat was crushed
down over his eyes and some one picked his
/ cigar case out Of his coat tail pocket. We
finally got out of the crowd and wandered
/ awayuntil we reached shady spot, and then
It did seem as if we might take some com
| fort. began to express my sympathy for
| Mr. Bowser, when he turned on me with:
ttWhen l want t. be condoled with III lei
you know. Thus far we have had real
| good time, and don't want to hear am
more kicking about il"
'EThis is the sylvan retreat you spoke Of,
| supposeF' remarked as looked around and
saw cigar stubs, playing cards, pretzels, beeI
bottle corks and rusty old cork screw lying
on the grass.
j He didn't say. He was going to, when {
i couple of young mea came that way anC
stopped and asked Mr.. Bowser for match K
| light their clay pipes He didn't have any
and one Of them said:
''WeT, yer needn't be 50 crusty about it
We are Just as good as you are"
'-And a blamed sight better, JIM" added
the other.
Mr. Bowser jumped up, but both of then
piled on to him and ] screamed and brought
assistance They split his coat up the back
tore his collar of and tore three buttons of
his vest, and as they went away they threat
ened to come back and finish him of.
"Mr. Bowser,n Isaid after the crowd haC
started, hadn't re better go homer
.'No, ma'am, wa hadn't came up here T.
enjoy myself and I'm bound to do So"
coaxed and argued, but he was obstinate
and pretty soon something else happened
A gang of five or six men came along, rip.
for mischief, and one of them halted befor,
Mr.. Bowser and inquired:
'sShay, ole fel, lost dollar here about al
hour ago. and you picked il up"
You are mistaken, sir.
"Course he didi" put In second tough
sand he's got TO give it upim
81 haven't seen anything Of your dollarr
boldly replied Mr.. Bowser, and the gang wa
making threats when ran for help.
Before Tgot back they had rolled Mr. Bowsel
on the grass, taken all his change away, ana
cufBed him about until he presented a sas
sight. Then tie policeman who had com
too late advised him:
Say, old man, you'd better go home
You've had Eve or six rows within an hour
and shall have to run you in If you don
leave. You are evidently desperate char
acter."
Mr.. Bowser beckoned TO me and led tn
way to the boat On the way down he wa
pointed ont as Sullivan and KiIrain, an
everybody had q gibe at him At the whar
he hired hack TO take us.home, and not On
word would be speak to me all the way or
When we finally get into the house he locke
the door OF the sitting room and sat dow
In front of meand said:
MRS Bowser, look at nlep
eyes, it's awful was afraid it woul
turn out this way"
HAnd Ut nothing would do but you mus
gor'
.sWhy, didn't want to go one stepP
.sTake carel You are to blame for chi
whole businessi / have borne and borne, By
| the worm has finally turned ct last Nal
ont Est cs what furniture you want 10 kee
and let IS settle on the amount Of elimony.
: We didn't settle, however. He felt bette
: | next day, and / don't think be viii refer I
the matter again unless bring it up.-D
| trois 6ree Pres.