The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-11-23

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II 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 mob
all day Sunday"
"Never! On the contrary, 1 have always
boosted of how orderly it was. l guaran-
tee that you can go up there alone and stay
all day and will be treated like queen"
"Well, if you think we had best go,
why"
COZ course, I do. think a little trip
on the water will do us all good, and at the
island we will seek some sylvan retreat
and enjoy the beauties of the surround
ings"
''And you-you won't get madl"
"Mrs. Bowser, what do you meant"
"If things do not go right you won't scold
and blame every thing to me?"
'Have you gone maG2 When did ever
blame youa If you suspect that you are
getting softening of the brain let me know
and I'll have medical examination"
After dinner next day we made start.
think Mr. Bowser started with the firm de-
termination to keep his good nature at
every hazard, but something occurred al
most Immediately to upset him. The street
car was jamb-fulI and running over, but it
stopped and we wedged our way in. In the
squeeze some one stepped on Mr. Bowsers
corn, some one else knocked his plug hat off,
and third person was heard to remark
that if he weigheda ton he would charter
special car when he wanted to ride. This
put MIR. BoWser in trim to say to the con-
ductor:
''Does the manager of this line think we
are lot of hogs that we can be packed in
an old car this way?"
"Don't know, SIR"
''Then you'd better find outl It's an in
suit on decent people, and l for one don't
propose to submit to iti'
'Thaz rize, old fel'r!" shouted a half
drunken man from the front of the car
Go in, old bay window" added second.
''Ten to one on old Bowser," yelled a man
from the rear platform.
We finally got down to the boat. 1t was
black with humanity, and didn't want to
go, but Mr.. Bowser elbowed people right
and left and 1 followed. After being
crowded, pushed, jambed, squeezed and
knocked about for ten minutes got chair,
off which drunken man had Just fallen,
and Mr.. Bowser found standing room be-
side me.
81 told you 1 thought the boats would be
crowded." REMARKED as soon as 1 could get
my breath.
'WeIl, that shows all you know about it.
There's no crowd on this boat. She could
carry as many again"
But what rough set CO peoplep'
mo rougher than we are. You simply
want to find fault and make me uncomfort-
able"
Just at that moment tough came up,
looked Mr.. Bowser over from crown to heel,
and then said:
: ''You look like the bloke who trew mud at
me little sister last May"
) "Sir! You are mistaken" replied Mr..
Bowser.
what err you DOM wild all that stole
ion?" demanded the tough as he brought his
arm around and gave Mr.. Bowser's hat a
."swat" which sent it flying to the deck.
Mr. Bowser grabbed him and there would
have been fight had not number of men
interfered. When the hat was recovered it
had a shoulderblade and three ribs broken,
and in the brief clinch the tough had torn
away Mr.. Bowser's necktie.
I'm so sorry we came" 1 said, as got
a chance to speak to him. "You know
told you l thought it would be very I'M
pleasant"
Eyes, of course you are sorry! You can't
bear to see me enjoying myself! wasn't
aware that any thing unpleasant had &C.
Cured"
In getting off the boat at the island some
one stepped on my dress skirt and nearly
tore it off, while Mr.. Bowser's hat was
crushed down over his eyes and some one
picked his cigar-csse out of his coat-tall
pocket We finally got out of the crowd
and wandered away until we reached a