St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-24

AN II e w nODDy, MT.
H1N BowSer2'
| MC1I ibid You ever
essaNt know me to have a
hobby,new or old?,
"You are regarded as man of hob
bies."
II am, eh? Then it is by few idiots!
No man i'll the country is more clear of
hobbies. am often told that am too
practical"
well, what is in the bundle?"
IA doctors preScriptiun-health-
muscle-longevity. In other words.
don't propose to pay any more doctors
why. you have wonderfully good
health, Mr.. B0wser."
land propose 10 keep it. l haven't
been exercising enough. have brought
home a small outfit"
81 think it is foolish and useless. You
are Strong and healthy, and you can
make no change for the better"
"Fhere you go! Always opposing
everything l do! wouldn't have your
spirit for bOatload of gold"
well, don't blame me. as usual"
Blame you, as usual? Who ever
blamed you? should be sorry to Sus-
| pect you Of being light-headed, but you
are acting very queer. Mrs. BOwser."
No more was said. and he got out the
tools and rugged his bundle up stairs
and began fitting up gymnasium. In
about an hour he called me up. He had
two weights at the end of two cords
running over puliy. and. as he worked
one and then the other, he said:
This exercise strengthens the arms
shoulders and chest. feel like new
man already. See those clubs?"
Yes"
"Well. those are Indian clubs. They
are more particularly for the arms.
They are worked thus-and thus
and"
He was swinging them over his head.
and one fell upon his bald pate and he
sat down as limp as a bag. / tore off
his collar, ran and got water. and by
and by he sat up and asked:
What was L doing9''
Exercising with the clubs. knew
you'd do it," g g
And when my back was turned you
hit me on the top of the head with "a
hammer!"
''Of course, not. How can you be so
foolish?'
He maintained an attitude of severity
towards me for about an hour, and then
slipped back up stairs to practice with
the dumbbellS. slipped up after him.
pretending to hunt for an old coat, and
pretty suon l asked him what particular
benefit he expected to derive from the
use of the bells. w.
develop the arms and chest. of
COURSE" he replied. SEA-
But you weigh 200 pounds now."t c
''That's nothing to do with being
strong, LIS muscle I'm after. y
''What for?"
"For fifty reasons. Suppose l should
be attacked bV a lOafpr9' g
YES"
suppose 1 grab a burglar here in the
Yes"
"Suppose footpad should try to hold
me up?"
''W hat would you do?''
do? Do? Watch mel"
He began making vigorous motions
with ten-pound bell, and a catastrophe
go his hold, and it fell upon his foot
Then he yelled. And whooped. And
howled. And hobbed about, and said
he'd get even with me if it took thouS-
and years.
"Are you blaming me, Mr.. Bowser?" l
asked, as found chance to get in a
world.
''Of course you're to blamen'
"What did do?"
mo matter! 1 expected it from the
first, but it's long road which has no
turn. Mrs. Bowser! You just waill'
got him down stairs and rubbed his
foot with arnica, and after two or three
days it was all right again. | think he
enjoyed being asked why he limped.
and [ think he told all inquirerS that he
had just put up fifty pound bell when
the roof of the house gave way and
portion of the chimney fell upon his
foot. [ heard him hammering away ND
stairs again, and | went up to ask him
what he was doing.
"Arranging the bar" he replied.
''What f0r?'
"To exercise on"
"Why, Mr.. Bowser. you are not going
into practice again. are you?:'
I "Certainly. | am not to be dismayed
by two or three slight accidents"
81 wish You would LET it alone. You
are clumsy and awkward, and Won will
hurt yourself severely before you
know it,
"Are Won talking to me?''
"Of course"
Clumsy and awkward. eh? THAT'S
all right. Just what l might expect
from you! That's reason. however, why
L should persist in this
''WelI. if you get hurt again don't
'.Humph! Get out of the way"
"What are you going to do?"
''Practice On the bar. Look out for
my iegSI"
/ think he tried to catch one of his
feet on the bar. or to let go and swing
with one hand. At any rate he sud.
denly descended to the floor with an
awful crash, Earring the centerpiece
loose in the next room below, and "
bringing mp the cook to inquire:
SIS he dead this time ma'am? If so.
let me congratulate you"
He wasn't dead, but he had bruised
his hips and shoulders and famed his
back. 1t took me a full hour to get him
to bed, and he had nothing to say until
had telephoned for a doctor. Then he
suddenly Observed:
81 suppose you have already DESTROYED
the evidences of your guilt
"What do you mean?" o
'The ropes suspending the bar. Some
one cut one of them while | was per-,
forming!''
"And You Law 1t to me?'
II have nothing to Say--not lust now.
If alive tomorrow we will end this
state of affairs in as satisfactory n way
as possible. In order to shield Won AS
long as possible | shall tell the doctor
that fell down stairs.
Bishop Beckwith Dead.
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