Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-05-30
MR.. AND MRS. BOWSER

BOwser as he entered the house
the other evening in apparent great
good humor.
"WhO's coming ?" asked.
"Somebody has come !"
"Aunt Jane n
"No-spring. l fain would sing
with the poet:
Oh the merrie, merrie springtime.
With its many buds and blossomsw
"Mr. Bowser, was already DOS
sessed of the knowledge that
spring had appeared
"Well, get ready. Smith and l
have planned that the two families
of us will take trip to the green
woods tomorrow. We are going
to drive out with his team. Wen
take lunch along and ramble and
cUll flowers and climb trees and
have day out"
"Mr. Bowser, the woods are vet
that is, the ground is wet. There
may be one bad somewhere
within fifty miles OF Detroit, but
you won't find 1t. 1t is also too
early for flowers
1t was settled that We should 60.
1t had to be settled that way Of
course. Mrs. Smith came over dur.
ing the evening and let me know
that she was also opposed to it, bat
had promised to 90 for the sake Of
the ride out and back. Each OF us
put mp a lunch, and as soon as
breakfast was disposed OF next
morning we we're all ready to 60.
Mr.. Bowser got up singing some
thing about "the flowers that
bloomed in the WILDWOOD and
even when he found o cold north
east wind blowing and Q winter
overcoat necessary his enthusiasm
was not diminished.
l noticed that as We passed tree
after tree without sign of buds be
began to hitch about uneasIly. l
finally inquired OF him:
"Mr. Bowser, how far is 1t to the
green forest 7"
"You will probably get there
when the rest of US do,n he sweet.
| ly replied, as he turned up the col.
far of his Oyercoat.
We got there at last. That Is,
we reached piece Of woods. There
was nothing green about them,
and Mr.. Smith seemed bit .dissp.
pointed. Mr.. Bowser wouldn't
give in, however, but declared
that he felt like a new man. He
said that the scent OF Wild flowers
which came to him carried him
back over period of twenty years.
We couldn't see any flowers men.
toned, but after making the team
secure we set out to look tor them.
we hadn't gone five rods before
Mr.. Smith discoyered q bunch of
green moss, and Mr.. Bowser found
leok. These discoveries filed
them with enthusiasm, and they
pranced around like two colts.
The only mishap which occurred
before luncheon was brought
about by Mr.. BowseI's friskiness.
He saw an old birds nest on Q
bush and galloped of to get it, AMI
falling over log he broke both sus.
penders, ripped his coat up the
back and covered himself with black
dirt. | helped to brush him of,
and he appeared to enjoy the joke
as much as Smith did, bat as soon
as ne could end opportunity he
said to me:
at has turned out Just IS | said
it would !"
"Well, didn't 1 tell You it WAS
too early to GOMEZ"
"No ma'am But for you I nev.
er should have thought Of com.
lngr
We ate our luncheon sitting on
log. The ch'ldren's teeth chat.
tered as they waited and whom Mrs.
Smith found her feet we're wet she
insisted that Smith build . DIRE.
He complied, and was rewarded
by thanks all around and the fall
of few snowhakes.
At that moment q farmer ap.
peared before Us, coming ont Of
the woods, and after looking the
crowd over be queried
|
what asylum, please 7"
Al how 7" asked Smith.
"What Iunatic asylum have you
escaped from 7"
ave came out tor a-pionic."
"Ob ! Did you find one p
No"
"SOrry for you, but can't have
people building fires and gaIloping
over my land for nothing. Ny
charges are 81. What's the msk
ter with your hired man 7"
"Whoi"
"Why, him." pointing to Bow.
ser. Bowser retorted, and one
word led to another until II took
oil of na In nrevant a hOht The