The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-05-20
Mr.. AND MRS. BOWSER.
Mrs. Bowser Tells About Vain Search
for Gentle Spring.


for Gentle Spring.
"WeIl, get ready!'' said Mr.. Bowser as he
entered the house the other evening in ap-
parent great good humor.
"Who's cominge" l asked.
Somebody has comef'
AUNT Janet"
"No-spring. fam would sing with the
poet:
OH the Daerrie, merrie springtime,
With its many buds and blossoms"
"Mr. Bowser, l was already possessed Of
the knowledge that spring had appeared"
well, get ready. Smith and l have
planned that the two families Of US Will
take a trip to the green woods tomorrow.
We are going to drive out with his team.
Well take lunch along and ramble and
Gull flowers and climb trees and have day
out"
'Mr. Bowser, the woods are wet-that is,
the ground is wet There may be one bud
somewhere within fifty miles of Detroit,
but you won't find it. 1t is also too early
for flowers"
1t was settled that we should go. 1t had
to be settled that way, of course. Mrs.
Smith came over during the evening and
let me know that she was also opposed to
it, but had promised to go for the sake of
the ride out and back. Each of us put up
a lunch, and as soon as breakfast was dis
posed Of next morning we were all ready
to go. Mr. Bowser got up singing some
thing about 1.-THE flowers that bIoomed in
the wildwood" and even when he found a
cold northeast wind blowing and winter
overcOat necessary his enthusiasm was not
diminished.
l noticed that as we passed tree after
tree without sign Of buds he began to hitch
about uneasily. l finally inquired of him:
''A1r. Bowscr, how far is it to the green
forest:'
You viii probably get there when the
rest Of us do" he sweetly replied, as he
turned up the collar Of his overcoat.
We got there ct last. That is, we reached
a piece Of woods. There was nothing green
about them, and Mr.. Smith seemed a bit
disappointed. 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 a period of twenty years
We couldn't see any Of the flowers men
toned, but after making the team secure
we set out to look for them. We hadn't
gone five rods before Mr.. Smith discovered
bunch Of green moss, and MIR. Bowser
found a Ieek. These discoveries filled them
with enthusiasm, and they pranced around
like two colts. The only mishap which oc-
CURED before luncheon was brought about
by Mr. Bowser's freshness. He saw an
old birds nest on bush and galloped off
to get It, and falling over log he broke
both suspenders, ripped his coat up the
back and covered himself with black dirt.
l helped 10 brush him of, and he appeared
to enjoy the joke as much as Smith did,
but as soon as he could find opportunity
he said to me:
at has turned out just as said it wouIdy'
''Well, didn't tell you it was too early
to Gomez"
''No, ma'am! But for you'll never should
have thought Of comingr'
We ate our luncheon sitting on log.
The children's teeth chartered as they
waited, and when Mrs. Smith found her
feet wet she insisted that Smith build a
fire. He complied, and was rewarded by
thanks all around and the fall of few
snowfiakes.
At that moment farmer appeared be-
fore US, coming out of the woods, and after
looking the crowd over he queried:
''What asylum, please"
"H-how?" asked Smith.
"What lunatic asylum have you escaped
from?"
I'VE came out for "a picnic"
oh Did You find one?'
mo"
Sorry for you, but I can't have people
building fires and gaiIoping over my land
for nothing, Ny charges are 3. What's
the matter with your hired MANI"
"Who?"
"Why, him, " pointing to Bowser. Bow
ser retor5ed, and one word led to another
until it took all Of us to prevent a fight.
The farmer got his s., however and he sat
on the fence as we drove away, and called
out - a parting shot:
"Ill bet that old daffodil with his neck
driv up had the planning Of this campaign"
The above represents the peaceful and
starry decked sky now covering our family
circle. Mr.. Bowser did not leave me and
apply for a divorce, and he and Smith were
playing euchre together last night.