The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-08
Mr.. HOWSEISS PICNIC.
IDetroit Free Press.

detroit Free Press.
"Well, get ready" said Mr.. Bowser,
as he entered the house the other eve
ming, in apparent great good humor.
"Who's coming" l asked.
.'Somebody has come!
Aunt Jane"
''No-Spring. | fain would sing
with the poet
Oh. the merrie, merrie springtlme,
With its many buds and blossoms
"Mr. Bowser, I was alreadypossessed
of the knowledge that spring had ap-
peared."
well, get ready. Smith and have
planned that the two families OF us
will take trip to the green woods to-
morrow, We are going to drive out
with his team. Well take lunch along,
and ramble and Gull flowers and climb
trees, and have a day out"
II don't want to 60"
"You don't. That's you to 4 dot!
You always play mule whenever |
plan anything.'
"NIr. Bowser, the woods are wet
that is, the ground is wet. There may
Le one bud somewhere within nifty
miles of Detroit, but you won't find it..
1t is also too early for bowers. You
would come home mad if YOU went
II would. Ell: Well, l am going
lust the same, and if you don't want to
20 along you can stay at home. Come
home mad. One would think from
the way you talked that was always
on the ragged edge"
"Renember, Mr.. Bowser, I oppose
this SCENE. It's a month too early. II
YOU are disappointed you can't lay 1t
to me-"
who ever laid anything to you"'
"Iou have
Never. No man in this world is
more ready and willing to father ms
own mistakes than | ann
Itwas settled that we should 80. 1t
hal to be settled that way, of course.
Mrs. Smith came over during the eve
ming and let me ow that she was
also opposed to it, but had promised to
q for the sake Of the ride out and
back. Each of US put up lunch, and
as soon AS breakfast was disposed OF
next morning We were all ready to go.
Mr.. Bowser got up singing something
about the flowers that bloomed in the
wildwc c,.d," and even when he found
4 cold northeast wind blowing and
winter overcoat necessary his enthu-
siasm was not diminished. AS we
reached il tollgate il the suburbs OF the
civ Mr.. Bowser asked the old man
who took the TOLL
'How far is it OUT to whert we can
pienic?"
That's according to when you want
to picnic" ne replied. ''If you want
to picnic now III hire you that shed,
which has a stove in it. If you want
t, wait six weeks you can find a piece
of woods about three miles on"
None of us said anything in reply,
but I noticed Mr.. Bowser's lower jaw
took drop. I noticed, Furthermore,
that as we passed tree after tree with
out sign of bud he began to hitch
about uneasily. I finally inquired of
him
"Mr. Bowser, how far is it to the
green forest?"
you Will probably get there when
the rest of US do,' he sweetly replied as
he turned up the collar of mis- overcoat.
We cot there at last. That is, We
reached piece Of woods. There was
nothing green about them, and Mr..
Smith seemed bit disappointed. Mr..
Bowser wouldn't give in, however, but
declared that he felt like new man.
He said that the scent Of wild flowers
which came to him carried him back
over Il period of twenty years. We
couldn't see any of the flowers men
toned, but after making the team Sc.
cure we set out to look for them. We
hadn't gone five rods before Mr.. Smith
discovered bunch Of green moss and
Mr.. Bowser found leek. These dis
coveries filled them with enthusiasm,
and they rranced around like two
colts. The only mishap which occur
red before luncheon was brought about
by Mr. BowSer's friskiness. He saw
an old birds nest on bush and gal
loped off 70 get it, and falling over
log he broke both suspenders, ripped
his coat up the back, and covered him
self with black dirt. helped to brush
him off, and he appeared to enjoy the
Joke as much as Smith did, but rs
soon as he find opportunity he said to
me-
at has turned out just as said it
would!'
"Wel|, didn't tell you it was too
early 10 Gomez
"No, ma'an,. But for you I never
should have thought of comins.'
We ate our luncheon sitting on
loy. The children'S teeth chattered as
they waited, and when Mrs. Smith
found her feet wet she insisted that
Smith build fire. He complied and
was rewarded 10y thanks all round and
the fall of Il few snow flakes. We
should have gone home but for Mr..
Bowser. He insisted on culling the
wild flower, and after a time disap-
peared from sight. Presently We heard |
him yelling as if in trouble, anG when
we had run to the spot we found him
living punched under the tree. He had |
sighted hui and attempted to get it |