Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-10-07
Mr.. AND mas. aoWsER.

Mrs. Bowser Tells About vain searcl
tor Gentle Spring.
well, get readym said Mr.. Bowser as h,
entered the house the other evening IN an
parent great good humor.
who's comingi" asked.
Somebody has comel'
Aunt Janefn
"No-spring fain would sing with th,
poet;
Oil the merrie, merrie springtime.
With its many buds and blossomsr'
"Mr Bowser, was already possessed oI
the knowledge that spring had appeared. y
well, get ready. Smith and | 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
Wen take lunch along and ramble and
Gull flowers and climb trees and have a 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. It is also too early
for flowers
1t was settled that we should 20. 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
lunch, and MS soon as breakfast was dis.
posed of next morning we were all ready
to go. Mr.. Bowser got up singing some
thing about ''the flowers that bloomed in
the wildwood" and even when he found a
cold northeast wind blowing and winter
overcoat necessary his enthusiasm was not
diminished
noticed that as we passed tree after
tree without sign of buds he began to hitch
about uneasily. 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 his overcoat.
We got 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
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
q bunch of green moss, and Mr. Bowser
found !eek. 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 friskiness 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
helped to brush him off, and he appeared
to enjoy the joke as much as Smith did,
but as soon as he could find opportunity
he said to me:
ut has turned out just as said it wouldlo
"Well, didn't tell you it was too early
10 Gomez"
"No, ma'aml But for you never should
have thought of comingl'
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
Gre. lie 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-hows" asked Smith.
What lunatic asylum have you escaped
trom?n
I'VE came out for a-a picnic"
"Ohl Did you find onei"
NO"
Sorry for You, but can't have people
building fires and galloping over my land
for nothing. My charges are s.. What's
she matter with your hired mani'
"Who?n
why, him." pointing to Bowser. Bow
YER retorted, and one word led to another
until it took all Of us to prevent a fight.
The farmer got his 81, however, and he sat
On the fence as we drove away. and called
but as parting shot:
"Pll bet that old daffodil with his neck
iriv up had the planning Of this campaign"
The above represents the peaceful and
starry decked sky now covering our family
sircle Mr.. Bowser did not leave me and
apply for divorce, and he and Smith were
playing euchre together last night.