The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-05-26
SCRANTON. MISSISSIPPI. FRIDAY, MAY 20. 1893

tlll L won Sel over III III
"Mr. Bowser, are YOU ihereW
asked Mrs Bowser, as size Knocked
at the door.
"Ot course | am," he orowled.
WAS it you who yelled oni
when something Jared The house~
"lhere has been no yelling and
no jarling, and you 60 back down
stairs and see TO your work ~
"Gue>s Ill begin with the clubs"
he said as The sound of her foot.
steps died away. II see have
got TO 20 slow ON this thing ill |
gel the hang of it. The man who
invented any such machine as that
ought TO be kicked Well Timber
up our arms a little"
He had once seen a professional
swing the clubs, and he stood IN
the middle OF the room and began
to twirl them around. All of a
sudden something landed on his
chin, His first thought was tina, IA
brick hUu-e had broken loose and
was flying around the country. but
after little reflection he decided
that his chin had met up with one
OF the clubs. He dropped them
with great bang and hung on to
the remainder Of his chin to save
it. He was executing a coi torlion
act when Mrs Bower knocked on
the 1orr and inquired:
"Mr. Bowstr did you drop any
thing"
mot a blamed thing y he shout,
ed IT, reply.
"Oh. | thought l heard some
thing IaIl, and didn't know but
what you had over cX,rled your.
self. Do you think you feel bel
ter?'
Of course | do, and III thank
YOU TO leave me alone Tor about
Ten minutes! It's mighty funny
that can't do little exercising
up here without everybody acting
as if the house was alire 2"
She went away, and he smooth
ed down his chin and inspected The
club which came in contact with
II, and finally decided to try the
health lit.
"Good to stralghien a hump
backed man and brace up pair o
bow legs, they say" he mu'tere(
as he spat on his hands and grip
, ped The handle. Pm off my feeC
: just at present, but if | can't lifl
four hnn'-
He laid out all his strength for ;
grand effnlt, but as the handle
had moi vel been connected, MIR
Bowser sat down on the floor will
a jar which jumped the cook il
the kitchen a foot high, and whei
, the back of his head followed h,
| lay very quiet and was dinly con
scious hat he was suspended il
4 midair by a piece Of clothesline
I and that all sorts of pinwheels
fiery serpenls, Roman candles ant
+ skyrockels were darting arount
him. BY aud by he recognize
| the odor of camphor, and he hear
, a voice STRANGELY familiar and Tel
a soft hand rubbing his temples
He opened his eyes, and Mrs. Bow
ser was there.
e "Mr. Bowser, do you think iha
t This has helped your liver tfoubl
, and set your blood to circulating
2 ehe kindly asked.
= He sat up and locked at hel
: Then he grOggily col upon his fee
: and looked at her some more. Sh
0 was shaking the canphor boltl
# and about to hold it under his nos
when he pointed TO the door AM
4 hoarSely whispered:
b "rhis is he END III never fol
n g We you if live a million years
# It's all plain to me now, and 20
# needn't say wOrd--not word
1 Co. library-lawy wyer.-dlvorce-aI
II imony.-yOur molher!"
i But next day he had apparent
d resumed his normal condition, an
as he went up stairs with a stran.
! er Mrs. Bowser heard him saying
d Gil sell the whole ouifit for fl
!. Teen dollars, which doesn't begi
II to be half price, bu, Pve col S
Y heallhy and strong that nolhin
y Gan hold me now. A month ago
z was a sdying man. Look at m
| now BY George, but there
Is nothing like il !"