The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-05-26
Mr.. AND MRS. B0WSER.
BOWSer Thinks a Little EXertiOnt Will
Do Him Good.

Il Think said Mr.. Bowser at
The other morning, 'ihat
| will come home this afternoon
and clean GU, that big room in the
attic"
Blu, what for?' asked Mrs.
BowSer in. surprise.
For my health. us no wonder.
when we come to think about II.
that | am round shoul.lered. my
liver out of order and the slight
esl eXerlion makes me tremble
and per,pirc. Tie real wonder is
that am not in The honeyerd."
"Why. dear, you seen. TO be per-
lec,lv healthy and strong"
"Well, what seem to be and
really am are two different things.
| have ke!.t quiet because | didn't
want 10 worry you, but now the
time hast come when | must do
something or 90 to the wall"
but what can You do-take llv-
er pills and "A tonic y
Liver pills be hanged!' he
growled. "Ive got TO have eXer-
cise--make muscle-gel my blood
to circulating. I've gol to rig up
IA gymnasium and practice sn hour
every day"
"Mr. Bowser. you-yoh don't
mean that you are going 10 bny a
lot more truck TO throw awayg'
she asked.
"lruck! When did l ever buy
any truck? mean that | am 90.
ing TO buy a rowing machine, some
dumbbells, few Indian clubs and
perhaps lifting machine. If =,
can save my lite by expendins a
few dollars III that dileclion il
nigh, be IA good investment"
"Who put that idea Into your
head 7"
Are you IN a hurry to get hold
of my lie Insurance he siernly
demanded as he held his fork
poised in the air.
"Of course not"
"rhen drop his subject. Some
wives are the first to discover that
their beloved husbands are swiftly
passing to the graveyard, while
others are as blind as bats, pro
pose to fiji up gymnasium. | pro.
pose 10 exercise. l propose to re.
store this shattered System tt
something like fair slate "
health. Pass that sugar over.'
Mrs. Bowser said no more, ant
that afternoon Mr.. Bowser's healtl
oulli, came uD and was put II
place. He broke three panes o
glass, knocked off square yard O.
plaster in the room below and le
a trunk full of bedding roll dow
stairs. but Mrs. Bnwser considered
she was getting of easy compared
10 other occasions.
81 feel better already" he chuck
led as his work was finished ant
he stood surveying it. "Mrs.Bow
ser, | predict that in a rl1onlltyol
won't know I'm The iAme man.
81 hope it may improve yoly
she answered in tone be,rayin,
: doubt, "hut If anything happens
want you to remember that | wa
opposed to all This"
Anything happen! What ca
hapDeng" a
tI don't know"
"Nor anybody else, kcept iha
| will be IA Hercules n abont
month from now and feel like
boy again. You can 90 down stair
now, as | want all The room. II
gong 10 take my first lesson i
: rowing"
, Mr.. Bo Wser'S face wore broa
| grin of satisfaction as he sal dow
t III the machine and sgrasped tn
handles Of an imaginary pair {
oars.
"Ah! Doesn't that work n
! those old cords and muscles in tn
,, shoulders, though" he chuckled /
!, he worked away. ''Slrengthel
, the back, expands the ches
| and"-
One of his hands slipped of, an
Mr.. Bowser will never be quit
$ sure whether it was cold bloode
: attempt to assassinal 9 him or on
a fiendish conspiracy TO cripp
J him for, life. As soon rs he coul
: disenlungle himself he rolled OF
1 on The lloor and sat up 10 exclaim
snow by the great hornspoon.
but If | had the AK up here I'D &