West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-08-24
OLD MAN B0WSER
Goes 10 the SeaShOre 10 Regain His
Youth.
Tie Goes In Bathing and Swallows A
Barrel Of Water.


the >cnshorc but Mrs B,v,er had be-.
trNy'd NO interest While she realized
that the Atlantic ocean was good
deal bigger than Mr. Bpwser, she also
had every reason 10 bclicyn that IL
things didn't 90 just right he'd pick
fuss aud make things hot She Gnully
consented To tao trip, however, and in
due time they Sozcd upon the wet
sands aud the tumbling surf and sniffod
the ozone.
by George, but this does me good
does me good !" exclaimed MIR Bow.
ser as he walked TO aud fro II feel
AS II could swim a race with shark
aud beat him 10y five lengths Why in
he name OF goodness didn't we think
TO rig mp and bring along couple OF
bathing suits
"Brcause we don't want to
battle, she replied.
"But we do he insisted. It's ten
years since had swim in the ocean.
and IN bound To try it. We can hire
bathing suits, of course, and within
half an hour I'll have you swimming
like frog. Hurry up and get ready
There were about Is iron,pla tod
reasons why Mrs, BuwSer didn't vunt
HIN TO tackle the Atlantic, and she
claimed TO have n headache. sore
throat and chilly feeling. She also
said
III we're you Id let IL go. You
always use sea salt at home. YOU
know"
But want to swim. tho cxhilaration
of the surf he replied. Lands but
half an hour in there ought to take
tve years off "a mans life"
! 1t was no use for Mrs Bow ser TO ob.
! iect. He was bound for salt water
with foam on il, ANA as he started for
IA b"thhouse to got suit she began
wondering how and where the row
would breaK out
Dir Bowser's appearance in a bath
ing suit 10 minutes later settled that
| question. At the bathhouse they had
| giyen "A man weighing lsO pound, and
as broad as barn door SUIT to fit a
man who could have cruwled through
a knot-hole. Mr.. Bowser had used
hydraulic pressure 10 get INTO the suit,
ana ne had scJrcoiy appeared on the
uaacn when there were shouts Of:
VINO owns that s.cppnni 20 "B.-
/ hoid tne father o! an Nh.l.Sl" 'Nyao.
ever heard OF a rhino,,.,o. t,i,,,., .
.u.i b4tu Q" Make ,y,y r,r t,,. n,.z
porpoi-e!
Mr. Bowscr hcarI tho cries. I'm, +,
never uc ulrr,l lu .,..,n .,h.,t ,,,.,.. ,y,,.
! directed his way. Tie pnr,ui.d ,,u and
down the beach win folda arm. C,,. o.
! fcH inmates To g.t r..dy for b,.
plunge, and then hnltsJ tefors Alr..
/ DpNEyr 30 buy!
"Ghis beats going blackbcrryip,
all 10 pieces. ana 700 ma,e vr..,i
! mistake IN not coming in Don't yr,
scared il YOU sec ne haIf m.le be yopd
/ the sur,"
| TNo things happened a. soon a, Mr..
/ BoNayr Was up - hi, lsnse. ia yy,t.r
! Vne water wac c.lu, t,l AZ n,. fop.,d
/ his trcth cnntt .ring AMI chill, ,,nip..
/ up his uhck nc pnu.e to- ,ond,r wny
/ tue ocean vus not ,t.ut,,.b.nt.a
! Tnrcs or four men took adysni..,,. of
h hesitation 10 rtan .n.n,tapi Lnocl,
MIN down. und o, be- i,,c,,.a nr,nnd he.
fcut h,, foot on = s,,m.nri uag..
mp lri cOiknsi anI .vh.rl,I ann
-piattrr,i, anl Ms B,Ns.r, b.,r,
wa. in ncr m,u.D Sl. cvr,c.e, q,
So, Is Il hit: or that he vouid .unn ,,,i
in disso-t, but to. .,.r a,t,ui>i,t,rnt ,,..
sromeI L" take both tDIn.h AS part of
the game After getting bi, breath
hs headed for England and nndcd ont
four or Eve feet rurlhcrnud etDod There.
for noment like Hj,x dclviny tb,.
lightning. Tue surf wa, rolIIny m
good and strDnk ami hc va, bows.
on 10 it, ~" was PREPARING for Il dive.
when a seventh wave ctn,e a ono and
reached out Tor soar plcxu4 bl..,.
A g"od many people we're wait.ng
hoping for just What hippensI aud a.
Mr. B,wscr wts picl,ed nu and r,lio.i
over and over untH stranded ON I'M,
beach like 70 deaI whale lber, ,,..
tuurh I.u..f.t.. ....4 f