West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-05

Fifteen seconds lator, as MIR. Ho,y,.r
got his tongue out aud his arm lln.
oerod mp, six different voices yelled AZ
him
rho applause begins hc said to
Mrs BowSer as she stood at the win
dow above
I'm afraid they don't like IT," She
replied
Don't like itl" he exclaimed as hc
produced wall OF DESPAIR on the
strings. III we'vo got ueirhbors who
cant appreciate music Ia like To know
Il right away and prepare To move
Don't tell me" ---
1t was "A big cucumber which whiEKcd
by his ear The cucumber wns fol
lowed by potato which grRzed his
shoulder. A lump of coal struck the
fence behind him with a bang. aud "A.
he rose up to bow to tho applause "A
tomato hit him i'm the mouth, aud Mrs
Bowser screamed for him To hcc Tor
his life. lie was dozcd for the momcnt,
and 1T was not until generous ear OF
green corn thumped him in the ribs
and the half OF n squash ahghted on
his shoulder that hc got started for
shelter. As no gained tho house hc
had his royolver and six different mur.
ders in mind, but just then police
man rang the doorbell and as soon ns
he was admitted no excitodly demun.
ded
Now. then. who is torturing cats i'm
the back yard "
IL was playing tho violin. STAN
mercd MIR. Bowscr i'm reply.
DO you mean TO tell me that those
horrible sounds were made by IA fiddle !,
"Y-Nes."
Then you'd better stop IL. II the
netghbors start TO lynch you itll bc
all over before can get help 30
The officer departed just a. three OF
the neighbors appeared. They invitcd
MIR. Bowser ont TO the gate for IA con
ference. What wns said may never br
revealed in print but after 10 minutes
decision was arrived at. When MIR.
Bowser re-cntcrcd the house he was
looking AS pale AS rag, aud the first
thing he did was TO kick the fiddle
hiRh'sKy, and the second to throw the
pieces out OF the back window.
Mr. Bowser, haye YOU gono crazy g!
exclaimed Mrs. Bowser AS he threw the
bow after the shattered fiddle.
mo, ma'am, haven't, but I've got "A
few words 90 suy to you - he replied.
What have / done ?"
Done Done Who coaxed me into
buying a fiddle ?"
the grandson OF Givoni He had
an old fiddle he wanted to re: rrd OF
ana he struck you for Hat and got
twice its worth"
'Struct me for n Hat - shouted Mr..
Bowser, as he walked around on the
cat And why ? Because was will
ling to keep peace in tho family You
had your mind set on fiddle. and a
fiddle you must have"
MIR Bowser What did want Of a
fiddle ?"
Heaven only knows. But for Won
should meyer have thought OF trying
to play on it. What do you suppose
Greene and Davis said ?
THAT you were Ounce
That II their wiyes led them around
by the nose an yos do me they'd wipe
the family out and then commit sui
eide must have looked sweet david.
ling over that fiddle ~
you did. | told you that IL was
nonsense your trying to learn music at
your age"
" My age There you go Am Ia
thousand Years oldp Am / fiye hun
dr1d Am even ono hundred, that
you keep hinging IL At me Music
why I've more music in my big toe
than you have in your whole body.
Mrs. Bowssr, this 10 tho limit. You
have gone Tar enough. Now beware
The worm is ready TO turn -
But how did / have anything TO do
with it2 Didn't ! say all / could 20
discourage your Didn'tI.'
Never Never But for you
should never have bought fiddle and
made a fool Of myself II was your
little game and you have plarod 10
WE'LL but NO .yill see what you guin by
it You can take the train Tor your
mothers at 1890 in the morning.
Heauwb bilo--nsuuvhIIo --'
And he glared at her and nodded has
head. aud staIHed into the library and |
banged ths door uud locked 10 behind |