Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-20

I'll cut down the weeds around the
house, and before another "a hours
you'll be thankful that l brought you
out. All, but do yom get the scent of
that new mown hay coming through
the windows:"
"It's the water in the cellar you
SMELL" said Mrs. Bowser.
and there's rats down there as big
as barrel" added the cook.
Mr.. Bowser had finished his break
fast of sandwiches and pickles. He
showed back, and, standing before Mrs.
Bowser, he said:
Woman. / want no more bowling!
II you want to go back to the city and
burn and roast and shrivel and become
n mummy, ! have no objections, and
you can take the cook with you; but,
as for me, stay. have already gain
ed five pounds. For the first time in
nose. In week longer, with these
gorgeous sunrises and sunsets and
sweet scented zephyrs. shall be hog
fat and on my way to live n hundred
years. | am now going forth to in
spect our domain"
There was no more to be said. Mr..
Bowser had put his foot in 1t and
would have given good deal to have
been able to back out OF. the affair and
save his pride and dignity, but as there
was no show to do so he must go
ahead. He clapped his hat on and
started out for walk. 1t was a farm
which was under mortgage instead of
under cultivation. The fences were
down, the outbuildings in ruin. and the
fields were overgrown.
81 ought to be kicked for coming out
here" he admitted to himself as he
stood and gazed over the landscape,
"but I'll try and hang on for three or
four days more at the least. BY
George, but that's singular insect!
That must be what they call bumble-
bee. It's either bumblebee or hum
ming bird"
1t was bumblebee He was large
and solid of frame. and the pure air
of the country had given him feeling
of independence. He went sailing
| about as IL he had all the week to get
| there and back, and Mr. Bowser fol-
lowed aud tried to knock him out with
his hat The chase led to an old
meadow, and with a drone of defiance
the bee disappeared in big bunch of
| grass.
Where there's bees there's honey"
| unused Mr.. Bowser as he stood and
| gd2cd at the spot II don't remember
whether Brown said there was any
honey on the farm or not. but II l
come across a pailful I'll be SO much
ahead of the game"
He had started 10 investigate when
his attention was attracted TO the bo'
vine they had seen In field the
previous night. He had told Mrs Bow
ser it was probably new milk cow,
but now he discovered that 1t was an
ancient looking one horned OK. The
animal was hardly more than living
skeleton and had evidently been turn
ed out to SHIFT for itself, but 1t had
more curiosity than flesh. Seeing Mr..
Bowser In the held. II came shambling
along to make closer acquaintance.
He picked up a stick to drive II away.
but tie OK seemed to be without fear.
| Lowering its Heau ana utterins iouu
below It dashed for Farmer Bowser,
and te turned aud fed for an old
strawstack not far away, He reached
1t far enough ahead to climb to the
npex aud escape the horn. but for
two long hours the on. stood guard be-
low ami ktpt him up there. The two
hours might have been four had not
a tramp, who was looking for turnip
patch, entered the field and driven the
creature away.
What you doin out here in de coun-
tryT he asked as Mr.. Bowser came
down.
Taking VACATION" was the reply.
'Rented de farm2"
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