West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-29
Mr.. BOWSER'S QUEST.
lilo Very Foolish Goes Out 10 Dig Roots
to Make Spring Becr.

II think You ought to let up on smoke
ing for week or SO and get the nicotln,
out OF your system"
What has smoking tn do with ~" h,
at once demanded.
think YOU smoke too much II ma,
be. however that YOU have grown too IN,
again"
Too fat againl When was I ever too
Tat bcforee There isn't an ounce OF extra
lat ON me. and you know Il. You seem "a
want to pick fuss this morning"
| II don't wish that, OF course. but IL |
were you I'd get tonic OF something. I'm
quite sure your blood is out OF order"
MIR. Bowscr looked at his tongue in the
glass over the mantcl, dallicd with PIN.
pie on his chin aud finally turned and
| observed.
what's the matter with me is that spring
IL here and need an old fashioned tonic
made OF roots It's worth forty times any.
'hing doctor can prescribe. used TO
Always dig the roots for mother when |
was boy She made "A sort OF beer OF
u. and II was the greatest thing for the
blood YOU ever saw"
We'll, you might engage a farmer TO din
Jou some roots" suggested Mrs. Bows,r
though feeling certain In advance of his
| answer.
u think SOC myself | don't care TO
die oil poison just yet, What propose to
do is to take the day OF aud 40 out after
my own roots. want dandclion. sarsa
pariiia sassafras, sweet sicily, splcebusb
aud several other kinds. and the walk will
also do me good. ] can show the cook
how TO make keg OF beer. and It's the
thing for both OF us.
Very well, but OF course youll be care.
fui IL is many years since YOU were a
boy 4"
Yes. a thousand or more" he sarcastI.
call replied after a glare at her. IN YOU
didn't take advantage OF every possible
occasion TO call me relic OF The May.
icwer you wouldn't he happy. However.
II don't happen 10 know sarsaparila from
thistle III take the consequences
Mrs. Bowscr had nothing further to say,
while the cat sat up with solemn look on
her face and MIR. Bowsot donncd an old
suit OF clothes and got basket and a
spade and started out on his trip lie
looked quite happy as he fairly got started
ana he paid no attention to the two or
three wicked boys who yelled after him
and wanted To know II he was going to
dig Tor woodchucks A yellow car was
soon speeding him countryward, and his
loggy feeling was quickly replaced by.a
picknicky one lie enjoyed every moment
of the run TO the terminus and he would
have gone on looking Tor bluebirds II the
conductor hadn't pockcd his nose in lie
was man working for sIos day and
consequently had no sentiment about him
You don't expect 10 find clans out
this way do your" he asked as Mr.. Bowser
got of the car.
Who said | didr" was the reply.
Nobody. only judge so from your
locks You'll bc disappointed. old man.
Used TO be millions of EN- roostng In tho
trees but an epidemic Of whooping cough
came along and checked EN- TO death.
You might run down mud turtle though.
II your wind is good"
Mr. Bowser was hopping mad In min
ute, and lie put down basket and spade
with the idea OF punching the mans head.
Then he suddenly realized that Il was all
Mrs Bowser's fault and that he'd make
her pay Tor II when he got home. and he
picked up his utensils and Journcyed on
spring was certainly At hand He saw
robins fitting, and he found mudholcs 20
feet across. lie saw lambs frisking and
fell of fence and split his coat mp the
back The buds we're bursting into bloss
oms and the meadows taking on vivid
green. but these things were somewhat
Offset by an old one horned COW running
him along the highway for quarter OF a
mile and spIashng him with mud from
head TO heel. II was only after an hour $
walk that MIR Bowscr gained the primeysl
because there was as much as three acres
OF H. and the acres were under mortgage
altogether and under water TO large
extent
However. II was IN tie primegal forest
that he rsed 90 dig roots when he was "a
bounding boy and he looked around him
with expectancy, The mud dried on his
eyebrows and the water squaslcd out OF
his shoes as he searched around but he
didn't permit those trihing incidents to
Interrupt the harmsny OF the occasion. IL
was only when he paused before milk.
weed plant that was getting ready for a
spring boom that he began to doubt his
knowledge Of rootology. Hc was digging
IL up to see whether IL was sarsaparilla or
sweet flag when the old farmer who owned
the primcvai subject TO mortgage. came
that way looking for a stray hog
What ye lookin' forf' he quericd. with
suspicion in his tone.
Roots, bruskly replied Mr. Bowser--
roots 20 make spring beer for the
blood
And do yo want mlkweed and skunk $
cabbage TO make yer tonic1 Them the
only kind as grows around here. Who be
ye. anyhow"
MY name is Bowser"
Il never heard OF II before. but I don't
like the sound OF Il. Sounds Ike the name
Of man who steals hogs. I'd be much
oblceged to ye " yc'd root yerself out oil
this
II want TO find some spring roots, pre-.
tested Mr. Bowscr. as he checked his
anger back; sarsaparilla. splcebush. sas
safras and so forth. You must have heard
OF root beer our mothers used TO max,
u for the blood you know
Yes. may hcv' replied the farmer
bat I've also heard Of hog thieves. w,
missed spotted hog. aud " ye've stoi,
him ~ fol'cr We TO State prison
Say. you old pudding head. do 20,
mean TO insult nc ?" shouted the roo
seeker as he boiled over AZ last
Cit outer my woods or itll be tho wus.
Tor yo!"
Il won't DO iti"
Then fll make yer
| There was a mortal combat. The fasmei
was the oldest and had bow to his back
but Mr. Bowscr was the latest and bae