West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-10-09
BOwsER's AsrnnA.
Ne sleeps In rest In the Baek yard T.
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got home to dinner he was asked II he had
sent them OF u mistake had been made.
There Is no mistake" he replied. I
sen, that tent to be Sc, up In the back yard
and I shall. sleep on that cot and maitres
I meant TO have got them q week ago."
What new hobby IL thisf" queried Mrs.
Bo~ser with sigh OF despair.
Madam. I object to the word hobby. I
am no hobbyist. ! never do anything with
out good aud sufsicient reasons
Then what 10 the reason for you sleep.
ing out In . tent instead Of In your bed, /,
Do YOU want to get the doors Of the barns
along the alleys1'
II am looking after my health. II you
want TO know-a matter that does not seem
to concern you IN the least. am ordered
by the doctor TO sleep Ia q tent for the
next thirty nights to cure my asthma"
'But I haven't seen = sign OF asthma
about you.' protested Mrs. Bowser. land
I don't believe our family doctor advised
any such thing
Woman. you seem TO forget whom you
are talking toi"te said after giving her a
long stare. Please recollect that my
name is Bowser and that run this house.
When am no longer capable Of II. you
may take charge. Until prove myself
to be fool please keep your piacel"
Mrs. Bowscr was crushed. She said
nothing for the next Ave minutes. and Mr..
Bowser magnanimously forgave her and
finally said;
MY asthma hasn't fully developed yet.
but unless take due precautions I shall
be victim of consumption in less than a
month. doctor happened to call at the
office to day. and. noticing my condition.
he made an examination and recommended
the tent. see nothing to call for any
sarcasm on your part. Our own doctor. II
consulted. would recommend the same
thing. Plenty OF fresh air is the only
remedy for asthma
Il thought people we're short OF breath.
like horse with the heaves. when they
had asthma" she ventured to remark.
Thank you for the comparison. AS to
shortness OF breath. I've been IN such a
state for the last month that I couidn't Z
speak for FIVE minutes after climbing up
stairs. have said nothing TO you because
didn't want you TO be worried. but the
time has now come when must take shar p
action. Have you any more sarcasm or
insults TO oHer1"
Il simply asked for explanations. IL you
have asthma and If sleeping UNI der a tent
will cure IT, I haven't the slightest
objections"
After dinner Mr.. Bowscr iuggcd the tent
into the back yard and erected IL. When
he had put IN strip OF carpet and set up
his cot. things looked home-like. and he
rubbed his hands and smiled and said
1t will be cool and peaceful and ro-
matte. shall sleep like top in here. and
expect that even one night. will have a
good effect on my asthma
Mrs Bowser noticed the heads OF three
or four boys above the fences. and she
caught sight OF two or three figures In the
cook who beckoned her into corner oI
the Kitchen to inquire.
rs he going to hire policemen to guard
him while he cures that asthma OF his
ms'am,"
mo, Of course not"
Then I'd like to go to my sisters tc
sleep tonight. There's sure TO be terrible
trouble OF some sort. and I'm a poor gir
and can't pay my way for three months In
the hospital. I'll be back early In the
| morning. and II you and the house are
still here I'll have breakfast at the usua
hour
Mr. Bowser did not retire to his ten,
until 10 o clock. He spent an hour trying
to find something under the head oI
Asthma" In the encyclopedias and anothcr
half in explaining to Mrs. Bowser that the
reasons savages were exempt from such
ailments was because OF their outdoor life
She said nothing In reply to dsmpcn hi.
enthusiacm. and II was with feelings oI
| exhilaration that he at last retired to the
back yard with a candle and a couple oi
blankets. IL did not take him more than
five minutes to get to bed and II wasn't
more than six before two cats came around
on tour OF investigation and looked In al
the open door and meowed dismaily at the
occupant Of the cot. Mr.. Bowser sat ur
and shot of yard or two OF the English
language at them. and they retired with a
rush. but there was more to follow. OI
the twenty boys who had watched the
erection OF that tent and suspected thai
II was to have an OCCUPANT that night al
least ten prepared for business The,
began their operations soon after the cats
left. and the thumps OF bottles, cans and
clubs against the tent brough, Mr.. BowseI
out to exclsim:
BY the bones OF Cicero. but " there !,
no law In this country TO protect dyinf
man I'll take things into my own hand:
and shed bloodl"
But he didn't An empty beer bottle
tickIed his righ, ear. and ssrdine car
brushed the top OF his head. and he GO
back into his tent aud sat and waited foi
the haiistopes TO pass over. This hap
| pened AZ last. for even q boy will tire OF 4
good thing by and by. aud Mr. Bowser fel
that he had passed the R0bicon and coul,
now count on q peaceful night. Peace
came. and he curied up under his blanket
and dozed. Hc was Just about to dream
Of seeing Iop horned COW chasing eros
eyed woman over a barbed wire fenc,
wien gruff voice called out.
Say. Gully. hitch along and let a poo
orphan who has no where % sleep tonigh
cuddie hisself alongside We for couple o
hours"
II was wondering tramp who had COM
in the alley gate. Mr. Bowser rolled OF
tho cot and Tell on him. The tramp erie,
out for fair show and minutes res
between rounds. but Mr. Rowser wouI,
not give him them lie Aung him dow
aud rolled him about and slammed hin
around until the orphan made bolt an'
got away. and then peace came again Mr.
Bowser waited for another tramp to call
tired to their beds. and the cats eIared =
Il a -.