The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-09-21

GufGeu IN Snee2e Wnlcn set the Qalh-
mock swinging, when the head Of
neighbor's cat appeared above the
fence. TO, few brief seconds the
Bowser cat and the interloDer eS-
changed glances of hate, distrust and
defiance and then coiled Oh top Of the
fence.
"Isy the great horn spoon" ejacu-
lated Mr.. Bowser as he rolled about
end finally fell out Of the hammock.
Dy the line he lad hit tic earth TIE
intarloIcr was licked feline all was
heard scr:.inhiing over Il fence three
yards below.
It was evident that the care had a
few draWba ckS. but after cUrSing soft
" to himself for minute tie patient
climbed back into his hammock and
sried to make himself believe that he
already felt better He shut his eyes
tight. determined TO sleep. and the pre-
monitory tingle of a second sneeze WAS
being family felt when there was a
yelp and hiss. and the cat went up
the fence and over it like fash, and q
dog was left whining and growing
within ten feet of the hammock. The
canine had crept under the alley fence,
and the Bowser cat hadn't waited to
ask any questions.
"By thunder, but can't a man find
five minutes rest in his own back
yard?" shouted Mr.. Bowscr as he rolled
out and looked for clothes prop as
weapon Of offcnse.
Helran that dog three times across
the yard before the animal could find
the hole he came in at and get out
again. and when he returned to the
hammock the romance of the night
was gone. If he hadn't caught sight
Of Mrs. 'Bowser pcering from one OF
the back windows he might have de-
cided to call things off till next night.
That settled matters, however. He
dropped into the hammock and hud-
died himself up, and the cat came back
and sat on the fence and looked down
upon him with guardian eyes. Ten
minutes stole silently away, and the
crickets had begun to sing low and
drowsily when something fell from the
sky with a great clash and clatter and
missed Mr.. Bowser and his hammock
by only few inches.
''By the clubfooted king, but who
did that!' he demanded as he rolled
out to find that the something was
an old tin pail. >..
He had scarcely uttered the words
when an Early Rose potato whizzed
by his ear and struck the fence with
bang, and it was followed by Florida
cabbage stalk which emitted q moan
ing sound as it grazed the TOP of his
head The cat realized that she wasn't
in it and took skip. but Mr. Bowser
wasn't to be bluffcd.
You reptiles, but I'll have you Jug
ged for thisr he shouted as he looked
around and failed to locate any one.
''Do you know
An old corset from an ash barrel
came sailing his way like vulturc Of
the night, and he felt the fan of its
wings as he ducked his head. Then
there were missiles which he believed
to be onions and tomatoes and green
corn cobs and ancient lemons, and all
he could do was to jump up and down
and demand that his hidden foe stand
forth and be slaughtered.
He thought he caught sight of some
one on the alley fence, and he made
wild charge, but he had no sooner
reached it than the heavens rained tin
cans, bottles, old hats and shoes, and
he was compelled to turn and fee for
his life. Mrs. Bowser came down
stairs to find him in the sitting room,
white faced, big eyed and painting, and
after look at him she said:
"Have you got hardened up for the
hot wave as soon as this!'
Woman. how dare you look me in
the face?" he demanded as he turned
on her. Don't you suppose know
ali about your little plot to have me
killed, murdered, assassinated in my
own back yard: 1 say, how dare
You'd better come to bed," she quiet
ly replied, and as she went upstairs he
slowly followed and hadn't another
word to say. NJ. QUAD.