Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-06

II ct 'em call and be hanged! Things
have come to pretty pass when one
can't roll on the grass"
"All right, Gully. If ye git dc boot
don't blame me. I was Jest tryin' to
put We next We know"
Mr. Bowser decided not to roll. Ho
decided to sit In shady fence corner
for awhile and hear the notes OF tho
meadow lark. There were birds about.
and they were singing more or less.
but no soon discovered that he couldn't
tell the song Of lark from that Of
crow. This made him secretly glad
that Mrs. Rowser had not come along.
She would have been sure to say some.
thing to hurt his feelings. After q rest
Of ten, minutes he climbed back into
the road and walked on to look for
huckleberry vines. At the end Of q
quarter of Il mile he came to another
Weary sitting OH n log and gnawing at
the lust remains of beef bone Mr..
Bowser was going by without saluta-
ton, but the other looked up aud called
out:
Say, Gully. when did ye take to
dc boof7'
What do you mean, sir7"
"Haint ye on de padY'
''Hoof2 Hoof? Pad7 Padf don't
understand the terms"
"Ch. We don't. Den We hain't been
hatched long. What I'm askln' IL do
ye belong to de purfesh2 r.
'Do look like tramp"
ITO be honest wild 70, Gully, We don't.
Ye look more like de man who takes
tickets at dc side show where dey ex-
hibit de wild woman Of Borneo. Are
We down on yer luck?"
Mr. Bowser drew himself up with
freezing dignity and passed on. He
couldn't fight with tramp. but he de-
tcrn,Ined to make Mrs. Bowser pay for
those insults Forty rods further on he
came to farmhouse. There was
lathy young man greasing q wagon
in front OF the place, and Mr.. Bowser
halted and asked:
"Do you think might be able to ind
any huckleberries around here7"
'Mabbe IT'S hnyseeds and suckers
you are looking fort" was the reply,
accompanied by looks Of suspicion.
Il simply desire to and some buckle
berries and pick them on the vines"
The lathy Young man laughed.
"Well, what are you cackling aboutr
I'm wondering whether you arc
fool or sharper. Why didn't you say
that hucklebcrries grew on oak treesT
They grow on vines. as ! said, and
l see no need OF your making smart
Aleck Of yourself over 1t. asked you
q civil question"
PA, par called the young man to
some ono in the house.
well. what is itr asked the old
farmer himself az he came out.
Here's Teller a. says huckleberries
grow on vines"
The old man put on his spectacles
and went closer to Mr.. Bowser, and
then drew back and said:
Look out for him. Sam. think he's
the Teller that stole our milk cans
one night last week. Lord, what
mug he's got on him"
''See here, but what In thunder ais
your shouted Mr.. Bowser, O. no got
as red as beet. II come along here
and ask you civil question and you
make great mystery over It,, II there
are any idiots around here, you are
the ones"
"But you said you were after hue
kleberries." protested the young man.
"Well, what Of IT."
~And they grew on vines"
"And what Of that tooY'
Don't try any bun here. old mani
Pa, whistle for the dog! Now, you
gitr'
The farmers wife came out with the
dog. She had q hoe handle in her
hand. Bowser decided to get. AS he
started the four took after him, and
in his confusion he took to the woods
across the road, instead Of keeping to
the highway. The tramp down the
road on log had seen It all, and az
the minutes went by and neither pur-
sued nor pursuers reappeared, and the
yelps of the dog sounded further ana
further away, he returned to his beef
bone and unused;
II guess he hain't de man who runs
a side snow. after all. I guess he's de
chap dat does stunt wild de hyenas
and dat dey has got de best of him dis
time" N. QUAD.