The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-11-30

shinmering in the sunshine Of peace.
ard from them You have reaped the
corn ana pumpkins and squashes | sec
or every hand. From the field where
George Washington drew his sword in
defense of liberty come these fat hog.
From the field where Paul Jones laid
down his life thdt America might be
free you have driven this Durham bull.
From the field where Daniel Webster
shouted for freedom as he pressed on
at the head of his troops You have gath
cred the Early Rose potatoes-thase
mammoth O1rrOts-these' -
''Stop. Mr. Bowser! Stop
"Well, what is it,
You must certainly change that. l
don't want to find fault, but you can't
have Paul Jones fighting on land"
And why the devil can't -
Because he was a sailor-a sea
fighter You have Daniel Webster at
the head of his troops, but he was ncv-
er even Il soldier. You'd be picked up
in a minute on those things"
by the Lord Harry, woman" said
Mr.. Bowser as he flushed red and
white, but are you telling me that l
don't know as much as the average boy
ten years old:"
mo, I'm not. I'm simply telling you
that you have got things mixed up.
You know better. of course. but YOU
are sometimes abscnmiudcI."
"Neyer in this world do 1 get things
mixed UP. Never in this world am l
abscntminded Mrs Rowser. you have
insuited me"
There was p bit Of doubt in his tones
as he picked up his manuscript notes
again, HOugi-hcd his arm and went on:
"'When Robert Fulton arose in his
place in congress and declared that ag-
riculture was the bulwark Of liberty
men smiled ut him. but You have only
to look around you today 10 see what
truism he gave us. Look at those
thrasLiug machines. those steam boil
ers, those Windmills, those reapcYs ana
mowers and then turn -
MI. Bowser, will you let me say
word" interrupted Mrs. Bowser.
"What is it now"
you are not quite right about TWO
things in tliat paragraph Robert Full
ton never arose in his scat in con
gress.'
But l say he did
! don't see how he could, az he was
never Il member Of that body. You
probably meant to say Calhoun or
Clay"
i probably didn't moan TO say any
thing Of the kind. This is the third or
fourth time YOU have flung insults into
my face, and l am done"
Put YOU must not make such mis-
takes. You speak of agriculture being
the bulwarE of liberty. and then YOU go
on to mention nothing but manufac-
lures. If you make such slips rs these
before Il crowd you will be almost boot
ed at. Now go on. We will fill in new
names later on"
Madam, there will be no going on
and no filing" said Mr.. BoWser with
great dignity as he came out Of the
grand stand.
But Why"
Because l am no fool. l may be
baldheaded, but l know when I am in
suited"
You are a strange man. l was mere
ly telling you where you were wrong
about names and things"
You telling me where l was wrong,
Now listen to me. In half an hour l
will prove that you don't know your
A B Cs. I'll show you that I am right
and you are wrong in every criticism
you have made"
'Well, let it go that l am wrong.
Can't we go riding on the car this
EVENING"
Don't attempt to dodge the issue,
madam. You have made certain state
they have been disproved, which they
certainly will be. l shall suggest that
our respective lawyers have a little
talk"
With that he made her Il stiff bow
and walked down the hall and out
doors. lie had been very decided in
his talk, but at the same time he doubt
ed himself. He didn't like to go to his
family druggist but when he failed to
find the butcher or the plumber in he
sauntered into the drug store with a
remark about the weather and finally
got around to say:
Say, doc, just who and what was
Daniel Webster? l may have got him
mixed up with some one else"
'Why, Daniel was a statesman" was
the reply.
and who was Paul JOnes?'
Zone of the greatest sea fighters
America ever had"
'And whO-Who"- continued Mr..
Bowser, but the druggist interrupted
him with:
by thunder, Bowser, but what do
you want to keep this up so long for?
Your wife knows more in Il minute
than you do in a day, and why not
realize it,"
''Sir, do you mean to insult me?"
ooh, bosh.'
''Sir, l can lick you in two minutes"
Nonsense! Go home and be good"
The druggist refused to go out for
n scrap, and Mr.. BOwser left the place
with I1 pn bOiIinor in hie bo0rt Ja vUas