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

BAY, GULLY, WHEH DID IN VAAh 1O "
HOOP ?"
with the mystery unsolved. 1t remain
ed q mystery until he arose In the
7 morning and put on an old suit OF
clothes. Then Mrs Bowser observed:
~ hope you are not going to repaint
the house OF anything7"
How would you like to go out Into
the country todayY he queried.
"What for?",
ITO get breath Of fresh air; to step
foot on the green grass; to hear the
song Of the meadow lark; to pick the
luscious huckleberry fresh from the
dew covered vlne."
II don't think would care to go
out and stroll around the hot fields. 1t
is as hot out In the country MS 1t Is In
town. As for huckleberrles. don't be-
lieve there's one within ten miles Of us.
Even IL there was it wouldn't be grow
ing on dew covered Vine"
Perhaps you can teach me how
huckleberries grow?"
II can II you think they grow on
vines. i've picked many quarts OF
them. They grow on bushes"
Not OH your life, Mrs. Bowser! They
grow on vines. You are thinking of
blackberries."
'T'm thinking of huckleberries and
nothing else. They not only grow on
bushes, but In and around swamps."
"Do you mean to tell me that have
lived to the age Of forty-eight without
knowing huckleberry from Hub
bard sq,ash7 Mrs. Bowser, there 10 a
certain impudence and assurance about
you that provokes me to the limit. You
were not big enough to spell cat when
was picking huckleberries by the
bushcl."
.Well, let it go at that. If you want
huckleberrics there's plenty in market.
l will get some today and make pie.
There IL no need to wander over ten or
fifteen miles of country to get quart
Of the berries"
II have invited you," he said, after
severe look Mt her-"1 have invited you
to take day OF with me to hear the
meadow lark and SO forth. Incidental
", we will Gull the huckleberry from
the dew kissed vine. Will you go or
not?"
IL don't think I care to. One is
better off around the house such hot
days as these. II you are going to
stay home today we will ride around
an tho oman caraW
Madam, l am going to the country.
I want to see some honest grass and
real trees. I want TO hear the songs
of birds, the hum OF bees and the whis-
pers OF nature. In addition to this
have dreamed Of picking huckleberries
for three nights running, and I am
longing to devour some right fresh
from the vines Will you 60 or won't
your"
"I'd rather not"
"That settles 1t. You can remain
here and fry and stew and broil. I
shall 20 and ! shall have one Of the
best days Of my life"
"And will have huckleberry pie
all ready for you when you return"
"You need have nothing Of the kind.
can run my own huckleberry business
without any Of your help"
With that Mr.. Bowser made his start
for the country. and an hour later the
suburban trolley line deposited him
among green fields He didn't know
exactly what to do first. but after
little thought he walked up the high
way piece and then got over the
fence into a field to roll on the grass
He hadn't rolled yet when a Weary
Willie came along and stopped to say;
Better hump yersslf out . that,
sully."
"For why?"
"De, farmer will be after ye and use
ye ruff. OATS what dsy calls respsss
out here 4 d county," 49,