Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-12-19

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''Doannea Bsaasee nev can blame
yUue Weman. I am surprised at your
lack oe sun9. By Gese1e. wonder U
tAke 10 such a0ether woman n al this
Worsd."
Mr.. Bowser had nothing more to
~, while - eat and sulked and
slased 1t tie cat % she allowed q dis
position to rub against his leg and
soothe ~ feelings With her pur. Aft
e Z time he ascended to the garnet
and found bis last years hammock
hanging to q spike and he took It down
into the back yard and suspended 1t
between two Of tho clothes line postD.
It had become dark BY this time and.
% far 40 be could zee, none Of the
neighbors were on to the little scheme.
After hanging the hammock he re-
turned to the steps to see II Mrs. Bow
ser had anything more to say. but she
had dropped the subject to talk about
green watermelons and how the SELL
err Of them ought to be prosecuted.
When 10 o'clock came and the neigh
borhood grew quiet she went upstairs
and he retreated to the yard. Clothed
In shirt and trousers, he sauntered
about for a few minutes to see II he
felt lonesome and, finding that he
didn't, he dropped himself into the
hammock with a grunt Of satisfaction
and began counting the stars In the
blue vault above.
Unnoticed by the camper out. the cat
had followed at his heels. Ten peace
full minutes had passed, when Mr..
B0wser felt sneeze coming. He held
his nose in an effort to prevent 1t, but
it came along with such a roar as to
set the hammock swinging and startle
half dozen neighbors. The sound was
still reverberating when strange cat
looked over the fence. For few Sec
onds the Bowser cat and the stranger
exchanged glances of hate. distrust
and defiance, and then all was peace
again. Mr.. Bowser lay on his back
and felt the night dew restoring his
health at the rate Of forty rods min
ute. Ten blissful minutes had licked
themselves away when the strange cat
jumped down into the yard in search
Of adventure. She found one ready
made. She had scarcely alighted on
the grass when the Bowser cat alight-
ed on her back, and there was a Fourth
Of July right of the reel. L.
by the seven saints, but can't q
man get Ave minutes rest in his own
back yard?" shouted Mr.. Bowser as he
rolled out of the hammock and looked
around for a clothes prop to kill some.
body with. The cats separated, with
honors even, and after growing around
for spell the camper returned to his
hammock. There were no whippoor.
Wills to sing him to sleep, but after
mentally counting up to 600 he was
dozing OF when that strange feline
came back for some more Of that row.
She knew she could lick the Bowser
cat II given fair show, and in her
enthusiasm to begin business she
leaped down on Mr.. Bowser instead OF
the grass. OF course the Bowser cat
resented this AZ an additional insult,
and she took flying leap for the ham.
mock, and for brief moment man and
cats were as badly mixed up as II
there had been railroad collision.
Nov, may perish II l don't have
blood for thisv' shouted Mr.. Bowser
~ he rolled out from under teeth and
claws. while the fight In the hammocl,
went to the second round.
He had got hold Of clothes prop
and was preparing to slay when a boy
who was going home through the alley
felt It his duty to do something for bis
country. There il always an old tin
pail lying around handy for such q
boys use. and Mr.. Bowser was just
raising the pole for whack when
something struck him full in the ches,
and sent him to the grass. He thought
It was another cat-two, three. four
other cats-and as soon as he could
scramble to his feet he made a race fol-
the kitchen door and disappeared into
the house. Mrs. Bowser had come
back downstairs and was reading q
book. and as he appeared at the head
Of the basement stairs she inquired
well. do you think you will escape
heat apOpleXy for the rest Of the sum
mer?"
woman, how dare you look me III
the face?" he demanded. with blazing
cheeks. Don't you suppose am on tc
your little plot to have ME murdered
In my own back yard? l say. how
dare you
81 think we had better go to bed and
let the night dews work on some one
else" she interrupted. And his indig