The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-18

| '"0 W iooA at a wood
1huch mole IN the bank of the creek
lie was surprised to see Mr.. Roxvse~
out he advanced without hesitation
Boy Is this Laurel grover, was
asked. vas
Yep"
rs there no other Laura, ,ro-o
around here?"
Nope"
oik ever come camping here .,
One mar used TO, but be is dead
now" ~
lie ought to be. l belong to q cluh
uptown. | was told that a tent cono
down yesterday
Didn't see nawthin' of II"
~1oud have known, would you?"
yep"
L was told that there were boating
fishing hunting and bathing here"
Maybe there be-" said the boy as
lie sat down on a log 10 pick q silver
out of his foot.
No Use to Question Boy.
IL was no use To question the E.ov
turtler. There was Laurel grove ami
tncEe was Pearl river, and the font
and the boys might come along AT onr
moment. There also might be another
earthquake anG Kill off the borsafies
Il mosquitoes. Tie boy got the,sliver
OUT, went over and looked at the lair
Of the chuck" and then, without an
otHef glance 21 Mr.. BOWser. he disan-
Deared.
fear1 rlVet gurgled on, and .anotf,.
hour passed. Mr.. BOwser = looking
around fer some human being that
would consent to be torn limb from
hi4o d Il dun cOlOred COW with q
Dell on CAM" out Of a thicket and stood
and looked at him. The look of nitv
III Der eyes brought on the explosion.
lie jumped up and grabbed a club and
chased hc1 for forty rods, and he might
Not have ceased pursuit then had be
not ON upon a farmer hoeing pota-
tees in & Held.
What ye chasin' my COW for?'
shouted the farmer.
NShe-she was looking at me-" lame
L replied Nr. EOwser.
Has it cO--e about that q COW can't
look ~ & fat. baldheaded man with
CT hem cluhbeG forit? What are We
.:@'-~& aronII Iere FOR. anyhow"
n #o"@oI's face vas fiery red and
(. +"2sA Oh ed~c, bat he held on to
1al.!@:H c1I gpo,io+:
- v>s.-:n coEn Lerc,to camp out with
se~>:f.:": 49,"
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!, ...5:.ri = @"
,.,. | "~:>.; &at didn't tE:n':
z=:r" ~>"& u; ..<G c*oi il tbs count :.
u ~ eti-t -. uLI w st 90 ye do whal
X t2a,%t Lo2so!"
"|*cnc OF yo1:T Internal businessv"
'"%I&eD G YOU thtlk-it hcin't, but | do.
I N.iIttItee hJ-s staten last week, and
il: LILY b3Hj..ezs to Keep my eyes peel
e. G2r s1rsH. crs. II', RUDE and Tom"
Called -1is@TGvvo Sons.
At his caii Two G&Elis sons came run
2Gll~ from the otlH~ side OF the field.
They We're llct:E gg.ulg men and had
g Business ar atuCE ITEM.
".Eoys," said the father as they came
UP, that fel.or ~On.Tother side Of the
fence has Deem hallgin' around for the
last three or four hours, and he says
lis none of our business who he is.
lie WAS. chasin' our.@ow when he seen
NE and stopped. I kinder think we
Lad better git over the fence and shake
hands with him"
It must be remembered that tIr.
I93wEer was far from home; also that
2&a ha1 been disappointed in Laurie
.>JOve and Pearl river. Furthermore.
i1 wax hungry for GOD and weary Of
hGing Bitten by the enthusiastic horse
Ties that had struck a good thing fOr
the first time this season. AS the three
farmers, mace Il break for the fence he
made uae for the bushes. They yelled
after him. but he escaped and made his
WY TO re depot.
There lac sat for three mortal hours.
or until a train came along, and it wa
9 O'Clock at night when he walked IL
Ola Mrs. IOWser. He was ~sunburn"d
and Inuss.3d up. There We're burs
sticking tt his clothing, and there was
dust On his hat. Pearl river still CUR
sled III his ears. and lac caught the
signing Of the wind through the
branches OF .tIe lonely OLD beach.
And how are The 1. -. Boys aAdl
camp life?" asked Mrs. Bowser as bel
stood before her with d glare in hist
eyes.
Woman. don't ask me..' he shouted,l
Don't speak to NE! Don't even loOki
at me. Your perfidy is discovered, andI
the sooner YOU can telephone your laW1
yer the sooner we will have dlvorcei
proceedings instituted and the question:
of alimOny settled" NJ. QUAD.