The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1906-02-22

mere VIVID q sD0Yel anu nump yOuTsch
or I'll have yea In court tomorrow"
what? What's thatT shouted the
peppery little man as he danced around.
"You dare to come here aud threaten
me? on my steps and out Of my yard,
you old guy, or I'll give you the boot"
Mr. Bowser went. He knew that he
could chew the little man up in two
minutes. but he also realized that a
row so near home would bring out
Mrs. Bowser and the cat. He left the
yard and entered that OF the people on
the left. He knew that their name was
Blunt, but he didn't know much else
about them. 1t was Mrs. Blunt who
answered his ring.
Madam, is your husband homer"
was asked.
whats that to your was the reply.
II haven't come here to collect bill,
and | am not a detective looking to
arrest him."
"And do you mean to insult us? she
demanded as she looked around for q
broomstick.
by no means. l simply wanted to
abh gOut HuSDunu Mntu lie MuH kQlHk
to clean the snow off his sidewalk"
"Oh, | see. And Is that any OF your
business? DO you think that we are
Idiots or children that we can't attend
to our own affairs? IL my husband
was home he'd give you lift into the
street"
III your husband was home ia tell
hin. n tx,,,g
"Tbe idea that
But the Idea didn't pan out The door
was slammed against his toes, and he
had TO turn and descend the steps. He
knew the second house on his left to be
occupied by family named Holt. The
husband was crosc eyed and the wife
red headed, but Mr.. Bowser did not
take these things into consideration.
Mira. -Bowser and the cat appeared at
his own door, and Mrs. Bowser called
to him that she smelled smoke In the
house and wanted him to come home
and look around for fire, but he waved
her away and proceeded to make his
third call. The man and his wife had
Just been having hot dispute as to
whether the earth was round or fiat.
and they both answered the door Ia
hopes that it was tramp whom they
could kick.
"Weli?' querled the Holt family a.
Mr.. BOwser entered the han.
"Did yom know that it had been
showing all day?' he asked In reply.
Certainly"
"And that there is a foot of snow on
your walk?"
Sure, Mike"
"And that it is your duty under the
ordinance to clear it OFF,"
Not by burned sight II our snow
bothers you clear it off yourself"
"Do you mean to say that you will
let 1t lie there for the next three or
four days"
"We do. 1t can lie there for the next
three or four years."
'By thuHder, but it won'tw exclaim-
ed Mr.. Bowser as he turned away.
"YOu either get out with your shovel
within fifteen minutes or I'll have you
hauled into court and smartly fined"
He was told to go to that land where
snow melts as fast as it falls, and he
waded down the steps and out of the
yard. Mrs. Bowser made another ef-
fort. She said she thought the gas me-
ter was out of order and all the water
pipes busted and that IL lie didn't at
tend to things right away there would
be an awful tragedy, but Mr.. Bowser
couldn't be turned from the path of
duty.
He was standing at his own gate and
drawing long breath for another call
when the peppery little man and his
wife rushed out from one side and the
cross eyed man and his red headed wife
from the other, and at the same time
two men pedestrians came along. 1t
wasn't conspiracy nor put up job,
but all jumped on Mr.. Bowser at once
He fought gamely. but he was over
powered. He was lifted up and driven
head first into snowdrift, and one of
the men seized the shovel and added
more snow, while the others packed II
down. 1t was ten minutes after they
before the buried man res
urrected himself and entered his own
house.
well, what about the ordinance?"
asked Mrs. Bowser.
''Not a word from you-not single
word" he whispered rs he pointed a
finger at her. Il see your fine Italian
hand In this. and know my remedy.
Tomorrow morning, wOman-tomorrow
morning we consult our respective law
yers and you go home to your mother!"
NJ. QUAD.