The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-06-12


minutes getting ready to no some
where. was only ten minutes In net.
ting ready 10 follow Mr.. Bowser.
caught the next car behind him,
knew what entrance hc would take Il
reach the lake In the park, and hs
hadn't got hIs skates on when found
him, He didn't seem to be In any
hurry either He sat around like boy
with the toothache, and once or twics
he seemed 10 BIO on the point OF coins
home. A policeman finally sauntered
np and said.
"rhese benches are for the use Of
| skaters"
well, amt ! skstsrr replied Mr
Howaer. e
You don't lock like II TO me. You
look more like man who'd roll around
However, IL yon are a skater get busy"
The conversation was overheard by
half a dozen people, and, being put on
hls mcttle, Mr.. Bowser began to faster
On his skates. He had had them on
for i've minutes. looking distrustfully
az the leo all the time. when the police
man came along again aud said:
what! Loaiing around YETI II you
can't skate you'd better give that rlg to
some cross eyed orphan boy. Shall J
get ten.year.oid girl 10 take your aru
and tell you which foot goes nrstT'
ne s Gwyed.
You can mind your own business,
slr!" replied Mr Bowser as be got the
boiled lobster color In his face.
"Don't sass met
And don't yon be guylng mev'
The officer walked on. and score OF
skaters gathered around Mr.. Bowses
and INDUCED In such remarks as:
'f'll bet he'll show us n few tricks
when he does get started"
"ili bet 80 too, He's got the right sort
OF lega for skater"
What are you guys talking about
Can cider BARI skater
III he's going TO smash the Ice I'm
going home to play with my rag dolly
said n girl Of sixteen.
Mr.. Bowser had 10 get move on |
him. ] could rcnd his thoughts as plain |
AZ print. He was saying to himself
that he'd give thousand dollars II be
was safe home with me and the cat. II
was too late for TINT. He got up and
wabbled around and finally reached the
Ice and grabbed hold Of bush to
steady himself. He was standing there
with his eyes as big AS sauccrs and his
chin quiyering. when there were some
more remarks. They were TO the fol.
lowing effect;
Some one get him pair OF
crutches"'
"If you can't skate get down and roll
over!
ny George he thinks he sees A
ghost1"
Hang TO the limb. old coon! II you
move you are gonerl"
"oh, shut up ana give the old gent a
show! He'll start or pretty quick and
make us 'all look silly"
Then the girl who had spoken before
chIpped In with:
my ma told me that II the baby Gle.
phant broke loose and got on the Ice |
was TO come right home and study my
spelling lesson"
His Usual Finish.
Poor Mr.. Bowser had to draw long
breath, commend his soul to higher
power and get hump on him. He
hadn't scrambled along over ten feet
when one of his legs went up In the
air. he spun around two or three times
and then came down with a Jar that
Don Castro would have paid a thou.
'and dollars for to present to the
French cable company. My shrek
vas echoed by fifty others, and the po-
iceman came running up and grabbed
he poor victim by the collar and drew
him to land aud said.
'It's the same old coon that was sit.
Ing around here ten minutes ago. ]
old him then that he was no skater"
rs he dead" asked one OF the
'rowd.
mo. but he's got lesson. That
ar has sort OF driven him together,
md he won't be more than Ave feet
Iigh after this, Does any one here
now himi"
Il went forward and gave his iden,
Ity and address, and the ambulance
vas summoned. and he was conveyed
ome. They told me he was very
uiet on the trip. As he was carried
lto the house he simply sighed. As
got out plasters and llnlments and
ared for him he looked at me In o
uzzled way and muttered something
bout pigeon wings I have had the
octor for him, but the M. ID. says that
o bones are actually broken. It Is q
ase Of telescope. The victim Is still
ing In n lethargic state, opening his -
res and looking around now and then, IN
nd 1t will probably be another week a
afore he can shout Woman" at me