Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-01-06


have got to have long talk together.
There are certain things that must be
made plain to you"
Mr.. Bowser looked around for the
cat, calculating to give her a glare that
should settle her business for a week,
but, failing to find her. he descended
to the kitchen and made his way across
the back yard to the alley. There he
found a boy holding a saddle horse. He
had asked for a GUiet horse. The ami
NAL before him held his head down and
switched at the flies with his TAIL and
as the boy saw Bowser looking his
mount over he said:
Hes as quiet as q sheep, sir. A lit
tie girl ten years old had him out yes
terday afternoon
81. hope he isn't too quiet l like a
horse with some life in him.
Not too quiet, but just quiet enough
One can see that you are used to
horses"
Mr.. BoWser smiled with satisfaction.
How the boy could see it he didn't
know, but determined to reward him.
He had arrived at this determination
and was about to mount when the boy
said:
"You are trying to get up on the
wrong side, SIR"
Mr.. Bowser drew his foot from the
stirrup and got around to the right
side and at the same time determined
to do that boy a mean trick if the
chance came his way.
'Rather fat and short legged, sir, but
up you go. Don't hit him with the
spurs until you want him to go. Rides
like a rocking chair, and his mouth is
as tender as baby's. Are you all
right, sir? Then away you co.
Mr.. Bowser had uttered half a dozen
grunts and grown fiery red in the face
as he drew himself up into the saddle,
but after the horse had walked slowly
and steadily down the alley for two
blocks there came a sense of exhilara-
ton. He had steered around a coal
cart, passed a boy and lodged two ash
barrels, and his confidence was high
At the end of two blocks he turned into
the street and came upon a crowd of
boys.
Eli, but what's that?' yelled one.
There's circus in town. added a
second.
Gee whizz, but let's catch it!''
Mr.. BoWser put on a look of dignity.
1t might have been good for five min,
utes but for the action of one of the
boys. He threw a stone and hit the
horse, and the horse suddenly stood up
on his hind legs and paved the air. 1t
was perilous moment for Mr.. Bow
ser, and how he passed it he will never
be able to remember. The horse finally
assumed his natural attitude and then
uttered a whinny. Then he danced up
and down in sportive mood.
''See de old man CROWN pale!'' shout
ed red headed boy.
''He'd give a millyon dollars to be on
de groundv' added one with a sun
burned nose.
''Say, Gully, why don't you hire a
cow instead?'' was flung at Mr. Bowser
as the horse suddenly bolted
He bolted because he wanted to get
somewhere, but as the spurs acct
dentally struck him he bolted because
he was mad about it. At the first
jump Mr.. Bowser lost the saddle. He
didn't lose it as a man might lose his
dog. but he and the saddle parted.
Their paths diverged from that time
onward. He was thrown forward on
the horses shoulders and chung to his
neck, and away went the equine for
liberty or death. He chased push carts,
he followed autos, he galloped after
ice wagons and moving vans. In his
glee he ran over brick piles and jump
ed over wheelbarroWs. Some said he
gallOped nine times around a block,
| and some said it was ten, but that was
matter of small moment At a time
most convenient to himself he came a
sort of double twist and left his rider
on a sand pile and galloped home. Mrs.
Bowser knew nothing of what was
happening. She had gone about her
daily duties, when policeman rang
the bell and said to her:
you needn't be at all alarmed, mad.
am"
''What about?
about Mr.. Bowser. They are bring.
ing him home, but he isn't hurt much.
He will come to in half an hour or So"
"He-he''-
''He just got off his horse to rest,
ma'am, and building fell on him. No
hurt, ma'am. He'll simply know more
when he gets over it. Fact is, it will
probably do him good. Fine weather,
ma'am. Just lay him on the lounge
and give him time That's it. Good
day, ma'am." M.QUAD.