The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-26

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/, when lie was year old he could tell
the difference between u lead nickel
and n good one. y
Bowssr's Early Lie.
Before he was three years old the
child was inquiring into mechanics,
| philosophy and the occult. and The
ncghbors would gather of an evening
| and sit with open mouths 10 hear him
talk He was reading Shakespeare MT
four, aud at 1vc the schoomaster
frankly admitted that he could learn
him no more The father then mort
gagged his farm to send the young boy
to college. He chose Harvard IN pref.
ercnce to Yale because lie had natu-
raj antlpathy against Yale locks.
The professors bad heard Of young
Bowser. but received him with incred-
uity. They set out TO prove him a
young buffer. but In the course of a
single afternoon he had not only as
| tonished them beyond measure. but
taken his place ut the head of all
classes. II Is recorded that they gath
cred in council and pronounced the
boy the greatest prodigy of the CEN
tury."
When Mr.. Bowser had got that far
he began to doubt himself and to wish
for Mrs. Bowser's opinion. He fought
| the feeling off for few minutes. not
wishing to condesccnd too much, but
finally gathered up the pages and
walked out into the sitting room and
said:
"Mrs. Bowser will read you what
have written so far. II is only part
Of the Introductory. OF course you un-
| dcrstand nothing about literary work.
but should like you TO see the easy
flow of language. That's the art Of lit
erary worE-the easy flow."
He thcreupon began to read, but
when he had reached the point where
he began inquiring into the occult Mrs.
Bowscr interrupted with:
"What inquiries did you make?"
"Well-ahem-well, | don't remem.
ber after this lapse of time, but
made inquiries" he replied.
"What were you inquiring about me.
chancs?"
II can't say just at this moment"
Were you asking why a wheelbar-
row had only one wheel, while wag-
on had four?"
Madam, do you know who you are
talking to-" be asked as he rose up.
"Please read the rest. didn't mean
to say anything to offend. 1t was so
singular for you to be inquiring into
the laws of mechanics at that age that
was curious to know just what you
wanted to he informed about"
Mr.. Bowser choked over the matter
for q moment and then read on. When
he had reached the point Of being sent
away to college Mrs. Bowser interrupt
ed again to ask:
Calls Himself an ASS.
did your father ever pay that mort
gage or did he lose ihis farm?"
"By the living jihgo, woman, but do
you mean to insult meT'
"Why. no; of course not just ask
ed YOU
81 know you asked me, and I'll have
no more of it. From now on you
won't hear another line of this auto
biography-not line. ! was an ass
for reading you what have. might
have known that you would get or
something mean"
At that moment the doorbell rang,
and Mr.. Bowser, being on his feet, an
swered 1t. He opened the door TO find
his publisher there.
81 was up this way aud ran in to tell
you that IL you can make 100000 words
Of the sketch ] will pay you double"
said the man.
"Well, | will try to. I have just
started on the introduction"
"Good! Good. | knew you were a
hustler. And how do you like 1t as
far as you have gomez"
II think it's splendid"
THAT'S fine. Say, Bowser, l want
to lend my sister over on the next
street 500 Let me have 1t tonight,
and I'll send II over to your office In
the morning"
Mr. Bowser flushed snow white and
then brick red.
"Ycs; send it over In the morning."
smiled the publisher.
'I-I couldn't do it,"
"No? Then. no twenty. no autoblog"
"Then you get out OF here, you dead
beat, your
When the door closed behind the
man Mr.. Bowser strobe down to the
sitting room. Mrs. Bowser had laugh.
ed until she had tears In her eyes.
''Ha" he exclaimed as he grabbed
up the manuscript.
''Ha" he shouted as he held 1t aloft
and tore IL into shreds.
'.Ha, haw he almost roared as he
kicked at the cat and strobe down the
hall TO clap on his hat and bic him out
into the night NJ. QUAD.