The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-04

trainpIns ana wheeling, and 10 ~.
ed out between the plckets Just a. a (ot
man came along and halted to Iean "
against shade tree and inquire:
"Say, You, don't DR.. 0re6e i've o.
this block9"
"Ncvef heard Of him."
"l1e Is a one eyed man."
"Never heard of him."
"fIe cures asthma
''Never heard Of him.
Looking For . osstsr.
"And I've had It for ten years and
want to be cured. was told that he
lived along here soihewheres."
s'And I've told you about hundred
times that I never heard of himf'
shouted Stf. Bowser.
"Sir, II you knew what the asthma
was" persisted the man as he lurchcd
forward and caught the gate--''if you
had suffered for one night rs ! have
suffered for thousand-if'-
"You old rhinoceros, but Ill have
your life II you don't get awayw wns
thundered in his car. And the man
with the asthma lifted his painted
hands to heaven and wabbled his paint
cd knees and staggered away. Mrs.
Bowser had seen It NIL from the front
window, and she came out and said:
"Nir. Bowser, that was one OF the
deacons Of my church, and shall new
er dare attend service there again.
Please let Inc get a painter to finish
the fence" tsa =
mot on your life! This is my Job. II u
church deacon with the asthma doesn't
know any better than to grab hold Of Q
painted gate let him try to rub on
what be gets. BY the seven spotted
bulls, but can't man take a day on
aud paint his own fence without all
this fuss? What In, thunder do they
come along here forY'
Mrs. Bowser retired in as good order
as possible, and for the next half hour
Mr. Bowser was permitted to work in
peace. Then big dog came bounding
up the street In an cxuberant way.
stopping row and then to chase his
tail in circle In the joy of living. The
painter painted OH and dreamed Of no
tragedy. When the dog smelled fresh
paint he investigated. He wanted to
know, You know, and he found out.
The smell reminded him OF the en-
balmed beef Of Spanish war days, and
he turned his side to the fence and
rubbed and rubbed and growled his
pleasure. He did not see the fat, red
| fnced and baldheaded man rise up on
the other side. He did not see that fat
and 80 forth man on the inside OF the
fence gather up stone flower vase and
polse 1t In the air. From woman thirty
feet away came a scream. but the vs0c
descended, and the dog aed with howls
Of dismay.
"Slr. that is my dogr' exclaimed the
woman as she drew nearer.
"Durn his hide, but wish had
mashed him fat! retorted Mr. Bow
ser.
.You are cruel,> bad man, cir. The
dog was simply playing with your
fence" sir 81
"And look at 1t! He has rubbed the
paint OF of three miles Of pickets aud
left enough hair to stuff-a mattress. A
/ woman that will lug laundering big
dog around the street must expect to
have him mashed" ~
Threatened to Report Him.
II will report you to the police, cir,
You have been guilty of cruelty to ami
mails
"And I'll have your dog shot for a
nuisanccw
The woman passed on. and Mrs
Bowser came ont with face a. white al
snow and queried:
"Mr. Bowser, do you know who that
woman isY
mo. We didn't have any body. TO In
troduce MS. I'd like TO talk to her h0s
band for about two minutes"
"Tt's the wife of the minister Of my
church,"
"Well, has minister's wife right
to lug an old dog as big as q llouss
around the streetT ~ 3
''She will never cali on lne again
She'll tell all the ladies to keep away
III can never step foot IN the church
again. Oh, Mr.. Bowser, why did y0t
do 1t? Why won't you stop now befors
murder Is done"
She went away With tears IN hel
eyes, and MIR. Bowser took a moment
to think Then he threw his brpsh Int
the street aud the. paint pot after u
and entered the honse. In ten minutes
he had changed his clothes and wal
out on the steps. Mrs. Bowser caught
him there and asked: '.sp
"Are Won going TO tho Officer"