The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-12-27

'SA A~ 49, $3.50
Never"
Then III tell you something. I've
had more fun tonight than Nv ever
had In all my life before"
You organized the Buttermilk
clubT'
Yes; six OF US. and I'm president OF
II. 'Lected by admiration"
You mean accIanatiou- And you
drank buttermilkY
I'VE drank-we drank-ws drank
shay. Misher Bowsher. you good friend
OF mine, amt you:"
II told you | was. You drank but.
termi.k. and this is the effect IL had on
you. Or. Wilson will be somewhat As
,onished at the report"
Mr.. Bowser laughed and slapped his
by. Then he laughed and cln,Cked
3irs. Bowser under the chin. Then
he roarcd and picked up the cat and
tos %ed him on 10 the lounge. ten feet
away.
will you tell me what's the III
ter vas asked.
'Yesa, Course | will. You my bcSi
friend. Tell you anything. We had .
barrel Of butteru.iE-"
Yes"
Fresh buttermilk-sweet huttermil.
cool buttermiIk. Decker Wilson shdid
we must drink eight gallons apiece
What you s'poSe We did. Mishcr 80.
sher-ha. In. ha."
Il shoulb say. judging from your
present condition. that you drank the
buttermilk."
She's Wrong Again.
mo. we Didn't. You're wrong. You
won't never, never gimme away. Wi
YOU
No"
Honest InjUn2'
Honest %lnjun-"
Then I'll tell you all about it. Shay
we fooled Decker Wilson Ike thunder
-ha, ha. ha. Best joke you ever heard
Of. Why, we laughed till we all fell
on 'er fioOr-ha, ha, liza"
What did you laugh aboutT'
why we took that barrel Of but.
termilk and poured it al down my
back and then drank eight quarts -
champagne. Did for a fact -"
poured it all down my back Ho.: .
you never shay i word abOu1 il. !"r
ker Wilson would want 10 kin Us. We
are going 70 report that bucrer..ik /
good for-for-gOod for-ha. h.. n
And Mr. bOWseE laughed and GeF
gled &n: slapped his leg ana rorN'
his boz. to and fr0>until tLerr srrlm,.
10 be danger II Il stoke 81 apop.eI.
Mrs. DoWSer ,;3Es- ri his Ntck al,
found it sOVpinG W. fI'.n' l4~;ttcrL.I.%
Or wafer. and SIC .l'-r-->u her fee
inGs by saying:
Well. II n-,. o. ,.o;" ~ OFT; - TO-
gS."rr3 of hill:ClE"
~l.an M age: = "'.oe. 80"
EeHs..tr. I'm p.I." = L.,.u,ll = year,
Old. Had Il Dirlnd3y only ogGcr day
Just a hundred. and I'm a gay C.I
sport. It's all right 20 be Z Gay o.
sport-aIl right. sfay. sou h0in't 20.
ing to tell Decker Wilson. ara-youE"
lie ought to be told."
But don't DO it. 1t would break his
heart. When l GDt down where the
fellers was one Of 'em shays TO me. he
shays:
"'Misher BOwster, are you q hog"
"'Not by a ~durrAsight,' shays l.
"'Neither are tie rest of US, and she
we are going 20 drink champagne
stead of butterm tx
''Thash whash they shaid- Mishe:
B0wsher-thash ghash they shaid-ani
they poured the buttermilk down my
bac!;. and We hal the champagne. and
-anL"-
And Mr.. BOwser got down on the
f1Oor with his aead under the table,
put one foo UT'on the rocker. and in
aI0ut y mjnIt." ne '.HS SCTId asleep
Mrs DoWsrr Went up to is! ana let
him THIS. Us; she caI!p G.ya ncyt
~"-o"ui.- IL Vas just ge1inG to bis
feet
"yt2Il?" she uueried Us tbe stood be.
fee BIN
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