The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-09-25

was" persisted the man as ne q
forward and caught the gate.
had suffered for one night rs u
suffered for thousand-if''--
You old rhinoceros. but I'll
your life If you don't get awayl
thundered in his ear. And the
with the asthma lifted his pa
hands TO heaven and wabbled hiss
ed knees and staggered away.
Bowser hnd seen 1t all from the
window, and she came out, and sal
~MS. npwBeE, saat was one Of
deeeo1s a. my c21uTcA ana I shall
er dare attend service there a
Please let me get painter to q
the fence"
Not on your lifel This is my job. =
church deacon with the asthma does
know any better than to grab hold 3
painted gate let him try to rub
what he gets. BY the seven spot
bulls, but can't man take day
and paint his own fence without
this fuss3 What in thunder do the
come along here forY
Mrs. Bowser retired In as good ordei
as possible, and for the next half houl
Mr.. Dowser was permitted to work II
peace. Then big dog came bounding
up the street in an exuberant way
stopping now and then to chase hii
tail in a circle in the Joy Of living. Th'
painter painted on and dreamed of nj
tragedy. When the dog smelled fresl
paint he investigated. He wanted Il
know, you know, and he found out
The smell reminded him of the EN-
balmed beef of Spanish war days, ant
he turned his side to the fence ant
rubbed and rubbed and growled hii
pleasure. lie did not see the fat, re,
faced and baldheaded man rise up OF
the other side. He did not see that ia
and SO forth man on the inside of tn,
fence gather up stone tlowervase ant
poise 1t in the air. From a woman thirt,
feet away came q scream, but the vas,
descended, and the dog fed with howl
of dismay.
"Sir, that is my dogp exclaimed tn,
woman as she drew nearer.
"Durn bis hide, but l wish / hat
mashed him fiatp retorted Mr.. Bow
SER
You are cruel, bad man, sir. Tn,
dog was simply playing with you
fence"
"And look at It'll He has rubbed tn,
paint off of three miles of pickets an,
left enough hair to stuff mattress. !
woman that will lug laundering bi,
dog around the street must expect {,
have him mashed"
Threatened to Report Him.
"I will report you to the police, sir
You have been guilty of cruelty to AMI
mals.'
And I'll have your dog shot for
nuisancel"
The woman passed on. and Mrs
Bowser came out with face as white a
snow and queried:
"Mr. Bowser. do you know who tha
woman is5"
@1so. W GaaS aaxe eaybsdy b q
trodues us. I'd tihs 10 talk TO heP Aua
band for about two minutes"
-.It's-the wife of the minister OF m,
church"
"Well. has a minister's wife rlgh
to lug an old dog as big as a hous
around the street?"
"She will never call on me again
She'll tell all the ladies to keep away
l can never step foot In the churcl
again. oh, Mr.. Bowser. why did yo
do it2 Why won't you stop now befor
murder Is doneF'
She went away with tears In he
eyes, and Mr.. Bowser took a momen
to think. Then he threw his brush int
the street and the paint pot after
and entered the house. In ten minute
he had changed his clothes and wa
out on the steps. Mrs. Bowser caugh
him there and asked:
"Are you going to the Officer
In reply he bestowed upon her
long. lingering look of reproach, a loo
of martyrdom, a look Of one VIII
had suffered long and had reached tn
limit, and then passed down the step
and out of the gate and was lost +
sight up the street. The'paint pot hal
come into his happy life and turned 1
to gall. NJ. QUAD.