The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-06-08

"Nevef mind about Brown"
I'll have TO, cause he's good feller,
YOU know. Wen, Brown says the gov
ornor is over to the Gay house aud
wants to see wants TO see Samuel
Bowsher-wants TO meet great man.
Nothing wrong about that, ehy All 'er
great men in 'er country like 10 meet
me- don't theyf"
"Go on" said Mrs Bowser
IL didn't want to go. Id rather
come home and meet you. | knew
you'd worry II | didn't come home at
shix O'clock Browns a good feller.
and the governors good feller, hut you
are better fellcr. Shake hands, Mrsll.
Bowshcr."
"Ncyer you mind about shaking
hands. Did you go TO see Tie govern
orr"
"Yesh Had TO do 1t. Brown said IL
would hurt his feelings IL | didn't do ID.
Yesh, went 70 shce 'er governor You
can't think how glad lie was Shaid
he'd been wanting to shee me for 400
years. Shook hands. Patted me on
the back. Almost kissed me. Mighty
good feller-mighty good feller."
"WellT'
well, we shat down. AIebbe shat
on governors knee maybe he shat on
mine. We talked. Never talked sho
much in my life He told me funny
, stories, and told him 'er same. Shay,
but you orter heard us laughn'. Never
laughed so much in hundred years.
Governor laughed just 'er shame"
( And was he also intoxicated"
asked Mrs. Bowser.
Intoxicated? Whazzer menn? No
body was intoxicated It was Just hi
larty DO you think 'er governor Of
zhis great state would get intox Gated?
DO you think Samuel Bowsher, your
husband. would get intoxicated? Shake
hands wiz me, Mrsh. Bowsher, and tell
me you don't think SO"
But you had something TO drlnkY
Course we had. Can't go to shee 'er
governor aud not have something to
drink. After we first shook hands
| asked him what he'd take. He shaid
Il glass Of buttermilk wiz cinder IN it,
and | said I'd take 'eT shame"
"What do you mean by cinderY
DUNNO. Ihuts what 'er boys call
II. Makes you laugh. If your mother
was dead and you drank glass of but.
tcrmilk wiz cinder in II, you'd laugh
and Kick up your heels. 1has all we
had Mrsh. BONsh er-buttermilk and
cinders. Shake hands and tell me zhat
you love me"
"Never! Mr., Bowser you have dis
graced us. Even the cat is ashamed of
you"
Don't talk zhat way, Mrsh. Bowsher
don't do It, Can't 'er feller go and
shec 'cr governor without disgracing
his wife and cat? Course he can.
Shay. you just orter heard my speech
Governor wouldn't let me off wizout
one. Sha!d he was just dyin' to hear
old Cicero. Zhats what he called me
old Cicero. | am shy man, Mrsh
Bowsher but after awhile | stood up
like Zhls and held out my arm like
zhis, and
And Mr. Bowser sat down on the
Goor and winkcG and b!inked In an
owly way as Mrs. Bowser looked n,
him. After n couple Of minutes he
went on
Offers His Hand.
II stood up like 2hls and made 'er
speech. You otter heard zllat speech
1t lasted an hour. IL made 'er govern
or laugh, and it made him cry. IL
Will all be In 'er papers In 'ec morning,
and | want tC cut IL out ana paste 1t
in Il scrapbook You could hear 'er
governor laugh all over town, aud
when he cried the tears just rolled
down his cheeks in streams. You amt
mad, are you? You feel proud Of youI
husband, don't you? SIrsh. BOwsher
, shake hands and tell ne That you are
proud Of your husband"
Mrs. Bowser sat stlfiy and hadn't
word TO say.
"Ihen 'er gov'nor made speech"
resumed the man Oh the floor in
sleepy voice. "Yesh, be made speech
but noZZlLgs like NY speech. No
laughin', no weeph.'-JuSt common
speech bout 'er Panamaw canal
Zhen we kissed each other, and came
home to tell you all bout it-a-l-l bout
1t. Mrsh, BOwsher, shake hands and
and shake hands and
And Mr.. Bowser gradually stretched
himself out on the floor and was lost
in slumbcr.
Has he perlshed, ma'amf - CsSed the
cook In whisper as she cane up,
stairs.
I'VE will lock up the house and turn
out the gas and go to bed" was the
reply,
And ten minutes later Mr. Bowser
and "'er goy'nor" and the cat and the
whippoorwills and the summer breezes
were left alone In the darkness.
NJ. QUAD.
Mercenary.
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