The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-26

gan to play with the cat, but after tak' ing two or three turns across the floor Ec said:
 And my sister Mary Is dead, and my Uncle Jim and my Cousin Betty yes, dead and gone. I don't s'pose could find their gravcstones if I set out to look for them dead and gone, and you agc playing with that blamed old yaller cut Us lt nothing had happened" ."
 She Refuses to Mourn.
 "But what do you want me to doF' she retorlcG. "Is 1t going to bring the dead to life if 1 sit down and weep"
 "Hark To that" he exclaimed after i1 moment and without having an swcrcd her question. "Thcre Is n ped llcr shouting 'Watcrmelons" at the top of his voice. Just hear him"
 "Why. you have heard him every evening for days and days. He has got wntcrmclons to sell Probably nine out of ten of thcm are as green as grass. but !ct him sell them if he can. The more cholera morbus the better for the drug stores and doctors.
 But the cry goes right tc my heart" !" protested Mir BowSer. My poor fa- tncr died after eating watermelon and my Uncle Jim because he hadn't mny teeth to eat one with. The ped. dlcr knows it and is hollerInG to add to my grief"
 Dent be childish, Mir. Bowser. The man doesn't even know who lives here. Did | tell you that I wanted to get at my housekeeping next month";
 And now he's yelling 'GooScber- rIcs""
 "WcU. let him yell"
 "But I tell you he knows that Bow ser lives here. and he wants to spite me by adding to my grief, It was gooschcrry tarts that killed my sister Mary and plain goosebcrrics that killed my cousin Betty. Betty ate four quarts of 'cm right down and next day was no more"
 "I don't wonder ut it. But let's talk about something more cheerful Do you think the next congress is going to take up the tariff question"
 Stirred Up by Song.
 NIT. Eowscr might or might not have answered the question. but before he could get around to lt a hired girl In the next back yard who was taking clothes or tnc line commenced singing at the top of her voice:
 "In Scarlet town. where I was born,
 There was u fair maid dwelling,
 And she was known 10th far and near
 As lovely Barbara Allen
 "Grcat snakes, but must I submit to thls?" groancd Mr. Bowser as he start od up. Here | come home loaded down witE grief and sadness, md a peddIcr must yell 'Watormelons" and 'Goosebcrrios" at me from thc front and hired girl must warbic a song at me from the back"'
 "Hut hHvr ualicucc." cOunSclCd Mrs. Rowser "Thcsc people know nothing of your sadness. Sec, the peddlcr has driven on and inc girl has stopped singing. Let me ask you a question, please. Did you partokc of any fall tonic today%
 And my sister died after eating goosebcrry tartsr he murmured as he wiped hIs eyes anew.
 Answer my question. Did you have any faU tonic this afternoon? Did any one recommend q tonic to take your grief away"
 "Y.c-s, just little tonic. It was for my lame back. I took about a table. spoonful
 "Um. 1 thought so."
 And it has made me sad-s-a-d.'
 "I sec. Well. let me put you to bed, and you'll wake up in the morning feeling all right"
 And won't lp sad no mOreT
 "Not sad. You won't even remem' Der whether it was goosrbcrry tarts or pumpkin pie that did the business for your sister Come on."
 "Nesh. will come on. Mrs. Bow sher, you are sho good-sho good zhat cry for yuw" M. QUAD,