The Delta independent., 1908-07-17
horseback" she asked. but with less
aRgressiveness in her tones.

horseback" she asked, but with less
aggressiveness In her tones.
''By climbing on the back Of horse. |
of course" he replied.
"But-but l don't believe you were |
ever on the back of a horse in your
life. If you don't have the gentlest |
kind of horse you will be sure to |
meet with some accident" ,
Madam. l am Mr.. Bowser." he said
as he walked around and swelled out |
his chest Because l haven't told you
about riding to hounds In my younger |
days and winning four out of f.e hur-
die races you talk about sliding and
slipping and bobbing. Let us hear no
more of it."
Every well, but If any accident does
happen you must not blame me. l am
opposed to the affair"
There will be no accident and no
blaming. How do you think l look In
this suit?'
Mrs. Bowser gave him a word OF
praise. She knew he would carry out
his programme whether or no, and so
she softened down, as a wife should.
and hoped for the best. Mr.. Bowser
exchanged suits again and looked upon
the matter as settled, and peace reign
ed during the remainder of the even
ing. Once when he happened TO catch
sight of the cat with grin on her face
he looked around for the AK or the
crowbar. but Mrs. Bowser turned it Off
by saying that the cat had been looking
at funny pictures in the Sunday supple
ments. and all was serene again.
Dreamed of Ridino.
That night Mr. Bowser slept to
waken at brief intervals. He also
dreamed, and in his dreams he was a
knight of old on a cavorting steed.
Once the steed cavorted so cavortishly
that the knight would have fallen out
of bed had not Mrs. Bowser seized him
by the shoulder. He was up and had
special breakfast and was at the gate
to meet the boy and the horse. The
horse came down the street mostly on
his hind legs. When he wasn't walking
on them he was using them to kick
with.
Isn't he "a little fresh?" asked
the knight as the steed was finally
brought to the curb.
"Gentlest, quietest hoss in the sta
bles, sir" replied the boy. This is
the boss we let out to invalids and lit
tie girls to ride. He's just kittenish."
To corroborate the boy the horse
reared and squealed and then came
down to kick the wheel off a peddler's
wagon. OF course a crowd collected,
and of course Mr.. Bowser was the
cynosure. Five minutes after the ar
rival of the horse he would have given
SJ0.OO00CO to be five miles away pick
ing huckleberries.
"Will he do it?' shouted boy as
Mr.. Bowser stood there trembling.
"Nawr' shouted a second
Look at him.
Hes got the ager,''
Hell send the hoss backw
"S'posin' he'd been our general in the
Spanish war;
Kicked Cart to Pieces.
Mrs. Bowser came to the door and
expressed an opinion; but, whatever 1t
was. the words were lost in the hula
baloo made by the peddler as a sec-
ond wheel was shattered and his old
horse got n kick in the ribs besides.
The boy now offered to assist the
knight OF cid to mount and do some
cavorting. and what could poor MIR.
Bowser do? He did just what Caesar
or Hannibal would have done. He got
into the saddle and had the stirrups
adjusted. Then the boy let go of the
bride and stepped back. and for thir-
ty seconds the horse stood as il turned
to stone.
Look at the jimdandyw shouvd a
boy
Watch him pound pegst" yelled an
other.
\ builder had just left n big heap of
sand at the opposite curb, and It was
upon that heap that Mr.. Bowser came
down after taking war balloon sail
toward the sky. He struck in heap
and ON heap. and the boy and the
horse went up the street like shad-
ows. The knight was brought in and
laid on the lounge. and the crowc was
dispersed by policeman. In the
course of half an hour Mr. Bowser
suddenly sat up and looked all around
the room and then fastened his eyes
on Mrs. Bowser.
Are you feeling better, dear?" she
softly asked
He pointed ut the clock.
''Yes, dear. What is it?"
'Thc train leaves for your mothers
ut 1910" he hoarsely whispered "You
can 20 now. and we will settle about
the divorce and alimony another time.
1 know air. NJ QUAD.