The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-17

into vinegar and back again. Your
theory Is utterly untenable" sft
"Just what the professor said" smil-
cd Mr.. Bowser, but I'll make YOU
both take back seats before another
sunset n4
But how-howW
Where He Could Get Information.
"Why. by going TO headquarters. Of
course--to the farmer himself He Is
the man TO get your points on natural
history from. He Is always observing;
he is always oecumulating knowledge
nf the things around him: he knows
the grasshopper and the cricket as no
one else can shall 90 into the coun-
try tomorrow and converse with about
dozen farmers. and when | come
back Professor Schermerhorn and you
will be dead ducks and the world will
bc an idea the wiser The next day
look out for Bowser's new discovery 10
the papers" ~
"say. dear" began Mrs. Bowser as
she got her pleading look on, please
give It up. Give IT up right here and
now"
"W-h.a-tw
"You are in the wrong, and you'll
fnd it out so 10 your confusion. A
hopper never becomes a cricket"
GIVE It up! Why, woman, what are
you talking about? I've got the only
chance that has ever come 20 me "a
become famous, and you coolly sit
there and ask me TO give II up. Not on
your life! A grasshopper turns into a
cricket In the fan and then back to n
hopper IN the spring. and I'll bet my
life on II. For 1000 years the world
has gone on IN ignorance Of this fact
aud I am now going TO enlighten IT.
We must have our schoolbooks and
histories corrected. We must have less
| of Professor Schermerhorn and more oi
samuel Bowser. I'd die before givine
| Il up"
"And you are going to ask farmers?'
~ am"
"But you needn't 90 10 the country
TO do IT, Go down on Jay street TO tn,
Farmers inn. and you viii find do2
on stopping there overnight See wha
they say before going out I'm the couu
| try"
| Mr.. Bowser thought the move goot
one and within ten minutes bad lef
the house to carry It out. As he wa
descending the steps Mrs. Bowser said
81 hope you will find your theory cor
rect but " you don't you won't blam
mo. will youY"
"Not at ALL" was his reply. "Yo,
will In no sense be to blame, and
wonder that you ask me such SILL
question"
He found the Farmers inn, and h
found the farmers there. He selecte,
the Oldest one OF the lot and put tn
case plump to him. The old toler hi
off new chew of his plug. though
for awhile and finally said:
"Naybur, you are wrong. Grasshol
pers live until about the lst OF octC
bcr and then change into crows. !
May of the follerln spring they chang
back ag'in."
This was gain over Professo
Schermerhorn's theories, but not qult
satisfactory Mr. Bowser tried a So,
ond farmer. The victim locked Mt hi
for u minute 10 see II he was in ca
nest and then replied:
You haven't quite hit II. but almOs
In the fall the grasshoppers turn int
bullfrogs and burrow in the mu'
When they come out in the spring the
so TO eatln' grass agln."
\ third one was approached. II
made Mr. BOwser state his ease twlc
over and then called TO the landlord ;
You want 10 git the police here
take this escaped unatic back to II
madhouse. I'm skeered o. him"
Mrs. Bowser and the cat sat waltiu
when Mr. Bowser walked into II
) house His knees wabbled; his ha
was tousled; his eyes blazed,
"Wcll. do grasshoppers she b
gan. when he interrupted with:
"Madam. II Is early in the evenir
yet. You can pack your trunk and |
ready TO start for your mothers 1
: the early morning train"
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