Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-11
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auLeeS
Eeesntrieity Of Timerisee.
The clock began to tick in the most
solemn manner and the hands to move
In two minutes the hands had trayel..d
twice around the face, and then tbev
came to a sudden stop. like a street
ear hitting a fat woman.
Was that NapoleOn's wayr' whIs.
peringly asked Mrs. Bowser
MI Bowser stepped forward and
TOOK the key and began winding. Aft
er ne had wound sufficiently 10 keen
seven Waterbury watches going for 4
month he laid down the key. and the
sacred souvenir went ut 1t and STRUCK
III times without q halt to rush the
GROWER.
The aucuoneer had been at st. He
lena himself, you were saying" whis-
pered Mrs. Bowser.
woman, retire = slope - get outl
Haven't you the sense to realize that
TINS clock Is stranger in our MIDST?
The boy may have jumped up and
down on the box. His Wagon NAV
have been bumped on the way up.
Give the clock time TO get little used
70 us. II was running all right in the
auction room"
Perhaps 1t will here, but | wish
you had bought something else In
place of 1t. 1t is said that Napoleon
used to wheel barrow loaded with
rocks for exercise. Didn't you see the
barrow about the auction roomg'
No. ma'am. | didn't, aud l want no
more nonsense from you.
Il have bought clock.
1T once belonged to Napoleon.
1T Is a sacred and priceless SOU
venir.
have got 1t home, and II you can't
appreciate 1t | and others can. Ii IL a
bond between Bowser and Napoleon"
As If felicitating itself over the idea.
the hands on the dial turned the wrong
way four times. and the striker went
at it and struck $40 times. Mr.. Bow
ser stood there with bowed head aud
clasped hands and thought of Water
loo and st. Helena, and Mrs. Bowser
went and sat down and thought Of
auctioneers and what soft marks they
found.
From to half past 10 the clock
gained five hours.
In the next hour and a half it lost
ten.
During the first interval it struck
$50 times, during the second 1857
times. Mr.. BOwser walked up and
down with bis hands behind his back,
as he imagined Napoleon must have
done nj st. Helena. and Mrs. BOwser
read family almanac. At length she
felt 1t her duty to inquire:
Mr.. Bowser. was Napoleon a man
who was always ON timer
ITO the minute"
And did he go by this clock?"
HE did
Then he must have had hard time
of IL. II Is 23I O'Clock by 1t now. III
you had got that wheelbarrow"-
Reduces Relic to kindlino.
He wheeled to face her. and she saw
In his face He was flushed
up and Glar;ng. He carried his hand
to his throat as II choking. His eyes
had begun to roll, and she was about
to spring up when he uttered Co
manche warwhoop and dashed down
the hall. Crash went the priceless
relic on the floor. Bang. bang, went
his foot against It.
mir. Bowser. have you gone madY'
The regulator of NapoleOn's move
ments was picked up and hurled
against the wall. Then 1t was picked
up and slammed down on the floor.
The hands spun round ninety-four
times. and 1t struck 1900 times, but
there was no mercy In his soul When
ease and "innards" were reduced to
wreck he gathered up the
pieces and flung them outdoors and
turned and said:
ats too late to reach our respective
lawyers tonight, but tomorrow, won
an-tomorrowv'