The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-01


headed man who seems to have lost
some of the stufiing out Of his top
storyY"
"I don't understand you, sirP'
"Well, there's a man Of that descrip-
tion just got of at the terminus here
and asked for the nearest frog pond.
He says It's spring, and he wants to
hear the frogs croak. Some of us
think he's escaped from some asylum,
but II you say it's all right he can go
on. The nearest frog pond is half a
mile away and has two feet Of ice
on IT,"
The man was instructed not to phys
ically interfere with Mr.. Bowser's
movements and to chime in with him
In his assertions that spring had ar
rived, and then there came longer
wait During the interval Mrs. Bow
ser took a look from the front door and
found that It was showing. She was
plcturlng Mr.. Bowser standing by that
pond and holding his breath in his
anxiety to hear frog send forth a
croak when the telephone bell sum-
moned her:
'Ts this Mrs. Bowserr' see
eyes. Go ahead"
els your husband homer"
mo He left for the country some
time ago"
"was his idea to look for mandrakes,
yiolets, robins and all thatT
"Yes."
"All right, then. I thought he was
either a lunatic or liar. He knocked
at my door ten minutes ago and said
he was looking for spring. AS 1t is
showing here didn't believe him. My
two sons are holding him down on the
floor as talk to you. have just told
them TO let him go. Is that all rightY
Perfectly all right, and thank you.
Mr.. Bowser gets queer notions into his
head sometimes, but he is perfectly
harmless"
The wind rose and brought a min
Cling of hail and snow, and Mr., Bow
ser's overcoat hung there on the peg
like an accusing witness. Mrs. Bow
ser's conscience was almost ready to
cry out when the telephone bell inter
rupted:
cam speaking to Mrs. Samuel Bow
serT'
"You are"
"What kind Of place are you run
ming there in town. Is Il boarding
house, kindergarten or lunatie asy-
lump
That's a curious question TO ask.
Who are you, sirY' Gov
"Farmer Henderson, and I've got
is Bowser and he can prove by you
/ that he came out here to greet the YER
nal spring. Never heard Of that sort
Of spring before, but guess it's a
spring with a foot of snow In her
pocket. So you know hlmP'
Eyes; he's my husband" ,..--
"Gosh all hshbooks, but you don't
sayl We were Just going to bed when
he knocked on the door and wanted to
know II we had seen any mandrakes
or heard any spring frogs. Isn't he n
bit buggy? aa s
mo, sir; he's Just as sane as any
man" las |
"You don't sayi Just rot what they
call the spring fever, ehT'
'That's It, Please tell him that !
want him to start for home at once"
Will Greet Spring or Perish.
There was a wait Of minute, and
then the farmers voice was heard
again: .uE e
1--WE told him. but he says he'll
greet that vernal spring or perish in
the attempt. can lend him an old
overcoat and get one of the boys to &c
as far as the car with him"
~ wish you would. I'll gladly pay
for any trouble you take"
"Oh, that's all right, ma'am. My
wife gets such spells, and feel to pity
you. We may have to tie bis legs and
carry him part Of the way, but well
get him there, never fear. Good night
ma'am. My wife is just now tying O
bedquilt around him for protection
and my son is whistling like a robin
to deceive him."
And at 2 o'clock in the morning
when a half frozen, wild eyed creature
came creeping into the house, he
found a hot fire going, hot coffee and
lunch ready, and Mrs. Bowser never
even asked II the spring lambkins were
frisking and the frogs turning hilari
GUS somersaults. NJ. QUAD.