The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-09

mot auy."
| "If there is 7 want to be ont ot the
house when the bung comes. I'm TO
he married in October, you know, and
| II | should have my arms and legs
| blown off now my young man would
never forgive me. Is Mr.. Bowser to
sleep out there?'
| yes"
| Then III have my clothes ready 10
bound into. for tbere'll he whoops and
| yells before morning It's weary day
when he can't think of something new
to bring gray hairs TO our heads"
IL was 10 o'clock before Mr. Bowser
was ready TO take TO his hammock
| His weak lung felt better for even
| putting it up. From 0 TO 10 he was
anticipating and furnishing statistics
| TO prove to Mrs. Bowscr that millions
| of lives would have been saved every
| year had people turned more TO ham
mocks and back yards. There was
ozone by day, OF course. but It was
weak and ragged ozone. 1t was only
after 10 o'clock In the evening that
the real thing came spooking about
II was the pure quill and took right
hold Of n weak lung like bulldog
pulling at n root He expected 10
make his lung sound again inside OF n
week, but would continue the treat.
ment until entirely free fromlumbago.
rheuma tlsm. neuralgia. asthma. liver
complaint aud other trihing things he
ho fnIt t.,1 30. 10 d.,
for lack OF time
There was Que particular thing he
did not take into consideration. and
that was the small boy. The small
boy OF the ueighborhood was no friend
of Mr.. Bowser. He could never sell
him any sidewalk lemonade: he could
never convince him that yelling was n
part Of the game OF ball: he couldn't
let stone slip and break window
without a row being raised. While
Mr.. BOwser was putting up the ham
mock the small boy was looking on
from back window. While Mr. Bow
ser was quoting statistics the small
boy was scraplng up his pennies and
making purchases. II was Bowscr
versus the small boy. with the odds
on the S. b. As the one came out at
last and awkwardly rolled into his
hammock, with chuckle, the other
finished the surprise he had in hand
and sat down TO wait. Mrs. Bowser
went upstairs. but not TO bed She
took seat by rear window and also
waited. The night was starllt one.
and she could look down on Mr.. Bow
ser as he lay with eyes closed and
mouth open. He didn't propose to
miss any OF that ozone
Small Boy at Work.
An hour went by, and he slept.
Bats came sailing around to sail
away again.
Cats came and saw and slid along
the fences like shadows.
Now and then faraway voice was
heard singing that II wouldn't go home
till morning, and now and then the
watchdog's honest bay sounded over
the housetops and along the alleys.
but II was n night for man with
weak lung 10 rejoice in There was
Just enough breeze to lightly swing
the hammock and it's burden and make
Mr.. Bowscr dream of the shimmering
sea. He did dream. He dreamed and
snorcd and grunted
Mrs, Bowscr had become sleepy over
hcr vigil when her eyes suddenly open.
cd very wide. and she became alert.
Enter the small boy--that IS, he en-
tcrs by climbing over the alley fence.
When. he has surmountcd It he pauses
to peer and listen.
All is well. The innocent suspect
nothing. no bulldogs, no bear traps,
lust n haldheadcd. one Iungcd man
sleeping In n hammock unmatched.
Whh chUcklc the boy drops down
into the yard and begins to creep for
ward on hands and knees Softly.
softly! Mrs. Bowscr started To call
out but didn't She just watched and
smiled. Something was going to hap
nen-somethinE to cure Mr. Rowser In
half tho time he had mentioned.
Creep, creep, creepl
And now the small boy has reached
the hammock. He passes minute
there and then rises up and tlptoes to
the fence aud is over like cat. Mrs.
Bowser secs n sputtering Of fire under
the hammock. but It Is too late To dc
sccnd and investigate. She could call
to Mr. Bowscr, but 1t would break his
dreams Of the shlmmerlns sea.
Flame and Explosions.
Then came fame and explosions. |
There were three cannon frccrackers
and n whole pack OF small ones. Mr. |
Bowser seemed to go ten feet in the
air, but 1t was probably only nine |
Distances are deceptive at night |
When he came down his head seemed |
10 strike the ground first. but It may |
have been the back Of his neck From |
The instant he started TO go up until he |
came down and made n hop. skip and |
lump for the alley fence hc uttered |
five bloodcurdlng yels Then he was
over the fence and pattering down tho |
alley, and people were calling from !
their windows to each other that the |
long expected earthquake had come |
Ten minutes later, and down at the |
front door Mrs. Bowser found Mr. |
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