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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16

1T II impossible to give IN accurate
list OF the successive cfergynen who
had charge From Bishop Meade !.
n learned that tho 6rSt minister OF
whom fhere- - EseefA weS tbs Nsv.
Charles Rose--l764-'ta. Il y stated
Bricken preceded Mr.. Rose. The Rev.
Thomas Smith was minister 1713.76.
He was. probably preceded by the Asv.
Augustine Smith. In 1f7s, the name
OF the Rev. James Elliot ADpearA
and the next minister Of whom there
Ia record was the Rev. Washington
Nelson In 1875. In 1874, he was sue
ceeded by the Rev. William q. Ward,
and he. in ls4s, by the Rev. Theodore
n. Rumney, sfterwards rector cT g.
Peters church, Germantown. Phila-
delphia- The Rev. Edward Mcguire
succeeded Mr.. Rumney In 1850. and
| in 1859 and 1854, the rectoU were.
successfully, the Rev. William Nc
CURE. the Rev. r. GrayBor pAshieil.
During the Civil War. the Rev.
Charles J. Rodefer was in charge OF
| the parish.
within the presen. generation, the
following ciergy1nen have cfiictated IN
the order named: Rev. John J. Lloyd,
Rev. Psndleton Brooke, Rev. Robert
A. Castlenlan, Rev. David +. Ward,
Rev. Austin B. Chinn. Rev. Albert
Rhett Walker, Rev. Frank Rldout anu
Rev. Charles II Gross-
| Besides tho vestrymen elected IN
1855. mentioned by Mr.. Beaie, there
ID record Of an election held in 1853,
when the following were chosen:
John Bushrod. Daniel Tehes. Richard
Lee. Benedict Middleton, George Lee
John Newton. willowby Newton. Rob
ert Middleton. Samuel Oldham, Rob.
ert Carter, Fleet Cox and James Step
| toe.
At an election immediately follow
| ing the Revolution. the following
Ivestry was chosen: Vincent Marina
duke. jeremiah G.. Bailey, John A.
| Washington. Samuel Rust, John
Crabb, Richard Lea. George Garner,
George Turberville. Patrick Sanford,
John Rochester and Samuel Temple
man.
| The exercises commemorative Of
the 200th anniversary, were deepl,
/ interesting. They began on Sunday
! July Is. 1905, and we're In charge Of
| the Bishop OF the Diocese. The con.
| greaation was large. people coming
from far and near to attest their re.
gard for the old church. surrounded
with so many associations sacred te
them all.
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day, the nightly resting-piacs for tho
beasts Of the field, the rpostine-placs
OF birds OF the air. and the habitat
OF all creeping thinsY--its sun-wAxm
bricks the striped lixardS paradise.
Later. Il was the scene OF the con-
fitct between rival sects that fought
for the right OF exclusive occupancy;
and during tho Civil War II AFFORDED
shelter for tho home guard"
The church, though very old, was
not tho earliest known a. Yeocomico
church.
This statement is made by the Rev.
@. W. BeAle. of Hague. Va, q gentle
man we'll versed in its history. Tho
earliest vestrymen Of the parish were
Nicholas Jurnew, John Powell and
Richard Holden, who were chosen
Aug. az, 1856. Mr.. Beale gives q
long list Of names OF heads Of fami-
lies who were immigrants to West
moreiand and worshipped at Teo.
1905, among whom are the following:
Colonel Isaac Alierton. DR.. John
Gerard. Captain John Newton. Sam
uei Rust. Colonel George Eskridge,
William Payne, William Wtgginton,
Samuel Bonun, Richard Lee, Daniel
Mccarthy. presley Cox. Daniel Thhs;
and of later date, DIR. James tSeptoe,
Kew. DAttd CuFr1es Gavin LOTT
George Lee, Robert Carter and Mich
olas Minor.
The old Parker home. Springfield"
was near the church, and here, no
doubt. worshipped General Alexander
| Parker. soldier of the Revolution,
who also fought with Mad" An
thony Wayne. In the Indian war; In
Ethe churchyard ID the grave Of Daniel
Mccarthy, who represented the coun-
| ty in the Assembly of Burgesses In
1Tf5. and was Speaker OF the House.
Special mention is to be made Of
Mr.. John Z. Crabble, OF the last gem
Grafton. who. after successful career
Al a. member Of Baltimore firm. re-
turned to Cople Parish. His son. Mr..
Walter Randolph Crabbe. has been
for many years registrar OF the
| parish.
Mr.. James Arrest, DIR. Watt III
Tyler. father of the Diocesan Arch
deacon. Colonel Robert II. Mayo. Mr.
e. c. Griffith and others. figured
/ prominently In the later history and
growth OF the old church.
In reference to the rectors and
vestries of Yeocomico, the early re-
cords have not been preserved. and
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to the worlds vanitieU. With no arnbi-
sion that could not be Eatisfied by hHe
clothes? All! such men are not found
In deserts. John was 4 prvphet--yea,
much more than q prophet, for he was
the greatest OF prophets honored OF
God by being sent. not only 20 herald
my coming. but to prepare the way
before me. I say untd you that among
all that have been horn Of woman there
hath risen no greater man than John
the Baptist" Could 3 more lofty eu-
logy be spoken? Co1ed anything more
be added? And yet" said Jesus--''and
yet. great a. he Ii. the nobiest type. tha
consummats flower OF the old diapen-
uation, he occupies 4 position beneath
that Of the least disciple In my king
DOM. But John had done . great
work. Before his day men were indif-
ferent to the coming Of the kingdom:
but Johns preaching had stirred them
up until many were 10 eager for the
Kingdom that they were ready. 20 to
speak, to take 10 by force. The truth
TO-. added Jesus, III you will believe It.
he IL Elijah who was to come--the
fcrerunner who was TO come in the
spirit and power OF Elijah"
The beautiful tribute which our Lord
paid to John greatly pleased the SOM
mon people. but the pharisees In The
audience frowned more than ever.
Jesus noticed II. and told those dixni-
tartes that they were set OF peevish.
obstinate children. Nothing could sat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16

one day two 6f the Disciples Of John
the Baptist presented themselves boz
fore Jesus with q message from their
master. Teacher they ssid. John
SAINT us to ask thee. Art thou the Mes
stab that Wa 10 come, or are We to
look TOR another Z" Al the moment
Jesus was engaged In his loved employ
Of helping the helpless. When he was
through hs turned TO the messengers
and satd. go back and tell John what
you have seen and heard" Tie knew
that the things thAy had seen and
heard correspondsd exactly with the
tokens Of the Messiah which Isaiah had
pointed out and hA knew that John
would recognize the fact. Then he
added. more for the ears Of those
around hfrn, perhaps, than Tor John.
blessed ID he who u not led to doubt
me Or Who does not And In me . STUN.
bling block" Ss
When the n,ssssngsrs wsfs gone
Jesus turned to the multitude and aid:
what went " out into the Wilderness
for to see? A mere rsedf A weak.
vacillating trucl<isrf A Political wealth
er-vane. turning with every change Of
public santtmentl a .voluptuous. lux
ury-Ioving. sillksn sycUptAntf \ slave
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16

BY n. A. Kidder. u
There il many . rest In tho. -
life,
II we only would stop - t.
And many . tune from -
If u, /, qasru'eu. heart vsa,s
To the sunny soul that Il ft1l1 ~ I
And whose beautiful truae q
faiictk.
The grass II green and ~ ~
are bright. IS
Though tho wintry wind proS
Better to hope though the clou6
low. sSs
And 10 keep the ayes still I'M
For the sweet blue sky win 9ooxl
through
When the cn1tnouD c1oud1 -
There was never nisht witl
day, a !! 3ssl u
Or an evening without = xn1
And the darkest hour. - 10
gooa. i: NJ N y
Is the hour before M dan1l
Better to weave n the MsA
A bright ana golden Alll
And to do Gods will With
heart. lsSs3
And hands that are sW3ft 1
!n9. }3||
Than to snap the 1elloate
threads ~ II
| OF our curious live aDu1
And then blame NeaxAn -
gied ends.
And III and 9Tiave. - S
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90 far as statistics can prove any
thing II Is now beyond dispute that
Chrtstia nifty has more followers than
any single religion In the world. The
painstaking statistician. Mr.. Fournser
de F1aix. has recently published some
interesting facts:
Tho figures he presents show that
Christians now living number 47l,-
0se,iss. The other religions OF the
world are presented - follows: Con-
fucianism. 1ss.oo.ooO: Hinduism. $780,
900: Buddhism, l47.0oo. zoe: TAoism.
100000. and Shintoism, 0o.00o;
white Polytheisttc systetns number
. III. oO0, 900. According to tho ngures
presented. the population OF the globe
Il about 1.42o. 900 and the Chris
tan adherentS outnumher those OF
any othsr faith In the rails Of almost
1spO to one.
The Episcopal Record. speaking Of
these figures. says.
while It u always risky 10 rely
too much on dgures, the growth OF
Christian adherentA has been most
marked during the century of mod
erm misstouA a hundred years ago
there were only i50 missionaries In
the world, but In 1885 that body had
xrOwn 10 1900 missionaries. with
4O,eo1 native helper. operating Ia
600 missionary stAtionR A. the World
Missionary Confersnee to b held Ia
Edinburgh In June. the hgures will
show ~ inanaAnes advance
Ia thinking Of missions. one In
Gl1natiNely turn. 80 the $50: ana q
tn. yapidiy rising power OF Japan,
whose empire seems the key 70 the
satuation. It u gratifying. therefore.
"a ksnoN that D0R can't. OF the $50
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
THE vIReINIANs WEEKLY SERMON
KEEPING THE HEART
Sermon by Samuel c. Hatcher. D. p.
Pastor Broad street Methodist church. Richmond Va

- c.~, ~ xrn&nn~~ n
Sermon by samuel =. hatcnel, ~.
D.. pastor Broad street Metnooist
chnrcn. hicnmonos va. j, ~,
Text: keep tiny neaIt ~lth al oiAs
4ence, Ior OUT 81 II are the ISSUES VI
NE. --fros. A'Ss-
4. Keen Thy Heart.
This text takes us away from the
busting activities OF the day and
brfnrs IN back into the quiet cham
bsrs OF meditation to deal with our
own selves. solomon in his great
wisdom had learned out Of q wide ex-
perience that an his troubles came
from his heart. and II he could get
and keen IL right. the issues OF life
vou,d take care Of themselves
This to-day. dear friends, Is a truth
that needs TO be reimpressed on US.
Our chief business Is to keep our
hearts.
The heart A used in Scripture oc-
cupies the same relation TO our moral
life and character that the physical
heart does to our body. It ID the
seat and centre OF life. Reformere
with rood Intentions make the mis-
take in every age to think that on
vironment, education, legislation or
some Of these helps to good living
ssrsl1- solve the problem Of evil IN the
world: but the greatest all ia.
formero. Jesus Christ. directed his
afYort II the heart Of the individual
ana reformation was wrought by SAL
walton.
You have IN your possession q trust
worth more than eli worlds beside
.Whst shnfI II nrofit a man n be gain
the whole world and lose his own
soui ?n
This hrinrs mn n eonsider
| u How - Eee., ~. Hear.
ssVifh ali aiifrerrsn
Ahovr Al, thv k.enyr~ vha+ever
Ala vn,, NAV neriect SO thst vonr
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w.v 81, - q rot - r.srt Tsti,,rs
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~. .nsCs Ia. LIE. .ss .ne1e WI,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
Thc Topsy.Turvy DoIl.

Tho IOES4y-Iufvy DOH.
Topsy-turvy came to me
On our last years Christmas tree.
She In just the queerest doll.
Much the strAngest Of them all.
Now you see her, cheeks OF red.
Muslin cap upon her head,
Bright blue eyes and golden haid:
Never face more sweet and fair.
Presto! change. She's black AZ night
wooIiy hair all curling tight.
Coal-bla eyes. thick lips OF red.
Bright handana on her head.
She's not two, N you'd suppose;
When Topsy comes, Mlss Turvy goes
Perhaps It's N II Ii with me.
Sometimes another sniid Ihere'il be
And mother says. 'sWhcrs Is my Flo !!
wish that naughty girl woule CO.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16

to iii It with tho good ~ n1I
intrude itself. The inGE Nbo44
man out OF whom went the
spirit was worse than the drUt
Because by moral force and DeDy
he sent out the evil spirit.
would say, Cleaned up hi
quit hfs bad habits.s He 9E3pe
life, but did not refill II: - Wk0
evil spirit came back he founA -
house with moro room than
New he goes aud gets sovegl
spirits and returns ana r~%
When by the power Of -
Ghost our lives have been ~
we must I'LL them with God m
things Of God. Take first Go459
and hide 1t in your heart:
wonderfully sharp sword VIII
to repel the .tempter. Ie1u9
in the day OF his great te1mr&
David hid Ii in his heart: x1t4
have hid In my heart. tna&
not sin against thee" Take tn
Spirit AZ the housekeeper. 84
make good company. give kop4
and great strength to your HeQs n
you ever notice how our h0Un4
dusty, even though we shut 4
window and bar every door. wN1lx
housekecper goes away. Junt ~
lives get flied xith-&AD- asset e. s.
earth when GodH Holy Spirit 1zs
the Kousekeeper. Above all
Jesus Christ and let him TO-
your hearts by faith that ~
rooted and grounded In lova. ye
able to comprehend with N
what II the breadth and i4uGe~
depth and height. and To knn4@
love OF Christ, which paaaeth hu
edge, and ye might be filled W1lM
the fuilness OF God"
fs) Keep the heart sweet
are many good peOpf6 Who 49,
sad face and think OF life - : 111
proposition. They create "a 1
phere for themselves and otn1<
| Ii anything but tonic. Bo cQn1o
happy, count your bleasingss 69y9
the cheerful, grateful. hope4mJ
sition. learn the secret Of ~
make gold out of yonr. d1an
ments failures. SORROWS and op11&
you with recognize that theea
your best teachers. Our x31G1
| Father wants you to be = bfioN
and winning others to him.
sown for the righteous and ulE
| for this upright In heart Hs4o4
the Lord. ye righteous. ana
/ thanks" sssss
III. Why 70 Keep tho EEe1u1
"Out of 1t are the issuee az 4
| Out Of the heart we viii ~ sG
What ars we? Men win an6M1
| question AZ they see in, ca3Jl
rich or poor, wise Or siu3p3(
this Is all they know; for mn
eth on the outward appe1IlMe4
| when God comes TO Judge ur
earthly trappings and fictif5ox1
tons will be disregarded. and f.
sight we VIII be recorded a. Jusk
our hearts Indicate; Tor th1
iooketh on the heart" II our l.
! are pure, then we shall uee t64sa
t tn his beauty and dwell foreV0g
light Of his love.
when Thou, my righteous a
| shalt come
To take Thy ransotued pecp1a
4 Shall I among them Stand
Shall such q worthless worm ~
Who sometimes am afraid to 41Q
Be found at Thy right hand
LET me AMONG Thy saints BE- faua
Whenever the archangei's trump
sound, d!
TO see Thy smiling face: 81
| Then loudezt OF the crowd III
While heavens resembling na1
! ring
| with shouts Of sovereign araeg
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Eieartscase

r. can put some touches Of rosy
sunset into tho life OF any man or
woman, then l feel that ! have
wrought with God George Macdon-
I'll, tie crn4eNa az NE must sometimes
make u rad. never. o Lord. may
ttey make ~ aHhaned: but may thy
wisden eubdus Y and Thy peace pe
rse1ts N stronksat Jarnes Marie
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The Saloon and the School

meeting, attended by 700 soldiers. In
GLIDING the officers and and band.
held on the parade ground under an
arc light. 81 men stepped out before
their fellows, pledging their lives to
Christian service. At the second
meeting 500 were present. "rhere
ID everywhere here an unsatisned soul
longing. reaching up OF puny hands
to an unknown God Men hung about
after the meetings until late hours
to talk about religion"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16

At Evcnt1do.
BY Clara ]. Denton.
Jesus. hear our evening prayer
Far apart from worldly care.
All our sins We now confess;
Saviour. hear. forgive and bless.
Keep Us through the night 80 still;
Bid W wake to do thy will;
Or. II death be drawing near,
Keep our hearts from doubt and fear
Now. A. steals apace the night.
Fiji our souls with thy pure light.
Teach u stiil to cling to thee;
All our Joy and comfort be.
While tn darkness round Us falls
Silence sweet each neart enthrails.
Watch and ward. @ saviour. keep;
Be thou near IN while we sleep.
Grand Rapids, Micr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
A Health Hint.

These resolutions OF the order Of
peace and goodwill. II put into
practice. will help In the attainment
OF that calm mental state 20 helpful
to good physicai health:
We agree to deny ourselves, 10 far
- possible, every expression Of COM
pletnt. fault-nndinG. resentment or
bitterness n we are krActt0us we
will not show Il. We will not conn
plain at our circumstances. however
Ineager, uncomfortable or lonely they
may bes We with not complain OF
tbs weather or the at1te Ut OUR
health. We VIII not anxwer back with
respect Or iniustjCe. w VIII bear 4
A ~ receives leoe of Joys, honor ~
'1tkHNtl1N th4n - 44QNEF VIII
'Ros osls pl1l &sg1
g; q Il ~ &
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-16
An IncceTiGfblo Poet.
the careers Of successful pen:
What the child admired
The youth endeRvored
And the man acquired.

What the child admired
The youth endeavored
And the man acquired.
DR.. Madison Peters. In an article
illustration OF this truth. that -
child's Unborn aptitude u the evt-
dence OF the right calling In iife."
the following story Of the boyhcod
OF Isaac Watts:
The father Of Isaac Watts Was de-
termtned that his boz should not be-
come q poet. and when he caught
him making rhymes, after firing Of
demonstrating with him. he forged
him. AZ he applied the whip. young
Isaac cried:
20 father. do some pity take,
And another rime shall never
make"
This provoking the father still more.
verify. and young Watts again cried
out.
20 my father. do spare my back from
pain,
And / shah never make. rims
again"
The father. thoroughly discouraged
In his vain attempt 10 beat the poetry
out OF the boy. sent him away 70
school with I special request that the
principal NOS the boy 4 ~ caught
him making rfmes. The firyt morn
ing at the chapel exercise the hoy
watts. looking up n the Getting dur
ing prayers. cav = rat cozntng down
the bell-rope. Hs langhAd - loudly
that the teacher, stOppfng ~ his
prayer. demanded why Ne laughed.
The boy tremblingiy answersd:
.WAll. teacher. N there were ~
stairs.
Tho rat came down ths rops to say
his prayers"
The teacher discovered M Geplae
n the hoX ma eneour6GS4 ~ H{inGs
ElHm11a4. IN ~ hyuann M A. ~ lle9
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The saloon and the public school are
coutradictories. The existence OF the
saloon In any community will mill
tate against the success OF the scnooL
doning the taxpayers for the support
and education Of the deiinQuents
caused by the former. The choice be-
tween the two ought 20 be easily made.
A late report Of the baptist strength
Of Ontario and Quebec. Canada. shcws
500 churches. a74 ordained mfnisters
and $3.50 members. The churches
contributed for home expenses aSa7:-
maxim sor to, xgr 4 ss9sS ~
: me snowins. " wish Il could. be
said Of our Baptists everywpsrs.
An Artfss,s Pletars - = Dyiag Church.
An artist was ones asked 70 paint .
picture Of . dying church. Instead Of
putting on canvas small. feeble. poor
congregation In an old building, he
II. '. an:n pe1ssas d
could s. seen the richly carved pulpit,
the magnificent organ. ana the beAu.
tiful stained-siaas windows Just
.as s. the pas <. saia
spotiess apparel. was . ccntributicn
plats OF goodly workmAnship. for the
ssoaerinEsh OF fashfonAhls worshtppers.
b0ks right ABOVE Wa Pt8tes eusp0u0cu
from : nail In the wall. thsra hung q
smaII box. bearing the lsgsnd- eIoa.
lection for Foreign Missfons." and
over the slot. through which certain
contributions should have gone. was a
huge cobweb'
The way IL strange 70 me. but not
to Christ-Richard Baxter.
Most people would succeed In small
things II they were not troubled with
great ambitions. ---IongfcllOw.
1t IL beautiful 70 see thaf faith Is
the source ard foundation Of All hope
and comfort and eaxnestness ana dill
ixencx In earthly ~ well ~ heavenly
tEings.--James Hinton.
Few men In every are have learned
that their best thoughts can not be
held captive IN words. Word. make
best who keep q kingdom of the mind
untouched and rnexprs:ssd; that s "a.
blossoms OF heavy-laden trees. upon
the nommon day q man could alEass
iifs would soon run dfy.-From THE
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~
~ rape DeVOl6Q 10 N6ug1OQS *lvldllC1S H.
The Question Of John the Baptist
by Edward leigh PeIl, D. D.

April i7-sGatthew II. lis
reprinted
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tho man, put tne man VINO ut1AcS
the situation. The slave may be q
freeman. The monarch may be q
slave. Situations are noble or IL.
noble, IS we make them.-c. w. Roa-
Get leave to work
In this worid--'tis the best you get
at all:
For God in cursins gives us better
Than men In benediction. God Gays:
Sweat
For foreheads''; men say. Growing:
and 20 we are crowned
Aye. gashed by some tormenUng ctr
Gle OF steel
Which snaps with secret spring.
Get work; ret work;
Be sure IT'S better than. what YOU
work to get
--Eiisabeth Barrett Browning.
This Is the gospel Of labor (ring It, We
bells Of xhc kirk):
The Lord OF love came down from
above to live with the men Who
work.
This II the rose that he planted. here
In the thorn-cursed soil;
Heaven Il blessed with perfect reet
but the blessing OF earth ID toll.
--Hsnry Van Dyke.
Among the benefits to hs reiuein-
bored thankfully - your open Ittbie.
which 10 able to make you wise unto
salvation. Your own neglect af II in
the only cause OF its failure IN Your
Lehalf. This being 20. the prayer Of
the Psalmist that he might not for
r ~ ID fsSe fvfn$ S~f<ss
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Progress Of Christianity

tho man, but the man who makes
the situation. The slave may be q
freeman. The monarch may be q
slave. Situations are noble or IL.
noble. as we make them.--r. w. Roa-
ortson.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-03-12
BY LAsKA q KELLY

you'd better come homer
For why" -
'Mrs. Bowser's been hurtp'
what? Whatr
Mrs. Bowser's been hurt. Come
home"
Mr.. Bowser started. He had one
flight Of stairs to descend. In descend
ing them he took three men who were
ascending along with him. In making
his way to the street car he upset two
newsboys. an apple woman and a one
eyed man. and as soon as he reached
the platform he said to the conductor:
Drive this car along for all you're
worth. My wife's been hurtp'
"You are the president Of the United
out much interest.
mo. sir; l am not. My name Is
Bowser--Samuel Bowser-and my wife
has received fatal injuries"
"Glad to know you, Mr.. Bowser.
This car will get you home on sched.
ule time"
But it's case of life or death"
II see. Please don't get In the way
of other passengers"
Mr.. Bowser jumped of to get Q
taxi, but the vehicle almost ran hin
down, and the chauffeur called hin
seven different names and said b,
ought to have his head punched. Their
he boarded the same car again, and
the conductor observed:
"Bowser, eh-Samuel Bowser. Nevel
heard the name before. You say you
wife,
There was hanson coming up be
hind, and Mr.. Bowser waved his ha
and arm for It to stop. It passed on
ami as It did so the driver called Il
the car conductor:
Better seat the old gent inside. III
seems to be excited"
Queries by the Passengers.
Mr.. Bowser went In. The car woul'
take him home In fifteen minutes, AM
| he couldn't beat that, but he couldn'
sit down. He was pacing up AM
down when mean looking man ad
dressed him with:
do you believe yourself to be fol
lowed by the police? II you don't the
sit down and behave like other folks"
"sir, my wife has been injured" u
piled Mr.. Bowser.
well, shes not the only wife !
town. My wife was injured once, bu
! didn't go prowling through a stres
car and stepping on peoples feet"
How bad is your wife hurt?" aske
a woman without sympathy In be
tones.
Ill can't tell"
".rhen she may have cut her nnfs