Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-02
How are you going TO start in7-
asked Rarnes es all was ready.

uoAth AfdA nCcs 20 az wa a~oNJ-
He'll start in with a fiphop and 8
dursdumr chuckled the bad faced
young man. "Whcn he gets out dert
on rollers dere'll be circus 10 beat ds
band. Look nj de heft of him. Loob
at de curves in his hind legs! | wOuldnf
miss de irruefor II hat full Of cigars!
Mr.. BOwser was reaching out for the
young man with the intention OF
wrecking his life when Barnes patched
up n temporary peace and suggested
that the curlycues begin. Mr.. Bowsei
looked up at the heavens and down {,
the earth. There was no escape. The
other skaters began to clear the looI
for him.
Look at him-hes lost his sand"
shouted the bad face.
Hes too Innocent" shouted others
Better try 10 ride a mule" advised
a policeman as he came forward.
"Bowser. you go in and astonisf
'em." whispered Barnes They take
you for a greenhorn. Play Off few
minutes and then 20 at the pigeor
WINGS
He Loses Sand.
I'll Think I'll let it go TIL some
other time" was the trembling reply.
But you can't. man-you can't
You'd be mobbed,"
Cant 20 home and see Mrs. Bow
ser and then come back again? Mrs
Bowser always cheers me up"
Heavens, man. come along witt
youl Take it easy until you get the
rhythm of the thing"
"Oh, he'll get the rhythm all right
all rightr' Grinned the bad face. and
it was those words that decided Mr.
Bowser.
He was helped out on the floor and
left there alone. Five hundred had
their eyes on him. After a minute OF
silence 500 people began shouting al
him. Bowser moved. He moved again
lie moved for the third time. Conf.
dence came. He could do the trick.
He smiled and started out with rush
His theory about roller skating was
that it should be rushed ut to con
clusion. He rushed It, At his first
rush his heels shot forward. his body
shot backward, and after an instant
b he came down with crash. He came
down on the back of his head. He
saw a comet, and the tail thereof was
a hundred million miles long. He did
not hear what the people said. but
when he recovered consciousness he
had been dragged of tine floor and a
policeman was saying:
Now. old man. il you have any
home to go TO you'd better get there
Your line is jumping eight horses and
an elephant. and you should stick to
It and let the rollers alone"
Mr.. Barnes first talked 10 Mr.. Bow
ser like q brother and then offered tC
get q truck TO take him home. He
called him a braggart and boaster and
said he ought TO be mobbed for max
ing a holy show of himself. Then he
solicitously inquired how many of his
legs and backs be had broken and put
the blame on the crowd
Home With a Limp.
"But I'm sayin' de old coon orter git
de hard chuckr protested the bad face
ITS false pretenses- He comes IN
here
1t took Mr. Bowser an hour to limp
home. Mrs. Bowser heard his drag
ging footsteps and came down TO open
the door. One look told the story. He
had met the enemy and the enemy had
Topped him on his ear. u
Woman" he began as he threw
down his hat and hung TO peg of
the halltree. woman
But Mrs. BOwser stopped him with
gesture. Then she gently helped him,
back 10 the sitting room. carefully low
cred him on to the lounge. and when
his legs had been Strengthened out she
softly said:
Poor man. thought you would
change your mind and climb tree i'll
stead of going roller skating limb
broke. and YOU came down and struck
tine whole United States nj once. 1t
may take you years and years TO reduce
this bump on the back of your head
and 10 &c. that twist out Of your spine.;
but don't worry You have long aud
happy life before you. aud the pigeon
wings and curiycues will come again"