The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-04-05
e "How are you going to start tn?'
asked Rarnes. as all was ready.

6ShSu 6dTlHSS, uS dll was ISdQy.
He'll start in with a hipfiop and a
dumdumr' chuckled the bad faced
young man. when he gets out dere
on rollers dere'll be q circus to beat de
band. Look at de heft of him! Look
at de curves in his hind legs. wouldn't
miss de circus for hat full Of CIGARS
Mr.. Bowser was reaching out for the
young man with the intention Of
wrecking his life when Barnes patched
up temporary peace and suggested
that the curlyeues begin. Mr.. Bowser
looked up at the heavens and down to
the earth. There was no escape. The
other skaters began to clear the floor
for him.
"Look at him-he's lost his sand"
shouted the bad face. ...
Hes too innoceptr' shouted others.
Better try to ride mule" advised
a policeman as be came forward.
"Bowser. you go in and astonish
'em," whispered Barnes. They take
you for a greenhorn. Play Off few
minutes and then go at the pigeon
Wings"
He Loses Sand.
"I-I think I'll let it 60 till some
other time" was the trembling reply.
"But you can't. man-you can't.
You'd be mobbed"
Cant I go home and see Mrs. Bow
ser and then come back again? Mrs.
Bowser always cheers me up"
Heavens. man, come along with
you! Take it easy until you set 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 minute Of
silence 500 people began shouting ut
him. Bowser moved. He moved again.
He 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 at to q con-
clusion. He rushed it. At his first
rush his heels shot forward. his body
shot backward, and after an instant
he came down with crash. He came
down on the back Of his head. He
saw a comet. and the tail thereof was
hundred million miles long. He dill
not hear what the people said. but
when he recovered consciousness he
had been dragged off the floor and a
policeman was saying:
"Now. old man, if you have any
home to go to you'd better get there.
Your line is jumping eight horses and
an elephant. end YOU should stick to
it ana let the rollers alone"
Mr.. Barnes first talked to Mr.. Bow
ser like brother and then offered to
get a truck to take him home. He
called him q braggart and boaster and
said he ought to be mobbed for max
ing a holy show of bimself, Then be
solicitously inquired how many Of his
legs and backs he had broken and put
the blame on the crowd.
Home With Limp.
"But I'm sayin' de old coon orter git
de hard chuck" protested the bad face.
''Its false pretenses. He comes in
here"-
It took Mr.. Bowser an hour to limp
home. Mrs. 3owser heard his drag
ging footsteps and came down TO open
the door. One look tod the story. He
had met the enemy and the enemy had
topped him on his ear.
.'Woman." he began as he threw
down bis hat and hung to a peg OF
the halltree. woman
But Mrs. Rowser stopped him with a
gesture. Then she gently helped him
back to the sitting room. carefully low
cred him on to- the lounge and when
his legs had been Strengthened out she
softly said: =: - .
Poor man! l thought you would
change your mind and climb tree in
stead Of going roller skating. A limb
broke. and you came down and struck
the whole United States at once. . 1t
may take you years and years to reduce
this bump on the back Of your head
and to get that twist out Of your spine,
but don't worry. You have a long and
happy life before you. and the pigeon
wings and curlycues will come again"