The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-26


father TO me. Yes. he's dead aud bur
led. Just the other day was thinking
of writing 10 him. and now never
can. tell you, Mrs. Bowser, it's tun
-tuGy'
Grief For His Old Teacher.
"I don't see 1t that way" she replied.
81 don't believe you had seen him in
forty years. and maybe he hadn't cvea
given you n thought for hundred
Let's sit on the front steps and get the
air."
"Sit on the front steps with the
tears rolling down my checks! Never
Mrs. Bowscr! Do you think ! have
The heart of fiend? There's more to
bome. My old sch0olteacher is dead.
Met a man today who told me-"
GLOW long ago did she dieT"
Thirteen years. Passed awaJ as
peacefully MS child"
Thirteen years. and you are shed
ding tears over 1t now! Mr.. Bowser
you come In rather late. don't your
"But just heard of it. you see. She
used TO slide down bill on my sled Mt
noon and pat me on the head. Good
woman. Nice woman. And now she's
dead!'
"Well. you couldn't help IT, Shall we
run into Green's for an hour?"
run into Green's. and am so
cholied up that can hardly speak!
Woman. what kind of heart beats In
your breast?"
Have you finished the list of your
sorrows?"
mo. You remember Bill Haynes,
don't youT"
mo. don't"
"Boyhood friend. Men Eli used TO
steal apples together He's dead too
Went TO Africa. and n great big lion
ate him up. I'll bet his last thought
was OF me-"
Mrs. Bowser Is Suspicious.
Mrs Bowser leaned forward and
gave Mr.. Bowser sharp look. shifted
at his breath and then asked:
"IIave you had any root beer todayT"
"No. Of course not. Too late in the
season for root beer"
"You just feel sad. eh?"
ayes, just feel sad. Heard today
that old Elder Bronson was dead. The
elder was the first man TO tell me
when I was little boy that II | was
good I'd go TO heaven. It's tuff-tufr. ]
don't know when I've been so broken
up"
"You must have one or two more on
the list"
"Yes. When was ten years old
fell into the river. and 1t was little
Susie Ball that pulled me out and
saved my life"
"And Susie Is dead with the rest of
them?' ...t, t,.....r
Eyes. She got hold of some poisoned
mushrooms few days ago and they
killed her. If It hadn't been for her
would be dead, aud now she's dead
herself! Mrs. Bowser. | wish you
would think OF these things and let
them melt your heart Here | sit with
tears In my eyes. and you slt-sit'-
"And who else is deud?" she inter
rupted. a.,s ... t. BOO,
Last Blow Downs Him.
"Nobody that | know OF, but isn't
that 'nulr? On the street car, coming
home. couldn't keep the tears out OF
my eyes. and seven women wept with
me. Yes, seven"
"That was very nice of them, but
you didn't go out to see your sun
flower this evening"
That's so-that's so. You are a
good wife. after all. Yes, I'll 20 out"
That afternoon two cats had met on
the fence above the sunnower. Mel
ther would give road. They had sat
and growled and spat and Kissed and
threatened and all Of a sudden rushed
to fight TO finish. In falling from
the fence they had struck the plant
and broken ii short Off mt the ground.
1t was found I'm that condition by Mr.
Bowser Fifteen minutes later the
telephone rang. and ms Mrs. Bowser
answered 1t voice querled:
"Is this Mrs. Bowser?"
at Is"
ais your husband at home"
"He is out in the back yard"
as his name Sunnower Bowser"
"No-it's Samuel"
"Well. we have man here at the
station who is weeping and talking
about old schoolmutcs and school
teachers and siucowors and African
lions. He gives his name as Sunhowcr
and then as Rowser."
"All rlglit-send him up and I'll take
care OF him. This just happens to be
one of his sorrowful days"
For 1010-11 fiscal year Canada gave
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ship subventions, and estimates for
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