Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-05-10

CAttlLOLO OOlBOOh.
meeting was about to occur. but Mr..
Bowser walked up and slapped him on
the bnck and said:
"Plumber, perhaps I was too short
with you about that bill. happen
to have the amount OF II In my
pocket and you must take It. | do not
think | understand the true cost OF
plumbing ms well as you do. | always
want to do the fair thing"
"Mr. Bowser, you are n fair ana
honest man," replied the plumber, MS
he took the money. by George, but
II does my henrt good to meet up
with such n mani"
The smile on Mr.. Bowser's fnce
b%rondened M he walked on. Here was
another cnse where he had made n
person believe that life was worth the
living, and his heart swelled ms he
thought OF IT,. lie was 80 benign that
the motormnn on a passing trolley
car looked nj him and wished he had
time 10 stop bis car and borrow n dol
lar. Presently n boy came along with
n robin In nm old cnge. Mr.. Bowser
smiled at the boy and al the robin
and nsked Of the boy:
that blrd7"
II am taking II home" replied the
boy. II bought him Of a boy for Is
cents"
"Oh. but II is wrong to imprlson a
bird like that. He has got n mnte
who II looking for him, and, perhaps,
young robins. who are plnlng for his
cnre.'
"But you won't take aim away
from me, will your" appealed the lad
as he got ready to run nwny.
mo. my son. l won't, but l Will
buy him Of you and give him his
freedom, and next yenr, II he Genes
bnck, he may light on my window
sill and sing his thanks TO me. ! will
give you half n dollar for the bird"
"You cnn have him In u holy min
ute" exclaimed the boy. And as o
as the coin was passed over he set
the cage down at Mr.. Bowser's feet
and went AWAY shouting with glee MS
he went.
The cnge was lifted up, the robin
taken put and given n toss into the
air. and as II flew away Mr.. Bowser
almost had tears In his eyes. He had
done another good deed. Three or four
people had gathered around him and
they saw the bird go and expressed
their establishment. Mr.. Bowser smiled
at them and exclaimed
"ianklnd has Il right to freedom,
and why shouldn't our birds have the
snme rightf And any OF you can have
this cage who wants It."
Down a cross street, two blocks in
advance OF Mr.. Bowser, some bad
boys who had never been talked to
by n benign man, were encouraging n
fight between n dog and a goat.
Neither animal cared to fight. They
were also somewhat benign. They
shifted at each other and bluffed a
little. but each hoped to get out OF
the situation without n conflict. The
boys persisted, however. and finally
the dog was encouraged to 90 In for
n shlndy. He sprnng forward and
gave the gont n bite, nnd the goats
courage was not equal to the occa.
sion, He turned and ran. II was Just
what the dog was hoping for, and he
made n vigorous pursuit. Facing the
real end OF the goat Is n far differ
ent thing from facing his horns.
II was n pretty ever rnce TO the
corner, and the goat arrived there JUS
MS Mr.. Bowser did. There was a col
llslon and MIR. Bowser went into IN,
, gutter with cane and hat and the be
nlgn smile scattered all around. Tn,
I dog stopped, and. after n moment, tn,
, CONT put on speed and soon vanished
from view.
And whit did the benign Mr.. Bow
/ ser do when he picked himself on
= OF the dust2 He looked around foI
+ somebody to hold him to blame foI
the calamity. He found three or foul
: men and shook his fist under thel
noses, and he swore by the beard o
his father to lick the whole town
; The benign smile had faded forever
Mr.. Bowser went home. HIS ha
D was broken and his cane was splln
tered, and there was dust all over him
= He found Mira. Bowser up and ready I,
= ask him questions, but, instead OF re
b plying, he went upstairs aud was seei
no more until the evening meal wa
I rendy. During garnet retirement h
g did some thinking, and the thinkln
was expressed TO himself on the wa.