The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-11
To Care 4 smoky Chimney.

\ correspondent who lives ~ New Hampshire
siaicc, that IN those parts rsdcs lnan named
/ Joe "a fellow noted for the tough lies he cab
tell aud a. - sample relates the following
IOr called nj llolions one DAY aud found him
almost chOk,d with smoke. when he suggested
You don't know as much about managing
smoky chimncys as do, squire, or you'd cure
cm.
All, said IIollou, with interest did you
ever see n smoky chimney cured -
Seen u smoky chimney cured ? said old Joe,
u think have had the worst in Sea.
board county once, aud cured IL u little too
much.
"llo~ Was that, asked llolion.
Why, you See said Joe, you see, built .
little house out yonder at Wolf Hollow, ten or
twelve years ago jim Bush, the fellow that
huili the chimney kept blind drunk three quar-
tiers Of the time, aud crazy drunk the rest told
him that he would have something wrong, but
hr stuck To II aud finished the house. Well, We
moved in IL, aud built fire next morning 10
boil the ica.kriilr All the smoke came through
tl,' roam aud wen, out oi the windows not
b,t went up the tiues W. tried il Tor two or
thnr 'la,s. aud IL grew worse aud worse. By
aud.hl II brgan ." rain, aud tie rain hcpAh 10
r"in" dawn the chimney tput out the hre Ia
- miuuic, aud directly IL came down by ihr pail
tat We hai io get The baby oif the floor ~ soon
could or II would have been drowned 10
h"'ru minutes the wnirr stood knee deep on the
r..uI. Thtn went aud iOOk luok. u dIdB't
I,in halt ~ hard outside, And pretty soon 81
What Nss the matter The drunken cnss had
pat ihr chimnry wrong rnd up, and Il drawCd
down Nard- II gathered all the tain within u
L'n"irl ,ati. and IL Innfrl It dow u ~ buckets
f,l
W'ii. that Mas unfortunate, remarked lIol-
t'" 'liui what ~ ih" ~"rld did you do with
IT, h""s" SurlA tuu never cured that rhiui-
urA -
l:uI did though, answrrri old Io-
Turned ihr "'h"i rnd uI' s,ii the incoIri-
l'l'." aud thea Uu "nghi 10 have seru it dIa~
Ihti Wa tir wat cured IL 100 much
Drew 'nn much asked llnlion.
wril, squi'". ,"u uiny Julg, tor Yourself,
-,i.i uhi L." ffr;i, sUun after We got the chi1i-
r'' i"Nn Hnd the other enl up, | missed one VI
i.,' htirs cat 81 the fOuu,. aud directly I see
."'.'h't uf "u sh'sting toward The fireplace
y Ni th, i,''lr went an, then .Aw the back log
..,u. ~ rhru grahbsd the olj woman undef
ath aud the Lahy under other. aud started
bat at - r-trh,h the door ! SEEN the cat go
az III" iioor ba,k wards, holding on with
i-f claws 10 the carpet and yelling awfully But
- ~ar 10 usr. just ,rrn her going ovei the
i-i' at ih' chimney. and that was 'he last.
Well. What did ron do then asked Hol-
ton. "Oi cuur.r you couldn I live ia such
L"u-r
''CouiJn't | though p" sad Joe but did
pat pouliicr on the jam Of the fireplace, and
'"iA htH'i ~ h"h ht aiotS
trouble
TIM SANITARY lNtLrtXcL ~ LArGHTER
Laugh aud grow fat i. an aphorism which
nevls little argumeii iaion TO sustain il. To be
happy We must DC chcetful and 10 render that
chreriulness iruely enjoyable one must now aud
then yield 10 mirihfu impulses. As health
tai agent, a iull.chestcd hearty laugh is un-
riValed. When his patient smiles, the doctor
i,kcs hope
\ clerical irirnd at a celebrated watering place
net lady Who seemed lowering on the bTnk Of
the grave. Her cheeks we're hollow and wan,
hrI manner lisiless, her steps langui aud her
brow wore the contraction so indicative both OF
mental and ply steal suffering, SO that she was TO
all observers an object OF sincere pity.
some years AficrwArd he encountered this saIBe
lady, bu, ~ bright, aud fresh, and youthful-sO
fu. of healthful buoy ancy and joyous in expires
zion that be began 10 question IL he had not de-
cri,cd himself with regard 10 her identity.
% l. 1t possible, said he. that ! see before
Mrs b.. who presented such doleful ap-
pcarancc at the springs few years ago ?"
'' The very same. -
" And pray tell me, madam, the secret OF your
cure Wha, means did you use to attain ~ such
vgot of mind aud body-to such chIoTfulness
and frjuvenation :?
3" 4 very simple remedy, returned she, with
a beming face. q stopped worrying and began
10 laugh-that was all.