Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-11-21

see. Oh, / know L will make you I
sling out Of some of that nice Bour
bon mother put in my trunk. Youl
head is hot. This is the very thing
1t will get you into perspiration."
IL believe it will help my case, "Johr
said, dropping his head on the pillow
and Susy had the satisfaction, in less
than half an hour; of hearing the deep,
regular breathing ACCOMPANYING sleep.
"I'll know, now, just what to do
next time," thought Susy, as she drift
ed away to Dream-land.
GLOW soundly l slept" John re-
marked, the next morning. ut makes
me uncomfortably stupid this morn
ing" s
Susy's clear, fragrent coffee remedi-
ed that, and he went to his business,
congratulating himself on enduring
fatigue SO well. This programme was
repeated night after night with some
slight change of details. The Bour-
was very unlike the famous cruise Of
oil, and the aching head had often to
toss on the pillow hour after hour, un-
til sleep come from sheer exhaustion.
"It is too bad" thought Susy.-
"Poor Jack works so hard and can't
even sleep to get rest"
So, instead of buying new winter
gloves and bonnet, she devoted the
remnant of her pocket-money to an
other bottle of Bourbon. She even
went to the druggist herself and ex-
planned how very good and pure it
must be, because it was for sickness
"Poor Jack" she repeated; "he is
sick. He works himself sick" This
was addressed rc-assuringly to her con-
science, fearing her plea of illness not
quite honest. If not strictly truthful
then, time would make it so, accord
ing to all appearances, for John was
growing paler and more and more nerv-
Gus every day. In vain the careful
little wife urged him to rest, and even
pleaded with tears in her eyes.
at is for you, Susy, that I am work
ing. Faint heart, etc. Think of our
house that is to be. That will GER
tainly be castle in Spain if l give
up so easily"
Through the spring and the exhaust
ing summer heat, and into the winter,
John worked unfaultering, Susy always
near to encourage, assist and, if need, |
arouse, to nurse. She became an ex-
pert in the preparation of stimulating
coffee and sporiic slings, and often
declared that she SHOULD |
soon have to doctor her nerves, to get |
her share of the beverages of which
Jack was becoming so fond"
On the last night of the year the
pen was laid down before ten O'clock.
"Now for vacation" and John
gave three as rousing cheers as regard
or tenants below would admit. al
aid l would finish it before New
ears. What shall we do, Susy p
low shall we jollify?"
"By having q good talk together,
lack. Do you realize that you have
carcely spoken to me since we settled ;
own here? But l know it was all !
or me-" and Susy, proud and happy,
espite the tears in her eyes and
uiver in her voice, alternated be- Q
ween the manuscript and its author. 8
hey had what Susy called one of {
heir honeymoon talks, and John I
ould not help thinking how much G
weeter and brighter and lovelier was
usy than the heroine of his book, Z
nd how he had lived months in al C
ost Inconsistencies of the gentleness t
nd beauty by his side, wrapt in Wis l.
ms and dreams. b
"You don't care for sling to- e
ght ?" said Susy, questioningly. a
"Why, yes. The fact is I'm getting 4
like it. Strange, isn't It, when 1 b
'ed to be a teetotaler ?" "
i've been thinking" was the hesi. Il
ting reply, "that you ought not to il
ink it when Il is not absolutely nee. a
sary."
"Why, my dear,"-John did pat. s
nize his wife once in a while--"you CT
rely cannot think I could ever be
You are really absurd" d
"Oh, Jack" was all Susy could say. h
Jack thought she was absurd ii
'ck, whom she loved better than all fc
Q world. tWJ +"
She prepared the sling and was as y
ntle and pleasant as ever; but after J
'ck was asleep she had '!good cry" ST
at relieved her overstrained nerves.
he never ventured a caution again, m
ough her heart often ached with ap- d
ehension when she saw how her hus. te
nd was learning 10 dcpend upon is