Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-05-24
A Cold in the Head.
AND WHAT CAME OF If.


ham, nodd;ng her head otacu1arly, "and
plenty of Irish moss tea. They'll be
sure to set you right after a while.
Bless me! cold in the head is nothing
serious. Everybody has EN- nowadays.
1 suppose it's the changeable weather
and the fall rains"
ooh, dor answered Alexander Gra-
ham, with catarrhal sarcasm; ca gold
id the head is dothig. Red dose, head
full of buzzing doises, bahogady gol-
ored face, paid id your bodies, like SO
badly dives ad scissors-its dothig at
ALI"
Helen Graham laughed in spite of
herself.
4" How funny your voice does sound,
Alcck,' she cried, gaily. but never
mind; if we nurse you UP well, you II
be all right before Isabel Tracey's ball.
But I wouldn't have her see you now
for anything. Let me see-what had l
better do?' And she laid one rosy fin
ger meditatively on her forehead. "Oh
I'll Just sit down and write little note
to tell her that you will not arrive before
next week. That is the wisest policy.
And you would like me to send word to
Leonard Appleton that you arc here?"
6" Dear old Lcodard" cried our hero,
with as much enthusiasm rs his influenza
had left him. "Thc best ad doblest
fellow id the world! OF course wadt
to see Leodard He'd cobe to me if I
had sball-pox, do bclieve!'
Z" And now, before go out" said
his sister-in-law. coaxingly. "yod'll just
let me make you comfortable in papas
big easy chair. Dear papa, how fortu-
nate that he should chance to be out of
town just now for week. You can
settle down into his nook 10 costly, YOU
see. And here's his nice wadded dress
ing-gown-a little long in the skirts for
you, to be sure, but that's no matter
and his nice black velvet skull-cap to
keep your ears warm and protect the
back of pour head from anything like Il
draft, and a tin tub full of steaming hot
water for your feet. That's right, Bet
sey'-to the maid who had brought in
the last named article ofmodern luxury.
Mr.. Graham will ring when he
wishes YOU to take it away again. Now
Aleck, don't be obstinate A hot bath
is the best thing in the world for the
feet when one is suffering from cold
i'll the head. Keep the extremities warm
and the trunk will take care of itself,
DIR. Bluepill always says. That's a dear
fellow as the spiritless victim help
lessly submitted to being denuded of
boots and hose. "Yes, yes; l know the
water is pretty hot!' in response to
subdued howl; "but you Can put your
feet in it by degrees. 1 shall he gone
only about an hour, and when 1 come
back l will bring the dried catnip and
fresh mustard and the potash lozenges
and oh, ever so many nice things for
you" g..
II abobidate bustard blasters. ad I
dode like botash lozedgeszr groaned
poor Aleck Graham.
"Oh, that's all nonsense!" said Hell
en-, briskly, as one might check quer-
ulous child. "Now, be good and
quiet, there's darling. and you shall
have chicken broth and port wine -
an egg beaten up in it-for your lunch
when come back!"
And Helen tripped briskly away,
leaving her miserable brother-in-law
enwrapped, as it were, in vaporous
halo of palm leaf patterned dressing
gown, boiling steam ahd black vel
vet skull-cap. .. t.... 80.
II suppose this is the way 1 shall
look when get to be IN old man."
thought Aleck, as he caught a glimpse
OF himself in a mirror opposite. "I
don't think I should know myself if it
wasn't for the onyx-seal ring on the
little finger Of my left hand. On, dear!
wonder how long this maddening
state of things is to last? Phew! how
hot the water is! Am a lobster, to
be boiled alive?' and he withdrew his
toes with hot haste from the surface
Of the steaming water, poising them,
like the claws of bird, on the edge
of the tub. "Miss' Tracey's ball
indeed! A pretty subject I look for a
| baiE i; wonder il she is so pretty after
all2 And Helen has faithfully kept the
secret of my moneyed expectations