Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-17
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lCtCT IiLCefSOll WlS I1-AC least nc
thought so, and depressed; he had
headaches, and lie hated the dusty
street, in which the summer heat burnt
anu summer shone before tho green
leaves had draped tue trees, and the
squares of grass and wisteria vines and
plotted gerauiums which have come to
be SO blcssedly popular in New York,
lent its summers freshness.
What shall do, doctor 2" he said
to tho white headed old physician.
You say nothing ails me, but can
tell what my feelings are better than
you can. know shall he down with
something soon: rode in Car with
half dozen dirty children, the other
day-going to the small pox hospital, I
haven't a loubt-very red and nasty
looking, all of 'cm; and while was
buying something in a store the other
day, n horrid old woman begged of me
because her husband was sick with o
typhoid fever. No doubt I've caught
both diseases, and it is the complica~
tion that puzzles you. Couldn't relish
my coffee this morning left my milk
toast untouched. Hateful life, that of
a bachelor at hotel. Oh, dear me I"
"Why don't you marry, then 2" said
the doctor.
''They need 50 much counting, "
said Mr.. Patterson. "You spend six
months or 50, at least, dangling at a
woman's apron strings. You must go
to the theatre and opera if she is gay,
and to church meeting if she is pious.
At fifty man likes his slippers and
dressing gown and easy chair of an
evening. If it was just stepping over
to the clergyman's and getting married,
put ring Oh her finger and saying or
notlding eyes," two or three times,
why 1 wouldn't mind it, you know"
"Ah, we'll, counting is the fun of it
all, in my opinion" said the old doc
tor, " but every one to his taste. And
my advice to you is, to 60 into the
country"
"To another hotel and more mer-
ccnary walters" said Mr.. Patterson.
NO." said the doctor, 60 to a nice
private home. know one-a moth
erly widow lady who cooks q dinner
fit for King. River before the house,
woods behind it, orchard to the left,
kithen garden to the right; no fever
and ague 10 mosquitoes. Heavenly
l am going up there tomorrow, and
I'll see if she'll take you."
Very WE'LL" said Mr.. Patterson, "I
think I'd try it,"
"And you must drink plenty of
milk, and eat plenty Of nice home
made bread, said the doctor.
eyes, I WILL" said Patterson, over
joyed at last at hearing something that
sounded like prescription. "And
you would advise milk? 2"
"Quart Of it every day." said the
doctor.
"I'll take note of it, said Patter-
son. "And if l should be very ill she'll
nurse me?"
"Splondidly," said the doctor, and
went his way.
Mr.. Patterson Thought the matter
over, and thought better of it every
lay, and when the little note inform
ing him that the widow would be will
ing to "takc him in AMI do for him''
reached him, hc had his trunk and
portmantcau already packed, and was
I'LL ready to start that afternoon. AS
for the widow, tho doctor has prepar-
ed her for her boarder's pecularities
thus:
"Nice fellow; solid; plenty of
money; thinks himself ill, but isn't !;
ought to be married; told him 50, but
l'e hates the idea of courting; marry
of some day, no doubt; will you
have meg YES Call in Clergyman.
Over. Very peculiar old bachelor; but
then old bachelors arc peculiar gcner.
ally"
The widow was what Yankees call an
amazingly smart woman. She had
married ut sixteen, and had never
failed t" have washing over when Other
people were hanging out theirs. He,
bead always rose, her cakes was always
good, and her butter was always sweet.
At forty-tive she had married Off all he,
daughters, and was well-to-tlo, buxom
and happy.
Her son anil his wife boarded will
her, and she added to her plentiful
savings by taking u boartler or two, il
they happened to offer.
"Fifty and Il bacliclor," sud Mrs.
M',ntlc, looking III the glass. "Wcll,
it seems Il pity; but then, when elderly
gentlemen marry, it is general,
some hity-tit girl that leads them =.
terrible life, ami likely it's for the bcst. ;
Then sllc looked III tho glass again
for the widow was but womal
aftor all.
MIR. Patterson came to the widow;
and obcycd The doctors prcscriptio,
carefully lie ate bread and drank
milk, ,i,d robbed the orchards like ,
school boy, and declaimc.l over the
strawberry slort-cako after q f.sl,iu,
that would have made his reputation
ut .lic bar. Then, too, Mrs. M,lntle lii.
not smile at his aches and pains, and
insist that he must be pcrlct,laIly well
because he h:ul !. frcsl, complexion and
dimples in his cheeks. She had SAVIOR,
herb t'".s and pptions, which sh,
pr"'"ccd when he complained Of feel
ing miserable, and sIlo had that bless
ing to hypochondrias, homeopathic