Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-07-02

thought so,-and depressed he had
headaches, and he hated the dusty street,
in which the summer heat burnt and the
summer sun shone before the green leaves
had draped the trees, and the squares of
grass AMI wisteria vines and plotted gera
NUNS which have come to be so blessedly
popular ir New York, lent its summers
freshness.
What shall do, doctor?" he said to
the white headed old physician. You
say nothing ais me, but can tell what
my feelings are better than you can. |
know I shall be down with something
soon. | rode in a car with half a dozen
dirty children the other day-going to
the smallpox hospital, ] hav'nt doubt,
very red and nasty looking, all of 'em ;
and while [ was buying something in a
store the other day, horrid old woman
begged of me because her husband Was
sick with typhoid. No doubt I've caught
both diseases, and it is the complication
that puzzles you. Couldn't relish my
coffee this morning left my milk toast
untouched. Hateful life, that of bach
elor at hotel. Oh dear me :"
Why don't you marry, then ?" said the
doctor.
They need SO much courting, said Mr.
Patterson. &" You spend six months or so,
at least, dangling at woman's apron
strings You must 60 to the theatre and
opera if she is gay, and to church meeting
if she is pous. At fifty a 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 mar
ried put ring on her finger and saying
or nodding yes two or three times, why
| wouldn't mind it, you know"
"Ah, well. courting is the fun Of it all
in my opinion" said the old doctor, " but
every one to his taste. And my advice tc
you is, to 90 into the country"
"To another hotel and more mercenary
walters ?" said Mr.. Patterson.
No." said the doctor, go to a nice
private home. know one-a motherl
widow lady who cooks dinner fit for a
king. River before the house, woods be-
hind it, orchard to the left, kitchen garden
to the right no fever and ague; no mos
quitoes. Heavenly! | am going up there
tomorrow, and I'll see if she'll take you "
every well,'' said Mr.. Patterson, g
think I'd try it,
And you must drink plenty of milk
and eat plenty of nice home made bread,
said the doctor.
Yes, | will" said Patterson, ,overjoyet
at last at hearing something that SOUNDED
like a prescription. d" And you woul'
advise milk?'
Quart of it every day." said the doc
tor.
I'll take note of it," said Patterson
L" And, if should be very i'll she'll nurs
me 2"
"Splendidly," said the doctor, and wen
his way.
Mr.. Patterson thought the matter over
land thought better of it every day, an
when the little note, informing him tina
the widow would be willing to I" TAX
him in and do for him" reached him, b
had his trunk and portmanteau alread
1 packed, and was all ready to start tina
f afternoon. As for the widow, the docto
had prepared her for her boarder's pecu
, liarites thus
; "Nice fellow solid plenty of money
{ thinks himself ill, but isn't; ought to b
e married; told him so, but he hates tn
5 idea of courting; marry off some day, q
n doubt; will you have me? Yes
: : Call in clergyman. Over. Very pect
: : liar old bachelor : but then old bachelor
t are peculiar generally
The widow was what Yankees call a
t amazingly smart woman. She had MAJ
y ried at sixteen, and had never failed
: have washing over when other peop
e were hanging out theirs. Her bread a
ways rose, her cake was always good, ar
,f her butter was always sweet. At fort,
+ five she had married off all her daughter
Y and was we'll to-do, buxom and happy.
n Her son and his wife boarded with he
t. and she added to her plentiful savings
e taking a summer boarder or two if The
10 happened to offer.
n N Fifty and bachelor" said MI
r, Muntle, looking in the lass. " Well,
sh seems a pity but then, when elderly ge
is tlemen marry, it is generally some hit
ct tity girl that leads them terrible III
l. and likely it's for the best"
III Then she looked in the glass again, t
is the widow was but a woman after all.
az Mr.. Patterson came to the widows a.
II obeyed the doctors prescription CAREFUL
ce He ate bread and drank milk, and robb
it the orchards like a school-boy, and {
on claimed over the strawberry short-ca
after fashion that would have made