River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-07-25
WITHOUT ANY COTRTING.


Peter Patterson was Ill-at least he
thought so, and depressed he had
headaches, and he hated the dusty
street, in which the summer heat burnt
and summer shOne before the green
leaves had draped the trees, and the
squares OF grass and wistoria vines and
plotted geraniums which have core to
be so blessedly popular in New York,
lent its summers freshness.
What shall do, doctor 2" he said
to the white headed old physician.
F." You say nothing ails me, but | can
tell what nay feelings are better than
you can. | know | shall be down with
something soon | rode in a car With
half dozen dirty children, the other
day-going TO the small pox hospital,
haven't a doubt-yery red and nasty
looking, all OF en- and while | was
buylng something IN a store the other
day, a hOrrld old woman begged of me
because her husband was sick with a
typhoid fever. No doubt I've caught
both diseases, and it is the compiled
ton that puzzles you. Couldn't relish
my coffee this morning left my milk
toast untouched. Hateful life, that Of
bachelor at hotel Oh, dear me -
" Why don't you marry, then !" said
the doctor.
They need SO much counting. -
said Mr. Patterson. You spend six
months or so, at least, dangling at a
woman's apron strings. You must 20
to the theatre and opera if she is CAV,
and to church meeting il she is pious.
AT fifty man likes his slippers and
dressing gown and easy char Of an
evening. Ii It was Just stepping over
TO the clergyman and getting married,
put ring on her finger and saying or
noddlng yes, two or three tunes,
why | wouldn't mind it, you know.
All, well, counting is the fun of il
alt m my opinion" said the old doe
tor, " bu' every one to his taste. And
my advice to you Is, 10 so into the
country
To another hotel and more mer.
cenary walters, said Mr.. Patterson.
No, said the doctor. 90 TO n nice
private home. know une--a moth
erly widow lady who cooks dinner
nj Tor a King River before the house.
woods behind 1t, orchard 10 the left.
klthen garden TO the right: no fever
ana ague, no mosquitoes. Heavenly
! am going up there tomorrow, ana
Ill see II shell take YOU.
" Very well, said Nh. Patterson. 81
think Id try IT,
/" And you must drink plenty o.
milk, and eat plenty Of nice hom,
made bread, said the doctor.
Yes, | will said Patterson. over
loyed at last nt hearing sometime TIM
sounded like a prescription. "An,
you would advise milk r.
Quart OF il every day, said tn
doctor
"Ill take note Of it, said Pattel
son And ii | should bo very m she
nurse NET"
Splcndidly, said the doctor. an
went bis way.
Mr. Patterson Thought the matt,
over, and thought better OF il ever
day, and when the little note inform
ing him that the widow would be will
ing to take him in AMI do for him
reached him, hc had his trunk an
portmanteau already packed. and wa
all ready TO start that afternoon. A
for the widow, the doctor has prepnl
Cd her for her boarder's pccularitie
thus
" Nice fellow, solid. plenty q
money; thinks himself IN. bat isn't
ought TO be married told him So. bn
he hates the idea of counting MARI
of some day, NO doubt, will Vol
have me ~ Yes. Call in CLERGYMAN
Over. Very peculiar old bachelor hu
then old bachelors are peculiar gencr
ally.r
The widow was what Yankees call a,
amazingly smart woman. She ha,
married at sixteen, and had neye
failed to have washing over when othe
people were hanging out theirs. lie
bread always rose, her cakes was alwayt
good, and her butter was always sweet
AT forty.five She had married oil All hel
daughters, and was wcli-to.do. buxom
nd happy.
Her son and has wife boarded with