Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-06-03
what Came Of a Cold in the
Head.

"Mustard poultices 7" said Mrs.
Graham, nodding her head oracul-
arly, "and plenty of Irish moss tea.
They'll be sure to set you right af-
ter awhile. Bless me! cold in
the head is nothing serious. Every
body has them nowadays. / sup
pose it's the changeable weather
and the fall rains" p
"Oh, nor answered Mr.. Alexan-
der Graham, with catarrhal sarcasm,
"a gold id the head is dothig. Red
dose, head full of buzzing doises,
bahogady golored face, paid id your
BODIES, like so badly dives al scis-
sors-it's dothig at all !"
Helen Graham laughed in spite
of herself. y-ps va
"How funny your voice does
sound Alec" she cried, gaily. But
never mind; if we nurse you up
well you will be all right before Is
abel Tracey's ball. But / would
not have her see you now for any
thing. Let me see--Iwhat had l
better do 2" And she laid one rosy
finger meditatiyely on her fore
head. "Oh, / will 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
are now here e f--
"Dear old Leonard y cried our
hero, with as much enthusiasm as
his influenza had left him. "The
best ad doblest fellow id the world!
OF course / wad to see Leodard.
He would cobe to me, if had the
smallpox, / do believe!"
"And now, before / go out" said
his sister-in-law, coaxingly, "you
will just let me make you comfort
able in papa's big easy chairs. Dear
papa, how fortunate that he should
chance to be out of town just now
for week. You can settle down
into his nook SO costly you know.
And here's his nice wadded dress
ing gown-=a little long in the shirts
for you, to be sure, but that is no
mat er-aad his nice black velvet
scull-cap to keep your ears warm,
aud protect the back of your neck
from anything like draft and tin
tub fun of steaming hot water for
your feet" "Thats right Betsey,"
to the maid who had brought in
the last named article of modern
luxury. "Graham will ring when
he wishes you to take it away again"
Now Alec, do not be obstinate. A
hot bath is the best thing in the
world for the feet when one is suf-
fering from q cold in the head.
Keep the extremities warm, and
the trunk will take care of itself,
DR.. Bluepill always says. That's a
dear fellow !" as the spiritless VIC
tim belplessly submitted to being
denuded of boots and hoes.
"Yes, yes, / know the water is
pretty hot" in response to a subdu-
ed howl: "but you can put your
feet in by degrees. / shall be gone
only an hour, and when / come
back ] will bring the dried catnip,
and fresh mustard, and, oh, ever so
many nice things for you"
81 abobidate bustard plasters, ad
I dode like botash lozedgez,"groan-
cd poor Alec Graham. IL
"Oh, that is all nonsense" said
Helen, brislkly, as one might check
querulous child.
"Now be good and quiet, there's
a darling,l and you shall have chick
en- broth, and port ,wine-with an
egg beatenupin in it-for your lunch,
when / comeback" ~
And Helen tripped bliskly away,
leaving her miserable brother-in-
law enwrappcd. as it were, in vap-
orous halo of palm leaf patterned
dressing gown, boiling steam, and q
black velvet scull-cap.
y, "I suppose this is the way / shall
look when / get to be an old man."
thought Alec. as he. caught a
glimpse of himself in a mirror OPP
posite. Is sIo don't think / should
know myself if it was not for the
onyx ring on tho little finger Of my
right.hanS, ,1oDh, .deari 4 wonder
bow long this maddehing state of
things is to last Phew how hot
the water is y Am / lobster to
be boiled alisel' and hewithdrew
his toes with hot haste from the
surface of the steaming water pos
ing them like the claws of bird,
ON the edge of the tub. w fu
"Miss Tracy's ball indeedi a
pretty subject l look like for ball!
wonder II she is sopretty afterall |
And Helen has faithfully kept the
secret Of my moneyed transactions
rom her, so / shall have the salts
action of at least knowing she is
10 fortune hunter. and"
Here Mr.. Graham's meditatiops
,nded in q brace of prodigious
'neezes. y. .s.-
"The top of my head Is safe y he
hought rather dubiously, feeling
u the crested tassel Of the black
,elvet skull-cap. sv
at didn't know but that 10 had