Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-07-10
SUMMER RakARDERS.
The Attractions of a Rural
Life Presented by the Honest
Granger.

[Detroit Free Press.l
He came to this office yesterday to
see about getting out an illustrated
catalogue. He was nice old man,
and honest IN his convictions. He
lives out from the city about eight
miles on Napoleon creek, and it
suddenly occurred to him the other
day that his place was beautiful
summer resort, and that his facilities
for taking few boarders should be
published.
s.Fust," he began. as he removed
his ancient tile, Napoleon creek
flows right by the door, and there S
allus at least a foot of:water in it all
summer long. Nicest place in the
world for women to learn to swim,
No sharks, aihgaters or snakes to
bother 'eIn, land they can splash around
in harmless glee.''
"Any fish in IT."
"Yes, sir-c-e, there be. They are
small, to be sure, but all you've got
to do is to catch more of 'cm in a
day. Napoleon creek can't be beat,
sir, for attraction, and it furnishes
the best kind OF water for washing
clothes. We save SIX bars of soap
every week by using this water"
"Well?"
"W all, then, there's hill in the
| distance-over on Squar Fuller
farm. l tell We that hill looks lovely
to boarder sittin' on the back veran'
dy! It's kinder bold and defiant
and kinder soft and pleadin', and the
sight makes a man feel sort O. awed
and humbled. The hills big thing,
sir, and it's going TO be draw
Yes"
"Then there's the medder and {
white school-house beyond. Then
on 'tother side is the big stub thai
was struck by lightning. Boarder.
can take home all the splinters they
want to, and my boy Dan can tel
'cm all about how the pieces flew
This stub is going to git 'em, sir
can't help it. 1t combines romance
and the power OF lightning together
and boarders will stal.d around thar
with their mouths open and tongue
hanging out"
Anything clsc"'
Anything 'else:' he repeated II
an injured tone ''Well, l shoul'
say there was. There's sheep gamb
ling DER the lea, ana they are goin'
to draw; there's COWS wading througI
Napolcon creek. and that will fetcI
EN-; there's an old tanning mil
which the children kin turn, AM
they'll cry to sit up all night; there
grove with more forty birds IN II
and boarders can take the kitche
chairs right out thar then l am &c
inc to break two colts this summe
and have n lightning rod put up, an
tween men the old women swe'
make It perfect paradise aroun
thar
"And your prices?"
..Wall. bein that this is the tuS
wear. we shan't bar down very heavy
/ want to git folks in the habit {
comm Ou- lilCIc. ANU htil''Si "'' VI
, tise her up, and bimeby we kin max
sunthin'. Don't forget to say tn;
!, we have family prayers twice day
Thatll be another big draw, you SET
: Dan, he sings bass, my wife sings
I sort of soprano, sing awlto, an
Sophia Jane, she accompanies us Q
: the melodcon, and l tell you 1t
1 sweet. That'll get EN- hard. An
; on extra occasions l can prevail c
the Edison boys to come over an
help us. One plays the bass dru
e and the other mouth-organ, Al
they can't help but draw. You le
orter hear 'em play Baby Min
q q once!"
u Beautiful, is it:''
: "Beautiful! Why, it just mel
/ YOU right down, and YOU don't ca
S whether there flies IN the milk
: not! Wall, goodbye. Work
l. up strong, and don't forget Napole'
II creek and the women in swimming