The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-11-23
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The Pinfcre was to sail under pilot
iasoire a Monday evening, when.
q Alas, on Sunday evening the beauteous
n niss AndewS-ve. should say Miss
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that che had a
cold. and b was sad No wondcri Hov
~ do or her TO sing on Monday
night in this style:
|, "Refsan. AudScious star. your suit rob press.
Rebtbr who you are aud who addre,.idg."
n tosigh. "Oh. by heart, by heart
Ihls utwarradted ~presubtiod on the
part ola cobbod sailorI" Oh, it would
never do. Many remedies were suQ-
gestsd-hannel around the neck, for in
stance-but Josephin, asserted that
nanpel around tho neck wasu'. beeom.
ing TO her. unless it happened to DO tho
sleeve Of q sailors jacket. with Ralph
Rackst,aw's arm in it. Finally a I,dv
recommended a rapor bath. "a sn,.n.
did thing" she Baii, II often tax. thsm.
n 30 do my sisters and my cousins and
my grandfather"
- Ally husband is n doctor, and I can
give You q Sapor bath as we'll as any
oody. Come to my room. Never ohall
II De said that O friend OF mine suffered
for want Of yapor while / owned a can
of kerosene"
The room was reached in safety.
Now Josephine" SAID her fsiend.
=" you must frrl your sails. urrr, y.~I.
self in blanket Anu come to anchor in a
cane bottomed chair"
! why must it be a cane bottomed
,%'Nair," asked Josephine.
'ver mind the why and wherefore"
f
and tberefor. nu must do just al 1 say.
Uprig. my dearest, 7eht away
Imagine the scene. n'e minutes
Miss And-Corcoran was unu1essed'
wrapped in a blsnket and s<>'ee n a
zane oottomed chair, beneath Van ner
friend put q lighted camphene lap
turned up to its brightest heat.
Nos" she said, 1.-THE heat will soon
permease your Individuality SO to speak,
aud produce a perspiration or natural
Vapor' AZ 1t were, in which your cold
will vanish"
The lamp burned brightly; Josephine
felt its flames; she moved uneasi!y in
her chair.
Good graciousr" she cried, al can't
stand this-I can't understand it either.
low n the nGmo of common sense is
"NNhS Ofti tuls lamp To- 1
Her friend interrupted her with:
Never mind the Why and whcrc.orc-vapor
cures . cold. and therefore,
IhouSh the camphcnc heat Is mighty, though |
stupcndous be the psin,
though y9nE covering is slishtly-you per-pire
Let the air with smoke DO laden; smother
every painful Sigh,
Monday nigh. you'll look 50 charming, let the
KEROSENE burn high"
The Earnasna hn,p.J hioh ,nl p |
phino wriggled.
Obj she exclaimed. "If Sir TO-
seph could SEQ mo now, what would he
say 2"
"Novor mind" answered her friend.
els tho Precipitation coming?"
"PerBpiratioul" shouted Josephine. |
"Oh, heavens!'' and then she relieved
her suffsrings with
.sorry her lot who feels too hot,
Heavy her heart who hopes 20 yainly
% cure 4 cold and only cures herself,
y sl;'ius on u cane gcat chair insanely--
I can't stand it, l can't, 1 WON'T
The hea. grows on nPnee
know I'm baking, baking" .. .. .r..
Tns chimney OF tho lamp cracked
with O loud report. Josephine jumped
up screaming, tho blanket weS smoking.
the cGne.bottomod cha!S was scorched,
the friend added her soreafcS to tho
discord, and tho doctor. her husband.
came rushing up TO see what WAS the
matter.
Let US draw another b!ankot over tho
scene.
The principles Of q vapor bath were
explained. and Josephine was put oil
the w%indowsill to cool.
Miss Andrews looks quite we'll now.
and takes her three meals regularly.
But sho said her prayers standing last
Sunday.-Portand Telegram.