Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10
"summer BOarders."

He came to this office yesterday to
see about getting out an illustrated cat
aloeue. He was nice old man, and
honest in his convictions. He lives out
from the city about eight miles, on Ma
poleon Creek, and it suddenly occurred
to him the other day that his place was
a beautiful summer-resort. and that his
facilities for taking a few boarders
should b. published
Gust" he began, as he removed his
ancient tile, Napoleon Greek flows right
by the door, and there's allus at least a
foot of water in it all summer long.
INCEST place in the world for women to
learn to swim. No sharks, alligators,
or snakes to bother 'em and they kin
splash around in harmless glee."
"Any fish in it?'
eyes, Stree, there be. They are
small, to be sure, but all you've got to
do Is to catch more of 'em in a day.
Napoleon Creek can't be beat, sir, for
an attraction, and it furnishes the hest
kind ofwater for washing clothes. We
save six bars of soap every week by us
Ing this water"
"Wel?"
"Wail, then there's a hill in the dis
tance-over on Squar' Fuller's farm. [
tell We that hill looks lovely to a board
er sittin' on the back verandy. It's kin
der bold and defiant, and kinder soft
and pleadin', and the sight makes a
man feel sort of awed and humbled.
The hills big thing, sir, and it's going
to be a draw"
"Yes."
"Then there's the medder and a
white school house beyond. Then, on
'tother side is the big stub that was
struck by lightning. Boarders can take
home all the splinters, they WANT to,
and my boy Dan can tell 'em all about
now the pieces flew. This stub is goin'
to git, 'em sir-can't bel p it. 1t COM
bines romance and the power of light
ming together, and boarders will stand
around thar with their mouth open and
tongues hanging out"
Anything elsey'
Anything else ?' he repeated in an
injured tone. "Well, [ should say
there wasl There's sheep rambling
over the lea, and they are going to
draw; there's COWS wading through Ma
poleon Greek, and that will fetch 'em |;
there's an old tanning mill which the
children kin turn, and they'll cry to sit
up all night; there's grove with more'n
forty birds in it, and boarders kin take
the kitchen chairs right out thar; then
Pm going to break two colls this sum-
mer and have a lightning rod put up,
and tween men the old woman we'll
make it a perfect paradise around
thar"
And your prices?'
oval, bein' that this is the fust
year, we shan't bar down very heavy.
1 want to get folks in the habit of
comm out there, and kinder advertise
her up, and byimeby we kin make
somethin'. Don't forget to say that we
have family prayers twice day. That'll
be another big draw, you see. Dan he
sings bass, my wife sings sort of so
prano. l sing awlto, and Sophia Jane
she accompanies us on the melodeon,
and | tell you it's sweet, That'll get
'em hard; and on extra occasions | kin
prevail on the Edison boys to come over
and help up. One plays the bass
drum and the other mouth organ,
and they can't help but draw. You
Jest orter hear 'em play Baby Nine
oncer
Beautiful, is it?''
Beautiful! Why, it jest melts you
right down, and you don't care whether
there's flies in the milk or not. Well,
good-by. Work FER up strong. and
don't forget Napoleon Creek and the
women in swimming."-Dctroa Free
Press.