The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-24
Summer Boarders.

He came to this Office yesterday to see
about getting out an illustrated cata-
logue. He was nice old man, and hon
est 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
beautiful summer resort, and that his
facilities for taking few boarders
should be published.
"Fust, he began, as he removed his
ancient tile, "Napoleon creek flows
right by the door, and there's allus at
least foot of water in it all summer
long. INCEST place in the world for a
woman to learn to swim. No sharks,
alligators or snakes to bother 'em, and
they kin splash aroun' 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 best kind
of water for washing clothes. We save
six bars of soap every week by using
this water"
"Well p
"Wall, then there's hill in the dis
tance-over ON Squar' Fullar's farm. l
tell We that hill looks lovely to boarder
sittin on the back verandy It's kinder
bold and defiant, and kinder soft and
pleadin', and the sight makes man feel
sort of awed and humbled. The hills a
big thing, sir, and its going to be a
draw"
eyes"
"Then there's the medder and white
school house beyond. Then, on tother
side is the big stub that was struck by
lightning Boarders can take home all
the splintors they want to, and my boy
Dan can tell 'em all about how the
pieces flew. This stub is going to git
EN-, sir-can't help it, 1t combines ro
nance and the power of lightning to-
gether, and boarders will stand aroun'
thar with their mouths open and their
tongues hanging out.
"Anything else}"
Anything elsel" he repeated in an
injured tone. "Well, 1 should say there
was There's sheep gamboling DER the
lea. and they are going to draw ; there's
cows wading through Napoleon creek,
and that will fetch em there's an old
tanning mill which the children can
turn, and they'll cry to sit up all night /;
there's a grove with more'n forty birds
in it, and boarders kin take the kitchen
chairs right out thar then I'm goin to
break two colts this summer, and have a
lightning rod put mp, and tween men
the old woman we'll make it a perfect
paradise aroun' thar 7"
"And your prices p
"Wall, bein that this is the fust
year, we shan't bar down very heavy.
l want to git folks in the habit of COM
in out there, and kinder advertise her
up, and bimeby we can make suthin'.
Don't forget to say we have family pray
ers twice day. That'll be another big
draw, you see. Dan he sings bass, my
wife sings sort of soprano, 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 l kin prevail on the Idi-
son boys to come over and help u.s. One
plays the bass drum, and the other n
mouth organ, and they can't help but
draw. You jest orter hear 'em play
"Baby Nine once"
Beautiful, is it n
Beautiful Why, it jest melts you
right down, and you don't care whether
there's flies in the milk or not. Wall,
good bye Work her up strong. and
don't forget Napoleon creek and the
women in swimming" Detroit Free
Press.