, 1879-07-24
summer Boarders.

He came to this office yesterday to see
ohont getting out an illustrated cata-
Hv ,om,e He was q nice old man, and hon
nsf @ in his convictions. He lives out
from fr the city about eight miles on Ma
nnIoon creek, and it suddenly occurred
tto him the other day that his place was
beautiful summer resort, and that his
facilities for taking few boarders
should be published.
uFust," he began, as he removed his
ancient tile, "Napoleon creek flows
r;cbt by the door, and there's allus at
least foot of water in it all summer
lone. Nicest place in the world for
woman to learn to swim No sharks,
oIlipators or snakes to bother 'em, and
tbey kin splash oroun' in harmless glee."
aAny fish IN it ~
"Yes, 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 y
"Wall, then there's a hill in the dis.
tance-over on Squar' Fullar's farm. |
tell We that hill looks lovely to boorder
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
big thing, sir, and its going to be
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 splinters they want to, and my boy
Dan can tell 'em all about how the
pieces Aew This stub is going to git
'em, 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 elseP
"Anything else3" he repeated in an
injured tone. "Well, l 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
fqnning 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 "
"And your prices p
"Wall, bein' that this is the fust
year, we shan't bar down very heavy.
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, l sing
awlto, and Sophia Jane she accompanies
us on the melo(leon, and L tell you it's
sweet. That'Il get 'em hard, and on
extra occasions | kin prevail on the Edi-
son boys to come over and help us. One
plays the bass drum, and the other
mouth organ, and they can't help but
draw. Yol jest orter hear 'em play
Baby Mine once"
Beautiful, is it p
Beautiful ! Why, it jest melJs 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.