Middletown transcript., 1881-07-15
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like 81 sliff. frequently he has an
Intense desire to be clothed only in medi-
tatioa and cfean handkerchief, and to
20 out amid the unibrageous foliage Of
some vast wilderness, where there are no
tax collectors or lightning-rod agents, and
rest for couple of hundred years. The
bald-headed editor has felt that way fire.
quently, but, alas! the restraints of an
irksome civilization and his creditors
won't allow it.
The most delightful employment for
summer time is that Of sitting in the shade
and clipping coupons off Government
bonds. The work might become monOt-
onous, after awhile, but the most of us
would hold out as long as the bonds did
before we would sigh for change, even
if the mercury was trying to crawl out of
the top of the thermometer.
Summer always comes suddenly, and
you get your hair cut and are glad it's
here. But when the mercury slips up an
inch or two higher, you wish it were
som'ere else.
The best way to take summer is to take
it coolly. Keep your conscience clear; a
clouded conscience always makes man
ten degrees warmer than a clear one.
The mosquito visits you i'll summer,
but he don't send in his card. He pre-
sents his bill, which answers every pur-
pose-with the mosquito. He draws on
you at sight and don't care song for
your protest. The mosquito loves you
anyway, and if you have bald head he
will love you more.
The fly is another summer visitor. He
comes a little ahead of the city cousins and
stays till frost. He brings all his relations
with him and they enjoy themselves while
they are here. The fly is cute and cum
ming little insect, and when he has made
up his mind that he likes to scratch
around a while on your face it is almost
impossible to persuade him that some
otlfer location is just as eligible.
The Sunday school excursion is ripe in
summer. The Sunday school excursion
is a laudable institution, the very thought
of which brings up sweet memories Of
Swiss muslin and spring chickens. The
man who carries forty pound basket and
the youngest member of the family al
ways has the most to say about the Sunday
school excursion, after he gets home.
You can enjoy summer very wei, if you
keep cool. Farmers cannot keep cool,
particularly rrhen wheat is tnrning ont
only fifteen bushels to the acre, therefore
we'll excuse them right here.
Ifyou 60 off some where in search of a
cooler place than your home, leave your
cares behind, or give them to the poor.
You don't want to take them with you if
you expect to keep cool.
Some city folks take vacation by clos
ing up the front of the house and living
in the back apartments until the close of
the season." when they open out again
and declare they have had ''just awtully
lovely time at the springs" This is a
high-toned way some people have of max
ing fools Of themselves, because fashion
demands a summer vacation which they
cannot afford without an increase of sal
ary. You may have noticed that people
who make fools of themselves in order to
conform to the demands Of fashion are no
better than the plain old style Of tool,
without trimmings. If you take a vaca-
ton, take one within your means. Ifyou
have been working hard for ten dollars a
week you can't keep cool at a hotel when
they tax you S28 week for board and
extra for toothpicks.
What we have said in this article don't
amount to much, but man came into the
office thirty minutes ago and said, "Is it
hot enough for you?" and we only wrote
this to occupy our mind whilst waiting
for the coroner.