The state journal., 1884-11-22

| UnOTuluR, anu IOuQu IL udTu WOfk 10 get
down stairs in time for o'clock break.
fast. My mother set her alarum for 5 in
the summer and 6 in winter, and did a
couple of hours work of some kind or
other before breakfast. did not know
how far she would transplant her coun-
try habits to London but the next morn.
ing. punctually at Q. Rosa and l were
awakened by sound like a sky-rocket
of the largest size suddenly going off in
the adjoining room.
! Good gracious? what's that dreadful
noise p said Rosa
That's mothers pet alarum, B" | said,
laughing. 'She would never forgive
herself if she didn't get up at her usual
time"
"But what about my poor mother? ?"
said Rosa. laughing in her turn. She'll
be frightened out of her senses.
ooh, she'll get used to it after
day or two and perhaps we shall have
her down in proper time for breakfast,
which is more than she has been for the
last three mornings"
"Ah-um" said Rosa.
What did you say?" inquired, but |
found she had gone to sleep again.
When we came down to breakfast my
mother was already in the dining room.
Rosa asked her how she slept. "Capi
tally, my DEAR" she said, thank you
can always sleep well. But I'm afraid
your mamma did not have very good
| night. Between ourselves, she was a lit
tie injudicious at supper, and she has suf-
fered for it"
| AS she spoke, Mrs. Dimply appeared,
full Int hnt oh r1yl
| tied around her head and looking the
you are not very well, Mrs. Dimply," l
said. "What is the natter?"
THE matter! Why, that dreadful
open window, to be sure, with an in
jured glance at my mother. 'It has
given me one of my worst neuralgia
headaches"
1t appeared that my mother on going
to bed found Mrs. Dimply already asleep.
The ventilation being, according to her
notions, insufficient, she had opened one
| of the windows about six inches at the
top, and kept it so all night.
You don t really think it was the win
dow 2" said my mother sweetly. "Let
| me assure you that you are mistaken. |
must show you some time what the cele-
brated DR.. Dillwater says in his book,
Ventilation and Vitality. Dr. Dill.
water says it's absolutely idiotic, not to
say criminal, to sleep with ones window
shut. Why, sleep with my bedroom
window open every night OF my life, and
look at me P'
Perhaps you have an exceptionally
strong constitution, suggested poor Mrs.
Dimply.
"Oh, dear, no. not at all Indeed,
rather the reverse. am naturally deli
cate but study the laws of health. If
you break the laws of health, you must
pay the fine, you know. Now, If | might
venture, Mrs. Dimply, could tell you
exactly the cause of your headache. Of
course it was not for me to interfere, but
was quite sure last night that you
would have headache this morning
Indeed said Mrs. Dimply, family.
eyes, indeed. 1t was-you're sure
you will forgive me for speaking plainly
it was those picked onions at supper.
Picked onions aud hot whisky and
water to follow They're both very nice,
I'll admit but at our time Of life Mrs
Dimply was quite as old as my mother,
but wouldn' have owned it by ten years)
I'VE are compelled to be careful. IfnOt,
as | said before, We have to pay the
penalty. Now will you let me prescribe
for you? Fl am capital doctor, l as
sure you. Just one Cookies pill q can
give you one if you like), and it'll put
you to rights directly. But you must
really get in the way of sleeping with
your window open, if you wish to enjoy
good health"
Your remedies arc too heroic for
me, said Mrs. Dimply, shaking her
head. "And that dreadful alarum /
declare haven't got over the frigh: it
gave me, yet"
'Did it really startlc you?" said my
mother. Now, do you know | am so
used to it that hardly notice it. 1t docs
Just waken me, and that s all.
''Startlc me Why the horrid thing
frightened me so that am shaking still.
thought the house was falling down at
the very least and as to getting to
sleep after that, it was out of the Qucs-
ton"
Il assure you, you won't mind it in the
least after few days" said my mother,
amiably. 81 believe it does strike
strangers as a little loud, but it's really
nothing when you are used to 1t. You'll
find it won't sound half 80 loud to NOR
row morning"
II trust shan't he within hearing Oft
to morrow morning. The girls are want
ing me dreadfully at home, and if Rosa
will excuse me, think shall go to day.
Now that Rosa has got you to advise her.
Mrs. Smithers. am really not needed.
"Rosa will rub along, | dare say,
though, shan't trouble her with my ad-
vice, unless it's specially asked for.
But am very sorry you are obliged to
go so soon, Mrs. Dimply, just as we
were beginning to know one another.
am SO sure we would have got along so
nicely together. But de hope it is only
pleasure deferred.
II hope so, I'm sure" said Mrs. Dim.
ply politely, though Pm sadly afraid she
didn't.
"I'll tell you what, said my mother,
her face frightening up as if one of Mr..
Burnand's "happy thoughts" had just
struck her. "The very next time, Mrs,
Dimply, you come to stay with Rosa
for few days, Adolphus shall let me
know, and I'll come and keep you COM
pany. You promise, AdolphHs, don't
your
II do mother" l said with fervor.
That right, it's an understood thing.
III be with you the very same day. or
the day after at latest. And We'll sleep
with the window open every night, Mrs.
Dimply, and get up at 6 in the morning
and in fortnight you will be as fat and
rosy as / am. But you mustn't eat any
more picked onions for supper
Mrs. Dimply packed up her three
boxes and was gone before luncheon.
The parting between her and my mother
was quite affecting, the regret of the lat
ter at losing her so soon being only tenn
pered by the prospect Con which she laid
Continual stress of nice long visit to