Smyrna times., 1884-09-17
GBe Supra Gimcs.
SMYRNA, DeI.,
Wednesday Afternoon, Sep. II, 1884.
The Wicked Flea.
THE CITY MANS TRIBULATIONs AND
OBSERVATIONS IN THE COUNTRY.

A. G. E., writing to the Baltimore
Sun from Royal Oak, Md, imparts his
tribulations in the following racv dis
sertation:
The hospitality of ones country
friends is something to be desired and
remembered, with the one sole draw
back and inevitable accompaniement
OF feas. There are means of fprotection
from flies and mosqoitOs, but none
from 1leas. Baltimore ladies 90 visit
ing or shopping as a means Of diver
sion. The ladies in this section of
Maryland go tieaing. They go early
and often, and have been known to
rise from their bed at midnight with
this single object. Their skill and suc-
cess are simply marvellous. One lady
recently returned with thirtv-seve1
scalps as the spOils of war. But the
wicked Hea, when man pursues. has
methods or places of concealment
winch Daiile his wisdom and shame his
skill. III the presence tor shouId
say III the possession? p of a flea. I am
as helpless as babe. NY philosonbv
enables me to grin and bear the inilic-
non, while conscious that l am infict-
ing ON others Il bear-like grin. In an
cient Baltimore, when policemen were
few and necessarily scattered. the had
BOY OF the period, with finger on his
nose, would phrase his defiance wifi
No catch-ee, no haVe-ee.' and for on
VlOus reasons seldom suffered for his
audacity. My discontinue is iust nc
complete, for the no catch-ee' Is veor-
lsOmely true, but the mo have-ee,
thnS OF dreams and an intense desire
II 1 got glimpse Of myself in a state
OF nature, my resemblance to a tatooed
man, without political aspirations. is
TOO obvious to be overlooked.
TO this common enemy of man and
beast all places are the same and oII
equally good for his purpose. You
mentally liken yourself to an omnibus
always taking up more and never full. |
EVEN when you go to church, expect
ing much from your rural surround |
ings, the simplicity Of worship is spoil !
ca, and the cause Of truth elfectuaIlv |
hlndered by this diminutive pest.
My object in writing to YOU. Mr.
Editor IS purely practical and pbilan. |
thropic. There is balm in GiIead. 7 |
know, butts there no possible riddance |
from Ihls pest? Must Natures garden |
spots be ever thus infested? Remote |
from books and libraries it has occurred |
to me that perhaps modern science has
discovered some means Of circumvent- |
ing this liliputian scoundrel. which |
have escaped my notice Or. among
your numerous readers there NAV be |
an advanced student of flca-botonv
with an ingenious device. almost ready .
TO be patented, perhaps only waiting
Tor the needful, which can be ins,antIV |
raised by thank offerings from the sui- |
ierlng. l can easily imagine how a
man would be abundantIv
able to repel all such pusilanimous at-
lacks, but for us ordinary folk. who
are not SO highly endowed. would an
electric suit (may | venture the sup-
gestlon p be a suitable investiture? II
only remains to be said that the depre-
datlons Of many heas, instead Of modi-
llyIng only give spice and pungcncy to
ne pleasures Of my visit. The 6eas
we shall leave behind us lat least tbis
Is my pious wish), while the pleasant
memories will linger on to the end Of
life ''' VI