Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1889-08-23

THE WAfkkfALi AT oNhNsNiLhh.
/ shall stay right here In the city. I
shall drop into the ofiioe regularly at the
most uncomfortable part Of ths day. I
shall put my feet on desk and watch the
boys work. and perspire. and swear. Il
will be so rsstful. A diet OF envious oon-
temptation like that will build me up much
more than the mosquitoes and cream Of
the country could do.
know, because have been there.
lost twelve pounds In four days up in the
AdirondAcks last Summer aud they can
stay there. Iwouidn't 30 back after them
II knew that could find them the frat
day. The experience was painful but the
record OF 1t may be useful. ~
II was my old school friend-of course 10
was my old school friend; 1t always Is
your old school friend who gets you into q
scrape. As said before. this man, Sam
Belisou, lured mc up into the Adirondacks.
He didn't exactly invite me to visit him.
but he said that as we had been boys to-
gether he would let mo his second-hoor
room on the north corner Of the house for
si7 week, including all the milk could
drink and all the scenery | could lind.
HIS wife was to have few friends visit
her later on, young ladies who would add
TO the attractions OF the place. and he
thought that 1t was no more than fair that
he should write and give me a chance 10
engage the best room In the house.
WAS just foolish enough 70 reply that
/ would take tie apartment. 1t was an
awfully hot day when left the city. and
II grew hotter all the way up. For further
particulars quote from my diary:
Aug. i.-Rsached Ovens VILE at II n. m.
Town Is In a hole among half dozen hills,
so arranged that the sun Is always right
overhead. Wind never blows Ia Ovens
willie. Ventilation OF the town Is very
bad. Inhabitants don't care. They're
proud OF IT, Claim that they're breathing
the same air that Hsndrich Hudson
breathed when he visited the place three
or four hundred years ago. During all
that time the black flies have been
dropping In, and haven't been able 70 find
their way out again over the hills. They're
all here to-day. Every tiine a fellow gasps
he swallows some Of these fies. II he
doesn't gasp he suffocates. spent the
entire day trying to decide which I'd
rather do. s1 Ttf4
One OF Mrs. Benson's friends has arrived.
Miss Addis PoIs--big, fat girl. Notlm
In conversation but she perspires freely.
Don't blame her. It's as hot As blazes.
Sam asked me as a special favor 10 his
wife n l would give up the second floor
room TO Miss Addie. Dldn't make the re-
quest until the lady had retired. Sam Ia
considerable OF diplomat. l compiled.
Aug. a.--Slept In small room under the
roof--very close under the roof. Sat up
suddenly In the night and put my head
out through the shingles into the quiet
starlight. Thought perceived a faint
breeze through tba hole In the roof which
partially atoued for fractured skull.
When the sun rose 1t shone through the
hole in the roof straight into my eyes.
Dragged my bed all over the floor but the
sun CHASED me. Went down stairs and
had breakfast OF crackers and milk.
Two more OF Mrs. Benson's friends
have come. One OF them has red hair and
the other plays on the plano. What shall
dor
I've locked the plano with q nall while
nobody was looking but I'm ntraid they'n u
| pry II open. t4A
Sam suggested that we go out and see
| tho waterfall. We found an aged rustfs
who agreed TO show us the fall for a dol
lar apiece. Sam had left his pocketbook
at home and his credit appeared to be bad
/ paid for the scenery and told the rustis
| to lead on. # sIi