The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-21

it keeps them quiet so that l can dc
my work, and also teaches them theil
letters, for we take a new letter each
morning.
NIX. BOWSER IN THE COUNTRY.
"Well, what do you think! ex-
claimed Mr.. Bowser as he came hur-
rylng home from the office the other
afternoon.
Have you gone and got some
more hens or bought another horse?
Mrs Bowser, the event of life is
about to happen.
"What is it?
"You know Gregg? Well, Gregg
owns a little farm out here about
twelve miles. There's a good house
on it, and he says we can occupy it
for the summer. We will have COW
and horse. pigs, poultry and other
stock, and we'll 60 out there and
tan up and get fat and have the best
time in the world.
II don't think much of the idea,
Mr.. Bowser.
you don't! You don't want cool
breezes-fresh eggs-fresh berries
rich milk-songs Of birds-lowing of
the kline and rest from care!
"You will be disappointed if you
expect any such thing.
81 will ehs Perhaps l don't know
what the country is. You are al
ways ready to throw cold water on
any of my plans. l shall go anyhow.
This was the beginning and at the
end of three days l yielded, woman.
like.
On Monday morning we took the
train and started. having engaged a
farmers daughter to take charge of
the kitchen, and at the nearest rail-
road station we we're met by farmer
and his lumber wagon. The sun
poured down its hottest, the dust
had covered grass and bushes, and
as we logged and jolted along the
farmer queried of Mr.. Bowser
Come out for your health, l sup
pose?
I'VE did. All! this country has
already refreshed me.
"Has, eha Well. there are heaps
of it, and Pm thinking you'll get all
you want in about a week. | think
a city chap is blamed fool to come
out here.
do you? Why, the doctors re-
commend it. That boy ought to gain
a pound day, and l am sure my
wife will brace right up with these
pastoral scenes before her eyes.
"The doctors and pastoral scenes
be burned! growled the farmer, as he
turned to his horses, and those were
the last words he uttered until he
landed us at the gate.
THE PASTORAL SCENES.
1t was a comfortable frame house,
and | did not observe the surround
ings until after dinner. The barn
had partly fallen in, giving it weird
and lonely look; most of the fencing
was down, a gust of wind had laid
the smoke house on its back, and
nearly every tree and bush about the
house was dead or dying.
is this one of the pastoral scenes
you referred to? | asked of Mr..
Bowser.
There you go 4! he snapped.
"You can't expect things to look as
nice out here as in Central Park. We
come for the balmy breezes and the
rest.
"You spoke of hunting hens eggs
in the meadow grass.
$50 we will-come on.
He made dash for big patch of
burdocks near the back door, got
tangled up in the ruins of barrel,
and when he got up he had cut on
his skin and his noise was bleeding.
He tried to make light Of the affair,
but it was hard work.
When l asked after the horse and
vehicle in which we we're to take our
morning jaunts he walked down to
the barnyard and pointed out a raw
boned old yellow horse. so weak
that he could not brush the flies
away, and one-horse wagon, quaint
enough to have taken its place in a
museum.
you'll have our photographs
taken after we all get seated in that
rig, won't you? l asked.
That's it; just as | expected.
Mrs. Bowser, what did you come
out here for?
Because you oblige me to.
81 did eh! Not by a long shot!
You came to restore your health and
to give our child chance for his
life. 1t will be the making of him.
No more doctor bills for us.
In the afternoon Mr.. Bowser
swung his hammock in the orchard.
This was something he had dotted on
for week. He had scarcely dropped
into it when three or four caterpill rs
dropped on to him, and he put in
the rest of the afternoon on the hard
boards of the veranda. The cook
came sauntering up about S o'clock,
covered with flies and mosquitoes.
and the girl hinted to Mr.. Bowser
that he was expected to milk.
HIS MILKING METHOD.
ooh. certainly, he replied. 81
wonldn,t oiue a cent for firm life In