Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-08-01
SOAKING HIM SELF,
An Old Farmers First ExperIe n ce
In a New-Fangied Bath Tub.


In a New-Fangied Bath Tub.
"A well-known West Slider tells good
story on his uncle, an old farmer who
lived out in the interior OF the state.
who paid him II visit last week. The
old man had been In the city two OF
three days, seeing the sights and TAX
ing phenomenal long walks that would
have tired out anything but a street
car horse or farmer who had followed
pillow more or less all his life. On
Thursday evening he came home after
one of these long tramps and sinking
into an easy chair, turned to his
nephew and said; by the great horn
spoon. Ned. the town gifts bigger every
day! Why gol durn it, I've been y'ere
nigh on ter week now aud dun
nuthin' but walk. an I'm dod gas ted
Ell I've kivered quarter on it!''
Don't you feel tired. unclep" asked
the young man.
Tired. wall, I'm pretty nigh tagged
out fur certain. Do you know what
I'd like to do. Nedp I'd just like to be
on the old place row fur bout ten
minutes whar cud peel off my har-
ness clean down to the hide and list
wallow in the horse trough. 1t makes
the finest place to take souze We ever
seen in yer life. an ef I ever move
inter town to live I'm jest goin' ter
have one in the back yard so'se I kin
put myself to soak once in while"
1T won't be necessary for you to 60
out to the farm, uncle. just to take a
bath, for we have splendid bath tub
In the house with hot and cold water"
replied the young man.
"Yes, l spose We hav' got a wash
tub that l cud use, but they haint big
enough fur comfort an We can't lay
down to it. l alters used to use one
o your Aunt Matildy's wash tubs an
kinder enj'yed it afore happened ter
try this old horse trough, an thin the
wash tub was nowhere"
But don't mean a wash tub. uncle.
l mean regular bath tub. with hot
and cold water, a tub as large if not
larger than your horse trough on the
ia rm."
mo! A big tub fur washing yer
self an nothin' else?"
why. certainly, is that stranger"
''Du tell! Let me see it, will YEP"
The young man took his uncle up to
the bath room. initiated him into the
nf hA hot al
faucets. showed him how the connec-
ton was made between the spray hose
and the faucet and left him in high
glee preparing to 'jest everlastingly
souze himself
For fully half an hour nothing was
heard from the bathroom but snort
ing. granting and splashing and the
young man was beginning to
think that his uncle was going
to wash up enough ahead to last
the balance of the season, when he
was nearly lifted off his feet by Blood
curdling yell that seemed to come
from the bathroom. He listened for
a second and again the atmosphere
was disturbed by voice crying,
Help! Pull it off! H-e-l-pr
The young man ran to the bathroom
as fast as a pair of No. s feet could
carry him and bursting open the door
he beheld sight that would have
made a corpse laugh There stood
his uncle trying to choke off the spray
nozzle OF the bath hose which was
playing spray of cold water over his
naked person and which he seemed
unable to control. As the nephew
off the water, the old man sank
back in the water nearly exhausted,
the while:
THAT dodgasted rubber snake cum
alfred near drowning me, l,edp'
How did it happen, uncle?" asked
the young man as he uncoupled the
hose and hung it up, stuffing a towel
in his mouth meantime to keep from
laughing.
''Wall, yer see," said the old man
rs he gasped for breath, I'D been in
the water fiounderin' about like a cat
hoh III oOiHO 0iiuC du udu SCruD Uou
myself nigh to the bone, when my eye
caught sight OF that Internal rubber
snake. Thinks |, SO long as it's free,
I'll jest try it a heat anyhow ter see
what it's like, and screwed it outer the
water spout as you showed me. Then
turned on the water full hoad, an
D'gosh the blamed thing jest hunted
out all the tender spots on my 'natomy
IN set to work to bore holes in me-"
why didn't you try to get out of
It's way?"
''Git out OF its way! Good land
o'goshun, why, did try! / tried to
,rawl out over the side O. the tub an
he critter follered me an swatted
ne in the face till thought I'd drown,
hen | grabbed it by the neck an tried
% choke the life outen it, but it was
10 use, for the snake jest kept right
IN hammerin' me In the face, an I'll
oct a yoke o steers that my lungs is
ull O. water"
Couldn't you turn off the water,
incle9" inquired the nephew. as the
I'D man stopped to cough.
Now, Ned. why do We ask such
oolish questionsa | jumped on it an
he result was that the thing turned
ike snake an sent stream OF Ice
water over my bare back that nearly. |
A.