Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-10-08

taught, entirely. ma'am. am what is
called in these parts, ma'am, a self
made man, and am not ashamed OF IL.
What did you say, ma'am2 Oh, certain
lyl goodnight, ma'am. IL does not agree
with me TO retire early, ma'am. Brain
workers, ma'am, are night-workers. l
am not an early riser either, ma'am.
have told the hotel-proprietor SO. My
wifo, now. is an early riser. My wife rises
pretty generally about daybreak; but
tho morning nap seems TO be necessary
for my constitution. My constitution,
ma'am-"
Hurry up, ma'aml" he called to me
from the breakfast table, as l entered
the door the next morning. 1--WE did
not wait for you, ma'am. Waiting does
not agree with me, ma'am, as told tho
proprietor Of the hotel. l rested only
tolerably last night ma'am; suffered
from an uneasiness Of the stomach"
Chicken, ham, eggs, buckwheat
cakes"-the waiter recited his litany,
dropping the little dishes on the table
like beads from his fingers
81 do not care for chicken, ma am.
Some people like chicken; find it nour-
ishing. My labors seem to require a
stronger food. My wife likes chicken.
generally make my breakfast, ma'am, of
ham - smoked-dried ham = and eggs.
Ham seems to agree with my stomach
better than most any kind of food, and
l always taper off on cakes and strip.
My wife makes elegant cakes, ma am.
You seem to have very strong stom-
ach, like my wife, ma'am. My wife can
eat almost any thing
"Well, now that we have finished our
breakfast, what shall we do with our
morning, maam? Going to the springs?
l shall Just come along with you,
ma'am.
II shall take the sulphur water,
ma'am, to make beginning, and then
shall take the iron water. The sui
phur water, as i calculate, washes the
dyspepsia out of me, and the iron
builds me up. 1t just depends upon how
feel, the number of cups ] drink dur
ing the day. l consult my stomach en-
tirely. You had better consult your
stomach, ma'am. Going back to the
just go with you. You are like my
wife, ma'am-always on the go. ] do
not mind telling you, ma'am, that my
wife is not quite up to me; in fact, l am
considered to have married beneath
myself"
His knees had rounded sockets in his
trousers, which stood out, as no walked
along, in an ungainly fashion, but when
he sat down all fitted easily and
smoothly, particularly when he bent
his shoulders little forward and
clasped his hands over his crossed leg
that swung it's foot like pendulum to
time his words.
''Some of my friends go as far as to
say that it was mistake. / could do
much better now, ma'am; that is the
truth. But when married her, ma'am,
| considered it good thing for me. I
don't mind telling you, ma'am, but at
that time she was very poor. She
taught in the public school until her
ma took sick of galloping consumption,
and when her ma died, | married her.
They used to be quite considerable
folks. Her pa was Baptist minister
He was killed in the war. Sister Annie,
too. my wife's sister, had situation in
the public school, but when she heard
her ma was dying, she gave it up, and
came home to help in the nursing But
| have taken Sister Annie in, too. Sis
ter Annie's health isn't very good,
ma'am, but she teaches the primaries,
and she can help my wife in the house.
intend to let Sister Annie live right
along with us. Sister Annie-Lord!
Sister Annie can iron a shirt just as
good as my wife. Have you observed
my shirts, ma'am? Sister Annie and my
wife launder them all; and between
them they prepare the meals for
the boarders--we have six boarders,
ma lam, male and female-and they
take care of the baby between
them, and between-times they do sew
ing for their little pockets. Eve got no
objections. just humor them, and tell
them to do just as they please. Would
you believe it, ma'am, they bought a
sewing last year between them.
Sister Annie used to have an elegant
voice, ma am, but 1 consider that she
has just coughed it away. She takes
after her ma in coughing, ma am"
AS he talked, the mans eyes kept
continually glancing up the yellow
road and in the clear light,
under his beard, his long thin-lipped
mouth could be seen nervously biting
the postprandial tooth-pick, One would