Telegram-herald., 1891-07-19
Turned OUT TO GRASS
Howard Fielding Introduces Ten
mis- Among the Rusucs.
AsDIHEY ALL Don POROUS PLlSIERS
lie Holds . Tournament and Awards .
Eesarkzbls Prsxe-Nr. Sydaey Drew
Bays some Hair Dse and Tries
lt sa . Dog.
fcorYkIenr. 1891. ]

After the nervousness inspired by
the sepulehral quiet Of Grimesville had
passed away from me = dead stupidity
took its place. At first couldn't sleep
at all. later couldn't stay awake. My
wife said that was utterly duh. and
for once | agreed with her. which made
life all the more uninteresting for us
"What you need Is exercise" said
she To me. Where are those ten-mile
walks you were going To take before
breakfast How about that plan for
moving few acres every forenoon in
order To enjoy the scent of the hay?
And. speaking of moving. why don't
YOU cut the grass in our front yard and
Law out "A tennis court? You know that
when Cousin Nina comes the first thing
she'll think of viii be tennis"
IN fix the court right mp, this fore
noon," said |. Somehow, with all the
debiiitating influence of rusticity
haven't yet lost the alacrity with which
can promise To do things. This was
at breakfast. and when ] emerged from
the house | saw my rcd-haired neigh
Dor, sydney Drew, sitting on the bottom
of a pail, in the shade of his barn,
whiting stick.
Good morning, Mr.. Drew" i said,
approaching him. How do you feel
to-day?"
Poorly. very poorly, thank you," re-
piled the robust young man.
I'm afraid you don't take enough ex-
ercise," said l. ''It's great mistake
for young man to let his muscles get
fabby."
81 thought o. goin' a-fshin' up to
Black brook" he said, but it's burned
long walk. Want to gor
81 shouldn't advise il for you," re-
Piled, thoughtfully; '.you need some
thing different. What do you say to
helping me lay out tennis court in my
front yard? You might bring over your
lawn mower. and while you're trim
ming off the grass a bit I'll look up the
measurement of the court in a book.
and show Tommy how to stake 'em OF. :"
Tommy is Sydney's nephew and he is
the traditional country boy, even down
to the little yellow dog which is his
constant companion.
'Goin' to play tennis?" asked Sydney,
listlessly. There's party of summer
boarders at Jerry Norton's up the road
that play a good deal. I've seen 'em.
and thought I'd like to play some
time. perhaps. when it wasn't very hot.
'Tain't very hot work, is it?'
''Oh. no; you'll like it," said l. ''es-
pecially when my wife's cousin, Miss
May, comes up to sec MS She's an
awfully pretty girl, and Of course she'll
be glad to teach you the game"
"Say," said Sydney, blushing, "Tll go
and get that lawn mower right away"
BY one o'clock, when Maude came
out to see how the work progressed,
and to ask if was ready for dinner, l
was able to report that the court was
satisfactorily laid out. She asked me il
didn't feel better for the exercise, and
l replied without a blush that it had
been very beneficial.
On the morning OF the day when Nina
was to arrive, found Sydney in his ia
vorite place in the shadow of the barn.
He appeared to be somewhat embar-
rassed at seeing me. Nuisance was
with him, and noticed at once that a
wonderful and unlovely change had
come over that wrctched animals ap-
pearance. Ills coat, which had been of
uniform dull yellow, was now striped
after the manner of the zebra. but this