Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-14
NIGHT IN THE SUBURBS.

A NA"AA A1S - - M - v A~A~s's
 Experience of a Confirmed Old Baeh- elor Who Went Away From the City. From the New York Tribune.1 s'Do not talk to me of the pleasures of the country" said confirmed "old fogy," looking complacently around on his com fortable quarters. Crown is the place for me- Here I have my comfortable bath room, no end of water, plenty of room and quite as much breeze, I fancy, as at most of the places on the Hudson, besides all the comforts of civilization, and thankful I am to get back to it all. Come with me to my little box out of town for Sunday my partner said to me day or two ago. Tt will do you good to get breath of country air. and like an idiot I &C., | cepted.
 'tAn hours ride in the hottest, dustiest and stuffiest cars that I ever got into 1 brought us to M, where my friend has little house near the waters of the I sound. sOn-the-Brink' they call the place. 'On-the-Mud, I thought would have been | little room on the ground floor, wherein I 1 had no sooner deposited my bag than my | lively host thundered at the door. Now, | old fellow he called out, we will have a l swim This sounded rather pleasant, for ! it was sweltering hot, and we were soon | bobbing up and down in the narrow chan nel which ran in between the two peninsu- | las of mud, which he had described to me as 'such fine bathing.'
 "The mosquitoes were lively and they soon began to congregate upon the top of my bald head. Again and again dove under to escape the pests, but they renewed | the attack on each reappearance and fin l ally drove me out of the water. My re- 1 peated diving, however, had had the disas- trous effect of forcing 80 much water down my ears that I was rendered deaf for the rest of the evening. This combined with a sort of mansard roof which the mosqui, toes had raised on the top of my bare pate rendered me anything but happy, and was glad enough to retire to my own room hoping to forget my discomforts in sleep
 Vain anticipation.
 "After barely an honr's rest was awak ened by the most dismal and continuous bowling, and going to my window, whicf was only few feet above the ground, found romantic setter paying at the moon. After vain efforts to get rid ot him had a happy idea, and seizing hin
 by the nape of the neck, drew him into
 the room. The plan answered admir-
 able; he was 8 nice, gentle creature, an6
 we were both soon fast asleep, but no
 for long.
 ''This time a small terrier also selected
 my window as desirable spot on whicl
 to make the night hideous, and his yelp
 ings soon became uncomfortable. Opening
 my window tried the same plan as witl
 the setter, and after various efforts to in
 duce him to come within my reach pulled
 him also into my room No sooner, how
 ever, had again ensconced myself in bet
 than there was pandemonium let loose
 the two brutes were evidently enemies O
 long standing and immediately engaged il
 free fight. With the aid of my stick il
 one hand and my umbrella in tine other finally succeeded in routing them both
 assisting their exits through the window considerably, whereupon they left for part
 unknown to settle their differences. Thi :. was q gain at all events and once more 1 courted slumber.
 sPerhaps I slept an hour-certain1y no
 more than two-when I was aroused b, the most frightful clamor I ever heard
 'Quack, quack, quack,' came from grea
 brood of ducks, as they filed backward ant forward under my window until wa ] nearly frantic. How long they kept it LII } seized me, and only waited for the day t
 to enable me to make some wild ex cuse q believe plead illness) and to hi } me back to town. And no more countr, f for me, thank you. I do not mind al evening at Coney Island, or 8 regula . outing trip where I can fish, shoot ant really enjoy myself. But no more suberb for me.