The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-14
ONE DAY OF RRsT.
MIR. Wilkinson Fears Another Would
Wind Eim Up.
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NIXON Waterman in Chicuao Times

Wind Eim Up.
NIXON Waterman in Chicago Times.
Mr.. Wilkinson started to picnic last
Friday with the intention Of having real
good time. He never does anything by
halves. He did not want TO 90 to the picnic
at all in the first place, because, he said, he
could not spare the time from business. He
had not wasted day in over seventeen
years. His wife and children all insisted
that he should go, however.
You are just breaking yourself down
from overworkp declared Mrs. Wilkinson,
and l expect some time you will be a COM
plete physical wreck, and all because you
won't cake day off and picnic with your
family --- --'
ITS just too bad poor papa must work
30 hard" remarked his daughter Mamie,
and all the members of the family coaxed
SO much that he finally decided to devote
one day to thoroughly re6tting his ner-
vous system and putting his muscles in first
GLASS shape for another seventeen years of
work.
By the time the family reached the park
the day bad become very hot, but MIR. Will
kinson did not mean to let a little sunshine
keep him from enjoying himself. He was
out for fun and he would have it.
\ row on the park lake was one Of the
first things that offered itself, The whole
family made quite load, but Mr.. W. was
anxious to show them that the stories he
had told about how he used to row when a
boy were all genuine.
He didn't discover until it was too late
that his hands we're fearfully blistered and
his nose and neck sunburned to lurid red.
Then the family returned to the shady
lawn, where the boys started game Of
ball.
Mr.. Wilkinson used to be O great player
30 he says, twenty years ago. But he had
forgotten that the yarn ball had been super
seded by another that is first cousin to a
croquet ball, aud when hot fly came his
way he foolishy put his hand out to stop it.
Fortunately no bones were broken, but a
thumb was knocked out of Joint This pro-
vented him from further playing ball, so
loot ball was suggested. He was having
lots of fun at that, and was kicking the ball
harder than anybody when he made an
awful drive at it and kicked a tree tanning
foot SO that he had to retire from the
game.
The hammock was put up for him to rest
In, but in attempting to climb into 1t he
showed his unfamiliarIty with such things
by letting IL throw him violently to the
ground, where he fell across the croquet
box, sadly spraining his back.
Then he had a couch made on the grass,
where he fought flies and ants and bugs
while the rest Of the family had fine time
until the hour for returning home arrived
1t was then he discovered that he had taken
a fearful cold from lying on the damp
ground, and his limbs were stiff and almost
immovable.
However, he finally reached home and
called doctor. who prescribed for his Bills
tered nose aud neck and hands and his
sprained hand and foot aud back, and who
gave him some pills and powders and plast-
ers and something to relieve his cold With
The aid Of a cab and a crutch he hopes to
% sufficiently recovered from his day OF rest
toget down to his Office tomorrow.
!, Rest is sometimes bad thing for one who
not accustomed to IL.