Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-08-02
nIs NOTIONS CHANGED.
Why lie Didnt Agree With His Friend on
tho Subject of Vacations.

A little bunch Of well known business
men were rathered By chance in front of
the Lindell hotel. Tkey stood there for
some time discussing politics and enjoy
ing the sunshine. Finally. as they were
about 70 separate. one Of the group no
ticed that tho overcoat pocket Of his Wis
avis was crammed with railway maps,
steamers ruides and time tables.
II say, Charlie" he said, "why are you
collecting ell that rubbish Planning a
vacation
"Yos," lie e1sa red. Same old thing
every year. Go somewhere-go some
where. / I. .ak cometimes I'd rather
take my fan y olt here On the Maramec,
live in tent end fish. But no, it's fash
ionable TO LuI-y away on long and te-
dious jourre-s, stop at stuffy hotels,
rush thl oil / maze Of nonsense and
then rush me dead tired. weary, half
sick and nj >gether footsore. Tie very
contemplation of IL tires me-"
"Why don't you stop 1t them said
the ques louer.
"Re.her a difficult thing to do,
should judge-when your family plans
the campaign"
do as did. 1t Just took me three
years TO accomplish IL. and now live in
peace. On our first summer vacation,
whic'. was by rail. devoted my spare
time 10 reading aloud the statistics, and
descriptions IT ho- ible accido rs on rail
roads. At 70 hotel brushed mp on all
the hotel COnfagrations since watering
II - n
them in detail upon all possible occa-
sions. Ii was most exasperating and
uncomfortable experience for all con-
cerned, can tell you, but II worked.
Next summer, when the vacation busi-
ness came up, merely asked IL we were
going over the same route as before and
was met with most unanimous and
emphatic chorus Of noes. They were
afraid of railroads and hotels, and 10
they compromised on long trip by
steamboat up and down tho river, be
cause it would be entirely safe.
II prepared myself again, and when
the boat moved out had in my state
room couple Of books which portrayed
In the most heartrending manner the
final blowing up Of almost every steam
boat that ever ran the river. These
dragged out and read with much JUNCTION
and deep pathos. In the holy calm of
the summer evenings, In the glorious
hush of the sunlit mornings, I read 'em
aloud until we were all afraid we would
never get home alive. Well, sir, IL was
awful The horrors Of those days and
nights are with us yet. Next summer
suggested the beauties Of river trip,
but nobody seconded the motion and
soon learned that we were to spend
few months at a small inland resort not
many miles distant from st. Louis.
"This was an unexpected flank move
ment, but l loaded up with statistics,
and on cloudy evenings would lie In
the hammock Of the resort and tell my
family how cyclones are formed and
show them how they rush up the valley
and sweep resorts from the face Of the
earth. was compelled to manufacture
few facts In order to prove that cy-
clones had a special fondness for sum-
mer boarders, but the scheme worked
like a charm. We came home q month
In advance and have never gone any
where since. Say, old man, you don't
know how enjoy life now with week
or two In the woods with my fishing and
hunting club. It's great scheme"
And the ugly man laughed harsh,
discordant, exasperating laugh.
Nobody said anything for some time.
The group was thinking.
"Yes, stree. It's great scheme" re-
sumed the ugly man. Don't you think
80, john
mo, don't" said John, land I'll tell
you why. used to have your notions
of good time, and in consequence the
summer outings Of myself and family
were anything but pleasant. But the
little woman is lying out yonder in Belle
fontaine now, and when these beauti-
full days come along feel as though /
would give the universe for ons moro