Idaho semi-weekly world., 1893-11-28
HIS NOTIONS CHANGED.



tho Subject OF Vacations.
A little bunch Of well known business
men were gathered by chance in front Of
tho Lindell hotel. They stood there for
some time discussing politics and enjoy
Ing the sunshine. Finally. as they were
Lsout to separate. ono OF the group no.
ticed that the overcoat pocket Of his vis-
Avis was crarnmed with railway rnaps.
steamers guides and timo tables.
II say. Charlie" ho naid, why are YOU
collecting ell that rubbish? Planning a
vacatioa?'
yes he answered. Same old thing
every year. Go somewhere-go some
where. ! think sometimes ia rather
take my family out here on the Maramcc.
hvc in tent and fish. But no, it's fash
ionablc to hurry away on long and to-
dious journeys. stop ut stuffy hotels,
rush throug, q maze of nonsense and
then rush homo dead tired. weary. hall
sick and altogether footsore. The very
contemplation Of it tires me-"
why don't you stop it them said
tho questioner.
"Rathcr q difficult thing to do, ]
should judge-when your family plans
the campaign"
do as did. 1t just took me three
years to accomplish it. and now live in
peace. On our first summer vacation.
which was by rail. devoted my spare
time to reading aloud the statistics. and
descriptions Of horrible accidents on rail.
roads. At the hotel brushed up on all
the hotel confagrations since watering
places were invented and mentioned
them in detail upon all possible occa.
sions. 1t was most exasperating and
uncomfortable experience for all con.
cerned. l can tell you. but it worked.
Next summer, when the vacation busi.
ness came up. merely asked if we were
going over the same route as before and
was met with a most unanimous and
emphatic chorus of noes. They were
afraid Of railroads and hotels, and SO
they compromised on long trip by
steamboat up and down the 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 cut and read with much JUNCTION
and deep rathos. In the holy calm oi
the summer evenings. in the glorious
hush of the sunlit mornings. read 'em
aloud until we were all afraid we would
never get home alive. Well. sir, it 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 molten. and
soon learned that we were to spend {
few months at small inland resort moi
many miles distant from st. Louis.
This was an unexpected flank move
ment. but loaded up with statistics
and on cloudy evenings would lie ir
the hammock of the resort and tell my
family how cyclones are formed ant
show them how they rush up the valley
| and sweep resorts from tho face of t,lt
earth. Twas compelled to manufacture
few facts in order to prove that cy
clones had special fondness for sum
ncr boarders. but the scheme worked
like u charm. We came home a r,ontl
in advance and have never gone any
where since. Say. old man. you dom
know how enjoy life now with IL weel
or two in the woods with my fishing ant
hunting club. It's great scheme"
And the ugly man laughed harsh
discordant, ezasperatiny 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 thinl
so. John"
mo. don't" said John, land I'll tel
you why. used to have your notion:
of good time. and in consequence thu
summer outings of myself and famil,
were anything but pleasant. But thu
little woman is lying out yonder in Delle
fontaine now, and when these beauti
full days come along | feel as though
would give the universe for ore NOR,
chance to do something for the comfor
and pleasure of one who deserved 81
much and got SO little. That's why"
And John and Charlie and the ugly
man turned away without another word
st. Louis Republic.