The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-03-29
MY SUMNER VACATION,

We had warm day in April. sand
wched in among cold drizzles and
raw east winds.
| remember that it made me think
about summer vacation and sweet
country air. Such thoughts were
naturally suggested not only by the
heat, but by the excavation in the
street in front of my house.
| noticed that when that street is
dug up the weather is always what
Professor Koch might call fertile"
On that day | closed the window of
our flat and thou9htfully plugged the
cracks with oakum Then Killed the
bacilli that had already got in with a
CLUB which l keep for the purpose,
after which said to Maude:
"We will begin right now to save
money in order that we may get out
of town for the whole summer"
She made a few rapid calculations
with the aid of a pencil and paper.
1t was wonderful how quickly a
woman can figure out the cost of
eleven dresses, while man will study
for months on scheme for standing
off a tailor on a SO suit OF clothes
Then she said:
I'VE shall need to save $500, at least.
by the 1st of July"
The 1st of June" said | warmly.
"You will not catch me spending the
month of June in New York City"
"We can't do it," said She You
need suit of clothes yourself"
"Well," said |, "here's $40 which |
intended to give to Taylor & Cutter.
Their collector has formed the habit
of sleeping on the mat before the door
of my office. 1t is injuring his health
and wearing out the mat. However,
as we must save money, | will buy a
suit somewhere else with the $40, and
thus, according TO your figures, we
shall need but $3.50 by June l."
Maude had little hope of getting out
of town by June l. She knew that
could earn summer vacation in OctO-
Der, but never in the spring.
However, there were signs of great
resolution in my soul. Under It's IN
fiuence | worked very hard for Il whole
| day. Then | calculated how much |
should make at that rate by June l.
and found that it was more than
enough.
The making of this calculation was
all the work | did on the second day,
and the result of it was so satisfactory
that didn't think Unnecessary to work
on the third day either
! Then | had a spasm of clear vision.
| saw that what had done must really
! be set down as three days work. On
| this basis | made a new calculation,
which showed that | should be over
| s4D0 behind on June l.
This calculation was all the work
did on the fourth day. and it dis
couramed me so deeply that | loateG
/ the remainder Of the week.
The reader who may have tried
| something of this sort himself may
not be surprised to learn that l had
not accumulated the amount required
bv June /. Our plan at that time wa:
! to oct away about the middle of the
month.
But very soon it began to be hot
much too hot for work. Doubtless the
people who stood behind counters o.
sat all day at desks appreciate thi
fact, but they had to do only half a
much work as |.
When a man is his own "bosS' h
ought to draw two salaries, one TO
the work he does and the other TO
kicking himself until he does.
present this fact for the comfort o
those who will have their vacation
meted out to them by a higher power
and who envy writers, doctors, lawyer
and confidence men who can 90 ava
when they please.
Do not be deceived when you Sc
such a man apparently idle at thi
time of year He is not taking hi
vacation; he is working CHASTITY hard
He is TRYING to make himself get Il
and hustle. | do not love any kind {
work. but | would rather saw wood o
compulsiou than try to make myse
do it in NY own interest.
, Bv the middle of June it becam
evident that Maude and | could nc
/, get out OF town before the last part {
July. and the more | couldn't get
/, vacation the more | wanted one.
| had previously known that tire
feeling" only as it appears in the page
OF romance. had not learned by e,
. perience what it is TO be so tired tn;
living fiat on ones back seems lii
violent exercise.
. caught doctor on the stree
where he couldn't reasonably chars
me large fee-or, if lie did,
couldn't collect it, because | can III
faster than he can-and asked for h
advice. laid my case before hin
, and he said:
4 You must take a long vacatio
= Go away and stay away all summe
You won't be fit to work till YOU do
| told Maude about it. HuSban
\ should coulide in their wives. l 4
4 an open-heatted beast, and | uev
a fail to tell her anything that will ma
i her miserable.
Poor old fellow" She said, and l |
4 gan to feel very bad for myself. ",
= must have a little fresh air. Suppo
we 90 out iuto.the suburbs for a #
weeks"
! Now, strictly speaking, New 70
! hasn't any suburbs.
There is Westchester county; b
is Water Commissioner DAILY, YOU "
All remember, went up there recently