Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-01-04
THEIR HONEYMOON.
TROUBLES OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO
MARRIED A DOCTOR.
He Was So Afraid of Microbes That
They Were Continually Being Guarded
Against wouldn't Allow Her to Wear
the Pretty Gown.


They Were Continually Being Guarded
Ag.inst-wouldn't Allow Her to Wear
the Pretty Gown.
! Young Mrs. Boggs heaved a deep sigh
rs she handed her dainty pink and white
sup across the little tea table to her bosom
friend, Mrs. Publets. for ''just one more
lump of sugar." and helped herself to an
other wafer.
Mrs. Tublets was startled. MY dear
est Laura" she exclaimed. "what can
such heartrending sigh mean on the lips
of bride but just returned from her hon
eymoon."
I II do not mind admitting to you. dear
Marie, said Mrs Boggs. putting her now
empty cup upon the table. THAT | have
already found out that the fate of n doc
tors wife is not in all respects an enviable
one"
why, Laura. what do you mean? You
can rs yet have had no experience of inter
rupted dinners, midnight calls and bad
bills"
LAS you know. dear Marie" replied
young Mrs. Bogss, 1--WE started immedi-
ately after our wedding for Chicago. and
my first trial began the very evening of
our arrival We reached the hot,i about
9o'clock to find chat instead of the fine
/ suit of rooms we had engaged oN,y one
rather shabby bedchamber had been
saved for us. OF course it was too late
| to change our quarters that evening, even
supposing that we could do better at one
of the other hotels. / felt very dusty and
made up my mind that Il nice warm bath
: was the thug needed, and SO rang the
bell and ordered one prepared. Upon hear
! ing the order, Mr.. Boggs turned to me
with Il look of horror upon his face.
| "'Do you mean to say he cried, that
you would actually take Il bath in pub
lie tub in which any body who pays Il few
cents can bathe:'
".Certainly,' replied. when l have
net a private one. must keep clean
/ Laura cried the doctor, do you
not know that number of dreadful dis
eases may be communicated in that very
+, wayS You really will have to countermand
the order. am very sorry to disappoint
you, but not for thousands of dollars
would have you run such II risk
"And SO of course | had to give up my
much coveted bath"
Poor Laura" said Mrs Tublets, a very
| little smile Of amusement curling the cor
her of her mouth. But Mrs. Boggs did
not see it and continued sadly:
| Most people had trouble in getting
their luggage, and we were among the I'M
| fortunate in that regard, but ! consoled
myself with the idea that the next day
could easily 20 to one of the dry goods
shops and buy some clean clothes. Il shall
not mind the inconvenience at all, re
| marked cheerfully to William, because,
you know, can try them on and be sure
that they fit nicely Alas, poor little
me! ! seemed destined to shock what
call his prejudices.
! "'Of course you must be joking he
cried. But assured him | was never
more serious in my life. Then he looked
actually grieved at my ignorance and re
marked that saopkcepers who allowed un
dergnrments to be tried on ought to be
subject to arrest and fine, if not actually
to Imprisonment. OF course none but
tEoughtless, careless persons would dream
of wearing ready made undcrclothes until
they had been Numbered considering the
fact that they are commonly made in tene
ment houses full of dirt and bacteria, but
to actually go to II shop where people were
allowed to try on such garments, thus
propagating disgusting skin diseases, one
must be simply mad.
/ "Of course was very angry at being
called mad, and then and there we had
, our first quarrel.
"Iou might have supposed that this
would be lesson to him not to interfere
with my personal liberty, but not at all.
Hardly two weeks had passed when one
chilly morning. when we were going to
| breakfast in the little sitting, room which
we had finally secured, | slipped on a
lovely waddcd japanese wrapper of pale
blue silk most deliberately embroidered in
canary colored floss, and us | took Il last
glance at myself before leaving my bed
room felt that looked very nice indeed.
when | appeared ut the breakfast ia
BILE, however. | saw II shade of displeasure
cross my husbands face rs he looked with
marked dsapproval Mt my pretty wrapper.
" Laura he said very seriously, have
You ever worn that gown before,'
/ "'No,' | answered wondering what
was coming next.
"'Then do me the favor to take it off
and never put it on again. Yes, my dear,
| know it is exceedingly pretty, but rs
likely as not the person who worked all
that elaborate embroidery was Il leper or
tho victim of some cutancous disorder
Those orientals are so p~pne to such dis
eases. and | cannot allow you to run the
risk of wearing the garment, rich and
comfortable as it is.
''Of course after that could never take
any pleasure in the dress. even if he had
not absolutely forbidden my wearing it.
WAS so disappointed that | cried as
changed it for Il plain American tea gown
of cashmere. "
GIN early September we went to the
mountains for a couple of weeks. We
were mt such a nice hotel, One of the first
things that charmed M was the fact that
every evening we found in our room IA
nice pitcher of ice water The doctor had
ascertaincd shortly after our arrival that
the water was safe to drink and ! was
enjoying II glass of it III my room one
evening, when William entered and said:
lyon are not drinking water with ice in
it, trust
Upon my replying that was. he asked
/ no one had ever explained to me the
danger Of ice in country places. of
course he added. ice iS not easy to pro
cure in sufficient quantities to last all
summer fora large hotel, and so they take
any ice they can find. and much of it
comes from ponds Of stagnant water.
Many cases of typhoid fever can be direct
ly traced to the drinking of ice water made
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