Middletown transcript., 1896-08-29

| time tney wake
up in the mornin' till the minute they
lie down to sleep at night, I'll war
rant you'd think it a blessed thing tc
git back to place where you let the
poor critters dwell in peace.
A month ago Armindy was here visit
in, an before she left she said, Car
line, can't you come an spend two
weeks of july with US? think 'twould
be real pleasant change for you. You
amt never been to the city much, an
should think you'd like TO git out of
the country once in while.'
"That's just abort how 1 do feel,
but tell you was glad to git back.
I'd always knowed Armindy was ter
rible neat, but I warn't prepared for
the wust of it. Tolliyer met me at
the depot, an as hadn't orly valise
we went up to their house on the 'lec-
tries. It's a real nice lookin' place,
but land sakesl Spick and spanl-you
never seen nothin' like it. The lawn
was moved down within an inch of its
life, and you couldn't see the sign of
weed on the brick walk. Even In
the geranium beds every geranium was
topped off an trimmed down to Jest the
exact hight an size of its neighbor.
But bless ye, when you got to the door
you realized the spick an spanness of
it all. Tolliver took me round to the
back door, Armindy was nervous so
he said, about any body comm in tne
front way, it faded the carpet so.'
swell, it was nice on the back porch.
There was row o. little flower pots set
out as neat as you please, every one
jest five inches apart from the other.
Tolliver commenced beatin' the air
with long, spindlin' thing they had
hung by the door. I couldn't see
sign of fly. but suppose he did, for
he made-a terrible time over il, am
Armindy cried, Now. don't you let in
a fly on your life, Tolliver,' and then
she said, well, Car'line, we're real
glad to see you.'
, ''She come to shake hands with me,
but she had wire fiy-killer in her
hand, an instead Of lookin' me in the
face she was starin' right past me, a.
huntin' flies. There WASH It fly in that
house. Twas neater IN wax, too, but
you better believe they didn't enjoy it.
''Most every window was kept closed
an the curtains tight down. When
Tom Angus come back from down
south he told Of how they used to hunt
centipedes am scorpions an fight 'em
out of the houses. Well, the times
Armindy had, used to just make me
think of that. l believe three flies got
in during the time / was there, an
there wasn't a soul in the house b d
peace or rest till they were killed. Toll
liver an Armindy had.a wire fy-killer
apiece, an they made me one of news
paper, SO I had to help fight EN-. If
that fly lighted on the ceilin' Tolliver
would go an get the step ladder to kill
it. But ten to one 'twould git aw ay
from him, an it would be contrary. If
it had come into my house. 'twould
have lighted down on most anything,
but at Arn indy's it didn't. 1t would
jest buzz about in the air an defy the
patentest ly-killer ever made to kill
fly when it won't light. Tolliver would
tiptoe up to it when it did light down,
an deal 1t smashin' blow, hut ten to
one it would git away. Then he'd say
"Doggone it, If he'd have said any
thing worse than that Armindy would
have give it to him.
swell, tell you I've seed the whole
three of us all tuckered out an ready
to drop jest because of one fly. 1
couldn't even 60 out on the porch for
a breath of air or bit of sunshine
without trembIin' an without feelin'
eyes right on me. An Is
for the butcher N grocer, they seemed
clear scared to come there. Tolliver
went ont an in as hasty as if he'd been
shot. an when the neighbors come over
they just talked a minute through the
screen door. I guess they knowed her.
"But land o. goodness, amt THANK
full to git homel My house aint chuck
full of flies like some folks, for / have
good screens all over it, only the sun
shine comes in and the summer air
blows through it. an if fly or two
does git in once in while Idon't make
the peace of the hull hou sehold depend
on gittin' them out again. .n-American
Argriculurist.
According to celebrated anatomist there
are upwards Of 5000, 600 little glands in
the human stomach. These glands pour
out the digestive juices which dissolve or
digest the food. Indigestion is want OF
Juice, weakness of glands, need of help to
restore the health Of these organs. The
best and most ssutsrGt help is that given