Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1898-08-12
AN INVALID BOARDER

$3.50 "iNSt cNcellent gentleman, /
nave every reason to believe. since you
tell me so; and as you say attendance
would be very well paid for. and it is
airy here and very pleasant. doubt
less it would be very beneficial to the
poor, dear gentleman, but can't take
him. L don't take invalids. Because
of the trouble? Oh dear, no. That
isn't it. Trouble | never mind. What
Is 1T then? Wouldn't the boarders
ike 1t? Let the boarders mind their
own affairs, If it was nothing catch
Ing, and neuralgia and nerves amt
catching that ever heard of.
NO, no. but scalded dog breads
cold water, and | have had invallds
before. One invalid he was enough
for me. 1t ain't boarders, l think of
though. | had twenty-four silver
small and twenty-four heavy plated,
that YOU couldn't tell, and dozen
tables, solid. and four salts and ten
desserts. ana a scallop-sholl shaped
that came two la 4 volvot-boX-a pres
cnt TO me when | was married. Board
ers? No, of course don't mean
boarders. Spoons. had that number
when | took the invalid, and you don't
know the straits I'm put to now, and
the cheap rubbish I've had to buy.
All on account of that invalid. But
this one will take all his medicine in
his own spoons, An, that isn't it,
either! Your poor dear friend is
doubtless a perfect gentleman; only
| am prejudiccd against invalids.
lie was brought in in chair,
wrapped up in a counterpane, and
must say | thought he had a very red
face; but that might be apopcptic, you
know, or he might have stimulated
himself into it, as an invalid might
easily do, you know, and not to blame
Ii the doctor recommended it. And he
was taken into the best room. next
to the one Mrs Jerrup had-my dia-
mond boarder, / ,sed TO call her; she
had so many of EN- in her ears and
on her fingers and at her throat. And
as soon as lie was comfortably fixed
went up to see him, and says 1:
Mr.. Bolter,' says THAT was his
name-'Mr. Better, is there anything
can do for you?
and he says ~ politely rs you
could wish No, ma'am. there is not.
All that | shall need is little water
cruel at six in the morning; and if the
boarders have any of 'cm a habit of
singing hymns in the evening. rs I've
known in pious boayding houses. to set
the parlor door open that l may hear
EN-
Now, was there over anything more
touching than that? | went down
stairs, with tears in my eyes, and
says /; If there ever was saint on
earth, it is poor, dear Mr.. Boiler. lie
Is too good to live. and I'm rs sure rs
sure can he that We shall lose him.
And it was remarkable incident that
the widow of the liey. MIR. Spicer did
board with us, and did sing hymns:
an she sang EN- that night, and set
the parlor door open; and Mr.. Boil
ter rung his bell, ana sent down word
that he was very much refreshed
with his compliments. by the waiter
lie did take stimulants, smet; ana
l said to myself, Aud who can blame
him if it's ordered?' And it was
brandy. if have nose.
We'll, as We parted for the night.
we all spoke of the poor, dear gen
tleman
Another gentleman had called to
speak Of him. just rs You have called
about YOU: ...'.l friend. Yes. And
you mustn't think mean any hints
or anything. And he told us he
couldn't put his feet to the ground
and hadn't. for ten years
and what would he do in case of
iire?' says Mrs. Tibbs. who was tim
id.
81 should rescue him, of course,
said Mr.. Beckett, our young boarder
who was in dry goods store, and who
was as big, take him altogether. rs
one of the invalids arms
"'But you'd have the ladies to save
you know said Mrs Squizzle, the
widow, who always flirted with every
thing and anything like a man. from
eighty to eighteen.
THE ladies first, said Mr.. Beck
ct. of course Only if he'd started
with Mr.. Squizzle he'd never have got
pack lor any more, FOR she weighed
| two hundred pounds, and he'd have
been squashed at the first step.
4 shall keep my eye on him. said
Mrs. Smith, and I'll tell Mr.. Smith to
do so. I'll step in tomorrow and tell
him our views about magnetism.
wonder ii he's ever tried magnetism
Poor gentleman Said Mrs. Jer.
rup. How he is afflicted to be sure.
I've had neuralgia myself, and l know.
He ought to so to the Sulphur
Springs; that is what cured me. I
shall tell him So
"'And ] shall pray for him. said
Rev. Mr.. Spicers widow. And shall
take him my late husbands excellent
tract, On the Uses of Amiction," to-
morrow
AID ! wouldn't mind reading the
Bible TO him one Bit said Miss Annie
Spicer, IL he liked it,
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