Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-05-10

NOlG1uOOS llldl y va ntiNN SUI pAhN'NN
me with | could sprint around Il Gin
der path in time to music About this
time. as a rule. ! am going out tc
luncheon when am downtown. What
Il terrible thing it would be to be con
demncd to stay at home doing moth
ing every day! 1t would drive me
crazy in about IS hours"
but. like all New Workers, you are
ford of talking about the nervous
strain caused by the rush we live in
the noise. the elevated cars and all
that, when in reality YOU couldn't live
in any other atmosphere or environ
mcntl"
They say" said Dobley, shifting
the ice so that it would melt equally
over both sides Of his neck, they say
there are microbes in the New York
air that arc different from the germs
that exist in the atmosphere of other
cities. l suppose we get accustomed
to absorbing these particular ones,
and we get to Ike them. If New
Yorker found himself in a quiet coun.
try place with no prospect of getting
back to Broadway and the Bowery he
would think the roar of the elevated
the sweetest music in the world"
"Eut he would begin talking about
the terrible strain lie lived under just
as soon as he got back to town."
ITS artificial, but then we are fond
of gliding and show in every depart
mcnt. Take our rcstaurants-and,
talking about restaurants, Mrs. Dob
ley, ! am Of the @ Union that | should
feel much bette if | were allowed
the excitement OF few lamb chops
just at this moment. feel a pecul-
lar gnawing-"
81 think you'd better have a fresh
poultice," said Mrs. Dobley. "YOuslose
the effects of those poultices unless
they are changed quite often"
81 won't worry if lose the effect,
said Mr.. Dobley There is something
about a pOultice that seems somehow
humiliating to me. Modern medical
authorities laugh at poultices. They
say never put a Toultice on anything
but a barn door-out your little book,
Helpful Hints for the Kitchen advo-
Gates them strongly, l see"
"There is nothing like a poultice, y
said Mrs. Dobley,
No" replied her husband, sadly, at
occupies a niche all by itself; it's a
solitaire in the scheme of life. It's a
clammy, clinging amalgamation of ex-
clusiyepess."
Il can see that you feel better al
ready" said Mrs. Dobley. 81 can al
ways tell when you begin joking that
you are really happy"
"Happiness is big word" said
Dobley, adjusting the drip to point
Just above his left ear. "I've been
happier than I am at this moment
and yet l have been more unhappy
There is a certain repose about the
feeling that a piece Of ice on the head
gives one. Then, the mere fact Of having
had nothing to eat for a number OF
hours has Christening influence that
cannot be denied"
"Do you really think you could
stand some breakfast" asked Mrs
Dobley. u am little bit afraid to &c
contrary to the directions"
"llrs. Dobley," said that lady's hus-
band, with dignity, 81 absolutely re-
fuse to be confused with the methods
for cooking which are contained in
that useful volume you hold. 1t may
be all right regarding things that are
to be set in a cool place and famed
until frozen, and it also gives you
thorough and efficient modes for driv-
ing out red ants. but I am prepared
to have some breakfast, and l would
like the customary meal Of steak
chops and soft-boiled eggs that are
served previous to executions Of death
sentences"
81 don't believe that you are i'll at
ALL" said Mrs. Doblcy.
81 merely complained Of nervous
ness" said Dobley. land I must adj
nit that this quiet, restful morning
in conjunction with the somewhat
rigid rules prescribed in the Kitchen
Hints has completely restored me tc
my normal state Of health. | am
now prepared to shed my various
wraps. pillows, poultices and glaciers
to have breakfast and TO proceed to
my daily toll"
ooh. you can't go now" said Mrs
Dobley. 81 telephoned them that you
were very i'll. Suppose we 90 to 4
matinee?"
(Which is thought born of an in
telligence of marked superiority said
Dobley. Let us get back to our usual
gait-the pace may be killing-but we
cant get along without our mi
crobes."-N. Y. Sun.