Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-08-21
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The Editor of the Ledger Sends Some
Timely Suggestions From Rack
East-Talks of the Ocean.

10, Aug. 11.-Even country editor Is
entitled to two weeks vacation each
year, and am trying to steal at least
ten days rest. There is no better
summer resort than Missouri this
year, and am not going East to find
cool weather, but to get away from
my work and to be with dear relatives,
and near the grand old ocean. One
can't get away from his work unless
he puts some distance between II and
his resting place. Some people take
their work to bed with them. That s
a bad habit. But most men have some
bad habits, and some habits are worse
than others.
While the ocean is not always quite
or restful, but it is my ideal place of
rest rest and vacation always mean
TO me to be near the ocean at my old
home with dear friends and relatives.
Speaking of summer outings sug-
gests the following story, written as a
true one. The conversation took place
in Pullman car:
"Where do you 90 on your vaca-
tion?'i
''To Mackinac."
swell, do you think yoar Onting did
you any good?"
Eyes. | came home feeling well
satisfied. l got the worth Of my
money so times over. Fact Is, now
that it's all past, wouldn't have
missed IL for anything"
"By George, it must be great
place. guess I'll go there myself
next time.n
"Oh, 1t wasn't the place so much. 1t
was what happened. We had been
there, let's see, l think it was two
days, when went out on little ex-
ploring expedition by myself. ram
bled around through the old part of
the little town, climbed the long stairs
up to the fort and then wandered off
back TO the old Indian burying ground.
While 1 was prowling around think
ing of scenes that had been enacted
there long age, good looking young
fellow who seemed to be out on the
same kind OF jaunt ] was on, came
along, and got to talking TO each 9TH
er. In few minutes he was eon6den-
tial and telling me about his expert,
ences."
81 see. And he turned out to be
your longlost cousin or something like
that, eh?"
mot at all. We were sauntering
over toward Lovers Leap when he
began telling me about beautiful
creature he had seen down at the
hotel. Talk about goddesses,' he
said, Venus isn't one, two, 'leyen
with this girl. II could spread my
self out In the vile dust and induce
her to walk on me, I'D feel that the
fates had singled me out for special
privilege. And say, he went on. You
ought to see her form. If all the
women'd had such figures as hers at
the start they'd never have invented
clothes, I'll bet you. OF course I'm
merely judging from the way her
gowns seem to fit her. If l wasn't
afraid she'd be offended I'd like to Of
fer to donate something nice to chari-
ty just to have her let me sit around
and look at her.
"Well, he went ON ia that way for
quite while, raving over her eyes,
her complexion, her nose, her chin,
her hair, and finally he got mye0riosi-
ty aroused to such an extent that l
asked him to point her out tome when
we got back to the hotel. l like to
look at a beautiful woman myself, and
l don't think q man is much of a man
who doesn't"
"But that isn't the end Of the story,
IS it9"
"Not quite. AS we were going up
the steps ON our return he suddenly
grabbed my arm, and Pointlng, said:
"'There she is. Away down there
on the porch, just beyond the third
pillar
81 looked.
"I don's see her, / said; you don't
mean that one who is rocking and
reading letter, do youP'
"'How could | mean anyone else?'
he asked. Great heavensl Haven't
you any eyes?'
swell, sir, all of a sudden it struck
me that he was about right. You
know when a fellows been married
five or six years he's liable to forget
that his wlfe's still about as charming
as any of 'em. went there feeling a
good deal like martyr-sort of sorry,
you know, that / couldn'tsit around
in quiet corners holding hands with
nice, willing girls any more. But I've
come back feeling that l might be a
good deal worse of, after ALL 1t was
one OF the finest trips l ever had"
There was no ocean to enjoy in this
story, but the man took his wife
along. About the meanest thing a
man can do is to take summer vaca-
tion and leave his wife at home to
"look after things" When man
does a thing like that it is a question
whether even the ocean can make
him enjoy his rest. Oceans are all
right in their PLACE, but there are
some places that even they cannot
fill.
AS l left Mexico / heard that the
Council had ordered the streets
around the square paved with brick. l
hope that not single citizen will OBJ
ject. This is good long step toward
making Mexico a city. Mexico must
keep up with the times Our town is
all right, and the people are all
right, but we must keep TO the front.
Paved streets will be but the begin,
ming Of an onward movement. There
is no reason why Mexico property
should not advance as farm property
has done. The property will advance
IL the citizens will advance. Proper
ty will keep up with the people. Stop
knocking" and line up for the ad-
vance. r. NJ. WHITE.
Treadway-Shultz.