The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-12
WORLD

and devotion is found the chief hope of
mankind. 1t is the handspring of the
Welfare of the race, the lodestar of
mans higher destiny, the-ouch!"
What ails you? A corn?"
No; my foot's peeled. My wife said
tnere was nothing better for a bad cold
than mustard foot bath; so she gave
me one. Now that the skin has come
on she admits that she got too much
mustard in the water; but that was
que to inexperience, and not to any
lack of feminine love and devotion,
when L contend is the greatest boon
bestowed upon mankind, an"
What is the matter with vorr
face?"
ooh. that's the herb tea. NV wife
SAID that when person had a bad
cold nothing was better than to take
something for the blood. So she gave
me something. / do not know all of
the constituents, but 1 thought as 1
tasted 1t, that l detected sarsaparilla,
Durdock, assafoetida, wintergreen,
boneset, backset, a bone that the pup
mad rejected, garlic, vinegar pitters,
eucalyptus and some other things that
were less familiar. 1t really was a
sweet and almost pathetic sight to see
my dear wife rustling about the house
and picking up any old thing to throw
into that mixture. After 1 drank these
blotches that you notice appeared. MY
wlte says it is the impurity of the
blood coming out but l lean to the
conviction that it is original sin. Sir
as L watched my wife bestirring her
self in tender, housewifely way for nv
welfare, l deeply felt how true it is
that Woman's love and devotion-oh!
oh-h! ouch! help"
What's the matter, now?''
Just take hold of my hand careful
~ and help me to move. When I sit
TOO long in one position my mustard
plaster gets set, and 1 find it difficult
and painful to move. Thanks. that is
better. My wife says there is nothing
better for cold than a mustard pIas-
ter, so she put one on me. It's draw
ing out my immortal soul now. She
| gave me sweat, too. l tell YOU. sir.
there's nothing like woman's love and
devotion, and, speaking of this devo-
ton, L am reminded of an illustration
OF 1t. 1t was given last night, when
was taking my sweat. 1 had fallen
| asleep, and was dreaming that l was
in the fiery furnace with Shadrach.
Meshach and Abednego, and that 1 was
calling for more coal, so as to prove
that Shadrach wasn't in it with me as
a salamander, when somebody punch
ed me in the side, and 1 heard a voice
| saying:
| JdI1eS.
Il said: 4 can stand half ton
more, anyway
| james,
Wha-what is it?"
You bald-headed men are so care
less; it's no wonder you catch colds. 1
wish you would promise me that YOU
| Will wear a hat when you go out of
doors bareheaded after this"
Il promised. What would not a man
promise to the devotion that impels his
Wife to lie awake nights in order 10
caution him in such maner as that? I
have-tol de rol de rol de roll have
Let 'er come! L repeat it, sir! Let 'er
Won't you come home, Bill Ball
Whats landed on your"
"Oh, don't mind me. It's all right
ri fol de rol-that's the whisky and
| quinine beginning to take effect; all
ways affects my head this way. NV
! wife says nothing is better for-tooral
! looral-better for a cold than quinine
| and whisky, so she gave me-Ten lit
tie Republicans in politics for fun; nine
| wanted office, and then there was one.
One lit-don't mind me, l say; I'll be
all right-fol de rol de rol-woman's
| DEVOTION"
The victim of his wife's love and de-
votion staggered away, and there is
| room for living hope that his cold
! eventually was broken.