The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-03-30

man only drank enough cold water, and
soaked himself enough in cold water.
he would live forever, If no accident
took him off suddenly.
lie set UP u sort of cold-water cure
at his house. obtaining his supply of
water from a well dug ut height suf.
hcient to throw the water to the second
Hosr OF his dwelling, for George lived
In the country, where water in the
house Is n rare luxury.
In the bathroom was large upright
tub, five or six feet higher than a fair
sized mans head. and In this tub
George passed a large part of his time,
doctoring himself.
His wife was timld, yielding little
woman. and she was constantly made
the subject of her husbands expert
ments In the coldwater business.
She had neuralgia. and though she
bore II for long time In silence pre-.
ferring the pain to Georges doctoring,
In an unguarded hour she groaned
aloud. and her fate was sealed. A pa
tent to cOddle was Rone's pet desire,
and he began the business with vigor
Por Mrs. Rome was showered, and
packed, and sponged and submerged,
until she was pretty much soaked
away. and one day George turned on
too much water. and it went over her
head, and washed the life entirely out
of her
Poor woman. after she went to her
dong home-which was, properly speak.
Ing. short home, seeing as she was
only four feet five--her husband la
mcnted her departure. but stuck to his
FIRST observation that she died from
lack OF cold water, instead of from SUI
perabundance. For. If she had only
done her duty by herself, and bathed
properly, she would have had strength
enough to have cried out. or burst open
the door OF the bathing tub, and so
have been saved.
When she had been dead n year Mr..
Rome made arrangements for supply
ing her place. Time was short, he
said. and IL he ever calculated on hav-
Ing second wife now was his time.
His choice fell on Patty Fields, a
spinster OF forty, with temper like
eenhorse power steam engine. though
she generally kept it under. and was all
the better woman for having it.
She was not a believer in the cold.
water doctrine, but George liked her
quite as well. He should convert her,
he said. and thus add another member
to the coldwatcr clique
The wedding day came. the feast was
spread and the guests assembled. Tho
ceremony was TO take place at : O'Clock
In the evening, ana the appointed time
arrived. and Still the bridegroom tar
cied
ahe guests began to whisper together
aud look grave; the purson took to
reading the Bible; Patty shed a few
tears. MS IN duty bound, aud spotted
her lavender tie with the salt water.
aud old Major Yields her father who
had seen service" and WAS rs p,url;y
as boy of twenty, put on his SLOUGH
nat shouldcrcd his old ride, aud pro.
eeeded to Ronc's house. with vengeance
In his heart.
The servant Pr! giggIcd when she
opened the dool ana saw him, ana
when he asked lol Mr.. Rome she con.
Quoted him to the htthruom with alac.
rlty. There he fodnd the missing
bridegroom, up 10 his chin in water,
spinshlnS about like frog. and evil
IDENTITY enjoying himself much ON the
same principle.
You internal ScOundrrlw cried old
Fields, what do you mean hy keeping
any dartcr In suspense, and the wcudin'
folks waitin'f"
Good gracious, Major" exclaimed
George; ut can't be ) o'clock, can itg"
The Major held out TO him the old
"Dail'S-eye" watch, which had belonged
60 his grandfather and It's hand point.
ed to the OmiuouS hour o. o.
We'll, well, Well" rNclulmed George.
SpTinging out Of the bath uud uu,tug
himself inside his clothes with no
waste of time, did ever anybody soc
the beat OF thatf why, got no the
bath at just O'Clock Uli | would
have sworn it was only now. Time
passes quickly when mann is engaged
IN the cause of science. ! wa, uu.rry,
ing the beautiful effects o, cold wafer
in opening the pores OF the cpiIrr
mis-"
Upper dermjs aud lower dorm,s bc
cussed" cried old Fields, angu,y. ~
man that has to soak himself tire,
hours afOre lie can comc 10 his owl
wedding deserves hos,-whiupmg
Are you calkllating, Sir, to be marie,
or potW
Certainly, Major, certainly - to b,
sure" said George hurrylng up hi
foiiet, under the supervision OF his in
tended father-n-law and the old ride.
The wedding was little later thar