Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-17
The GREAT \. & P. TEA O.,
 29 E. Main St. Phone 117.5

ceptionally noisy youngster, and the older children, unable to continue the mornings repression indefinitely, were like so many young steam engines. Mrs. Wilson hurried them all oil to bed at an unwontedly early hour.
 Next day her Browning class met with her. and Wilson stayed upstairs all morning Luncheon was good-Mrs. Wilson prepared 1t herself, because Jennie was ironing-but 1t was little late, and Bunch chattered steadily through it. In the afternoon there were callers. and Wilson, caught lounging in the parlor, was sympathized with and pitied and offered grip remedies until he felt like committing murder.
 The colored man, Charles, still peni- tent over yesterdays mishap, had SO faithfully labored with the furnace that the house was unbearably hot all even ing, Bunch. unnoticed. stole away to sit, bare-headed and coatless, on the front step. Wilson was decidedly worse by bed time, and in the night Bunch had croup.
 You are having i'll luck with your holiday" mourned Mrs. Wilson next morning, looking from the breakfast table, at which Wilson had insisted upon appearing, to the driving sleet out side. Then she privately telephoned for the family physician to call before noon.
 Penny wise and pound foolish" grumbled this fearless individual, writ ing half dozen prescriptions with grim satisfaction. "Of course it's all right from my point of view. if you'd rather pay me and . trained nurse than spend money for railway fare and hotel bills. But the trip south advised would prob- ably cost you less in the end" T won't be shipped off like miser- able invalid" obstinately grumbled Wilson. I'm not really sick at all, only tired and . little nervous, and I don't need to go away from home. I'd be all right here if could only have . little quiet and peace"
 But Mrs. Wilson and the doctor smiled understandingly at one another as the latter rearranged his sheaf of prescriptions, and it was noticeable that Jennie had washed and ironed almost every garment owned or worn by Bunch. A sleepless night followed for poor Wilson. and next day the plumber appeared to fix the long neglected hall radiator. He kept up an irritating tap tap!" accompanied by . tuneless whis- tie. until the head of the household felt that Kankakee yawned visibly before him. Then Oracle. the musical member of the family, remembered that her mu- sic lesson had lacked attention since Saturday. and began to practice chro- matic scales with the hammer" touch.
 Mrs. Wilson. placidly doing embroid- err. distracted the childS attention when the hunted look in her husbands eyes threatened . nervous breakdown. She darkened the room and did her best to keep the house quiet And before din ner she sent Jamesy over to the home of Mir. Briggs. Wilson's dear friend and fellow sportsman with . note. Mir. Briggs. sworn. like Jsmesy. to dead silence. dropped in" informally that evening and talked fishing and fine weather until even cheery Mrs Wilson sished-
 My. How I'd like to go down to Flor Ida again and take Harpole. said Mir. Briggs. with seeming innocence. and mentioning the special contemporary and friend of Bunch who strongly re- sembles him in point of activity and noise making Nothing like healthy child to rest . brain tired with business. I believe I'd start of to-norrov if had c chance
 Wilson said nothing. but Mrs wilsor noticed that he looked rather vissful. and nert morning she smiled to see him consult the rsilroad column of ths morning paper
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