The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-01-19

| don't know how you all like it
having sick man for an editor, but
l dare say it isn't much harder on
you than it is on me. | have left
home again, and once more am in The
Northwestern Santarum, at Port
Townsend, where | am writing tnis,
and where | expect to do a good deal
of writing for some time 10 come.
Yes, I'm sick.
No, I'm no worse than | was when
/ came home from here the otner
time.
Yes, FL get well-but say, if you'll
give me chance I'll tell you ell IL
bout it.
You know the biggest fool is the
fool that doesn't know he is Il cool.
Well, | think it is about as true. tnat
the sickest man is the man that does
Mt know he is sick | was taken sick
a year ago last May or June | can't
tell exactly, because | didn't Know
it. Shortly after | was taken sick
began to have heart trouble, and then
| thought | was sick because ,nat
hurt. Ny heart trouble is a ehroni:
disease. probably inherited. There is
no cure for it. but though all doctors
have told me the same thing-that Il
was unlikely TO cause great deal
of trouble unless | was sick other
wiseI still didn't recognize tnat
was sick otherwise. Well ! worked
along, part of the time--all Of the
time | could, until last fall when /
gave up completely, | still thought
my heart was killing me. AS matter
of fact it was notifying me chat t
was time to take care of myself. ha
been doctoring some. About that
time | called in Mulder.
You know Mulder, perhaps better
than |. He talks politics, buys land,
and doesn't make SO awfully many
pretenses, but he knows some things.
Well he recognized the trouble with
my heart-gave me some medicine for
it--told me he wished that was the
worst that allied me--and asked ne
if | couldn't quit work for the winter
and go visit my relatives. He told me
it was my nerves that were played
out
Say | got matchmaker than 4 wet
hem Like most people | thought nerv
es were something old women rom-
planned of, and DR.. Mulder or no Or.
Mulder | wasn't going to have any
such disease as That. However DOC
whistled and grinned and finally gol
me to take a short vacation. 1t %aa
too late for that, however, and ]
came back worse than when | went
away. | kept getting worse-unti
every nerve in my whole body was a
live wire-the sort of live wire
that an aching tooth is ! was III mat
condition when DR.. Mulder told my
wife and other friends that | just hat
to be gotten away from all worry
Amongst them they picked out ;nis
place. | didn't want to come though
| was going to die, however, and &c
concluded | would do everything mat
nv folks wanted me to. You know
one is always good when they are
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stayed five weeks-one week longer
than | intended to. | thought | was
we'll. The doctors here told me | was
mt DR.. Mulder told me | wasn't. But
once again | thought | knew best &c
| went home. The result is ! am pacf
again. | don't know for how long, Or
Mulder and these doctors here say
they can cure me. but that 1t ma!
take three or four months, maybe
longer. | believe they can cure me
and | believe | will trust to theil
judgement this time
Now the reason they couldn't cure
me at home was, they say, because
would worry about the business al
the time. | didn't mind me writing
and so, from here, they are going Z
allow me to write all | want Tor 'h'
paper.
Mrs. Cloud is going to lake my
place in the business office ana Ut
better than | ever could-thouSh :
does seem wicked for a big man Ilk'
mo to let his wife do something ina
played him out. However can hei
it haven't been laid up five or 81
months without its costing me 10
of money, and if keep the tribune
which | intend to do, it has got 20 u
run with the least possible expense
until | am able to so 20 work aSali
myself, and then some.
Now then if you want me 20 &c
we'll and to keep the Tribune | wan
Won to help those who are running
# to get all the news and all tire Gus
mess that is possible. | don't KNOW
hut | better put business 1lrst-il
the most important.
If you have any kicks to make say
them up until | come home or Wrl''
them to me. If it's good words for th'