Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-22
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DAYS

/ DAYS II
"Marjory, love you---but II you ever
mention rest cure to me again our
friendship will be thing of the
pastl"
Why this terrible threat?" asked
Marjory. Il merely said"
III you'll listen to my experiences
you'll understand. Don't interrupt un-
til finish.
Our family physician said, That
child Is completely run down and she
must have complete rest at once
I am that child. Dressmakers, hat
makers, hairmakers, shoemaksrs,
dances. parties. luncheons, dinners and
theaters had combined to do the mis-
chief.
MY Aunt susy lives in a two By
four town where everything is sup
posed to be quiet and restful. wrote
to her asking II might rest under her
peaceful roof She answered, OF
course. come at once. I'm lonesome
for you and | promise to provide you
with genuine rest cure
The day after the arrival of this
letter l and my new seal suitcase
started for Aunt susy's at Johnscn's
Junction.
"Marjory. imagine my horrors on
discovering, seated next me on the
train. none other than the impossible,
laxative Joe Simpson. He talked to
me and at me until | was dizzy. l
couldn't even get in a word Of one
syllable to break up his monologue.
"Auntie met US at the station on our
arrival. In about two minutes she dis
covered that Joe Simpsons father was
an old sweetheart of hers. NV hos
pitable aunt invited him to dine with
us that evening. Promptly he accept
ed, came and remained until half past
IL o'clock. 1t was cruelty to animals.
"Oh, Marjory, had such beautiful
anticipations of my first evening at
auntie's- visions of sitting on the
floor, with great logs blazing, Har
ODDS box Of candy by my side and my
braids hanging down my back! In
stead. found myself entertaining the
uninteresting, ever talking Joe Sipp- !
son!
When he left auntie said. You do |
look tagged out, child. Go to bed this |
instant. | gave you the room upstairs, |
so you won't hear a sound. Sleep as
long as you like tomorrow. I'll send
your breakfast to your room Auntie
is dear
i did have regular Rip Van Win
kle sleep-that is, while it lasted. But
at six o'clock the next morning / was
awakened by a rapping and tapping
and pounding on the roof above my
head.
Il lay fascinated by the rhythm of
the taps until seven o'clock. Then, in |
desperation, l dressed and descended. |
Auntie was distressed that my first |
nights sleep had been broken off by |
the man who came to repair the roof. |
1t seems that man comes from the |
next town only twice year. SO when |
he does come the townfolk consider |
II great honor If he condescends to 1
repair their roofs. And such a noise
as he made!
After eating the best wafies In the
world, ] felt somewhat consoled But
my consolation was short lived. For
my Aunt Martha is a human question
mark was just preparing to answer
thousand questions about the folks
At home when in rushed the woman
who lives next door, crying, 'Quicki
Come! Ny baby is in convulsions!'
I'VE ran for doctors, nurses. medi-
cines, hot water bags and other per-
sons and things. The next ls hours
We devoted to nursing the baby and
the distracted mother. The
baby recovered. / am thankful to say.
Probably 1t will never know what a
II caused. But will never
forget that time.
That night had a splendid rest
'lept until ten o'clock IN the morning.
Then woke up to find that our house
aold> was minus Mary Duggan.
Mary Duggan Is aunties maid.
Mary Duggan's sister is Lizzie Dug
pan. Lizzie Duggan took suddenly IN.
Che telsgraphed for Mary to come TO
her at once. So II was up to auntie
md me to wash dishes, cook, make
'eds. dust. bake. mend. and do all
hose other things.
ssThan Amt Quavss furnace ~ A..
lct up. We couldn't have a fre until
he fire pot was repaired We Rugged
over one little oil stove that
W borrowed from a neighbor. Did
'ou ever try keeping warm over al
'>shful and backward on store: We
lmost froze 10 death.
Then the minister's wife had to
hve tea We couldn't possibly send
ssrets TO the minister's wife, 10 we
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