The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-12-15
Resful
Summer

This going away for the SUMNER
announced Whatever at the beginning
of the season, "is merely a fad. Why
60 away to some swampy lake and
contract typhoid from the water sup
ply and quarrel with all the other wom-
en- there and have nerves over John
MES tendency to explore the bottom
of the lake and NAMES admiration
for the ribbon clerk on his two weeks
vacation when you have a perfectly
good spot to rest in right here? The
street is wide and shady; the yard Is
large, the house is roomy and the
porch Is screened In. The motor car
out in the garage probably won't blow
up yet for awhile. and there are
coolies Of hot water. Why not be orig
inal and stay where you can enjoy
life? Then when fall comes you will
be rested and in fine condition for
the rush of winter!"
So the Watchers stayed at home.
chers' cousins from Six Corners. Ia,
wrote that they would be in Chicago in
p day or two and that they would
dearly love to see their relatives II
the latter were in town. There was
nothing for Watchers to do but con-
Tess by letter that they were indeed
In town.
When the cousins came they
brought the baby and little Susan and
Amanda and a rabid desire to e as
much Of the city as they could BY
working "a hours a day. They said
It was splendid that Cousin Whatever
owned such a nice touring car. be-
cause 1t was so easy to get about In
It. So they burned up as many gallons
of gasoline in a day as the Watchers
had used in two weeks.
After they got the hang Of things.
the cousins used to let Mrs. What
cher stay at home and take care Of the
three children while they roamed the
city. All day long while Mrs. What
cher sat smothered in sticky children
ehe thought of the cool lake breezes
playing on the cousins brows and how
she had planned a daily drive through
the parks and how she wasn't get.
ting it..
When the cousins arrived home In
time for dinner they would ask moth
er's darlings If they had been happy.
Then as they dressed hastily for the
theater they would give Mrs. What
cher directions on how to put the three
angels to bed. Sometimes they let Mrs
Whatcher go along If they wanted to
be shown something, but she had to
holdsthe two children to pay for hel
treat: When the cousins left Mrs
Whatever burst into relieved tears and
lWhatcher, who was privileged to gaze
upon his motor car for the first time
in two weeks. swore in sympathy.
When Aunt Martha wrote that she
had heard they were in town and
would seize the opportunity to pay
them a visit and do her autumn shop
ping at the July bargain sales the
Whatchers ran around in circles, but
Aunt Martha arrived before they had
found cover
Aunt Martha was q vigorous per
son, who did not mind that the hottest
wave Of the season made It's appear
ance in her train. Hot weather al
ways reduced Mrs. Whatever to a pulp
but Aunt Martha. who vas going Ia
leave them some money some day II
she ever died, insisted on having hel
dear niece's valuable judgment on hel
purchases. From eight o'clock In the
morning until five o'clock at night she
dragged her dear niece through fur
nacelike Easements. bouncing upon
e%ight-cent gingham marked down from
fifteen cents and cake tins that were
ten cents less than they were at home
When the supply Of Easements ran
out Aunt Martha took to stuffy cor
ners. where she unearthed year-before
lasts silks. in price reduced one-half,
|, After she had accumulated two trunk
fuls Of this sort Of plumber. she trip
ped on a cobblestone and sprained
her ankle. Then Mrs. Whatever wait
ed on Aunt Martha for two weeks. DO
cause Aunt Martha had a prejudice
against trained nurses. After this Wis
itor's departure Whatcher, was able To
catch an occasional glimpse Of thu
wife Of his bosom, but he asked q
arst who the strange lady was, foa
she was such q wreck that he didn't
know her.
/. just N MRS. WhatCher was balfn