The Harrison times., 1912-08-17
Coming Back
to Town

1t was early morning and the Bark,
tons stood in the door OF thep sum,
mer cottage talking things over, The
September air was still raw and har-
assing to the marrow. Even at that
moment relatives were heading toward
the Barktons city home to do some
visiting, and the Barktons were won
dering what they would better do,
The good fresh country air was all
right for them, facing a winter in the
city's grimy, worked.oyer atmosphere,
but there is nothing appealing about
the simple suburban life to those who
come to spend part Of their vacation
taking in the sights Of the great
throbbing city. And the Barkton cot
tage lacked running water, hot water
and a lot Of other conyeniences,
The more they thought it over the
more clearly the Barktons recognized
that they ought to go back to their
fat and not drag thelr visitors out to
the cottage, Then alIsr their company
had sped along they could return to
the country and remain until the chill
autumn winds would drive them back
to the city for the winter
"Its shame" muttered Barkton,
while they were packing up, "This
thing Of going back to the city to
listen to the toot Of auto horns when
you're trying to sleep and to breathe
SCOT instead Of air is enough to make
you weep. How I hate III Then this
packing up and moving to town and
packing up and moving back to the
country isn't making hit with me-"
perhaps we'd better just close up
the cottage and stay in town" sug.
gested Mrs. Barldon "If we come
back to the country it'll be for so
short time that there's hardly any
use in It,"
you've struck the combination"
said Barkton, with much sarcasm, go
back to town and sit around in a
stuffy nat when we have the whole
autumn ahead Of us hey? Well not
II I know It. OF course / might have
known that you'd rather sit half sufro-
Gated in a nat and stare at a brick
wall across the court than be out in
the open drinking in the fresh air
and the gorgeous autumn scenery
wouldn't you?
whats that? Wen como back
to the country If prefer IT, oh? oh,
yes, and you rumng and lrcttlng about
II, ! s'pose, and wearing that abused,
patient look you put on when you're
doing something that doesn't just co.
inclde with some wild feminine Ideas
Of your own Yes, you can Just bet n
pint Of assorted horpns that we're
coming back TO the country for an.
other month and don't let that got
away from you either, Or at least
I'm coming back If you want to stick
around n fat just when were enter
ing on the real choice season Of the
whole year, 90 ahead But don't count
mo in on any system Of that sort"
Tho morning after their return to
tho Nat BorNon arose leIsurely-it
was on hour later than usual, for he
didn't have to allow time for the trlp
to town-and strollod into the bath
room lie took brisk bath and then
got ont his shaving implements, He
turned on the hot water faucet, cootod
his face with n luxuriously warm prep
Oratlon Of lathor, took tho chill of his
razor under tho faucet and then be-
gan to shave,
SAY, ths hot water helps some"
he observed TO his wife, '1'ye been
blaming It on the razor All | need
cd was something warm to Timber my
beard up a bit Say, this waters good
and hot'"
Five or six days later tho Bark
tons guests went on their way, When
Barkton got out Of bed the next morn
Ing and walked into the adjoining
room he found Mrs, Barltton buslly
folding lot Of things and placing
them IN two suit cases that lay open
on tho spart bed,
"Whutchuh doIng2' inquired Bark.
ton sharply "Golng whoroY Back
to the country IL that ao2 Thon,
you're going back alone for I'm not
in on H. This place here looks pretty
good 80 me, Looks pretty good,
say. Maybe some Sunday I'll take n
run out 70 the country and fool around
I'm night but outside Of that TIL Just
postpone any more country life I'LL
next spring, and you can take those
shirts Of mine out Of that suit case
II you will and let mo put em back
In tho chinonler where they belong,
"ThIs country foollshnoBB can bo
oyerdono, l'yo got up In the morn
Ing and washed and shaved IN that
cold water out there at the eoltago
Just about ~ often As care TO this
year Just kindly got thls backioihe'
country notion out Of your ayatem
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