Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-01

1t every minute" says he. You'd bet ter go up."
 "Jeke, says I, what day is it?"
 Why says he, scratching his head, "Wednesday. fust day of May"
 "Um-ya-as" says I. Well, Jane's cleaning house!'
 "Cleaning." says he, dazed like. "She sure be clearing it all right. Think she's safe, do yer?'
 ''Ah, ya-as," says l. "Golong, Bill. Jane she lows house is chuck full of germs and such, and 'tain't clean til she's painted and whitewashed nigh about every all-fred thing in it." "Shucks! I never seen none on them germs running round" We'll; we had a fairinsh dinner that day. Next day we took a snack afore the buttery winder, and next day we sOt on the chOpping block in the wood shed and held a plate on our knee. | (Ready's woodbox would be al-fred | handy bout now) House looks like a full grown tornado struck it. Jane | Ann's bound to kill germs at any ratel Yes-sir- ee! If you want to read The Bulletin you can walk d | two-inch slat into the settin' room. | She's got a chair on an island in the middle of the room (been painting | chair, and hold the lamp in your | hands. Last night l lowed I'd read the news.
 Says I: Where's my chair, Jane?'
 "Oh," she says, I've been polishing it."
 Where in tarnation is the one that was granddad's
 That's polished, tew," says she.
 Now, l was some wrought up and grabbed my hat, and, says l: You amt painted the milking stool, has yer?7
 'Ah no, but if you want it painted if there's any red paint left after ! get the piazzay chairs done, I'll" But l shet the -middling-bou then, and, thinks I, I'll be chawed up if you paint another blame thing. sort of reckoned I'd snOop round and bury what paint cans was handy.
 1 went to the barn and hung the lantern on a peg and sot on a stocl i and ruminated. "Kurious how blame 1 kErious these Wimmen folks do be-
 Si come over and sot on a nail keg a spell, and we argued on who'll be next president. He figures no man on face of the earth but Teddy to fill the chair I lows l ain't goin' to have him no how for president Bills got the chair and he's going to keep it. tew l labored with him nigh onto an hour till Jeke rolled off the meal box, and we agreed twas bedtime. I told Jeke says, I:
 That man is all-fred pigheaded when it's plain as the nose on his face, and he's got a sizeable one, tew that Bills the only man for Uncle San1's sarvant Yes sir-all-fired soti' I told Jel1e I guessed I'd lite out tc an auction l heared of, next day. Like as not there might be a dung fork or hoe. or something goin' cheap, and wanted to see them hogs, tew. Signs were favorable to a let-up of the cy- clone in a day or two. I lowed ht better sort of hang around; help gel
 things to rights. Can't have Jant down with ketch or suth' till we's had somethin' to eat and things set. tied, says l.
 Baissm Fir. I tell Jane 1t ain't a mite of use to he sick with all tht free gratis medicine. That thers re,
 eeipt for rheumatiz is all right, muct
 obleeged
 Now, Ma, I'll be jggeYed If Una there old rooster of youFn dent leol just as l felt when I-ef-liad-wa} sick 8 spell ago. Say, neW Yst , must bin took powerful when yeu hac
 that ther sickness must be might,
 expensive having that 'ere, tew, | constitutional psyehopathio instabii , ity' fashionable down your way 'SBese you took ether and had it saw
 ed out, didn't you? Hope I don't gi it, or Jane Ann, nuther? i Aline, Jim, Ready. BusEbodyi Ge them pictur' cards all right When | sells them hogs I'll buy yeu one. Blue Bells of Scotland; I Wouldn' | WGnder a mite if you tack that Ter : rheumatiz medicine on a postal an | send to editor, he d send it to cid Nal l He's a real accommodating feller