El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-10
The Diary Of A Bachelor
He Delights in the Presence OF the
Nurse and Is Going to Taunt
Sally With It.

UGUST 17.-This morning the
n nurse wrapped me round and
L = round in quilts and blankets till
I looked like an Egyptian mummy, and
then wheeled ne out here to what Mrs.
Allen calls the front "stOoD."
The doctor n so well pleased with
my progress that he has returned to
the city. A telephone line has been
put in, and every morning I hear the
nurse telling him the story in detail Of
the "A hours since she reported
You never tell him how tantalizing
you are I complained this morning,
on the front stOOp- If ever get well
enough to walk to that telephone I'll
tell the doctor what a pest you are"
Shall 1 ask him to transfer me TO
some other case?' she replied most IN
differently.
NO" quickly, you mustn't do that.
Don't tell him anything" for the
thought Of losing her in my monoton-
Gus round Of nights and days was like
losing salt to my meat But can't you
please be a little less mechanical and
more human2"
7 think" looking me over very de-
iberately from such a distance I
couldn't grasp her hand or clutch at her
skirts to detain her, that you are al
most WELL
down the steps, waved a hooking
goodbye at me and was gone for her
morning walk.
Very Neat.
How trim and neat and dainty a
nurse looks. in her blue uniform, with
her big starched apron and saucy
white cap. I suppose" I grumbled to
her the other day, that when you put
on clothes like other women you de-
scend to earth in hObble skirts split at
the hem and hat covered with black
OSIrich feathers Tell me about your
off duty hat" exercising the privilege
every patient enjoys of growing gar
rulOus over nothing. rs it so covered
with black feathers it looks like an
old fashioned hearse, or has II just one
broken down chicken feather on ft2''
Neither with a laugh. The plain
est, cheapest hat could buy"
But why cheap
Because" mockingly, 7 don't earn
as much in a month as you spend
every minute"
I am sorry" Then, more thought
fully; But You are very very pretty.
and viii not be always so poor. These /
are the days when rich men pick out
their wives for their looks, just as they
pick out furniture"
How about yOurself?"
How about myself That is a diff
ferent story, and 1 told her 50. IF I /
oculd find happiness in a wife who
matched my furniture, I would not be 1
a lonesome old bachelor now. 1t is not /
difficult to find a pretty woman whose /
looks set off a handsome. home, but /
that is not what 1 want
She tried TO get me 10 talk about 4
myself, and 1 am afraid that, manlilze, /
too often avail myself of the OppOr- I
tun1ty. 1t is wonderful how every man 4
likes to so persistently hang around a 1
subject both so Improbable and unin- /
teresting as himself
The nurse took Manette with her
this morning, and TIE child looked so
dehghted at the prospect I hadn't the
heart 10 suggest that she stay at home /
here with Richards. The brown eyed 4
pup was at their heels when they dis
at turn in the woods. and
Il seemed TO me when the nurse turned
TO wave goodbye and Manette to throw
4 KISS that the pup wagged his tail
words
Every one in the world thinks his
log is the most wonderful 7 am afraid I
nat When i get back among my friends !
VIII pore them by telling of the Won !
ierful intelligence of A certain little
ihaggy haired animal that wouldn't |
raw prize at an exhibition in a dog
pound.
Fine dog. that" said to Richards,
Who had stepped out on the porch to
ret last look at her charge
she laughed, and then proceeded to
ell or her experience in a little coun-
~ store the day before when she had
fought Manette a pair of shoes. The
oS wouldn't let the clerk try them en-
ne child, showing his teeth in such
tanner Wnen the clerk approached
lanette that Richards had to do the
uty of the salesman
/ didn't scOld him. she added. He |
must never be scolded for trying to do
nat ne thinks is his duty"
rms led her to saying, with a sigh, |
nat Manette would never have been
kidnapped had we had the dog then.
nd then, growing taIkative over her
lendlng, she began to speak of Mrs.
pencer IN which 1 always encourage
She hears from Mrs. Spencer regu-