The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-16
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was overruled. however, and the
morning his wife started away he
went down to the village postoffice
and took his old seat on the veranda
and hoped for the best. At noon he
returned home to meet with sur
prise. No fire-no dinner. In reply
to his look of bewilderment the lady
with the iron jaw replied:
you didn't cut any wood. and so
there's no dinner"
But l can't raise the ak with this
lame back"
Then you won't have to raise
knife or fork"
Moses went back to the grocery
and filled up on a raw turnip. He
went home to supper. but there was
no supper No wood-no supper. He
went out and sat down under q lilac
bush. and his eyes filled with tears.
He was in the habit Of going to bed
at 9 and getting up at the same
hour next morning. His going to bed
on this occasion was according to
program, but he was aroused at 8
o'clock by a dash Of water in his face.
He had been called twice in vain.
Moses, the ak and the woodpile!"
said the mother-in.law as he came
down stairs with a scowl on his brow.
"You know I'm a cripple" he an.
swered.
mo wood-no breakfast"
He went slowly out and bent to
pick up the az and Strengthened up
with q groan and his hand to his
back.
ITS . erik in the back" said the
woman. TIN glad to find It out.
rye tackled fourteen different criks
and cured each and every one. II
can cure you then Nelly will be very
happy when she returns. Come along
out to the smokehouse."
But what's the smokehouse going
to do for man whose spinal cord ID
all knotted up?"
Treatment, Moses-treatment. Just
step inside"
He stepped. and the door was
closed on him and locked. He found
4 cot, a jug of water and loaf OF
bread. He kicked on the door and
allied out to know what 1t all meant,
and was told to cuddle down and
take treatment for the cure OF gen
eral laziness, drink, a erik tn the
back and lying abed In the morning
He was Ell that any extra emo
ton on his part would make the Grill
worse. and told that there was no OBJ
lection to his sleeping all day. Moses
was foolish enough to kick and shout
until a score of villagers came run
ming to see what the matter was. II
one and all the mother-in-.ow an
swered:
"Moses has had a erik in the bach
for a year past, and I've set out tt
cure 1t. hope to meet with grea'
success. In fact. don't think hi
wife will have to do dressmakint
when she comes back. Thanks To-
calling. Come again."
During the first day Moses though
and slept by turns. and now and thel
shed tears. In a few hours his lii
had changed over and his peace ant
comfort had departed.
At shutdown more bread and water
He yelled and kicked and again n
was warned to Suppress his emotions
He demanded better fare, but wa
answered that until his erik got 81
that he could use the ak there woui'
no no cooking. On the second nigh
he seriously thought of suicide, AM
he smiled joyously as he contured u
a mental picture Of the mother-ir
law opened the door in the morning
and finding him stark and stin u
death. But successfully to commi
suicide one must have somethinl
more than a jug Of water and a loa
of bread at hand. Moses couldn
choke himself with either.
breakfast was the same old bill
fare. and the woman still had ne
iron law. There was no conversation
Moses nibbled and slipped and though
An hour before noon he called on
and when asked what he wanted q
very humbly replied:
mother. 1 believe that erik Is be
ter" ms. =.
soon" 1879,
maybe, II l was very careful,
could split few sticks OF wood to 81
dinner with" =.
.I wouldn't have you try it for th
word my dear son-in-law. You nav
h.en in dreadful bad shape for yea
Any undue exertion might finish yo
Won shall have a raw tomato TO ne
ont YOUR dinner, as that goes with u
treatment. II 1t wasn't half q mile
~. nearest saloon I'd ask you to nav
a drink With me"
Mosas didn't have such lame oae
that he couldn't understand sarcas,
and he raised another row. Again =
n.ishbors came, but when No :
nssjed to them for help they iooA'
m. mother-inlsw. she asked tne
~ 10 interfere With her treetmel
~ had set out to cure his cf1k, :.
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