Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-14

T thought you said you weren't go- l ing away this summer" observed the ] caller. And now you seem to De l packing up.'
 l I've had no intention of going any ] where" Mrs. Wilkinson said, as she 1 sank into a chair with tired sigh. 1 we were so pleased with this new apartment and we'd had so many ex- 1 tTa expenses that we thought we 1 should have a quiet time at home, where we could be comfortable and not have to dress and fuss and go sightseeing. Nothing tires MT W1l- l1inson so much as sightseeing and he always spends too much on tGxls when we go away because he says his brain 1 is too-worr out to tell his feet where to go. And we always take the5wrong street cars when away from home. Once in Brooklyn, we were three hours getting to a place that could have been reached in @ taxi in twenty minutes
 "Oh, we'll of course everybody knows what Brooklyn is," said the caller 'The Brooklyn conductors don't know where they live themselves!"
 Anyhow, we thought it would be measure of economy and a very nice rest staying at home, especially with such cool weather as we have been en- toying this spring. So we fixed up the back porch and we got a set of iced tea glasses and MT. Wilkinson sub scribed to some of the entertaining IlldBdL4uGS lIldL u0 usually tOiIS4NlSAS too light reading for winter. We were enthusiastic, especially when I fin ished some simple summer gowns that are pretty and dainty and cool, but not at all the fancy sort of thing one has to have at a hotel CT when visiting"
 Laundry counts up so when one is away" suggested the caller.
 Indeed it does," Mrs. Wilkinson agreed fervently. Well, we had just completed our arrangements for quiet season when had letter from my husbands Aunt Martha announc- ing that she expected to be in town for a week or more, but of course She would go to a boarding house if we would send her the address of one. Naturally I wrote at once telling her to come here and she came. She is just as nice as can be, and we en- jOyed her so much that we urged her to stay two weeks. She did stay and we were very glad MT. Wilkinson took several days off to show her the town and we went to the theater and the movies and had just as good time as Aunt Martha seemed to be having herself.
 We were still talking about her visit when my Cousin Adele came to stay five days. She was on her way west to live with a brother on ranch and of course we realized that it was probably the last time she would visit
 
 go to live out west they almost never come back. I don't understand why, but somehow they don't care for us any more"
 That's so. My husbands brother is on one now
 Tt was on that account that we did the very best we could to give her a memorable time and I guess she had it. Mir. Wilkinson was quite tired out because of having to work nights to make up for the sprees the three of us took when she was with us"
 Its eEhausting when a man has to burn the candle at both ends"
 Tt is for anybody" Mrs. Wilkinson said. Three days after she went my niece passed through on her way to take some course at a summer school and spent q week going to lectures with her. She speaks French and spanish and she paid for my ticket to the lectures in those languages, so that I couldn't object. though I can't say understood much I felt a bit un- grateful so I told her I understood some of it all I didn't say just what I understood, but, to tell the truth, the