The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-06


our own schemes and Vaccinations
that we ain't really human any more"
This was indeed news to me.
Trout stopped for breath, and lit his
pipe.
Il was reading Josh Billings today.
Josh hits the nail on the head every
time. He just expresses my senti-
ments to a 7. l came across line or
two of his that just bears me out ex-
actly. / copied 1t off into my note
book. I'll read 1t to you, Duty is
the good action that bores you. When
you are doing your duty, your face
looks like tombstone. When you
learn how to make pleasure of your
good deeds, your face will be as well
come as strawberry patch in the tall
meadow grass Klein, what do you
think Of that2"
"Old Josh is right, there, Trout"
}, you bet he Isl
n We smoked In silence for a while,
and then Trout's face frightened up.
do you know, Klein, I'm going to
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old Josh Billings statement. I'm GO
ing to start out tomorrow and be as
kind and gentle and considerable as /
can be, and see if don't feel better
for It when the day is done. What
do you think Of the ideaf"
why, 1t ought to be all right,
guess"
I'D like to have you try 1t. too, and
we'll compare notes here tomorrow
night. Is 1t a go7"
1T isr' replied; and we solemnly
shook hands to seal the compact.
II.
l Remembering my promise of the
previous evening. started in the day
by jumping out of bed with a song. 1
continued to MARBLE In the kitchen.
and was just beginning to realize
what 1t meant to be happy, when Mrs,
Klein appeared at the head of the
stairs.
4 "Alfonse. for heavens sake, keen
still! You Will wake the baby"
That settled the song.
! However, 1 made up my mind to he
light-hearted at all odds, and I went
out into the yard to work In the gar
den.
Scientists say it's the most health
full thing in the world to shovel dirt
in the garden. There is resiliency
in the ground as you tread it, and a
repercussion of earth-waves that sets
free properties in the soil that kill the
germs Of consumption-and l had
been coughing lately, anyway
Suddenly became conscious of tho
fact that Mrs. Klein was watching me
from an upper window.
Such a man'' she cried. sal
fonse, haven't you an ounce of sense?
Do you know what you are doing?
why, er-my dear, believe I am
working in the garden" ] meekly an
swered.
You are tramping on the cucum'
bers, and you have ruined my tomato
vines, so you have Get out of the
garden this minute /"
/ was tempted to swear as put the
tools away in the shed, but didn't,
and / resolved to be game.
When Mrs. Klein sat down to break
fast, / beamed at her most graciously
and assumed the broadcast smile l had
in stock Mt the time, for was sure it
would please her.
She looked Mt me rather surprised.
/ smiled cain.
Mrs. Klein gazed at me sharply.
Alfonso, what's getting into you?
You look so sillyp
This was rather depressing, and I
felt that the smile was coming off.
Then l remembered Josh Billings,
and put on broader smile than be-
fore.
Mrs. Klein grew furious.
"Alfonsel You are making fun of
me. You mean"
There, dear. assure you had no
such intentions whatever"
So the meal ended in sobbing con-
test on Mrs. Klein's part. and I tried
In vain to comfort her.
Before went downtown. to the office
she called me into the house.
Alfonso. I want to know what ails
you this morning? Are you sick? Did
you get overheated yesterday?' There
was note of anxious pity in her