The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-13

10 DO INC ursC 10 nOlSt MS baggage. Ana where 90
you supposes way up into the attic. into q six by
four room, where, once the trunk In, It became
q nice question OF elasticity whether he could
squeeze himself In ailerwardss Not bit Of It. The
register was placed before him with the most scru-
paious courtesy, the pen put In his hand butt end
foremoss, and when he meekly asked
"CAN I HAVE A ROOM ~
the proprietor looked ct the clerks the clerks looked
at the pOrers and the porers looked at each other
In way that said as plainly as grns could say IT,
1--WE can give you one Of the best rooms in the house.
sr." And assure you the visitor was certain to
get it. whether ne liked 1t or not. But, mind you,
oil that rs all very nice IN the hotel business 70 stray
Pilgrim from the city VINO. regardless Of wind and
.ss n s a 's Ss na s4 s9 Or s ss
same, matter VIVA. the bulk Of fasSlonsble man:
make . bad showing at the end Of season, %
the treatment Of the stray ones never 50 exhaustive
proprietors Ia this region little over week ego
felt their hearts stink within them as they
LOOKED UP AT THE CLOUDS
and then dawn ut their ledgers and sighed over
what might have been and what might be II August
foswsa ~ the muddy o. n sI t rcs
every note propreiors soul when. on Wednesday
and Thursday last, the con entrated essence oil an
entire heated uub0ttled itself In the big cities
and brought down thousands OF sweltering New
workers.
rush was undiminishcd how the cry OF Joy became
A PaRFECr sGREEcH OF DELI0HT.
Need say thalthe crowu.lOving "permanents'' got
wind Of the way tae WIND was blowing as soon as
most folks aud that they swooped down upon their
branch instauter became itself againS But what Of
It all. now that the crowds have come? For my
part question whether stray pilgrim WI: from rom
as much comfort hereaoOuts as he would have done
had the crowd, stayed az home. It's in the nature
use OF grumDlingi But Just look at 1t. There's
MY FRIEND sCRIBBINs,
for instance all me way from tae iaf Wes n wnS
two weeks ago like small figure on the credit side
OF the iedger-but for all that igure-came very
near oelng carried IN triumph to sea-view room on
the poriers' shoulders He liked things then, but
he doesn't relish . fashionable crowd now: Not
much You see he went away just the dag before
the crush began. When he got sniff Of the hot air
In New York he Oolted back again the next day and
made his appearance at the hotel soop In long linen
rush for him this time. 0ne-hall the porters were
straining their precious backs In trying to carry
were caiculatng to see (which was .wnich''t to
carry first Of aundred others piled near the door.
the hotel. Hsdat ne Doen its guest before Ger.
tainiy he had; and fully conscious OF the fact, he
walked up 90 the clerk smiling
SWEET W STERN SMILE.
Gazing upon him fondy as upon the face Of an old
ana tired friend. ne waited to be welcomed as OF
Register in hand was knifnna his brows angrly
as he ran no the room Numbers. and disdained
GLOW do You dor' finally exclaimed scribbins,
extea1dsng tbs considerable right hand for friendly
sirs, yelled the clerk, looking At poor scrlbbins
- though he mad never laid eyes upon him before
.T'dliKe to have that same room II you please"
calmly spoke my gutteles5 western friend.
what do you meanP
.srhe room mad the day before yesterday"
"Wh0 are your"
"Wno AM ~
Eyes . sir; ayour nsme'"
second noor'' ~
'Just sou
oriien," ana ScrIbbins' c0untenanoe wore smile
30 chi,Gke and bland he said IT, for ne felt In his
heart tDat he was accommodating M. fffend, the
clerK, 'then room on the same 1O0r'll d0u
'YOu don't say so /" and tue clerk grinned broadly
as he jerKed out Inc words. and did the parties
who mud overheard scripbins' accommodating
81 amt jokin'." persisted scrbbins; II assure
you I'm not particular about the same rOonf.n
"wny, you couIdn't get 1t If you para $50 day
ii COULDN'T ehr, exclaimed the artless pilgrim.
''didnt pay my bill 10 tins dayr, -
.isuppose so; but you can't gets room IN the
NOW, scrf6bins suddenly got 1t into hts head sorne
how tnat he was mistaken FOR fellow who had
run away from The hotel with soied napkin and
plated knife and fork while he was ABOUT during the
"DO yUu know Who'll am, sirr'
meceol reply, lido, ST." came very near Great
III
the register just about tns tme bat fortunately for
xs,.. ..., The Pr TE or JERSEY, 49,
when mignt s nave been broken to pieces an
crowded state OF afratrs, and tuat nothing personal
was meant by mrs being refused a room. Thus IL
times IN the long rum and humbly begged for pill.
low wnereon 70 rest nis wear! head: Ano he got
there were three other lite beds and two or three
little cots, ant all the little beds and all the little
cots were IN aveTy nle room way up In me attic
hrs pillow before anf OF HIS roommates Or course
=. .a,.... THE CARD ON rHE wall
OF tine room Told visitors 10 luck aud bolt their doors
newer iorse,s % obey orders from headquarters and
ii1te bed. presently, Just as he was sinking into
gentle slumper. rap, rap, rap, went cane on the
me lock ana back went the boif ana IN strobe COM
banion NO. l, full or
-, Ar soIss AM, AND SEAS SEASIDE H yTIsksy
No came along ana IN defaut OF No. i's REFUSING
banged az the door a.d again dad the good natured
ScribbiDs get up and turn the KEY In the lOcK and
ne Is s the Sp
the time he let in the tenant Of the only empty
DOT let II was time for nsel 20 get up for the day
"hunl. as ne calls beauti ul farm he owns, where
he has big mousse Win plenty OF rooms, cosby
nested IN shady grove close by the side Of now-
TrsE ExToN ~ NEVER DOWN
ana visitors DOM nave 70 STOW themselves away In
the attic. In bidding me g0odby be said he liked
the branch for Its bato,ng, and that he'd try TO
como down the next rsiny week thst comes along.
Nov, caRdfdly, d0esnT The fHte OF Scrfbbins speak
volumes How many people are there Who ike
HIM, have comfortable homes yet VINO, unlike him,
know what AWAITS them when there Is a crush at Q
watering place. ana VINO take their chances m u
Just for the name Of befng on hand az the hegnt OF
the seasonl'
NO N-BArHrNe BEAUTIES AND BEAUTY sHoRN.
BY the way, white speaking OF the crowds here
must say n word about The bathers. don't suppose
you can 10 brought 10 believe that my conclusion s
correct; but have DAY after day pnrposely ridden
along the beach In front VI al the hotels to satisfy
myself whether the majority of people came here to
battle not, and md that not one In nity OF the
ladies' 60 near the water 10 battle. Can you imagine
why's II may be that they live too nigh" nj the
hoels--for, say what you Will, the leading
hotels provide excellent tables for their guests
but l. think there is another cause Tor IL.
and that rs that art more to give what Ia com.
monty Gated good figures ana .,lovely complex
ions'i 10 many OF the beauties OF the Branch than
nature was ever willing 10. Sometimes once IN q
very great while, particularly II the weather hap.
pens 20 be foggy and there are no spectators the
beach, one OF the beauties takes her chances In tho
surf. Will give You an actual fact BY way OF PROOF