, 1874-12-26
BOARD-HUNTlNG.
Out Of the Frying-Pan Into the
Fire.
From Boarding to Housekeep-
ing.
Anyhody's Account Of EyerYbody's
Experience.


People generally 60 to boarding when shey rc-
tnrn from tho wedding trip. It is idlo. within
tho limits Of this short attclo, to speculate upon
tho heart-rending experiences Of the >prcs-
peotiyo husband as he races wildly around at
such odd hourR aA be can snatch from ILLS b.,ss~
moss, md 1oots for boareling-placo for iinself
nnd future wife. How perfectly Mt aca ho Is as
to whnt kind Of n room would suit a woman
Any den would do for n man. whore ho could
sling his hoota round and store his traps. How
vol ho leat7ls to know mud locnto tho seml-
cunning, nemi.atnused look the old atagora
at laudladics wonr wien lo romnrks,
III what ho would fain MAKO au Of
hand businoss-liko way, that he IL
going to bo married soon, and wants place to
bring bis wife homo. When his decision Is at
laet made, ho is dissatisfied at hoart,-romen,-
boring tlnt tho room looked bare and shabby,
though llo WAS uuablo to sny Why. "sho must
ilavo bird ip tho window. and some ilowore.
and q Acwing-cl1air, aud-aud- whatever
a Woman wants 10 make place habitablo. How
should man kuow?" ho meditates.
Woll, tho newly-wodded return and tako pos
session of tho pge.ougaged quarters and
THE FRl1Na-pAN ExpEn1EscE COMMENCES.
Tho first boarding place Ia generally ono Of tho
kind known as nico, quiet houses" The lanel-
lady talks great donl about our ladies'" "Wo
arc a Bociabto set here." she says to tho now-
comers. "and 'our. ladies' visit i great deal In
tho new lady:,boardcr asidc, and says conf
tlontlalls, II don't know that your husband un-
dotstood but 'our ladies all prefer to tako
caro- OF their own rooms, and !
ss asas io fer '1tss tse charge r'" q meutds it IL
after that before tho little innocent discovers
thns sho IL tile only lady In tho house who oven
n.akes hor own bed and that sllo has been fooled
by ono OF tho odest and most throadbare Of
lundialica' dovices.
Before her marriage. everybody had sail to
tho future wife, .'0f course yon will do great
doal of faucv work after you aro marrlol. Your
husband will bo gone all day. and you will
havo nothing else to do" Wol. now she fs
30 slio sits by tho window hour aftor hour, with
few OF no acquaintanccs to cali, and bnsieB her.
self oyor fancy work. which ouco when aeatod
amid chatting circle, was 80 pleasant q taHk,
her Solitude, hnH grown 80 monotonous md
weariaonlo lnbos. Hpr husband novor fails,
when he comes homo at night, to ask hor what
she Ina been. doing with herself alt day; md
sllu IL dirnly conecions that aa day nftor
Bti incomplete, his admiration Of that object Of
benuty begins to pull. But ho makes no CON-
1lents OH tho manner In which shc spends her
t.n.o. He nuppoacs it is the way Of women"
Tho landlady makoa short ncursions daily into
sowing. mud puts out little innocont questions
which may Borvo at feoiors for tho gratifying OF
Loarding-houso curiosity.
ut last tho day cou.es when they lays
DECIDED TO MOVE.
Early Monday morning tho wife starts out,
nrmod with llBt OF boar1ing~houBes, cut from
the BundRy's Tribune, aud accompanied by 4
fomale friend Such places as eho penetrated,
to be d dirty tenemont- house, and tho desirable
front room" has m unmado bed in it., and ia up
threo flights Of stairs. "No. 5484-Largo room
with an alcove," provea to be u back room. with
IN old four-poHter Of a beds,oad. ono Or two
Price, $18. mo. 73G2-Elcgant accommodations
for sentioman md wife" is tho sceno OF au
animated yorbal contest between Htnn!l boy,
who is hanging to tho door-bcI and woman,
shawletf and bounotcd. who has in her hand q
which blushinely peeps forth piece Of raw beef.
Tho subject Of their debate il n quart OF milk.
So it goes. Tho back looms look out oa the
neiEhbois' clothes Tapping 10 the wind, and dirty
throo dcjoctcd fowls. The front
roomB have d peasantor outlook but range in
p1ico from SIS to 525. Nearly everywhere tho
oye and harsh Of fcatnro.. Tho afternoon comes
to close, and the list is exhausted, as woll as
tho wife She goes home detected aud woary,
| mud pours the recital Of her faiuros into tho
pympathizing carof hos spouse. Thisprogrammo
il repeoed for several weeks. Every Monday
morning Blo starta out.-always with tho Same
companion to remind her lost size should au-
awor the sanno advertisement twico,-and evory
| Monday night aho returnH creAtfalIon to suffer
tho old nuisances and discomforta for snohc1
| week.
Tho husband. on his part, has spoken to orory-
body about " tile Office" to soc II they know Of
good boarding-placo. Singular to relate. ov-
erybody to whom tho discontcnted pair reveal
Of good places, ,..-1ico rooms, good location,
splendid tablo," at incredibly low prices.
"Whoro !? 0 everywhere. All over. I know a
mau who bonrds on -- hvenra, near -- strcot.
ETory'hng g.. rste!pss tSnk LIZ Gny r. m ;o1 @
aolf and wife" But, although everybody
knows somebody olso who boards at one
Of these remarkable pIacos, the soeser for board
noyer runs across the lucky person himself MOI
BY anY clal,eo eau light OH tho remarkable
house.
IA Il last resort, tho disconnected couple
| GoNcLupE TO ADVENTIST;
aud SO thoy notify tho public that tboy wish fol
n ccftaln kind Of room, to he located between
H,!ch aud such streets, On such Al, avenue or
Buch sido Of the river. Tho uoxt night tho hus.
band cotnos homo with his pockets crammed
with spss.yes directed to J 2.42a, Tainusa
ollico. Tho letso,s arc Of all hinds; and hull
tho Writois acknowledge that, although they
hayo noticed. j wisnes place botwoon, say,
Fourteenth and Twontioth Aroet, yet. il lie
would mot mind coming fow blocks further,
to Thirty-sceoud, say, thoy have a nice room,
etc.; or tloy 1omarls That, !. Though his alyor.
tiaemont says South sitlo. il ho would not objocI
to the West sae, they cau offer him large
front room, ETC., With tho uHe Of piano gratis
aud other superior Inducements"
Tie weeks wear away,-tho wife roHtlesH and
diHcontonted, and tho husband wishing tt
/ H11T1h they CGu1f1 H11} pnE fharH 11iA wifi
would 10 satisfied. Finally it onla in their hear.
ing, through brown. at "the Office" that hlB od
laNd!ady. that be boarded viii! for two years
wlllo bachelor, lns rooms to let ; mud they &C