The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-10-24
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To live in New York IL to board. II
board is TO at first you move. That in, you
so somewhere else. When you get there
you say to yourself, 81 certainly was very
foolish 20 move, for the other place was not
quite so bad. " But having taken tho first
step In n wrong course, you are obliged to
keep it up, so you give notice and at the end
Of the week you move again. This time you
try 20 be patient, you do really try TO ro-
form your ways and be very patient, but in
a week or so you discover that there IL some.
thing unlocked for the matter something
you never could have dreamed Of, and 30
once again you must move, and you 10 move.
What is the consequence You must move
again. And for the first fOw years you keep
on moving.
sETTiISd DOWN.
At last You settle down. The stoop Is
ohronically dirty. What Of that The ser
want girl is slipshod What Of thati The
carpets are giving out What of that3 The
furniture IL rubbed. What of that! The
beefsteak is tough What Of that! You aro
half fed. What of thats Those people OPP
posite at the table-you arc brought into
contact with thom three times day-they
are absolutely unbOarabloi What Of that :
You say you don't even see them, you didn't
know till now that they were there, although
you do pass thom the salt and the bread and
the butter every day. No matter what may
be the matter. you smile TRANQUILITY and say;
1--WE moved forty.nine times In the past
two years and half. I've como back 10 the
first place was in and I've made up my
mind TO stay. was in place once where
you could actually eat of the door-atSpl
Where the carpets were bright and the fur
niture new, but IslAryed absolutely starved!
Then got into place where the beeisteak
was good; the coffee had an odor Of coffee
where ] was in the very land Of fashion.
Something was tho matter there, and !
moved In fact but what's the use Ia
talking. Now I've quit moving" NOlV. my
friend. now you are thoroughly aoolimsted.
You arc genuine New Yorker. Aud furth.
ermoFo, a genuine, thoroughly acelimAtod
New Yorker understands how Iit Is about
these things II they were 70 SEQ things in
apple pie order everything just where Il
ought to be when they come To SEQ you
likely enough they would say; The poor
creatures doesn't get enough 70 eatf' You
see they are not to be imposed upon as your
cousin from the country might be-
THOSE VINO DON'T.
But here as elsewhere. there are persons
regular Bourbona, who never can learn, and
they keep on moving till they die. sOms Of
them in the effort Then, too. ~ you win
see at glance. there ia constant inAux Of
frrsh aud verdant spirits who. not yet bro
ken in. declare that they will have things 10
suit them. and the two together make 80
considerable an army that it's a question
when you meet anybody whether the qucs.
tion won't be ''where are yoal' instead Of
''IIow ase your We get used TO either form
Of saiutatioa. Then, too. cases have been
known where eyon the most resigned persons
have packed their truHks and engaged tho
expreumAn. knew a most estimAbls lady
a ehristian-and she spent portion Of
every day. rain or shine tunleas IL stoginod
dreadiullyl. in ''lOoking for board" was
IN the same house. floor below. and ahe
used 10 stop In aud tell mo her experiences.
For the most part abe took il out in ''look-
ing. for she did not move oftener than once
in six months. and the week after she got to
one place shs began 10 look for another.
Then she finally went to heaven, without
ever finding comfortable boarding place.
Some too inquiAitivc an individual may in.
quire: "what is the compensation for all
this -
The only answer TO be given Is; "The
sact that you are resident Of New York.
LUcY CARTER.