New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-10
"WANTED, A COOK"
RUNNING AWAY FROM HER.

RUNNING AWAY FROM HER.
may as well say at once that my nlother-the
best ana most lnduigent OF women-had sent ne,
Reginald Hunter, to travel on the Continent before
! settled down in life. was an only son, had just
left college. and was thinking about the Bar .s u
suitable profession but "a most discriminating
having lett me good fortune, l not very
anxious about future briefs. Still l was not to
enjoy the good mans money till twenty-five
years old as he had enormously considered that age
more suitable for his heir than the generally recos
) nzed anu legal twent y-one.
My knowledge of French not being great, | usu-
ally found il safer to speak English at the various
hotels Thus it happened that at Cologne on a GER
tam July day, marched boldly into the Hotel
dAlbon. and requested i'll English to be shown a
good room looking out on the river The landlord
Exactly so. sire let faneied there was an
anxious look on his face as followed him up the
stairs We passed the first door, then the second:
but here made IA stand
II am not going up higher said with true
veery sorry, sire, but these floor Is engaged The
hrst floor engaged, the second floor engaged. and
the third floor is full all but this room Thcreupon
he threw omen the door of what i'll reality IL
small dresSng-roon
Beautiful view. SIRE spacious, and not in the
cum.
Very, we'll said r"signedly; as il is only for
one night, must pnt mp with it.'-Wlat on earth
pied
What name, sire = lie next said. and gave him
my card and lett HIN to ill up the customary form.
After reading Hunter ont i'll various pronunci;.-
items, lie remarked blandly: There is letter Tor
1reshed with the sight of honest English haudwrt-
ing. 1t was a letter from my mother.
drew a dusty red-velvet armchair to the WIN
dow, and with the soft simmer breeze blowing in
from the Rhine read the home news | will not
record all that was IN it, because fond mothers do
wIite a good many things that cannot be repeated;
but this paragraph amused me not a little
have been III great trouble, dear Reggie, with
the servants; Yesterday cook gave warming because
Sir Henry Seymour's footman has Tilted Ter and
I is sa yse Y E GrSas her to daily the
the pretty houseinad, said if cook went she must
60. l think this was her only reason; but the
parior maid declares she can't possibly stay as
am ways changing" 1t is the first time this has
ever happened, but really am worried that do
see, my dear boy, If you can't make inquiries about
foreign cook for me, French or German. At all
events, they could not immediately fall in love if
they did not know word of English.
dear mother must have taken leave of her senses.
Il looked at my watch il was o'clock. and table
dhotc i'll half an hour. SO determined TO put
OF going out Till after dinner and prepared to make
myself as clean as foreign ways permitted.
AT this moment l heard CHATTER of many foot
steps on the stairs; next, the music OF endless
together. At first, fancied the house must he Oh
fire. or, perhaps, the cathedral; but suddenly the
truth flashed upon nc. There could Sc no doubt
about it. | was in for a Cooks Personally Con-
Quoted Tour Abcminable! Why should they
travel where / was travellingi They would eat
everything up, and worst of all, they would lie at
the table dhote
went down to the dining-roon with no pleasant
feeling. and awaited their arrival with unuisguiscd
annoyance. On they came, clatterIng down the
staiFs-;;i'n, women youny ladies, young gentle
| IN
foresccn. ready To eat up everything A waiter
assigned me seat, and found myself between
tlac LtSi OF tne Cooks, and very deaf old lady
travelling WITH n companion. / lad intended 10
devote myself 10 the old lady, but was forced to
give up the attempt and seek for some amusement
ON my other SIDE. The tongues soon unlonsed
and would have drowned the noise of "A Lattle |
believe At the head of the table sat the con
auctor; a clever-looking man, who kept the two
Young ladies' at his side i'll its of laughter Bat
The chief OF the conversation was kept up by little
rci-haired man, whose every word eclted roars of
nerrincnt. The young ladies nudgcd each other
AMI piesled eYclaiming: oh. doctor and the
thingsn 10Y my
It's an av full shame. | said to myself, for these
sort OF people To travel III such numbers One can
nave no chance of cOnyeIsina with interest ing for
egnsrs.' But at this point was startled by my
toward me with the remark:
mo noPf you're thinking of joining our party. sirr
least fcrvently hoped so.l N'
fefhap' you don't like good party. That's like
say anything
,o, 3raet was : | presumed seated beyond the
Not that was at all anxious to do So
AL last the dinner was over. ! rose hoping |
to get away | trod a ladys dress She was in
iron, OF me. and whilst my foot her skirt se
ar ren 10 Move on In moment heard tho noise Of
man IMAM when he tears some part of adys attire,
NO. generally brings him into dreadful disgrace
escapes with only n trown | began to sta,nmer an
aPoiogy as the lady turned round and ut that mo-
lhent my stout neghbor up, and said in a loud
voice: " - A'ou
A., Wen, declare, Janet! 1t looks my dear ms IL
t that Dress was done for OF he laughed at
TINS last joke, and looked up into Janot's face.
IIieaaulng what should see. My words OF apology
so on my lips from sheer surprise there stood
before me tall graceful girl with face SO soft
d dnu beautiful thai at thought of some Ma
aG ;,h had lately seen at Antwerp She was fair.
with bright. though not golden hair grave bne,
Yves: ana gentle delicate mouth. SO this then
Wis Janet and one of the Cooks Ii seemed i'm
possible; but as this was the case Mt last siam,
iaer e. ,, t:,e apology which had been delayed
!. final ueIs nor matter thank you. she said in re-
'ri ou' educated voice; il is ONLY the patbers,
mom nas'enei away. feeling that nature had
Soinnii''co some extraordinary mistake in having