The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-03
THE EVANSVILLE ARGUS ON KICK.
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The Evansville Argus man has evidently
met the same animal that we all meet
whether at summer resorts OF on the road /;
the animal tlat having shed its bristles
and walks erect on his hind feet would pass
tor gentleman-among strangers if he
could be persuaded to keep his mouth shut
The following extracts from his last letter
home from Dixon Springs strikes some of
the boys that visited the Springs between
the eyes:
This is a great place to study human ma
ture. l have more fun doing that than in
getting well, The imam who kick" and the
woman who can't find anything good
enough for her. are here not in sbun.
dance--but still they are here too much. III
take the latter first, The lady-I speak of
the true lady-goes to country springs ex-
pecting to put up with few little incon-
yenlences. She knows that she is paying
low rate for board and therefore does not
expect the style and service OF the Grand
Union at Saratoga. If she is disappointed
IN the place, she says nothing but pays her
bill gracefully and leaves, without making
it disagreeable for everybody around ner.
The woman" is different. From the mo-
ment she arrives she strives to impress
everybody with the idea that she has gotten
to the springs by mistake. Nothing is
heightened enough for her The rooms are
bad, she says. At the table she turns up
her nose at everything and tells the waiter
in loud tone Il can't eat that. Try and
bring Me something fit to eat" It's II and
me" during her whole stay. Well-bred peo-
pie see through her thin veil at glance, but
she paralyzvs the rustcs aud is satisfied.
After making herself disagreeable during
her entire stay she goes back to her hum.
bic home in the city and congratulates her
self on the impression she made at the
springs, This recalls to me an actual oc
currence that often made me smile when |
was on the road. had friend who kept
little country resort He was plain
kind OF man who kept strictly clean
place and gave his boardcrs nice substan-
tial country meals. One day | stopped
there while all the boaders we're away in
the woods, and asked HIM how he was get,
ting along.
First rate" said he, "except with one
lady. Nothing suits her. She is an elegant
lady though, and dresses too fine for this
place. Sle knows all your best people
down in Evansville"
"Who is shel What's her nameY"
"ller name is Mrs. -. Oh, she is
away up, tell you"
81 never heard Of herr
ooh, | don't suppose YOU ever did, for
she moves in only the highest circles
among the most wealthy people"
III never heard of her."
"Well, suppose not, but you see she is
all right, for she knows all about the
houses OF the wealthiest people there, and
| if she hadn't been through them aud init
mate with them she wouldn't know all
these things. SeeI'
"Yet you say she growls at everythingH
"YCs She is the most disagreeable
| boarder ever had
Then she is not true lady, and you can
| bet on it, Show her to me at dinner time
At noon looked in at the dining room
door and saw her. My friend was right.
She had been through all the best houses IN
Evansville, first rs nurse girl and afterwards
AZ cook. She had married man who had
made some money and had now blossomed
into an elegant society O. lady, God save
the mark.
The "man who kicks" also comes here.
saw one yesterday. He ga, down to dinner
good enough for anybody, but he scowIed
iearlully and remarked that this was a very
dizzy hotel-nothng lit to eat, etc. First
he heapcd ur his plate with everything
near him. This he demolished with his
knifc) and then oaded up again with
chicken, After clearing this away he called
a waiter and had the chicken plate reilled,
and when left the table he was still eat
ing. Ten minutes afterwards he came out
with dissatisfied look on his face, put
on tie same kind Of look aud told him
didn't like the grub here, etc. lIo told me
conhdentially that he was the same way,
and said he couldn't find Id thing At
10 eat at dinner there was nothing TT for
u hog. told HIM he was right and added
h myself that It was too good tor hog
such as he WAS.
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