The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-02
THE uURSTS ON THE ROAD.

Miss Lula Hurst is at this NOM
ent in San Francisco, unless some
accident has happened to the train
by which she has been travelling
Westward for the past week. Miss
Hurst is due to open in the princi-
pal city Of the pacific slope this
evening. So is Mr.. Paul Atkinson.
Mr.. Atkinson will open his mouth.
It is minated that Miss Hurst
has recently developed some new
and rather startling characteristics,
which are more or less shared by
the interesting family party of
which she is so ornamental and use
full q member. Before the Hurst
family began to gyrate through the
country in pursuit Of the dollars of
the inconsiderate they had been en-
tirely content to feast upon a plen-
titude of that Southern delicacy of
all seasons, which goes by the tech
nical though not involved name OF
hog and hominy. 1t is still further
given out that they were perfectly
satisfied to partake of it from a
plain board table, or log, or even
a shovel. But up to a month ago,
since they began to make money
with the entertainment at their COM
mand, the ordinary, everyday table
of the ordinary hotel has not been
good enough for them. on the
other hanl, their meals have been
consumed entirely in their own
rooms. Since their recent vacation,
however, they have assumed hor-
ror-stricken view of useless eXpen-
ditures, and some of the perform
ances of the people on the way to
San Francisco have been highly
edifying. In the first place, they
were unwilling to 60, ostensibly be-
cause under their contract they
were expected to pay their own
fares, but in reality because they
had understood that the manager
had received q large certainty for
their appearance on the Pacific
coast by which he was likely to
make as muck money as they did.
That obstacle having been ever
come, they set about getting their
tickets, the formula being some,
what curious. First, Mr.. Atkinson
went to the agent Of one railway,
brought his dcuble-edged smile to
bear upon him, and secured rate
Then he reported to Miss Lulu, who
repoted to Papa Hurst, who report
ed 10 Mamma Hurst. Mamma
Hurst told Papa Hurst it was too
much, Papa Hurst told Miss Lulu
it was altogether too much, and
Miss Lulu told Mr.. Atkinson it was
outrageous. Then Mr.. Atkinson
arose and girded up his smile, and
went for the agent of the opposition
line, who gave him a slightly lower
rate. The same process Of report
ing was again gone through with,
the same system Of replies was fol-
lowed, and the same smile was once
more wrapped about Mr.. Atkinson.
who again went to the original
agent. This business was carried
on for the best part of day, and
it ultimately saved the Hurst fam.
lily some $50, though it produced
wear and tear on Mr.. Atkinson's
smiles to an extent largely in excess
of that amount. Finally, Mamma
Hurst gave the ticket money to
Papa Hurst, who gave it to Miss
Lulu, who gave it to Mr.. Atkfn.
son, who gave it to the agent. For
several days the Hursts travelled Ia
the day coaches in order to avoid
paying sleeping car fares, but they
finally capitulated after an unsuc.
cessfnl attempt to exchange their
tickets for others giving second
class accommodations, with the
proviso that they might ride in
the Pullman cars at night, Absurd
as this story seems, it is, neverthe.
less, an exact record of actual
events; and it goes to indicate that,
if there is no error about the cher.
ished declaration that economy is
wealth, the Hurst "boodEe' must be
in an exceedingly opu!ent condi
tion.-Neac York Times.
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