Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-22
SUMNER HOTEL LIFE.
ENOUGH WHEN PEOPLE
BEHAVE IN FAMILY FASHION.
Good Children and Bad-An Ill Nam
nered Guest-A Rare Example of
Modern Humanity-An Old I-ady's
Mistakes -Civflixation.
IGOR New York Journal Of Commerce. |

self as in a family to the extent Of doin;
nothing which can in any way disturb an
other
Men and women who, in visiting at pri
vate house, would never dream OF louC
shouting AMI laughing at late hours OF tn
night, shouii not forget that such noise Is a
great a violation Of propriety in hotel a
| IN a private city or country residence. NJ
one but boor would stamp about the foo
OF a room in the night or the early morning
in the house Of q friend but thousands oil
men shake the floors Of hotels in this way
utterly regardless of visitors under anc
around them.
Mothers generally know enough TO wiz
admiration Tor their children in privat.
circles; but few mothers know that theil
children are called nuisances and them
selves REGARDED and spoken OF as ignorant
and uncivilizsd when in hotels they permit
their rampant offspring TO play in the hall.
| and corridors while other persons desire b
| sleep. There is no more charming pictur.
in summer travel than that o: a family OF
children conducted by "a mother who know
| how to travel with them and how to res,
with them in hotels Such children Look with
wonderment on tho barbarian behavior of
children of the other kind saw the other
day, in parlor-car. little boy and girl,
plainly and comfortably dressed for travel
quiet and gentle in their ways, who afforded
a marvellous contrast to another boy and
girl on the opposite side Of the carriage.
There was not a passenger in the car who
failed u be annoyed by ths latter pair,
whose father and mother appeared to
imagine that all were admiriny them The
wide open eyes OF the civilized children now
and then at.estsd their establishment at the
existence OF such creatures as the two I'M
civilizeI monkeys.
On the piazza " enc of the large northern
hotels q few days ago, a gentleman was
complaining in loud voice of the noise
made by the arriving and departing rail
way trains which kept him awake in the
night lie was quite right There is no
more Widespread nuisance than the engine
whistle, which murders sleep and doubtless
kills hundreds Of feeble and sick persons ev-
cry year Railroads make ten times as
much noise everywhere as is necessary To
their operation. But this same gentleman
had a room adjoining mine in the hotel and
male noise with his boots AMI his truni
and his bathing processes at about ! l O'Clock
at night AMI o'clock in the morning which.
IN thres or four adjoining Rooms, was
very much louder than the railway whist .
ling. He kept at least six persons awake
when they had right to quiet time.
The other day we found rare example
OF modern humanity, person who hal
evidently never before been in a hotel, ani
was an utter stranger t. hotel life and
manners and customs. \ lady of our party
wa, leaving her room when, from IA room
near by, she saw coming out a neat. nice
old lady, dressed in antiquated and, there
fore, modern style 1t was after O'Clock
in the evening
"Havc they set the table yeti" said tho
old lady in thia little voice, addressing
the younger lady.
what do you meant Is it the supper
table you are asking about;'
yes, l thought it was time they had tie
table set for | am real suppery.7
oh. yes, supper has been ready more than
an hour"
We'll, they hain't called me-
"No they don't cali US 10 supper They
have it ready at q O'Clock, ami leave Ii, /,
come when we please. Do you know tn.
way TO the supperroom.'
No am sure don't. never was her.
before"
The more experienced traveller kindly Let
the oh lady down stair; and showei lea the
door Of the large dinin room. waer. IA,
wa. doubtleS, careI for. Sis met her aga. 4
a half hour later wan lerins in the hal
VIII you come out IN the piazzI and i
awhiie."
Come ON the what.
Come out on the stoop.'
No, guess not. 1t, time TO go to bed
I'll go 20 bad; but / don't know where nv
room IS"
What's the number OF your roomf
The number of my room''
Yes, the number of the room they gave
you"
DO they put numbers on their room,i |
never heard of such a thing
Let me see your key The number i, on
the key"
The key Of my b,i-room''
Yes; didn't You lock your room when
You came DOWN.
Lock ny tei-rooml never locked my
bedroom in all my life
We'll, think | know the door you cam:
out from. Twill show you your room"
So the old lady was led up to her room,
and as she went in said, Il suppose they'll
call me-"
Are you going away in the morningr
"Yes I'm going at o'clock"
"Did you tell them.r
Tell them. No; should think they'd
know | was going home in the train
@If You want them to call you, you must
leave word at the otiice'
What of'icei the posioflicer
mo. the hotel Office"
where's the hotel ofiicel Do they have
an officer
This is a verbatim report OF parts Of the
which aboundei in evidences
that this was the first experience u hotel
life which the old lady bad ever had Aud
she was a lady. She made no noise. She
behaved as quietly in n hotel in her own
house And in the most remote ami retired
parts Of the country there are mea and
women. thorough gentlemen and ladies',
whose civilization Is vastly higher AMI
purer than that of thou AN Is who thronz
our great summer hotels These gentlemen
AMI ladies; when they come into contact
with their fellow, in public resorts. are
very sure not 10 make their presence annoy
ing TO Others BY any uoise, or by claiming
precedence in the attention OF landlord or
servant Artificial society i, not always
civilization.
Tho highest civilization the worli has
known. measured by the true meaning Of
that much misu,el word. civilization. ha,
an. in