The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-05-16
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Keeping Boarders in Bozeman.

Some time ago, one of our society
young men" said to young woman,
widow with child to support, "Why
do you not open boarding house? You
would do we'll" She replied, "Would
l really do well? Could get the board
ers1" He answered, Il know you could
get ten without any trouble" "All
right" said she, "if you will promise to
get that many boarders, I'll do it." He
promised, saying she would have no
difficulty at all in securing boarders.
She rented house, engaged girl
nobody came. The society young man
was sorry, but he chad a bill to board
OUT, and 30 could not come himself, hop
ed she would succeed" etc. The other
young men had bills TO board out, or
they had just made change, ETC., etc.
After securing few by her own exer-
tions, one of the ten came to her, stayed
one week, and left, because in that way
he kept his promise to come, and thought
he was doing very smart thing, because
he did not promise to stay.
Another promising young man came
and left to Join the rest who were board
ing out bills, and said he left because he
had to eat cold meals when he came late
to breakfast. That is lie, as every
breakfast and supper is cooked after tho
arrival of each person. But she is a
woman, SO let the gentleman (?) lie
about her, as she has no one to defend
her.
One day gentleman (P) marched into
the house, sat down at table, and Dr.
dered breakfast. He probably mistook
the place for restaurant. At dinner
time he brought a friend. The lady of
the house looked for an introduction
she looked in vain. They came to sup
per still the lady of the house was ig-
nored. She was not asked if she wanted
any more boarders; she was not asked
her prices nor. her rules with regard to
payment-she was simply ignored.
Ono gentleman complained that the
chairs were not high enough. The chairs
and table are ordinary-very ordinary,
in fact. Now, had he consulted the lady,
there is no doubt but that she would
have provided him with higli-chair,
and cushion, too, if necessary.
The coffee and tea had to be labeled,
or they would not know which they
were drinking, etc.
They disappeared just as they came,
The lady went to the business place of
one of these promising youths and asked
for her pay. She was informed that her
table was not fit to sit down to. Her
table has on it all that the town will
supply but she is a woman and widow
that is her crime, and she must suffer
for it. Her greatest crime is that she is
too anxious to please. Had these gents
spoken, she would have put grain Of
coffee or leaf of tea in their cups, so
that they would have been sure. Size
would have procured high char, but
she was not told. Because she resented
tl6 lnSult u llcI thbic nile ildu lusulL
upon insult cast at her.
She started the ice-cream business.
One of her notices was put in the post.
office For spite it was taken down and
torn up. She went to the Office and de-
manded her property, saying she would
take it away if it was against the law.
She was told that it was in the street,
and that only government notices were
allowed in the Office. OF course, she
was satisfied, and will hereafter relig-
iously believe that Balls Corset adver-
tisement is a government notice. She
thought the postoffice was public prop
erty, and that those there employed
were servants of the public. Is she
right? If she made that mistake, had
any one this right to tear up her notice
Yes, they had, for they are men able to
fight life's battles but she is woman,
a widow, struggling to support her little
boy, so all men strike her. kick her,
slur Der, and insult her, and if she re.
sents it, add insult to insult, for we are
men-are strong, and our duty is to cast
down the weak, and to trample on the
widow and fatherless.
An OBSERVER.