New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-14
TAKING COUNTRY BOARD.
FLIES. ROoSTERs AND FAT PORK

''N""'"f anu hul renamed undiSturbed with strong
smell OF SCOT thoroughly dtIused throughout every
corner When the woman opened swivel of one Of
me oiinds saw few dead flies the window-shelf.
NO doubt they had died for lack OF anything breathe
MY hostess pumped down heavily IN black harclotb
char and said she guessed likely had in
10 her advertisement for boartcrs. | said had.
wanted to get out Of the city for the summer. and as
was writer | must get a cheap place. She looked
al me hxedly for moment, her eyes in the gloom
having strange effect she leaned forward.
BE you one Of them writers 20 she asked at last.
said | was.
After another silence during which the sooy smell
appeared to increase. she demanded TO know If made
II NJ out Of whole cloth or did found fact She
had seen a book when she In Providence
where It said il founded on fact She had read
part Of it. she had always wished she could read
the whole The OF IL " Charlotte Temple
Meobe, though made mine out Of whole cloth. l
must have quite a mind. Was It whole cloth, any
weyl
was in some doubt as to what she meant. but
ventured TO say ." Not always"
Take il out OF your head ?" she inquired.
Occasionally"
was getting bewildercd. had heard OF dress
maker who took patterns right out OF her eye and
was very much sought after on account Of this ex-
traoriinary visual slcigh of hand. if may call it 50.
felt vaguely that / thought 10 resemble her.
They say them writers TREMENDOUS wages.
summer ! wouldn't trust myself 10 say how much
be got They gii something tremeniuous don't they ~
That depends"
"-On whati7 was the prompt question.
Brains l answered briefly. And then l tried to
speak word about board again
Yes she could take one or two folks thai wasn't no
ways particular She said she meant to be neat
'nough, but not too neat. She did wish she could
make nOugh few bOartcrs SOFT she could build
l. in the fall. Mr. Ollaris folks down 20 the corner
there. bult their new L OF summer boarders.
Here could not help shudderng. did not yet
feel willing to be built into an LstIll such fate
might be mine ! learned that the Polarls had ad-
vert-ed again this season, my present entertainer
thought she also would Try it. While my mind was
s following out the suggestion concerning the house
additions made Of boalers, Mrs. Bennett suddenly re
turned to a former topic.
" fes mean TO be- neat, but not pisOn neat like
the Pollaris The Pollauls We're real pson neat.
whcrr person can't move himself. nor shuttle. nor
draw long breath you know feller boarded there.
lie used To- come here and tell how they was They
was neat that the instant he got in there he used
10 want to straddc about m drop BITS Of things, m
spit jest because be couldn't you know Now l alnt
S'nears that Praps you'n speck er dust now
n then but you won't find nothin' In your vctuas
but what ought to be them. amt one er them
kind"
FASTENED to say was glad OF that. Dust was
not 10 be there We're unpleasant.
That was just what she thought She didn't ask
so much tn. Polard-. but she meant to treat me
just well She told mo her price per week. i
was sum small that doubted # 1 should 90
into The building Of this summer But the
situation remote and retired. II could not boast
IL was near anything. There was nothing 10 make
the price high. Thu postoiice was heard from when
somebody went 10 m. village AMI thought 10 inquire
fjr pa fYr moi 1 u
sou. whoever be- was Drought letters. he would. again
riytlel he thought of f. give them 70 some one
WHO might bee gous In few day by where the mis-
siyc- belonged. SIN letters were likely 10 come
quicker than tcccram,. ! know Of one such ssage
iuu city fifty mll- away that considerably
forwarded by carriage from the Dwu where there was
au office after f. had lain there only three days. No
body seemed think there anything remlss Ia
this way Of do.ns things.
We have all heard a good deal about living where
the wh.u and hurry cannot reach. This seemed TO
b. just that kind Of place. People did not hurry.
Iucy slouched. There was time enough. II You did
bot get word to-day you might tomorrow, or some
time and II you lost fortune. or were made unhappy
ever after by The delay there was not man Who
would ever deliver a message any the sooner for H.
DO b'cve / got letter for you yi>erdy 10 the
Office The speaker began slow and laborious
searrh through MS clothing Twice he thought ne
hal fJuad what he sought No. Then he KIND OF
In his hat but II he did in must have ben his other
hat and p'rap, II blew away the road lie hal
& faint bae too that he took Oft hi- hat on the way
home twas so hot, m he was so sVeGy. Any way
he'd look long tho road time he went 10 he
village n If h. found It he'd let you know.
II happens that you are expecting a letter from
your sweetheart. You have had quarrel; You have
written your repentance ia NOlIm!nous screed. II
must be her reply that the man took from the post
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il from his hat not. The next day you start Ia
n,ake m. five mile, 10 the village painfully examining
,,rv inch of the way. hoping against hope thai yoI
NAV find that sacred epistie. OF course you doAt
,et H. but you almost get a sun
stroke When you are Dack In the
farmhouse where you NOW I've, II may De- aiding by
,,ur nr.sencs and mouey-the growing fund for All
lli,ion IN the structure when you back, say.
van find + at the letter has been brought over by the
daughter O. the man who thought he had lost f. she
had found II stuck into the lining Of her fathers hat
and soaked with preparation Bur 1t is now dry and
,.adv for your perusaL You discover that II has
been read by mistake Tho girl tells you there
somebody Of your up In the village, and She
,,e.,es n Wa he who Rad it, fou know by her
looks that she has also read IT, She IS bursting Win
aa,les Yes IL Is from your beloved. Nha drad-
nh Dissertation. fOu cannot thank tAs heeno5''
Young woman VINO Is watching y0d You rush OUT
OF the room and Try 10 forget as YOU peru'e iho'e
b. ed word, o. At y"C are having the uid OF o"fH
reading OF them. Who is that cursed felo" I'd the
village that ha, your name You ieel as Il 30" Hu'
stranRle him
As / sit I'm Mrs. Bennett parlor aud brcathe III
that stale atmosphere. do not hnO" all ihe A'-
voutagrs which shall enjoy. l do not then hn"
how , dwcIc~ here gets nfs mall only know that
her. + tha, remote peace aud quiet for which SEEK
I am presently shown 10 The bedroom which NAV
occupy. When / see Il shrink back and do nor
wonder at the low sum she charges. am preluh'ed
-, f,vor Of a bedroom upstairs This one opens nom
This very parior and shares the dead flies and me
odor of SCOT II is small, dare not say no" 9ua"'
and the bed scems enormous. Mrs. Benuet says
hen. ara two feathcr-bed, and tick full Of new
-. d., ~. q. She cnmplarently surNey,