New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-14
REALITIES or A SEASIDE COTTAGE.

A NETWORK MAN TELLS WHY III FAMILY ARE
SPENDING THE SUMMER IN THE CITY.
"Mv wife and IT, said New-York business man.
came to the conclusion year ago that We were tired
NJ eurmer hotels so we spent that summer I'm own
home and we had an enjoyable time Last spring.
however some Of my we's friends began IN picture 10
her the beauties Of summer cottage and nothing
would do but cottage. We rented one Tor the sum
mcr on the Atlantic coast, and moved ourselves bae
gag, and furniture TO the place on June l. Inc mouse
ras one Of many owned by large hotel company
shall not try to tell you the trouble we nan 10 Ie
settled for H. would take me hours to 90 NAV ohh
we had made ND our minds that the hrst "" usy >
woud not he all smooth sailing, and we triel u MAKE
the best Of our lot -, .
Now we had no sooner gotten things mo such
condition that we knew where to ma our mas ''u
coats than we discovered that at times We were naoi;
TO 20 hungry Everything that we "ah''u W Co "'
to be ordered two days beforehand As re'n, M VI
this delightful state of affairs l found myseh hilns
bc nlaee NJ a pack mule. When star'eu
for the city I'm the morning, my WHO "o
give mo slip Of paper on WIN" -
written a dozen or moro COMMISSIONS =,
10 fill for her II was no easy mat"' ~ NJ
after all these things between the hour leiV MY
and the tme when my boat siar'eu' VI no
usually forgot something and after drilN'ue Il
cottaoe half dead with fatigue and heat, hsu 'n'
of no use, for the reason that had l@i'" " -
mustard. - ,,o,ov
To add to the worry Of my wife, love OF nlOn,S
could not induce servants 70 stay In that place' s
Youngest chbPs nurse alone refused % desert u'' wv
| often wished that she would 20 win tue ioS"
the first place she always declared that she was
nurse and nothing more Consequently sh9 firmly
declined to give any assistance whenever We i'u"'
ourselves without servants, and this happened twice
.ruuiler in the house, and she drove my wife dis
tracted by declaring dozen times day that te otoy
could not do without this must have that Wheh
money could not obtain ii.
We had asked many of friends to run
down whenever they cared to do SO
and of course they all came. We had
pictured the pleasure Of having them come upon us
suddenly to break up the monoony of our seaside e'
As a matter of fact every unexpected visitor thro"
us into panic for were never sure that we cOulu
give them anything 10 eat, and my wiies greatest
fear was that they might discover that We were
having anything but enjoyable time. our one
source of consolation in the midst Of this condlton
of anarchy that the children were havlnS good
time They like it, my wife always said YEARLY
when We were particularly discouraged. We might
have struggled along, knows how long, had u
not been for thing. II began to rain, anu por
rwo whole days the water came down In perie@
food.
Il got soaked through getting 10 the cot'dee inc
evening of the first rainy day. As for the arnful
OF bundles which carried usual the paper melted
and it seemed 10 me that l was carrying around
lot OF wet sticky rags. 1 assured myself however
that would meet my reward III
sitting before cheerful fire after
good dinner and telling my amusing If disagfeeable
experiences When l reached the cottage had TO
wade through water alkledeep, for the surf and We
randa were on such good terms that they were sporting
together at my front door. Inside the house every
thing was at skies and sevens. The roof had been
leaking badly and every had been drowned out
Of the lpper rooms found my family hudded to-
gether In tho sitting-room. The wood was so wet
that would not burn and they were all shiverlng aS
announced that the baby had his death Of cold, and
nv wife was crying while the children, who mad
been shut up in the house all day. were howlng aus
mallv While | listened 10 the woes poured out on
ali sides the cook supported by the two other ser,
wants came In and me warning that they shOulo
start for New York In the morning. ,, i,
Il splashed up 10 the hotel that night Ia
the wind and driving rain, and to!d
the chief clerk how badly the house leaked
.It's lust like the hotel he said, with a slckiy
smile We're all washed out here ,.
That evening got no dinner, ana We slePl
downstairs on chairs and lounges as uncomfortaDic
a. people could be and live. Three days later
and my family were back in our home IN NeWof Orh
There is an advertisement in the papers oHeIlne
a desirable cottage for the rest of the summer az
rreatIv reduced rates No one has answered IT, but
zee do not care II the cottage Is never taken /
eionrd n contract for It for the summer, Dut am
WILLING 70 STAY at home and pay the rem OF ga
side house so long am not forced 10 90 near II.
As for nv wife, let no one VINO uoeS hc, Wd 49, w
become her enemy talk to her about summer nome
al.