, 1889-02-21

rate ana you tall to on that, making little
raids on the potatoes, tomatoes and cranberry
sauce between each mouthfuL. Thanks to
the many climates Of America the thermom-
eter varies in winter from - above zero In
the south to 45 below in the north. you have
turkey and cranberry sauce all the winter,
strawberries six months OF the year ar! to-
=aatoes all the year round
oh, the turkey and cranberry Saucel 1
ute enough OF that dish to satisfy me for the
rest Of my dnyS No more turkey and cram
berry sauce for me, though should live to
be a hundredi
OF course all the meats, placed around
your plate, soon begin to cool, and you have
no choice but to bolt your food, diving with
knife and fork into the little dishes right and
left as d~exterously as you can
Finally you come to the apple tart on the
extreme right. You carefully lift the cheese
and, placing It aside, prepare to eat your
sweets without this strange seasoning. I'm
happily the pastry has become tmpregnated
with nm odor OF roqucfort, and again you
pas A vanilla cream terminates your re-
past.
Having disposed of this, you ask yourself
why. in n free country, you may not have
your various courses served one after the
othrr. why you must bolt your food and
bring on indigestion; and above all why tho
manager OF the hotel. In his own interest as a
mnn OF business, does not before oil else study
the comfort Of his customers The answer is
not difficult to find. II Is the well being
OF the "duchess," and not that OF the travel
ers, that he devotes his attention to study
ing The traveller Is obliged TO come to his
houSc, and he can treat him anyhow. His
helps" will only consent to stay with him,
on condition he gives them heavy wages and
light duties He has no choice but to submit
to his servants or to close his hotel The
Americans, free though they may be polite
ally, are at the mercy OF their servants,
whether IN public or private life. This kind
Of tyranny is hateful To throw off the yoke
Of the superior classcs is very well; but / am
not aware that the yoke OF the commou Deo-
Pile is nt all preferable. John Bull commands
oil his paid servants. Jonathan obeys his
Thus, in the hotels OF America outside OF
tho large cities, with the rarest exceptions,
the dinner is served from / O'Clock to 8, the
ten -suppcr from o to You happen to ar
rive at half past 8, tired out and furnishing.
You hope to be able to obtain n good meal
without delay. Hlusionl You must wait
until the dining room door Is opened, and
pass two hours and n half In wretchedness.
How often have | entreated, imploredI
Gould you not get n chop cooked for me, or
m omolct, or somcthingi II that Is impos-
sblo, for morcyis sake give me a slice of cold
meat" Prayers and supplications were I'M
a~vniling. Occasionally n landlord would
express his regrets and make excuses for bis
inability to obiige me; but far oftener / got
no kind of response at all. Onco or twice l
tried making a tempest, without any more
success. Another timo | tried pollteness.
Excuse mo-" l said, "if l am intruding. l
hope that by putting up at your hotel | shall
not be too much in your why. have not
tho honor to DO n citizen of tho greatest re-
public In the world, but am only a poor
European who does not know your why's. In
future | will take careful precautions. But
this time, and just for once, | should DO so
much Obliged for something to cnt. should
be distressed to occasion any arrangement in
your household, but Just for once, only
once.n
Sheer waste of breath. hotol Is Us 1t is;
you may use 1t or stay away.
Tho Americans arc quito right TO study the
comfort of their servants, but the well being
of one class should not exist at the cost Of tho
we'll being Of another, and tho people who
travel arc us interesting as those who servo at
table.
Tyranny from above Is q sore; tyranny
from below is n pestilenco.
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