The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-18
Luxury at a Resort Noted for
Cheapness and Sports.
Everyday Dramas-The Lady and the Goat
Do Indians Kissl-A Vexed Question.
The Weeks Washing.
Written for THE SUNDAY CALL.

esque Lake Tahoe. No, / must shun those
places as too noisy, too exciting and too exaeting
at least that should be my excuse To be sure
could have gone 10 some remote and very much
outof-tbe-way farmhouse and there remain
until 1t was time for the gay butterflies OF fashion
to fly back TO the gayeties of San Francisco and
then manage to quietly drift home with the rest
But then how that would look in the papers and
sound. too, in the fashionable salons, Mrs. Mar
gerry Shelley, at a farmhouse. No, that would
never do.
l had not made up my mind where should
put myself when one day l met friend, lady
whose head is as full of diplomacy as her pocket
IS empty OF cash-and yet this lady Is SO line
manager that she can appear princess where
another would be little less than pauper. My
friend was full with The idea OF her departure
from the city for Toneyvlle, SO taking advantage
OF her knowledge how host TO keep up appear
ances on nothing, l at once became unusually
friendly and declared nothing should separate us
during the summer. oh" said she, f." 1t Is SO
very select and aristoeratlc at ToneyviIe. and
then again one has such rich aud delicious
cream, such fine fresh vegetables, and the spr CT
mems OF ferns and wild flowers are something
wonderful" and then she went of in ecstasies,
quoting county lile'' from all the greatest
poets. Oh you charming little hypocrite,
thought, IL seems only the other day that you said
how you disliked cream, vegetables, etc, on &C
count OF their fat producing qualities, and as for
ferns you saw no beauty in the seeutless bios
somiess things. However, was not on the war
path thai day, aud exclaimed with her. "HOw
lovely! how diYne" Well, 10 make matters
SHUT, mere dul at 1ODtNNlllt dDu Dy
little seli-endurance, l propose TO remain
I'LL the end of the season. To be sure can
scarcely stand up In my room, as the ceiling
slants down nearly TO tile floor In all
directions. The house is a gothic style;
the windows are closely barred with a hue
netting TO keep out the mosquitoes that clamor
all the evening TO reach the struggling light from
my poor little candle. Tue old-fash0ned fumi.
tuTe, which appears SO ominently respectable,
cnasIe reflections The sunny window curtains
OF plain cot on cloth are decorated with band
OF turkey red and tied bacN with such precision
| would not thiuk OF disarTangIng them, even for
the purpose Of hiding the bit OF blue ribbon
which has evidently done service on a Sunday
bonnet for many seasons, but which now holds
up the draperY by the aid OF a few dried grasses
and "immOIte.s."
WHERE LIVED THE GREAT BARD
Who wrote of a quiet country life? He was
either deaf by nature or artificial means, surely,
or else my experience is dream, from which
hope the awakening will be realized. My
FIRST night here-shall ever forget 1t l sought
my couch WIN the song Of the tIresOme cFckets
singing IN mine ears, ana as their notes died
away The frogs took up the refrain, and while
The hours OF The night grew on so their number
Increased, until visited that The beautiful lily
pond Just in front OF my widow had been located
aByw1ere else than where IL Is. Added TO the
frogs song was a chorus composed of cats 10 their
nightly escapades, mingling with the bowling
and barking OF lean, sleek greyhound, which,
during the day is the pet OF the house. Well, it
is a blessed dspensation OF Providence that hu-
man nature can become Injured 10 almost any
thing. l bad nearly dropped of 10 sleep when
the old family clock In the hall sounded the hour
OF II, and with IL came horror upon horrors, the
clang OF what seemed In the middle of the night
whole army Of Growing ROSTERS Eacu OF
these pompous fellows WHO assumes the protec-
ton u 4 certain number Of The females oil their
species Imagine IL to be bounden duty OF theirs
10 inquire during The night OF each neighbOr how
his household IS getting aIOpg and as each hour
comes around 1t ushers in the same shril. pierre
INC inquiry. and lie rOll-call makes The complete
round Of ChlckentOwD until daylight doth appear,
the hour when tie BIZ DIS bold high cal niva in the
uee-tops aud the lazy, fat cattle begin trying
t5el: lung power, which Is the cue for the chef
de cuisine To be stirring, when he begins exer-
cslng his muscle on some uuOffendnE kndlng
wood; ana SO / here found out by sad expert
ence mat sleep, gentle sleep" IS not OF the
comforts 10 expect IN county lie. l arose
from my longed-iOr slumbeTs with Il deteImina
ton to be Ieyenged upon the whole brute crea.
ton and that kidding splitter IN particular.
Never again should NY stomach be polluted by a
bit Of chigkeni eggs W9did eschew, fiogs like
wise; beef, cream, birds-all should see how
could 2yenge their reconsideration
FOR MY COMFORT.
But the only satisfaction 1 got was that my
landlady pIonted more than myself by my reek-
less resolution. This dear old matTon of ours Is
typical landiady-a spinster fair, fat and-5O
who has catered to the appetiles OF guests
from The city until she has soured on The whole
OF creation and seems to have special grudge
on Providence in particular that Will not LIT her
out of her bondage Her bOarders are: First
my friend, whose dresses Of last year seem quite
new and pretty out here. hey al freshened up
by bunch OF flowers in the waist and spray
coquetlshly arranged in the hair. She spends most
of her time flirting with a commercial traveller
from lie city who supplies the house with gro
ceries and then boards out the bill. Next there
Is the old widow with her big ear trumpet and
two manageable daughters, the mother in black
and the girls. whose dresses In the very extreme
OF fashion are made OF The cheapest materials,
| quantity and not quality being the aim. The
neat little old-fashloned piano that stands IN
the parlor would be sighted, Indeed, were IL not
| for the younger OF these TWO girls, who is con-
sIantly humping on L as she sings annie Lau-
| RE-" Beu Bolt,' The Day When You'll For.
Home lIIudredg a her
| lines connected with the days OF aud lang
syBe, While she casts sentimental glances toward
| the young law student.
The largest aud best room in the house Is Oc-
cupied by a lady and her three children; and
| While tie children tramp through the house with
bread aud butter, OF are IOmplng over the flower
| beds tying he cats feet up In papers and wor-
fying the life out OF the parrot, she iecnes in an
old rocker on tile piazza, deeply absorbed In the
| latest novel OF fashion book. There. too, Is the
lady Of so WHO dresses like girl OF 90 depend
! ing upon her good teeth, hair stiIl lovely brown
| and soft White hands 10 bear out the testimony
| that old time las not yet c"imed her for his
| own. She has still lovely hguTe aud a sweet
| wlns0me smile, and evidently is not aware how
| siOwly but surely the 0lmpes are max lug room
Tor The wrinkles, or the frost Of winter dsDellng
| the roses OF June.
| One quiet old couple. the wife somewhat over
| 90 and her husband little older, we rarely see
except at meal times they sit Ia their room and
read or doze over the weekly paper Which they
receive by mall The married fiiIt is the life OF
lie house, except from Saturday night Till Mon
| day morning, when she wears somber hues and
| pays court only TO tie husband, who steals
| away from the turmoil Of the city 10 visit her
| WHO Is always so lonely without him" Poor
man. as regular as comes Saturday night comes
| he loaded down with u yalise umbrella cane a
| buster, roll OF newspapers, package Of mail,
a BOX OF CANDY
| And several other bundles, little commissions
| which have been intrusted 10 him. The ladies
are gieatIy III the majority at IOGeyvile. We
| did once have handsome swell, but we all
made such a raid OH tile poor fellow that think
he was glad to cut short his vacation and return
home work and ha
| have given his experience TO the boys, for The
single gentlemen have all stunned us since then.
Quite 4 little domestic drama was enacted the
| other day al table. Tie subject of kissing cam
| up, suggested by the pretty lady frt. The ques-
tlon was canYassed pro and con until some enc
SAID they believed Indians never kissed. After a
number OF surprising "0hs,' smart lii lie Eel
| low, sitting between his parents, exclaimed.
| - Yes they do, for | heard papa telling Uncle
Charlie that II any one did understand kissing It
| was pretty ludIan GIRL" A moment OF painful
silence followed, then the father ordered The boy
| air look, quietly laid her knife and fork down
and as quietly left lie liable. Later IN The even
Ing, when we were all In the parlor, these Two
| ala not speak as they looked at one another.
Our poor iandlady who Is so at variance with
feT lot, has the entire responsibility OF her house,
and TO add to her trials aud fluctuations she had
| most wonderful encounter the other morning
with The goal. 1t was while the rest OF us we Q
| Trying 10 make ourselves believe we were enjoy
ing our early mOrniDg nap, despite the chatter
| ing Of The hds, the lowing OF The cattle ihe
| barking OF the dogs and the wood splitting
process IL appears That the hay for the cows Is
| Kept under the house, that sits high from the
| ground, and Is protected by a fence. The goat,
| who must have grown tired OF ranging in the
| place allotted him, had determined TO
take matters under his own conIrol and
began maNing for The hay and by systematic
buckiDg he had laid low enough OF the fence for
| his fat, round body 10 creep through, and was
| just settling himself for sumptuOus morning
| meal when his antics attracted tile attention OF
The landiady, who sprang from her bed aud
hastily showing her fat little feet into slippers as
| she threw ed shawl over her shoulders which
were only covered by her robe OF the night, sue
waddied as fast as she could for that goat. But
| tie ruminant animal was pale with resolve; his
| cry WAS for war, and 10 fight ii out on his own
size. 1he good woman. on her part, showed an
| equal amount OF dete mination, so that II was Il
| She first began with a succession of
| "Sb0oSi Shoos." then she tried the
| elect OF stick and stone hurting, all TO
NO purpose. A broom was her next weapon; at
| Inc sight OF lhe sweeping instrument, his goat
SHIN unicllN IuIIied hum sell arni,nd ma dexter.