The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-09-15

rather laughable than otherwise?
Can't you realize that it is unfair to
her, because she. cannot and would
not answer them that il is unfair to
anyone who hears such criticism on
her excursion, because someone might
he kept from the pleasure of such a
rip; but most unfair TO yourself, dear
Mary Jane! For any one who does
not know you, would think you a
crnsty, saplesa old maid and chronic
dyspcptic. not TO enjoy the journey to,
aud the fare az IIggeia. When in
t'Sth you arc not as old as you ''let on
to be- and are more than "fairly good
looking whether 'fixed up" or not,
,shiic al your lines are curves your
angles inverted, making dimples, and
your appetite-well, the Hygeia made
Mooney by your staying there 50 short
time. But, my dear friend, the Sc
tret Of your criticism mnst be the rea-
son you often give, aIn7 gave express
sion TO, when asked why and how you
cSnId find fault with such hotel as is
tie lIygeia, SO perfect in all its APP
pciatmcnts, and which has the most
extensive bill Of fare and the best
cSo!od food of amy house on the trip,
and your characteristic reply was that
st did You good to find fault" etc.
! flushing my inquiries at Old Point
| Comfort, / find that, though you ar
viyed after 8 O'Clock, Wednesday,
Jaly %, and after the regular supper
hours, yet Hygcia had prepared a
| special supper for your party, which
most OF the party partook of, though
you did not, which, going to bed hun
cry, may account for your bad humor
about iiygeia.
Advice: Upon arriving at new
Ip,acc at night, never so to bed hungry,
If gou want TO have good irst impress
SONS Of he place and its people. Aud
] infer hat the party were assigned
rooms they registered, EJr others
ofyoug party were given rco.A7on the
! ground loor, and some Of llcm front
ii.s. The hay, though they had made no
Fpfgyious cngo ecmoat fVr U!eru, AVID
SSafe, Dakcy-lls proprietor, had orlJ
haoWn how set" on The sea you were
it might have been different. Re-
Numbering all these things, and what
Ihaye heard Of The Hygeia from her
guests, who have been entertained
there for weeks and months, and
linger there as long as possible, and
WHO, if they do take the side trips you
mention, hurry back to the delightful
and homelike Hygcia, which enter.
tains the whole year around, and las
her thousand rooms fun, while Other
hotels at other resorts 90 begging fol
guests, cannot sec how You can make
such sweeping criticism as, Otis ter.
ribly warm there, the bathing is poor
the fare is Indifferent, and served by
incompetent and impudont servants
Especially since YOU admit in tho
same letter that you were at Hygeia
and old Point Comfort only one night
and part of 4 day, having "reached
Old Point at nine o'clock Wednesday
night. You went by boat to Nor
folk at three O'clock that (the next
afternoon ;'lhcm pray, what time and
opportunity did you have TO get facts
sufficient to pass such a fair ( y and
just &? Judgment?
Ard so, after much investigation OF
your charges, and considering all the
facts, | am sorry not TO be able to
agree with your verdict against the
place and people, who have not been
heard for themselves. And / cannot
help but believe that your criticism is
not on the merits, but caused by some
or perhaps all of the following rea-
sons, viz:
LIST. You are an old maid, and, there
fore, peculiar.
I'd. You were kept so closely at
home, taking care OF your 'seven or
phan nephews and your family OF
eleven cats" that you were not used
to these new experiences, and there
fore could not appreciate them, or else
expected too much.
Sd. You were probably thinking
about having left at home your seven
orphan nephews and eleven cats, and
what might happen in your absence,
for you know that boys will fight and
| so will cats. but the bows and cats TO-