Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-16

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Corrected. The countrymaIi is not al
ways as poor as he seems to be or as
he would sometimes like to appear to
be. The city man is not always as
rich as the size of his income would
seem to imply. A resident of the coun-
try with thousand dollars oftentimes
has really more wealth than a city man
with twice that amount. The rates of
living in city, and the incidental ex-
penses of life are pitched upon such a
widely different scale that il is difficult
to draw a comparison. While the sum-
mer boarder business is mainly one of
money this fact should not be made too
prominent. We 81 ould not invite our
city friends up into the country with
the idea that we will cinch them all we
can, neither should they come with the
idea that they must be constantly on
the watch against imposition. What
ever may he the feeling in many farm
ing communities where city boarders
are scattered, in places specially favor
ed for their natural attractions where
many from the cities are accustomed to
resort, the city boarder has come to be
looked upon as the source of supply for
local institutions. Communities that
have become hardened into the business
of summer-boarding have fallen into a
way OF begging for objects which shall
bring relief to themselves. To Illus
trate our meaning: A correspondent of
city paper writes SIN rich farming
village. in one of the most attractive
summer resorts of our land, there is a
pretty little church whose denomination
shall be nameless. The farmers who
attend its services have, with few ex-
ceptions, snug bank accounts, and are
easily prosperous because of the unusu-
al fertility of the soil Each summer
nearly all these farmers invite city vis-
itors by alluring advertisements, and
receive in payment very generous pric-
es. The incoming guest is hardly on
his way from station to boarding house
before he hears of "the struggling lit
tie church. If his sympathies are ea-
silly aroused he has constant appeals to
give. in church and out of it, three col
lections day being the rule in sum-
mer during the season. sin another
village, equally blessed with productive
farms, the minister is given about one
half the salary on which it is possible
for him to support his family, and told,
in words, "to get the rest out OF the
summer people," and TO my certain
knowledge this poor man who tolls ov-
er the hills in summers heat and win
ter's cold for the benefit of his scattered
parishioners. is forced to he humiliat-
ing task OF going from one hotel to an
other to beg his own salary to the
shame of his church." We do not be-
lieve that either of these incidents or
ANYTHING that resembles them took
place Ia Vermont. The people Of this
commonwealth are, many OF them,
mean and small enough to do almost
ANYTHING for money, but this is a depth
into which we cannot believe they have
vet sunk. Many summer boarders are
exacting in their demands, but as a rule
they seem willing TO pay for what they
oct. Ii becomes US, if we wish to hold
the custom we are seeking for, not to
do anything that savors Of eNtortion'
AS a matter of policy this should be a.
voided, but still more, as matter o.
honorable fair-dealing it should be a.
yoided. Most of those who come tC
us to pass few weeks have interests
enough to look after in their own home;
aud they certainly cannot be expected
to care but little about matters trans
piring in their transient abodes. lie
Us show ourselves kind and hospitable
willing to do what we can for the com
fort of those we entertain, not as tho
for money but out Of pure good will, a
though we found our reward in the act
: Such treatment may surprise summer
!, boarders, but it is one Of those surprises
that add to human enjoyment.
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