New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-29

living there. the auctoneer engaged the services
OF number of people who were to come to Balsam-
hurst once week ON the day when he had tue grihu
sale of lots, and 60 through the motions OF living IN
the cottages. 1t was very funny. especially as MI
Chugweather had careful rehearsals, so that these
people would know just what to do and how 10 act.
lie hired few cheap cottage sets Of furniture, and
had some hammocks put up. The rehea'slb ran
something like this "Now ladies and gents; we've
got to work this thing very carefully, 30 Una, ,,ie
Of the excursion train every man, womai and chlld
must rush 10 their post. This Is no funny Dusiess
last weeA when the peops came from the train. Mrs
Barkis, You want To be In your hammock sooa a.,a
early, for 1t can be seen from the tram, " s ''s ss
of you lying IN IL fast asleep VIII eaten al .ie
women folks But you must wake up wien they
arrive TO tel them how delightful 1t Is TO lie III pa
mock where there are no mosquitoes lou, J1n" hroo
man, don't forget ~ be smoking cigar on tie Ph~
Of Cottage No: s. have had my seoIe'nsy p pas
ings poetry which you are TO be reading Last week
you were reading ono of them cheap paper Ia
novels. That must not occur again II gives oao
impression. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis, you are detailed 10
Cottage no. 4. You know your parts Mr.. Ellis Is
aud Mrs ELS is to be doing fancy work on the piazza
Better be taking about the carraGe and pair you are
going %, buy NEXT wect s ps0s PENIS Club
Limited, won't forget to have their suits Oh ID sooa
~e so as to BE- pagg when 1Se r 1ap
Club docs not need 10 be told It's duty IL plays al
ball last week when the biggest crowd was passing
That mustn't occur again. The detailed TO
Cottage 40. know what 70 do. They must ns D n
liamnering saving and p astering Last week li
Jones was seen 10 be hanmeins an imaginary mali
If Bill doesn't want to give the snap t AMY
& hammer ra' real G'G nail next dine Each man nesds
only one nail. which is provided, as he can draw
IL out when TO one is around and Use II over again.
Potts and sherman detailed usual to serve on
the Basaurst police force they will s ma ,.rt tc az
as soon as the train goes back. The cottage families
will notice that have had electrical light wires stuck in
for they only extend half inch In the plaster Iley
are TO impress visitors with the idea that the town Is
SGg to tc be e 69 y1 T don Te sno% Which is s
In this way We not committed to ANYTHING and we
Of the business for YOU are familiar with 1t. will
only say In conclusion that we must All hlinp our
formance will soon begin and YOU lad better get into
your costumes so rs TO be ready. .... =, e,.ur
sold and Balsamhu:st is now genuine suburban ,o%n
consisting Of about forty resident cottages drug store
etc. ana an M crde Uvfr 5r aT
The streets mostly unpaved and have cinder side
walks They are lii by an OCCASIONAL ISL, oamp sa Inc
OF the comforts Of life They try to be neishbory.
but they don't happen ,,. to BE vsy T%r
have long age learned that Mr.. Chugweathers roseac
description Of the place was not; strictly sp nling
times Inclined TO think that they have been taken in
and done for Bnt when they remember their form
conclud than the whole the change has been for
the better. The pioneers Of Balsamhurst. like the
pioneers of all the a." boom suburban towns, have
failed to fd the earthly Paradise which they were led
TO expect but generally speaking thcy have got the
worth Of their money and in time their investments
will he most valuable one; for Of course the
metropolis will entirely swallow all It's present sub
urbs. The surprising thing is not that so many
people be found ready to listen to the siren
voice OF tn, suburban real estate dealer. but that
they don't club together and start suburban town
themselves. They would thus save the big com
missions that 20 to the middlemen, and wonld also
he able to exercise choice IN the locaton Of
their community. But that is subject by Itself.
which cannot he discussed here.