Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-27
WHY SHE LEFT THE FLAT,
She Could Submit to Snubs, but "Neighbor-
ing" Was Too Much for Her.

She Could Submit to Snubs, but "Neighbor-
ing" Was Too Much for Her.
From the New York World.
They were coming down town together in q
Broadway car and the woman in the plush
jacket was pouring her tale of woe into the
sympathetic left ear of her neighbor in the
sealskin coat.
"Yes, I've moved" she said. "We've given
up fiat life and are going to live in hotel for
while. No, it wasn't the traditional causes
that drove me out, either. I'd grown used to
the dumb waiter, had established fairly friendly
relations with the janitor and my servant
agreed beautifully with the other servant, who
washed on the same day she did.
"We had lived In the fiat almost six months.
No one had called, and l. being used to the
ways of smaller cities, had decided that the
people meant to snub me. / didn't mind it.
Harry and l were very comfortable. 1 had
mother with me part of the time and-well,
everything was lovely.
'One evening about two weeks ago 1 was in
the bathroom, which opened of the court
had severe cold in my lungs, and confided
the fact to Harry, who sat in our den fur
raised my voice just Li-ttle, when Harry sug-
gested that L use goosegrease and l replied
| that hadn't any in the house.
well, my dear, in just ten minutes the bell
rang and my maid came to me with a saucer
and a message from the old lady who lived in
| the fiat above me- The saucer contained goose
grease and the message was to the effect that
the dear old lady had heard me express a wish.
&C., and begged would accept it.
II was pleased. 1t was so sweet and nice of
her that tears came to my eyes L took the
saucer and retreated into the bath room again
The door had hardly closed when-another
ring, another maid, another saucer, this time
from the young married woman on the top
| floor.
How ungrateful had beenl How kind and
truly good were all these people, NV medita-
| tions were interrupted by another ring, another
maid, another supply of the goose grease.
The maiden lady who kept house for her
brother had sent it up, and would please rub
| 1t In well and go to bed at once Then the
| Irish servant girl across the hall brought some
| In and gave 1t to the queen of my kitchen, and
, had to take in and shelter two more consign-
| ments while they were exchanging the courte-
sizes of the evening.
'.All were represented before the evening was
| over, except that the offerings varied The
wldower on the first floor said his Maria had
died of neglected cold on the lungs and he sen,
me bottle of the Consumptive Sufferers Re-
her, which she had found very soothing in her
last hours. sweet old grandmother ON the
second hoor sent me a mustard plaster
| all ready for application. and the
widow who boards with her contributed box
OF four grain quinine pills and medical jour-
nal.
Martha and spent the entire evening re-
| ceiving these neighborly offerings, while Harry
| sat still and chuckled. BY IL O'Clock we had
ample stock for a small apothecary shop.
From that night everybody in the block re-
garded me as being sna.ched from death by his
or her remedy. l gave them all a common in
terest to discuss. Harry was waylaid in the
| hall, Martha was intercepted on her way to and
from the clothes line. L myself was subjected to
various medical questions by the widower. the
grandmother and the young married woman on
| the top floor.
Il was growing thin and pale. simply had
to have change of scene-and people. So we
moved. No, I'm not exaggerating. 1 hayen't
even done the subject justice"
But the woman in the seaiskin coat thought
she had