The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-04-08
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she &omld SmhAnkt to SmSkbsl but NgiSh-
baring'' was Too much sor uer.
They were coming down town together
III Broadway car, and the woman in
the plush jacket Was pouring heg tale af
wee into the sympathetic left ear af her
neighbor in the sealskln coat,
Yes, rye moved, she said. We've
given up flat life aud are geing taliya ii
a hotel for awhile. No, it wasn't the
traditional causes that drove me ont
either. I'd grown used to the dumb
waiter, had established fairly friendly
relations with the ianitor, and my sery-
ant agreed beautifully with the other
servant, who washed oA she sasne day
she did
"We had lived y the Hat almost sin
months No one had called and I,
being used to the ways os smaller cities,
had decided that the people meant to
snub me, didn't mind IL Harry and
were very comfortable, had aotber
with me part Of the time, and well,
everything was lovely,
'sOne evening was ia the bathroom,
which opened off the court, I had u
severe cold IN my lungs, and eeRaaed
the fact To Harry, who sat u our denp'
further down the hall, Isunpose that [
must have raised my voice just a l-i-ttle,
when Harry suggested that | use gooss
grease and replied thai ] hadn't any IA
the house,
well, my dear, la Just ten Hnfnutes
the bell rang and nay maid came to ma
with d saucer and a message from the
old lady who lived in the tlat above me.
The saucer contained goose grease aal
the message was to The eifeet tha
dear Old lady had heard nie 4
wish, ETC., and begged Iwould az
~ was pleased Itwaa 20 sweet
nice Of her that tears eeine 20 my eyes
IA l took the Saucer aud re6eated into
the bathroom again, The door had
hardly closed when another ring, aii-
other maid, another SANGER this tine
from the young married woman on the
top hoar
How ungrateful had beenl How
kind and truly good were ah thess peo7
plel My meditatiora we've 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 raa it I'LL
well and 60 10 bed at ence. Then tho
Irish servant girl ACROSS tho hall brought
some in and gave il To the queen 81 my
kitchen, and HAD to take ia and shei~
ter two more eonsignlnenss whiie t4ey
sseFe aHahanNina tha agitrhesiRs 9f the
evening,
s'All were represented before thesYalt
ing was over, except that the Offerings
varied. The widower Oh The FIRST ilool
said his Maria had died Of a neglected
cold On the lungs, and be sent me a bot
tie Of the Uonsumptiye Sufferers Relied,
which she had found very soothing III
her last hours, a sweet old grand
mothar on the second floor sent me 4
mustard plaster an ready for appliea-
tion, and tho widaw who boards with
her contributed a box Of foul-graiD qui-
nine pills and medical Journal
t'Martha and spent the entire even
ing receiving these neighborly afferiugs
ile Harry sat still and ehueklad. BY
\ O'clock we had ample stock Tor il
small apothecarg shop,
s'Hr0In that night everybody i'll tho
block regarded me as d being snatohed
from death by his or het remedy gave
them all a common interest to discuss
Harry was waglaid III tho hall, Martha
was Intercepted on her way to aud from
the clothesline, mYself was subjected
to various medical questions BY cha
Widower, the grandmother and Che
ypung married woman on ths top door.
II was growing thin ana gale Y
simply had to have q change of scene
and people So we moved, No, Tin
not exaggefating, IhaYenit even dpne
the subject iustice.a
Thought she had New York World,