New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
An ENGLISH UOMAN IN CHICAGO
From The London Lady's Pictorial.

From The London Lady's Pictorial
When we arrived here, auntie was met at u me
long talk with her right away SO she told me 70
go upstairs with Parker her mad: Up ws we anu
peared Parker ushered into aunties room
and the boy led me to the next apartment THY MY
was absolutely no furniture in it but the bedstead;
two chairs and sort OF OF e chesl
at the back of marble slab, topping three draw
ers No cgs to fra hs TIM OPPOSITE side Of
court! No washstand- only tiry Dasin
S Sen ABOVE .' not even Single nail to hang
q dress upon-far less wardrobe. thought OF my
bare ike room covered everywhere with dust
and CRIME no prettiness not even decent hG sa,
the country where it possible to show lady
into such room in what WAS supposed TO pe
in our village, has not such dirty hi-proVuea
guest chamber In 1t. -,
Parker. 1 can't stand this-what shall IL do?
said 'And is my aunts room the sameY
Her adyshP is tte nicer i miss sad shs
up. she could improve things here"
peared TO think that he couldn't find any such per-
son. but at last he decided to get somebody to an.
Of an hour and then airy-mannered young
woman marched in with an aggressive KsrS air
II do not like this room," 1 remarked very po-
neIy ,n. matter with the ROOM" she cried in
I'm the first place. said l. stln very calmly lit
what there is here is dirty"
Why what do you want?" she cried, evidently
Il want some Gu tains for the windows, and some
soapdshes, and pindishes, and that Kna OF thins,
place made clean. Those drawers, for example are
She marched wrathfully over the room. and in
dignanty pulled finger along the drawer S mat
had opened The finger d o to eW 50 black with
You don't know what dirty place Chicago is
she said them I'VE wage constant war with art
You must admit that it is some time since this
room was your battlefield" ! said dryly
She laughed an angry laugh
well, to tell you the truth this is not ladys
room-we put you here because we are so full-it
is a stockman's room"
"If it is a cattle-drover' room. no wonder it is
dirty; did not know you-accommodated such peo-
"Ha, ha! Cattle-drover-who said anything about
you said stockman-cattle stock and live in
stockyards; | presume stockmen are the persons
She laughed louder and explained that stockmen
were commercial travellers .,,,, ,os,, mill ,,o
you having such ROOM interposed Parker This
led to an and the magic Of Of my o LADY,
were found. and easy chairs, a wardrobe man
ha Wanted to- p%t up speey for
ladyship's niece; but I had had an amusing spec-
ordinary traveller, who had not the advantage of
being "somebodys In her important eyes eyes o o
ceeded with my education on the subject OF being
in land of liberty. The bell was supposed to be
aHS"eieu ny IVY anu ie Nan,e ohc ia"
rung at least three times. Visitors cards never
reached kilograms were kept downstairs for
hours For several days the young man at the bu
reau told that there no letters for us, till
one day my eyes. being sharp and long sighted
distinctly aunties name on the top OF pile
in the rack
why / can see some-at the bottom of that
row." said.
These have been here days" said auntie
when he had handed them over and she glanced at
the poStmarks.
Are you sure, now. that this is all?" asked the
young man.
IF should think you have got enough" was his
pleasing reply.