New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26
NOT PLEASED WITH TIE STBERBS.
SOME or THE DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING IN
THE COUNTRY THE YEAR ROUND.

SOME or THE DISADVANTAGES OF LIVING in
THE COUNTRY THE YEAR ROUND.
yr suburban met Mr. ctvcus ye.crdoy and af'cr thy
had exchanged greetings the hr-t question put by the
former
well have Won mad, up mind vet about going to
live IN the coun'ry''
w." aid Nr Ci.ycu, II thlnk have decided and
the decision is tina, rha STAY m town thnt S We
intend 70 keep ouf In town and il possible go'
snail house in the countn-"Tin th''y "'''' VI wv
city for four or nSc months In the year.
"you don't know how glad am TO hear IT," Ie'pon''d
NJ suburban IL wa, AFRAID you were going TO mako
an awful mistake 20 TO the country and buy or nu
house and .c,tlc down there. viho; having r'l IT, 30
=. 10 determine whether you liked II Vi NOT Ih'i "
would be- "a mi-tIa" | an very c'r'"' f"r "''
,,led u and I know what | talking about This Il
only the winter that have spent IN the country
and toll YOU got enough Of H. Iheie l. '"''
on,ng To ,cr mo about buying my horsc tomorrow" an
Won may bc Ifetiy snir that have chance I'd ''
:, q, n,,hine ike a reasonable i'utc Nh1h NOT
hesitate to do | TIL YOU that "hit "'" "''u9 y
4 change. When you A." HNiis III town anu 70 o'' y"
the oun,tv ot ,he beginning Of summer you en- npr''
c,,e nature at nr, hand. But when van Noy there ''
.,, ,h,ougb Won have O.t that se> Tor rural scenes
Tia, ven would other wise have 10 put II P'"N' W.
country Is not what II is era ked up 20 "-n"' w. "
,, vino have b,cn s~ristoned to he in the city, what
g., nccd (. change aud ! thnk you ha>" goo The right
~ whom v,u ,aopose to Keep your city house and nave
n country house to-. VIM you want j. h'" " III wv
ounffy that you AFFORD 10 shut mp Tor more t'h h'i
dee ,",r AMI Sou ought 10 O"''u II VIII" nav wv" ~
Nicw.' . 40. H., ,
talk 81 severely about suburban IIfe io thought Won
lii,,cd v,u would and He better worth hNms alter
YOU GO, th,t house Of yours bnt'
..N,u have disllusioncd dii thlhK Tor a
,iue th,, | was dolng the wi-rst thing III The wofld
rut rave iesrnru oy experience Let me Tel Fon a
few Of the things have learned. In the "rN' P'c'' III"
railroad tourney the year round i great hul~a'cc
one can stand (: Tor thru four months in The year
,,,h omn,t,.lyc Ca, fancy. Int IL j. very diner
| "a, thing when /: comes to dong IL Twelve mo"N'N
steadily on road they have what Is caii'd inc "u'
ing scale that t. yoi pay 80 much Tor inc nrS' "''
,ou commute und then sQallcr sum each Succeeding
o,,, ,lr,ucb the year; but 4 stop for single
u,ut,-whcn you tpkc your vacation. or at any oh'r
tmc-,ou lose all YOU ha'" gained Oh he N'inh3 s"'
and have u To- lin the first m nths rat" again lha
only q small matter. maybe. but IL Is one o goo" '"'
,, ,o, count mn to a good deal by the end of year
think that 10 almost the universal experience that thc
cost NJ living the country-that Is In e suouros VI
New. Works. greater than IL Is IN The city ,S'n every
thing cost, little even paper OF pins al he STORE
,r Il my house costs Just twice much a. can get
T. for A. one of the dtygjod stores In town The servant
question I, dncut one ev'rywhci', bnt mole u'u''
near New York than in H. Nou may get along hcrS
ch during the summer but the chances are that when
winter appo,chcs YOU VIII find yUur servants leaving YOU
Tho average -, want can country in the summer
hut she doesn't like IL IN the winter ard nothing Out
substantial increase IN wages will induce her TO remain
ono,her Of the Items Of expense That hep 10 SVEN
| the total. Then IN case 20" >'o"'u "'"' W - '
| house for A few weeks In the winter ana come
,o,o town-hat Ia one OF tho things we had
| planned I'm advaEcC-you have not ohY your
o,van. IN take cate OF or else lose them but Of course
Won have To Keep your warmed TO save your water
u,ps from freerne and besides, you must make special
with companies and pay an extra
premium In case you Leave your mouse empty More
Than this in such | am In find IL necessary
% .ubsc, As here and 80 there aud submit various
assessments Of that klndfor that is what they are-or
else get the reputation OF beina the sort OF man that one
aoes,., like ~ appepr be SO the whole do not
,,,,r Won viii be smrpr!ssd my desire 10 sell out IN
the country or ct qualification that you not going
| to make the mistake / made
you certainly have painted rather gloomy picture
said Mr. CItyeus land II hsd already
decision YOUR experience would 90 far toward leading me
10 Keep my city house matter how the summer problem
| .ight i,o dealt