The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-31
She Slept in the Piano.


English papers never weary Of printing i'm
pressions Of America. The following is from
| the Pan Mall Budget, In which II appeared
under the title Of "A London Girl in Amer
lea. "
When engaged my "stateroom" IN the
comfortable steamship Catalonia for Boston
had never heard Of the famous brew of tea
In Boston harbor, in seventeen hundred and
something, but have often thought since
that II was, perhaps, O punishment for that
shameful waste that America has never sue
ceeded In brewing good tea; nor had l heard
OF Crlspus Attacks. the martyred ''colored
gentleman whose elegant statue stands in
Boston park
Nor, indeed, did know that in that free
country "colored gentleman is the American
for African niger
In fact, | did not as the Yankees say,
know enough TO come in when 1t rains"
On that memorable voyage learned three
things. First that you must not call the
soatherner a yankee secondly that you must
not call the Canadian an American, and
thirdly, that the sooner l found out how /
like America the better.
II was night when got TO my ballroom 3"
as the small room in a boarding house over
the front door is called In America. l was
dreadfullY sleepy, and 1 suppose Mrs. @. no.
tleed this, for she said kindly. in her New
Englang soprano, Why, my child; you look
real tired; won't you go right to bedY'
Yes, indeed would. but looked in vain
for the bed; the entire furniture OF this hall
room was beautiful bird's-eye maple piano
db lCdsL what thought 10 De q DlunO-h
pretty writing bureau and a rocking chair.
Let me fix your bed for you" and from
the ledge OF the supposed writing table she
produced the magic wand and in a trice "un-
wound my bed" spring mattress and all, but
the piano had disappeared; likewise my
writing table had revolyed into charming
washstand, with clear flow Of water from tho
deep tank behind which formed the solid
looking upright of the bureau.
The irish help presently brought me
large Jug Of ice water and some crackers"
and asked II would like some lunch.
thought she was trifle ''previous;" still
| reflected that In this rapid land they might
have adopted Alice in Wonderland's system
OF 'breakfasting at afternoon tea and dining
on the following day, but afterward learned
that any meal served after 10 O'Clock p. m. is
termed lunch.
When was left alone took of my walk
ing boots and deposited them at the back Of
the door and proceeded to do my hair.
Presently Mrs. @. came along and knocked
at the door. Excuse ne, but would you mind
taking in your boots? l can't be responsible
for them out there"
l explained that wanted them brushed.
70. nv, but | IN afraid you'd wait 7awhile
my help wouldn't brush pair of boots, not
Tor the President himself If you'll take my
ADVICE yoall put these black leather boots
away and wear dress kid pair OF half shoes
with patent leather tips"
l soon fell asleep on the comfortable piano
ana dreamt that was surrounded all over
the bedclotheS by little dishes OF Boston beans
succotash and cream toast, and that 1 must
not move or the piano would play Home
sweet Home
When l awoke the first thing 1 did was to
pull up the blinds and have look out. The
street was not long one and quite straight
There was an ice cream and drug store"
right opposite, and In large black letters on
white ground over the length Of the building
ran Black Eyes Mended Here"
AT the corner sat a colored gentleman, and
his sign read thus: Professor Monday shine
cents: Varnish 10 cents He wore a tall
pearl derby hat and n frock coat and was
reading Town Topics, 50 he must have been
man Of culture.
said that after lunch would like to 90 out
shopping; my companion at the table d hote
offered to come with me and show me
around" As she had some commissions to
do for mumma, and as she could not come
out I'LL "haf psf g. she lent me the local
papa to study as she said there were wonder
Tul mark-downS' going on
When my friend had finished all her COM
missions for ''mumma and l had done my
shopping, we went to the drug department"
and there. perched up on high stools. we
along with hundreds of others, drank lice
cream soda through straw.
she declared that she had Just the right
change in her pocket book" and insisted
that should not pay for my first American
drink.
was most amused when we took the "ele-
vator' up TO the boot and shoe department
to buy 'rubberS. to see the American men
take OF their hats IN the elevator when ladies
were present 1t seemed almost absurd, as
they retained them in the stores and surface
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