The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-09
The Tea Party Peculiar to Boston
Town Was News TO
Her.
she sisyt on = Piano snd Had Queer
Dreams-shops and SiEns-Baby-
Checking Annex

America haa never succeeded in brewing
GOOD tea. nor had l heard OF Crispus At
tucks. the martyred "colorcd gentleman
whose elegant statue stands In Boston
park Nor indeed did know that in that
nee country "colored gentleman is tho
American for African nigger. In fact,
did not, as the Yankees say, "know enough
q come in when 1t rains.
ON that memorable voyage I learned
three things l. That you must not call
the southcrner Yankee. .. That You
must not call the Canadian an American.
8. Thatthas1nncr found ont how I liked
America the better.
IL was night when I got 20 my "hall
room, as tho small room in n boarding
house over The front door j. called In
America I was dreadfully sleepy, and l
supposed Mrs q. noticed this. for she said
kindly in her New England soprano:
"Why, my child. you look real tird. /
Won't YOU 20 right to bedf' Yes. indeed, .
/ would. but looked In vain for the bed.
The entire furniture Of the hall room was +
a beautiful birdseye maple piano-at least .
what / thought was a piano-a pretty
writing bureau and "a rocking chair.
"I.et me fix your bed for YOU. And \
from the ledge of the supposed writing
table sho produced the magic wand, and
IN a tflCC FNAWNuAQ lu1 hClt NlAAAA
mattress and all. but the piano had disap-
peared, likewise my writing table had re-
volved into n charming washstand, with .
clear flow Of water from the deep tank be- /
hind. which formed the solid looking up .
right Of the bureau The Irish help .
presently brought me in a large jug Of ''ice
water and some crackers and asked
me if l would like some lunch. ] thought
she was q trilc previous. still I 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 | atterward
learned that any meal served after 10 p
m. is termed lunch When ] was left
alone. took of my walking boots and de
posted them at the back Of the door and
proceeded 20 do my hair. Presently Mrs.
G.. came along and knocked at the door. .
Excuse me. but would you mind taking
in your boots cant be responsible for
them out there. " l explained that want /
ed them brushed.
ooh. my, but I'm afraid you'd wait
awhile. Ny help wouldn't brush pair Of
boots. not for the president himself If
youT take my advice, you'll put these
black leather boots away and wear dress
kid pair Of half shoes with patent leather
tips"
/ soon fell asleep on the comfortable
piano and dreamed that I was surrounded
all over the bedolothes by little dishes Of
Boston beans. succotash and cream toast
and that / must not move or the piano
would play Home. Sweet Home When
] awoke. the first thing did was 10 pull
up the blinds and have a look out The
street was not a long one and quite
straight There was an ''ice cream and
drug store right opposite, and in large
black Letters on a white ground over the
entire length Of the building ran BLACK
eyes mended here" At the corner sat "A
colored gentleman, and his sign read thus:
Professor Monday. Shine &C.: varnish.
10c" lie wore tall pearl derby hat and
frock coat and was reading Town Top
les, so he must have been a man Of Gull
tnre. said that after lunch / would like
10 go out shopping. Ny companion at Ia
bic d'hote offered 10 come with me and
'show me around. " As she had some COM
missions 10 do for 'mumma.' and as she
could not come ont till "ha'f psf 3, " she
lent me che local paper 10 study, as she
said there were wonderful "marS downs
going ON.
When my friend had finished all her
commissions FOR ''mumma, - and / had
done my shopping, We went 20 the drug
department" and there. perched on high
stools, we, along with hundreds of others,
drank "ice creom Soda through straw.
She declared that she had just the right
change in her "pocketbook' and insisted
that 1 should not pay for my first Amer
lean drink. / was most amused when ye
took the elevator mp 20 the boot and
shoe department 20 buy "rubbers' 20 see
the American men take OF their hats in
the elevator vixen ladies were present 10
seemed almost absurd, as they retain them
in the stores and "surface cars The
goods arc displayed much more attractive
lv in America than with us Their enor-
nous plate glass windows, which dwarf
our largest, show of the rich brocadcs
and illuminated silks 10 advantage. in
a large store in New York they had as an
advertisement at Christmas time the whole
history of Columbus in life size tablcaux
in the windows Inside the stores the
goods are displayed on long low tables.
with the prices distinctly marked. You
can meet your friends aud look around
without being m0lcsted as Goo what you
want by the "aislc manager shop walk
er. II is an excellent plan for if you are
left alone as you pss- the 'nofi0n cnuu-
ter you are sure Co purcha-e some frido.
The American brie-a-brac T. irresistible.
There D. another capital institute ion ina
ltrse "dry goods store mp town. Moth
er4 taking tng.r babies there can have
them checked on entering. along with fheir
umbrellas and TIh1cr.. and leave them iu
good hand, BOO large r1.r arranged lor
the purpose. When fhc mothers har. Gl-
i-hed, ou showing fhe numherof thr check
the baby 81 produced. This pars wcl as
mother ar. often driven out o. ftor. Uy
q crying lahg.