New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-17

H. sh let would not my shoulders COM
s..bIy and the lower one came up from the Dot
$50 that had to make my own bed every
- The room itself good enough. but there
He - sense OF chez sol about 1t: 1t was simply
" ,,,e and that was all And the whole enter
,nsnt was on the same lines. There was plenty
:, money spent and plenty OF amusement given,
", M real comfort and my usual habits were all
w. w., 7 who like breakfast early. and who nate
upo,t after o'clock. had 10 wait invariably until
.,ore could get anything TO eat, and so on
,rd,vidual was never considered only the
party. 49,, .ou Won when
- week was up, and could return 10 my o"'
Wy ~ living l dare say you think am iussy
We, h-,ocritical but have visited good deal IN
anu NY nd 7 never feel there that sense OF being
EHe natch in a round hole. which always eN-
80 here when 1 visit in other peoples
houses.
.,.-sersitive conscience is sometimes trou-
An V, ,ir,re. as Mrs A has often found to her
pe'' .Tbings that she has left undone. ana
Srn+ Of afterward. form a constant trial OF her
gentle life. W. 49,
~, long ago. while travelling In the west she
.,o,nss at a hotel in Cincinnati and on the morning
'.'t r. denar tur,e she had some bananas. figs etc.
s.,,obt Nd 20 her room with her breakfast just
vsra leaving as she gave a last glance ABOUT 10
.hat nothing was forgotten, she happened 10
~ large hairy-looking object slowly craving up
49, v.u at was 50 large thought II was Il mouse
.,a-s," she said afterward land then discovered
t. WAS a Notwithstanding insect. but had no Tune
ar.o,ne II. and only gathered up my things ana
!" .N a.. 80 hour later when I had made myself
~ ,,-,ohlo In my section on the express for New
- and was speeding away toward home. my
imaginative conscience began TO trouoie me
WV had not summoned assistance ana a'tacneu
a.. beast? Perhaps 1t was poisonous anu 'heh
aasn thought struck me- II must be! YES there
g.f = mechanically
-. ,o,a ~ Southern fruit, and was one OF those
.nors ,rsActs one reads about. Most hkeiy II
49,. tarantula In fact. think have hearo tha'
..r.ntulas looked Just like that, ana the next per son
,hat comes into the room Will De sluhs anu
A. all because did not give the alarm Anu 81
an and so on. kept worrying ana worry'Hs "O0u
a. u,tu could not stand II any longer 50 "roue
-. long telegram which cost a small fortune
.,r,,y all about the dreadful creature. and ask
,s that n might be looked for and Killed AT once
.,rh,s wired 70 the hotel-keeper. and felt much
s.s,er IN consequence. and afterward FORGOT al
shopt the occurrence until rev ho"''s 'H,'
rh.r again stopped in Cincinnati en- route WIN
VIZ. ,r,srds 70 california l remembered my scare
"a oi,boueh rather ashamed OF the fuss haa
80 summoned up courage TO ask the proprietor
rhat he had done about II, and II the tarahtuIa
hd been found.
why were YOU the lady that sent that long tee-
~~.u7, he asked smiling at me in kindly tolerant
800, az ~ were a small child some curious
,,.ak III was the longest message ever received
MA we End the tarantula? Why madam. 1t was
oniv water beetle. We have lots OF them here
thew are nasty-iooking bugs, but, bless YOU they
don't hurt any one!
VERY few children know how 10 wash their
hands" remarked experienced mother IN lsrael'
.hey are generally supposed TO learn now 10 90 II
by instinct and are seldom II ever taught that ike
everything else. no matter how simple there Is
In he they
should be educated 10 think nail-brush as neces-
ss-v a concouitant as soap and 10 know that each
90, Of knuckles should be scrubbed and. finally the
nails themselves inside and out. Ihen He orusi
should be rnsed from soap shaken and iaid asioe'
and the hands rtnsed And now comes really III
portant part which will affect materially the future
bsan,v % the hands and that is the drying. After
the whole hand is dried and while the myers are
stu comparatively moist. the skin on each nan
should be pressed firmly back with dry towel and
then rubbed across; this will entirely preveno any
growth on the nail Itself. and remove supernuous
thickness OF skin Then with pointed edge OF the
towel dry the inside rim Of the nail; THIS VIII pre-
vent roughness and the dust adheHng' ana Keep
them clean Finally. when all Is done. wipe each
finger separately 10 point with smart pressure IL
q child is educated to wipe her hands Invariably IN
this way she is almost sure have pretty nails ana
taper fingers by the time she has grown up.
'JIay. Won ever thought" asked the Fnglishman.
with an srniable smile. what compliments American
women are always receivng?" This man from the
tight little Island IS always finding something peas
ant to say about America.
The hands OF American women. he went on
no. waiting for an answer ARE always being
sought by men Of all nationalities. See how
many American girls married TO hnghsh-
men, lucky dogs that we are' Now isn't
that tribute 10 their beauty and charm? There
plenty Of women in England and on the Cont
nent. charming women. too but my countrymen
are always falling IN love with your sisters ana
cousins"
walt minute" said IT'S American friend
There Is a suspicion among some OF US Americans
that you Englishmen always manage TO fall In
love with American girls who rich. Isn't that
90. and doesn't that make differenceT
"Oh. bosh.' cried the Briton Just see how many
Englshmen have married American girls. who. IL
they not absolutely poor. at least could not be
called rich" and he ratified OF the names OF
dozen or more.
1T isn't safe" he went in his good-natured
way. 80 take them away from home. Foreigners
are 20 fall in love with them and then you
lose them. Isn't that SOP" he added. his eyes twink
ling
The compliment was accepted by the Americans
and they felt a little bit set up about 1t. TOO
One Of them thought enough about 1t, since the
Compliment came from an Engshman, to tell his
cousin OF IL that evening
And what did you say?" she asked him. giving
aim An amused smile.
Il said they married rich girls" ne. answered.
'Of course you did Jack" she said, with little
laugh That is Just Ike you"
But he proved that that was not so. as rule
Did hep
Yes. he did," said Jack. defanty, feeling that
mere was going to be trouble over this thing and
he reced the cases which the Eng.ishman had
called to witness.
Then what did you do?" she asked with a smile
mat showed that she knew just what he had done.
-, What did l do? What do / usually do. Bess,
wnen see that / am In the wrong? l confessed
my error
Jack" she said, with Just the faintest trace of
sseorn In her voice, ''how many Americans marry
English girls?'
Oh am sure. don't know" he answered,
hastily, trying to recall one.
Vel. they very Few. let me tell you" with
y good strong emphasls the me"