New-York tribune., 1896-05-04
TINES HAVE CHANGED, INDEED.


MAN RY ASKING TO BE TAKEN TO THD
NEw.YoRK HorEIl-"MAMMA" HAD
TOLD THEM ALSO TO GO TO
A. T. STEWARDS.
rbev got off a train at the Grand Central Statieo
an sa,ur,av afternoon and stood for a moment ap-
narentIv dazed by the roar of traffic and the shouo
of the cabmen He was tall. angular and unwieioy'
His face was bronzed by exposure. and the pro""
contrasted finely with his wide blue eyes, ne "oie
suit the creases of which testi1ed 10 the he"ness
of the clothes and his shoes creaked as he walked.
sho u,.s trim and neat, and wore silk frock with
Incoming dignity. She young ana dimdent'
her cheeks were rosy and her eyes were bright ono
hung closely his arm and glanced anxlous'y iroa
his face to that of particularly persistent caoman.
There was no doubt that she was particularly p.oue
of her brawny companion. and there was something
hot them mat told at once that they were brides ana
bridegroom He hesitated fsw moments. and then
said to the cabman I'VE want to go 10 the New
York Hotel" His accent betrayed the fact ehat
New-York was an unknown quantity 70 hini' a.'o
that he probably acquired his pronunciation IN 'ns
Vermont hills.
The cabman scratched his head for a moment ana
,hen renlied: IL can take yer where 1t were. 1t =
closed up now"
The man seemed puzzled. and look OF anxiety
appeared on the frank. open face of the girl. sns
said with little catch OF despair In ner voice. -
she gazed appealingly at her escort:
Whatever are we to do, George! lou A"ow
mother said to be sure and go TO the New-fork
Hotel She and papa went there when they were
in New-York and they know tna' & II ,g so1S 9bap ar:
wicked that am almost afraid TO venture S any amy-
am WoSa edse s' nS as said
It was big whole acre iSt ..,,.. askad IN.
cabman. who was trying keep his prospective
fare in good humor; .,. .,,so, aha vas
married. She hasn't been in New-York since, put
She knew that the New,York Hotel was all right
The cabman smiled sr,my why Il snass ss az AZ
Sn you out ,ii all right. There are hundred hotels
around. Better go some place elsa" .o..,nx
ana pleadng the young couple decided to go the
Brunswick. They got to the hotel IN Tune Ior sup.
much worried by the European plan Finally they
managed to make out the matter and ate seo0
After dinner. as they came out of the dining. dir n
room, the young wife pulled her husband by the
they the haIiboys and said Can You tell me where A.
T. Stewards store is? My wife wants to 30 GOWN
The boy. whose knowledge OF the city began only
Of the oldtime drygoods merchant. and he could
not give the information Several attaches OF the
effect When at length the manager was eonsuitedd uitedd
he explained that A. T. Stewart had been deso s
pfii SThat is too bad" murmured the young wife IN
a troubled way Mother did some shopping there
and told me to be sure TO go there, as It was
safe But suppose the new nrm Is as gooo as ens
old one so / will go down
1t was then about o'clock in the evening .,, ana q,
wait until morning to shop. The girl looked at him
in open-eyed astonishment. "Why? came from
her lips .... -.
well you see." went the manager. "the store
closes at o'clock and there will be no one there
tonight"
That's funny. Up in Vermont the stores don't
close until o'clock. and am sure mother shopped
at A. r. Stewards in the evening" .
well. times have changed somewhat since then"
was the managers philosophical reply.
The young woman thought OF the closing Of the
New-York Hotel the system of running a hotel on
the European plan. the change In A. T. Stewarts
establishment and other things she had encoun.
tered. II guess they have" she sighed.