New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-10
EXPERIENCE OF TWO Ew-ENGLAND
COUNTRY WOMEN IN THE CITY-THEY
SPENT MONEY LAvISHLY WHILE

The strangeness OF human nature Is rarely de-
veloped to a greater extent than in New-fork
hotel, but OF all queer guests the Firth Avenue
Hotel has ever entertained woman and her
daughter who stayed there few weeks ago easily
lead all others The woman. who was apparently
about fifty years old and bore AL the marks OF
,.fe Of hard work, came to the hotel one morning
Her daughter looked like typical mllkmaid II
was evident that all city ways were new TO the
couple Both were in mourning. The day that
they arrived the mother deposited N.4oo with the
clerk and told him to draw against 1t for all ex-
penses incurred. Then they went away and tho
employes OF the house seldom saw anything or
them.
The fact that such a couple was In the house was
frequently manifested. All sorts OF packages ana
hundIes kent coming to the hotel for the couple and
they were always marked &C. o. D. The clerk at
the hotel paid all bills without question: pu'
vaguely wondered what was going on Inc inotnei
and her daughter soon branched out IN RAINBOW
erarv They wore jewelry and had the best OF
everything Their pinched faces and hardened hahus
n,rosted strangely with the gorgeousness OF their
annarel They went to the theatres ana eh'oyeu
themselves In many other ways. ihey oee" "
show a decided knowledge OF everything metz
ro,,,ar and did not need any one to snow them
around. A.. ,,us found
.,a, Tho anoount for board and bills PAID "heh
checked I'D against the s4o deposited lei.
OF about 81. The woman was sent io' "' WIZ
tho oface IN n state OF nervous excitement "i'''
tola that she had overdrawn her account she oee",
N cry The manager of the house was "i"0"
mvstifed over the conduct of the woman oeio
but her tears added TO the mystery Inc a'
prodgality she had displayed and the large ainou.
OF money she had deposited satisfied tnem tnH.
she was woman OF wealth and that the oe"0''
WAS nothing worthy OF notice. They Simply oie"
her attention to it as a business matter "ne '.e
woman had ouieted down, she blurted out nys'ei
icaly: We'll ] will Jest have TO go 10 jail me-"
hain't got no more money. j told Marina aS ~"
she would get us all in trouble and now she hhs
done It."
The MANAGEMENT OF the house tried 10 comic
her. and said: why, surely. II you had 80 iiuon
money you can get more. Where dia tha' eoi''
from"
That was life Insurance." sobbed the woman
when Lie died, ! took the insurance ana CONS
10 New-York TO have good time. ! ain got az.
other cent in the world. The only thing nave -
the farm up In Vermont. and that amt worth
nothin'." -, -.oor =.
This was Interesting news. and the manager o.
the hotel tried get other facts from the woman
THE woman had been married to hard,hsteo,
puritanical New-England farmer. He had KePt
both her and her daughter at the grfndstone wit-
out intermisson. He carried policy for 81 800 on
his life and between paying the insaments ans
never dollar left to enjoy life upon. When nc
died the daughter rebelled. She said that she nad
rsvsr had a good time her life. and she proposed
~ have one now. She prevailed upon her mother
~ Collect the money ana start out for vacation.
ana not come back until II was all spent. When