The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-02
HOW THINGS CHANGE
TIME WORKS MANY WONDERS IN A
LARGE CITY.

mar by Asking 20 80 Taken To the New
York Hotel-Msmraa Had Told Them
ALSO Ia Go To A. T.. stewart's.
They got of train at the Grand Cen
trail station on Saturday afternoon and
stood for moment apparently dazed by
the roar Of traffic and the shouts Of the
cabmen. He was tall, angular and un-
wieldy. His face was bronzed by ex-
posture, and the brown contrasted finely
with his wide blue eyes He wore a suit
the creases Of which testified to the new.
ness Of the clothes, and his shoes creak-
ed as he walked She was trim and neat
and wore silk frock with becoming
dignity. She was young and diffident,
Her cheeks were rosy and her eyes Were
bright. She hung closely to his arm and
glanced anxiously from his face 10 that
Of particularly persistent cabman.
There was no doubt that she was partic-
ularly proud Of her brawny companion,
and there was something about them
that told at once that they were bride
and bridegroom. He hesitsted a few
moments and then said to the cabman,
"We want 10 go TO the New York ho-
tel. His accent betrayed the fact that
New York was an unknown quantity 10
him, and that he probably acquired his
pronunciation i'm the Vermont hills.
The cabman scratched his head for a
moment and then replied: II can take
yer where it Were. Ii is closed up now T"
The man seemed puzzled, and look
of anxiety appeared on the frank, open
face Of the girl. She said, with little
catch Of despair in her voice, AS she
gazed appealingly at her escort
Whatever are We TO do, George?
You know mother said to be sure and
go to the New York hotel. She and
papa went there when they were in New
York, and they know that it is n good
place There are 50 many places in the
city that are wicked that am almost
afraid TO venture anywhere am sure
that / never thought the New York ho-
tel would close up. Why, mamma said
that il was as big as whole acre lot "
When was your mother at the no.
tel?" asked the cabman, who was trying
to keep his prospective fare in good
humor
''Oh, replied the girl artlessly,
"when she was married. She hasn't
been in New York since, but she knew
that the New York hotel was all right.
Oh, what shall we dor" the girl ended
with a pathetic little wall in her voice.
The cabman smiled grimly. why,
that's all right, num-" he answered
consolingly. Il can fix you out all right.
There are a hundred hotels around. Bet
ter go some place else. -
After long conversation and much
protesting and pleading the young con-
pie decided to go TO the Brunswick
They got to the hotel in time for supper,
as they call the meal up in Vermont,
and were much worried by the European
plan. Finally they managed to make
out the matter and ate good meal.
After dinner, as they came out of the
dining room the young wife pulled her
husband by the arm and whispered
something to him. He made reply
about forgetting, and then turned to one
Of the hallboys and said: Can you tell
me where A. II. Stewards store is? My
wife wants to go down and do some
shopping.
The boy, whose knowledge Of the city
began only a few years ago on the east
side, had never heard Of the old time dry
goods merchant, and he could not give
the information. Several attaches Of the
to no effect. When at length the mana
ger was consulted, he explained that A.
7. Stewart had been dead many years
and that another company had the place.
''That 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 il was safe. But
I suppose the new firm is as good AZ the
old one, 30 will go down.
Itw then about o'clock in the
evening and the manager suggested that
it would be as well TO wait until morn
ing to shop. The girl looked ut him in
open eyed establishment. "Why?" came
from her lips.
We'll, you see. went on the mana
ger, 1.-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 l
am sure mother shopped at A. T. Stew
arts In the evening"
"Well, times have changed somewhat
since then, was the managers philo-
sophical reply.
The young woman thought of the
,losing of the New York hotel, the sys-
tenn Of running hotel ON the European
plan, the change in A. 7. Stewards es-
and other things she had |
Il guess they have. '" she
sighed. New York Tribune.