The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-02-05
MP FOR TOURISTS.
!, TENANTS PAY FOR BREAK
HAK'No ruey DID NOT CAUSE.

Mi. Makes 1t Cheaper For
' .. ' stranger to Stay Than to Con -,.a
The ' w.. who Beat the Game The
,.'' = L Done In England.
uo;no abroad it is meet that
Before lOosDssDecting native should under
the uusu' = tbs ways he is expected to
stand one TO- - income Of thrifty France II
add 20 'nt 10 STAY in that country. This
BE- asst illustrated by verl.ao,e e apert
. Ds'' A New Yorker engaged an apart,
spcs 40. had been previously occupied
nen' 'na' 'hor Of his own family. When
By ns came for giving it up, the china
the UNI III spread out on the table, ana
was i a. madame and the concierge
nonsls suSles went through the rooms
ana ua" for the damages that would have
l0I ~ settled for before the stranger ieit;
20 g CS SV foupd the chairs were SO injured
lney I'D have to be reseated-so
they yh "T There was a crack in the mirror
nucu, H. mantel. A new glass would be
Over Wv much. Passing their
nece T. nnder each of the pieces OF china
thew discovered SO many nlcks aha ,' a,s,
sonyrements that a new set Oh emma
nsu u. he bought-so much; very
mu 1, - So said the American, settling the
bill OF once. Co.. tho chairs for
4. now GLASS and the china, haven G IT.
VI. "vos Monsieur was very amiable.
aTben they're mine. l always did
r.nt 10 smash china. Here goes. Rais-
w., "a' his cane he brought it down ON the
.aSla and the china flew into fragments.
''. "This is my mirror. I'll break that
,oon Whack went the mirror. The
S sy was speechless, but they were not
,1hronpb with this mailman plying his
caue One by one he stuck it through
the seats of the chairs, wrecking them
utterly. =.
! "Tbey are all paid for, you know"
be said, with a gratified smile. For,
Won see. his relatives had told him that
when they gave up the apartment they,
mo had paid for reseating the chairs,
replacing the glass and for the damaged
china
Doubtless the articles had been paid
for MANY times. Many of the owners OF
these lodgings have secondhand stores,
and from these the rooms are furnished.
One set Of broken down chairs give place
10 another, decrepit sofa succeeds de-
crepit sofa, and each is constant source
Of income.
After time the wary stranger learns
10 protect himself. The manner is tedi-
ous but measurably effective. One fam
ily, after residence Of nine years, has
reduced it to science. When engaging
an apartment one day is devoted to 60
Ing through it with the owner and To-
eating and registering all the blemishes.
Even the stains on the walls are mum
bered, with descriptive attachments.
The proprietors invariably protest
against such minuteness. "Ah, madame,
between ladies, between persons OF char
acter!" But the mistress unrelentingly
pursues her way. When she gives NJ
the apartment and the pursuit for dam
ages begins, she has with her her regis
ter, and drawn horses could not maxi
her pay for stain if it is recorded il
her book.
In England the matter is not such
personal one. When house, lodging o
an apartment is given up, each party !
represented by an agent, paid at the rat
Of guinea day and expenses. Thes
agents are left to themselves. One Z
the requirements is that everythin
must be touched, to assure by persona
contact its state. A wall cabinet file
with curios must be opened and finge
laid on each piece in order to keep will
in the law. These agents, who are usr
ally fat and easy going. have an amicabl'
sociable time. They are full of apol'
gies, each to the other.
Now, dear sir, we are not going
draw the lines too tight"
I'VE, on our part, are quite sure thi
you are disposed to be quite fair. F"
Thus they glide swiftly through IL
piles of bed linen, over the stacks
china and make haste to go out al
have two hours lunch together. NE
York Advarticar