The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-27

over the country and the number OF
agreeable people / meet But personally
I would say my duties are indescrib-
able. first because they are innamer-
able. and second because in a great
measure they depend on what turns
up I think you VIII readily under
stand that the duties on one trip are
seldom If ever duplicated. or course
we never make two trips with exactly
| the same persons under exactly the
same conditions.
at the beginning of a trip I always
go through the Formally of introducing
myself TO every woman in the party,
! explain my position, and let her clear
understand that ii is my pleasure as
well rs my duty TO have her call on me
for any information or assistance dur
| ing the trip. Where there are ladies
travelling alone. or several together IN
accompanied by man. l make myself
especially nice, so they may feel no
hesitancy of calling on me about the
most trivial occurrence.
of course, often have the same
person so with me on different trips. I
say go with me, because they really
make their arrangements that they
may go on the trip where 1 am to be
the chaperon. This happens, l am
sure, as often. if not oftener, to both of
the other chaperons, and we know each
others friends quite well.
DUTIES OF THE POSITION.
But to go back to my duties as chap
erOn: on the train l see that the ladies
have every possible comfort. If 1 no.
tice persons who give evidence of hav-
ing Travelled little before, 1 find occa-
sion to be especially NICE giving all
information desired. and making them
feel. as far as possible. at home with
their surroundings. When we arrive
at our destinations, or at a stop, I see
that every one of my charges under
stand where they are to be quartered.
for how long and at what expense. OF
course, this includes the transferring of
their baggage, though personally
that is superintendent by the gentleman
who accompanies each tour, the man
chaperon' we may call him.
why couldn't a tour be conducted
entirely by this man chaperon?' Well,
1 suppose it could. but not with as much
when they have a woman to call on.
Then. too, the girls. You have no idea
of the numbers of young girls, fresh
from school, often still in school, whom
have chaperoned on my numerous
trips. Why, sometimes one would mag
inc me the head of a large female sem
mary. OF course these girls are serious
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very carefully-at least. 1 might say,
continually. But as a class they give
no more trouble than the grown-up
travellers and make very charming
companions. But am depressing again.
describing my friends our girl travel
ers nearly always become friends in
stead of my duties
'At the end of a tour-that is, at the
other end-every member of the party
is informed where l can be found dur ng
the entire stay. at what hour l will
conduct them around the place we are
visiting. pointing out objects of inter
est, and at what hours I can be found
at my room in the hotel. Now don't
as many people do. that
the whole party is expected to go out
sight seeing with me whether they so
desire or not. for such is not the case.
They are perfectly free from my per-
secutions unless they desire to be per-
secuted, and need not see me from the
time they leave the train until they re-
turn. Even when on the train, you
know, tourists are not compelled to call
on me. They are TO use their own pleas
ure. / am simply a convenience there,
to be called on when desired.
AND GROOM PROTECTORS.
30. yes, we have some very amusing
experiences. How could it be otherwise