Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-10-01
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Somewhere In the Adirondack.
OF all sad words Of tongue or pen
Tho saddest are these. There were no
mcnr'
That was the lament OF a very viva
eious baltimore belle who was one Of
the last Of the batch to leave the alleged
hotel where we had been for n short
time. We did not depart because We
wanted TO. although oil Of ua were tired
OF the fearfuiiy drcary place after a
day which seemed about ~ hours Ions
The proprietor Of the "hotel' was dis
cournged by what he considered the lack
OF appreciation OF the "city folks" and
he determined 10 close for the season a
couple OF weeks earlier than usual.
And incidentally Il was a mystery TO
me, after q brief experience with the
bewhlakercd gcnticman'a hospitality.
how he ever managed 20 keep a boarder
for more than one consecutive day. I
have tested great many hostclrica In
my time. but this was the worst that
dreams had ever brought me. We all
reached the resigned and thoroughly
miserable stage before the FIRST day was
over. In fact. only two persons In the
house appeared 20 be otherwise at any
time. These were. firat. the proprietor.
whose face wore an ominoua and sor-
aid rmlrk. especially on saturday. which
he had established a. pay day. no mat
ter when one arrived. n you got In on
Friday. you paid pro rata for the imagi.
nary entertainment which you had not
had the next day. and thereafter there
were supposed 20 be the regular full
weekly inHtallmontH. The other some
timc-of, rather. niwnya--chcerfui per-
of
shylock. who cxaotcd his pound OF all
yer every Saturday and grudginEiy
doied out 10 US about the same quantity
Of food during the rcst Of the week.
This daughter OF the noble BorHla
wore perpetual smile. Che had hiss
trionic aspirations ind II seems that
some one had told her that n one would
preserve the beauty ~ the face one
must never look nuiky. The consequence
was Inevitable. She simply made M
her mind that she would always smile
and smile and smile. and thus forever
avoid the abysses Of facial wrinkles and
crows feet. Tell her a funny story.
and she would smile. tell her pathetic
one and ntlli she would smile. Natu-
rally. through the constant and what I
cannot help believing must have been
the painful effort. the smile gradually
took itn place. II was present and work.
ing overtime when l nrnt saw her. but
despite the drawbacks she was really
tho only thing which menHurnhly re-
ileved the tedlum OF her Awful Dads"
awful hotel. Ahe was forever asking me
10 use my Influence. upon my return 10
New York. 10 Fct her an engagement
with some firat class company. and 10
desperately IN earnest was she that she
assured me that while she was fully
competent 10 play ''lcads" she would be
willing To take second parts TO begin N
MIR. DAILY or one Of the Frohmana would
agree 20 advertise her as heavily as
their proteRn role exponent l promised
20 do whatever could. hut up 60 the
present time have heard nothing from
the managers In question. OF one thing
am quite certain. and that IN that n
this young woman should get an OPP
portunlty In good tragedy she would
Immediately IND herself the poaaearor
OF n vigorous and unquenchable rcputa-
tion aa comedlenne.
Hut 10 abandon the lady with tho
stage aspirations ana 20 return 20 that
other who mourncd In doEErscl para.
Phrase Of famous verse the scarcity
OF men Mt the various resorts during the
season Just ended. She was naturally
n bright. cheerful creature who painted
fairly well on her easel ana In n really
artistic manner on her face. She WIS q
widow OF about three years standing
and. not having sufficient income q
support herself In accordance with hei
tastes. had set out at the beginning oI
the summer upon thoughtfuliy plan
ned campaign which was 10 yield her .
second husband. OF course any mar
would not do for her lie must hay'
some money. for In her quest for d
spouse II was foregone conclusion
that she would encroach upon her prin'
cipai. She had made the round OF ths
well known resorts. but men Of any sort
were 80 scarce In each place that In
sheer desperation she decided IN an evil
moment 60 visit our mountain heights
which were not well known and which
as have explained, do not deserve "a
be. That incidentally u why ! have
not divulged the name.
Well. the young campaiFner came
and for a few hours after having discoy-
cred that We had but one male guest
that he was divorced man with three
''lnoumbrnneea" who had married sec
ond time. and shat mo, r. was also d
dlvorcee with i've children. whose Gus,
tody had been awarded 20 her by IN,
court. she was auperlatlycy disguised
Then the ludlcruus side ~ u an APP
pealed TO her. and she promptly melted
into very nice companion. In a bura
OF confidence brought on by the firs
and, by the way, the only good meal VI
had at the place she confessed TO M
that, In her opinion. men who are wort
having as husbands cannot be onugh
by persistent angling and that thoa
who can be enanared In that mannei