The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-14
osJCcrCo TO HIS VISITOR.
boarding House GWsslps Chagri"ed when
Fair Guests Identity IL Told.

oaJEcrEo TO HIS visiroR.
boarding House Gsss,ps Chsgr'"ed when
Fair Guests Identity IL Told.
From the Washington Post.
There is a young fellow. just about OF
age, in this town, who doesn't live at
home with his people because he can't
get along with his father. is a Sienkow-
iczan story as to length. but, summed
up. II is because the young man lwho
wears a IA hst) knows that he. knows
a whole lot more than his father (who
sports the same size in headgear and Is
a few years older. besides) ever knew
or ever will know. and a his
father is just as positive that his son
doesn't know enough to dig bait for
mud eels-so that one roof Is shrunk to
too small an overspreading area to
shield both of them from the tempests
Of the vernal equinox. The u man
Is self-supporting, and so, when he had
his last OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of prize-fghters alteration with his
father at the breakfast table, during
which his father r~eproached the mother
latter the generous habit Of fathers) for
bringing such a chuckle-hesd into the
world. the son packed up his duds and
moved. He moved to a nice, fashion,
able boarding house on 'Teenth street.
There were and are the usual number
of ladies in this fashionable boarding
house who TAKE a deep interest I'm the
daily and nightly manner of life of all
the rest OF the dwellers under the same
roof. The young man had not been in
the hous more than a week before he
discovered that these ladies, one and
all, disapproved of him profoundly.
They tossed their heads when he APP
peared at the table. They shifted when
he passed them in the halls. They
looked upon him in general with a cold
and a suspicious and a glowering eye.
Tl~a 1865. 90. shia ltSoVnrnxol MN
that the young man was visited in his
room by an exceedingly handsome and
w~ell-dressed lady. She spent a couple
of hours. from o s to 5 o'clock in
the evening, in his room twice a week.
The disappearing ladies heard sounds
of laughter and of fun proceeded from
the young mans room. Then two or
three of the boarding house ladies say
the young man and his mysterious FEM
inine visitor-who looked to be 30 or
under. was as commanding as a latter
day Juno, n had a complexion of
roses and a pair Of big brown eyes-at
the theater together. A garrulous male
resident of the boarding house saw the
pair after the theater at an oyster
house table, having a regular pal OF
a time. The boarding house was con-
seuuently in a suppressed stew. The
ladies exchanged visits to talk of the
business and to scorch the young NOR.
al leper in their midst. Meanwhile the
young man, sat down upon by all OF
the boarding house ladies' and appar'
emily regarded as hot stun by all o
the boarding house men, wondered
The thing came TO a climax last Wed
nesday evening. The young man.
mysterious visitor came to see him
and when the servant opened the from
door she went direct to his second-stor,
front ROOM. The young man met he
in the hall. kissed her. and togethel
t~heyIentered the room. They wer'
laughing and talking together whei
there came a sharp knock at the youni
mans door.
Come in" shouted the young a
There was some preliminary twisting
of the doorknob. and then the landlad.
of the house, with the screwed-up ex
preston ON her c~ountenance of a ter
rihcally respectable beldame, stoo'
partly within the door.
"Ah-er-how are your said tn
young man, rising. with some embar
rassment. The visitor. keeping to he
rocking chair. with her picture ha
swinging i'm her right hand. regarde'
the landlady good-naturedly.
My health is i'm excellent condition
] thank you. sir" snapped the land
lady. But I did not come here to spea
of the condition of my health. cam
here to inform you that ! conduct
respectable establishment, and tn Motif
you that l require that you vacate you
rooms at once"
"Huh?"
The young man looked from the land
|. lady to his blushing visitor. His lack
luster eye showed m~ystifcation.
why. ! say. aren't you THROWN
this out pretty %strong?" he began.
Mot at all strong. sir!" snapped tn
Iandlady again. You are old enoug
to be aware. young mar that no es
adjustment that lays any claim to be
] ing respectable permits IL male guest
: to receive la-visitors of the female sc
I in their rooms!"
: Wow. Oh, mom,' the young ma
howled. rolling back on a couch an
trying TO smother his shrieks In the pi
lows. The visitor of the female sex
went as red as a peony. The young ma
gasped for breath between his shout
We'll. IL that amt a corker! Whee-
wow!" and he wallowed around on I'll
: couch as IL he was about to have hy'
terics.
4 The landlady regarded him with
: CLASSY. dangerous eye.
{ well" she said. ''if you are able
perceive any humor in this, all. | ga
/ say is -
The young man got out his handkei
i chief. wiped the tears of laughter out
i his eyes and fronted the lady with
v broad grin.
:. MADAM" he said. II am to blame f.
4 my thoughtlessness. Permit me
n present you to my mother
The mother. who is only Is years oil
er than her son.. and therefore still nj
der IS years of age. blushed like
ladies are visibly grieved because the
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