The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
BUSINESS COMES TOO FAST.
How tho Wants Of Summer Boarders Are
Evaded in Country Towns.

How the Wants Of Summer Boarders Arc
Evaded in Country Towns.
That horse is too tired TO go out" said the stable
keeper obviously. He took party out yester
day"
But only want him tor a short drive" urged
the man who talking with him I'll bring
him back in an hour"
But he's got TO go TO the train at o'clock" was
the second objection, "and I'm afraid thatll be
too much for him"
The applicant looked downcast He was not
seeking the loan OF the animal. He was willing to
pay any reasonable amount tor the use OF him.
The stablc-keeper's reluctance was phase OF the
business in the country to which he had become
accustomed. He had to be solictous, Tor the need
oil getting To a neighboring town urgent
81 want to get over to meet the early train my
SELL" he continued in his conciliatory explana-
tons, and il | start now, I'll be able to ia Ike him
along very slowly all the way. I'll drive him back
slowly. and don't believe he'll be tired Besides
he'll have the whole OF the day to rest in. I'll pay
you more for using him II you want me TO- because
must get over to meet that morning train"
His owner still looked uncertain. But to the
practiced eye OF the man in search OF vehicle
there were signs OF yielding So he went again to
the task OF persuasion.
IT'S not warm day" he continued. and there's
no danger OF his getting overheated. Only two are
going to be In the wagon and on the way TO town
only one"
well, guess he can CO." admitted the owner.
I'll hitch him up Tor you. But you needn't pay
any more, The regular pricell do Only don't
drive him too hard
Lesurely he set TO work and alter while the
horse was harnessed. The method OF hiring him
might have seemed strange To persons who have
not had similar experiences in small towns. The
obsequiousness OF the applicant might have seem
| ed little unnecessary. The final possession OF
the animals powers for the length OF time he need
ed them was compensation enough Tor the man
who was on the way to a destination il was ex-
tremely important TOR him TO reach So he gave no
thought to the means by which he had gotten him
They were indeed the only kind that would have
aVailed. There were not many horses to be had
there. and lew OF those available were worth much
But il was mighty hard to get them The owners
had always to ponder over every proposition to
rent They generally uncertain whether or
not the applicant could be accommodated They
were accustomed to balk on that point and they
| needed the suggestion and sympathy OF the APP
plcant 10 help them through this stage OF the pro-
ceedings They generally consented in the end.
| Greater profit was no thought in these negota
tons To their perceptions OF business il seemed
necessary in dealing with the summer invaders to
impress on them all the impossibility OF getting
| just what they wanted without parey. The ex-
; tent OF this usually depended the number Of
horses available at the time and the urgency with
J which one needed. The man whose converse
ton reported had TO get to certain place and
he had looked over the field There was only one
| horse to be hired and he adopted the only means
| OF getting it, Philosophical persons deferred with
out rebellion to this practice Only the new Corners
chaied under its delays and the reversal OF Gus
| tomary attitudes But they became accustomed
| to il after a while, II they stayed long enough and
| needed horses.
Sometimes negotiations were longer in equine
| matters than in any others The natural impetus
10 discussion which the horse gives to every coun-
| tryman was not without its influence here In
| every transaction Of commerce there was however
some curious exhibition OF the local idea OF bust
ness II was always In the direction OF limiting as
far as possible, the purely copmercial aspect Of
| The affair The woman at the village store hap
pened 10 have in stock one material that was very
much in demand for use in popular kind OF fancy
work She sold more of that than the rest of her
combined sales amounted TO. The demand for il
continued, and twice she had TO order more This
was not her idea Of business She was not in the
habit Of being disturbed half dozen times day
| by customers who came for the same article She
sold to persons who were in the habit OF buying
what they wanted at regular periods All this ex.
ctement over particular brand OF worstcd did no,
| seem digniied The greater profit II brought play.
| ed no part in the matter. One day an application
came for the worsed
"Oh. don't keep that any longer" she replied,
with suspicion of unusual dignity in her tones
Il couldn't keep any IN stock sold II all out as soon
| as got II, o. gave up trying 10 keepit"
| That was the local idea of business and rebel.
lion useless Ne more of that material which
had the ineHcusabe merit Of selling as soon as II
came into tho shop was ever again included in the
| stock.
The baker was nearly as addicted TO doing bust.
ness in his own way. II was not large way but
important TO q largo number during the summer
| months They were usually able 10 get what they
wanted 80 long as they took 1t at the time and in
| the quantities the baker was accustomed 10 serve
IN his customers alike in January and August
lie did not enjoy the interruption Of irregular calls
and sudden efforts TO become possessed OF his
wares, whatever the financial profit Of the trans
action nigh, be He liked things decen,ly and in
order and this meant that his wares were 10 he re-
ccived al the hour no delivered them and not ex,
pected al any other, One day stranger, unaccus
toned 10 these peculiArities, stopped In his shor
during the afternoon. Nobody was in sight when
he entered. There was a whisper from behind a
wooden partition at the end Of the room.
| "Ie woman" said ono voice, "and she wants
| TO buy something"
| This was followed by a second Of silence Then
another whisper answered. Keep still, and may bt
she'll go out"
The baker liked to do hnsinAsa in nobody's way
but his OWL