The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
THE ACCOMMODATING BOYS.
Why Summer Resort Can Give Many Con
veniences at Low Price.

Why Summer Resort Can Give Many Con-
veniences at a Low Price.
Lovely place" she said. as she looked over
the farm whore they were to spend five or six
weeks with the children. 80 many con-
veniences. too. don't see how they can afford
to charge SO little"
Possibly we will find out" he replied. for he
was wise in his day and generation and he
rather expected TO discover some drawbacks.
Still. 1t must be admitted that everything
looked very promising. There were six or
eight hammocks swung between various trees
about the lawn. there were three croquet sets
and two tennis courts. and there were cows
and horses without number
SO ideally rural" she commented. THE
browsing cows and horses give 1.-THE place the
true country air. but. as there arc no fences.
except for the grain fields. should think they
would get on tho lawn occasionally"
An old man who WAS sitting near them on
the porch took his pipe from his mouth long
enough to say: THE boys keep them of the
lawn"
And that nearest tennis court" she went
on. seems to be newly laid out and rolled I
do not recall ever having seen a better one"
The boys did it." explained the old man.
Thought the old one wasn't good enough so
they put In two days takin up the sod an max
in a new dirt court"
THE boys must be very nod ating. /"
she said
They're pretty good boys" admitted the
old man. Don't know as we could ask for
any better"
II should think not. she asserted. and then.
t9rnng to her husband you ever hear
theSss paid nc Tor saP oiHs it, but suppose
seem ike It. They laid out out the oroq nst
grounds. too
year and one this sumner Most tipely p they'll VII
buy another croquet set an put it out next
Did they buy the croquet sets. too ?" she
asked In some surprise.
With their own money!"
hod Dent snpnOss they buy them with any
0eaS ss cert %Nhey hs ,n,wsrod b,st,
pose they pg{ out the hammocks, also" '
Dear me! l never heard the like OF that
before ! suppose they didn't get them al at
Yep. The old ones are the hammocks the
boys left here other years. an it sort Of hurt
em T hanging tHs out i in the snow all winter"
round she suggested She was beginning TO
get interested IN the boys suppose it's too
dull and lonely for them here in the winter"
You have a good many horses. here" she
take drive some day there'll be no difficulty
about it.
-, =" Mop: the boys'lI hitch Up horse for you
Where are the boysP" she asked
Reckon they're about the place somewhere"
he answered. 'Nebba they've gone out to the
pasture to drive in the COWS. | heard one OF
the i ladies' say she wanted glass OF milk for
Well never knew anything so obiging as
| that! Going out to the pasture after tho COWS
because baby wants a glass of milk! This
surely Is an ideal country place And so cheap.
| too. Do you suppose ! can have pitcher Of
| drinking water brought to my room every
Tho boys go down to the spring bout a
| quarter OF a mile from here and I'll all the
| pitchers every mig ht,' replied the old man.
! Really. those boys OF yours must be treas
uros. she said. looking at the old man ad-
| mirlngy, You have reason to congratulate
oh. they amt my boys" he interrupted.
| you're the proprietor Of the place aren't you ~
Yep, own IL, an MArthy, my wife. sorter
Then who are the boys?"
The old man looked at her in astonshment.
| after such display OF ignorance.
! Why. he Nplainei at last. lit comes sorter
I natural for an old man like me to speak OF the
| men that's been bringin' their families here
| pretty reg lar every summer as the boys. '"
The young woman locke ed at her husband.
! say anything They were out for little coun-
| try life. and they realized that they were going
| to get al they wanted OF the real thing. like
| many others who go away for rest, Words
| would have been supertiuous under the cir
1 cumstances.