The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
BOARDING IN VIRGINIA.
4 SIMMER SPENT AS 4 PAYING
aTEsT IN THE OLD DOMINION.

81
times a., E-.-..,.n..
men"
'You can mover really appreciate Wha' board
Ing means until you arc paying guos', az eur
English cousins say, In somo Virginia mousse
hold
1t was at q vomen's luncheon. ana the speaker
Nas pretty. dark-oyod matron juha roturnod
from a Su mIner spent In the Blue Ridge Inc
e1prienco was novel one. and. In refrospc"
eltogdher amusing; but while tiaStoo the ooafoef
did not always sos the funny SIDE
7 ncvd knew bofore aho went on Una, gen
neioiks resorted In such means Of making
livelihood but md 10 IL quite unusual 70 SEQ
any home thcro without its foreign Inmate II
costs them nothing. o. you simply 20 as one OF
the family. and thers IL no question Of landlHdy
and patron; IL II simply thni one lady Is the guess
Of anrhcf. and. In q psrfnctiy delicate unobtrus-
I've way. con'npuns no' 'nh'e '" '"0 s'aeiaA
fund
-Do 60 into particulars urged several voioea
II sounds 20 interesting.
II ycu really want 10 hear IL viii tell you
about my easa They arc all nAike Col Mason
was gentleman farmcr ana epon' most OF ms
time going through the plantation on horseback
or dortng In the sun with q glass OF eomo'hins
bcide him widowed daughter ana her h"ie
boy lived a. homo. and 'hero were Two young
Of tudve Wants were many ana the whore.
vitbal 10 mees thom soan'y' 90 ouS'" ooao
one day. thumphanfiy;
Mother. lct's take boardcrs
The house 70 V~y SMALL anu INC oVahAho
epsoe crowded " the utmoc'' ana 'nis incr Mfh
Mason mildly suegcSaed
~Wdl. We can have one anyway Single iany'
o. oven two on q panch IL give up my htuo
toom. and 60 In with hh'"aoe ana ss'oL ~
wont cost a cent and mSybr We can make enough
out Of IL for me N 60 To savannah 'his winter
SO an advertisement appeared In WASH
ington pnpet VnsuspecnhS'y' L answered. IL
and on certain summer eVehinS aoou' DUSK
! arrived al "oods crossing. As 'no poi.o
brakeman helped me down. ea" In 'ne nail
light a crowd Of people pressing iof"aru ana
was tnne disconoenon "nen hhhusome Eo'
eran past middle lie raised ms shapoieSS mas
tallnnily and said:
Mn STRANGELY Cot Mason madam. az
your service Your satchei IL you please 1his
Is my vile ME- Mason my daue n'era Matoaca
ana 'u'AnS my un"k "o.' 'h'' huay' h"'on
hurray' my ""'e sfahusoh MO! L ha'o inc
honor OF presenting !" you my WIGS parents
Major and Mn p''ansy' Children see ~, 10 Mrs
oHahSuyo JULIA "'" 'i"'o "ei va "'. u'i
brullA Will you accept my arm. madam"
,,d.d v0m,u be,1rg tn, sc,rs Of III. tim.
t.uou "ollhn - 'no s.h q nc Ane
tTs I'D h,,utv VA, Amos, gone a, twenty tbS,.
a., q, v.,r. ~ v,dded h,rdsbin Crst;s and
Ms MAJ. sa as they climbed the hill beside me I
saw were star,ingiy pretty girls. dressed choaply
n 800, ;r,it,tion ., N. stvls ~ y.,r .ao m.
old couple werc types OF dead and gone genera
ton All talked frankly and cordially and
TWAS with much heartinesss tina, was welcomed
into the shabby Colonial house One by ono
they disappeared, and was lett alone with tho
gallant Oolond Who ns,sted On making me .
ssnan' o'''ho' VINO ''ihS'od on making me
iulep declined and was wondering wistfully,
IL drinking took the place Of eating in this strange
h.m.. r.. I,,,,. 49,, y, I,.n,..S-ee.
III. do" "'n n."Os MASON a'aa was suen 'n.oasn
.-r ",a ,, nuI 'an.' ".e as no .a"e
ins CLOCK was STRIKING nine as l followed inc
black mahogany. high hacked sofas and chairs
into tn, l.rg, d,rE w.insco,tsd DINING. roo,,
INV 'ho iaise dark "ainscoa'eu oinihs room.
the huge. highly polished table
.qn,,,,,. - w., .,,
rising to meet M" I'm sorry you will have such
an uncomfortable meal. bu, my son, Tucker went
ogto, n.,,v ,ani-h, 80 50; - =, -
ON HE accSn KIN ana We had an early suppe5
tea or Coffee Msosca All Mrs you p fa,a
with milk, '''' '''N '''''"s' ely lass
"Ea~erIv n,sss;ng zach dish uron ~. IN. .rt;,o
wS and thev had e anTPheR
fnr . a I'll,
~, VIZ M ih tt "n1 1 uio'lod i, Ilii ; co,u
ht hjscu;t anS Iii. Sat, SOL o'iaou ekss'
m..i n,na,rs n asos ar au ounii,
iaIID heaveniv snnnos ~ srG anu "td hiss,
SSl;cs - hscr yrnx nsio AN niu Satd. ..ieS
en7 u cnntsJ IN it ysaI "a, ,ia ih anu
thIcL snowSb 10 nut Gnu sa a, H w. TRAM
aAUnrwa,d No sot ~ 10 Az a'' ~. ,ui h,hs
no,ch ,r;tb tbo Oh 49, .o iI IN, @ S,.,o
pysen hanchns ,nnpnina yoIn% INV ILL., anu r INV
kII vtnsiicS IunHInk along we sioea lney
Pmtsrch Snyol GU - Id mn o ,,a a,po'e.us anu
nH bod a ~ b Ola an n,aucet a. iri Reno
Ssi,ad g,anGfathnr n, ~ Syuih ine "n,.r
toid ~ Sis traneIa tbr"gb Epia us anu
'9Os md in The MD, - !, az 'u nt -, VI .nis
b,1Ls All 10 al mo ~ W. ~ ~ pos, I'm ~ t
ION and wbetbsr th"rbt h. ~ ,,r ~ ,d'
The rnmc,that ovetsLiEts nrs -, 30 aS uu. ILL.,
"When we,i IN TO- tb " ", m, az o IN
hronIh ."Ha,e ,d - sh;opnf ~, my way t tsn
ynnns dHx %s yns hnsido h roon Me ere, 'e
vei1ow trmndIe bs3 She NV, n nc" he b opS On
wan me 70 siinno. .nd III puJi ~ ~ nu W
ment yh,s aa ~ sc my my apd hi
Iaon sh,TeI br ibo tba it vas d ,R h ,ts
Main,ra stricL match and IShtnd d th ne i I'n
II vent oH, insssn aoi'' anu ns'eu Vie lamp
-'0b, oui I mnst hssve torootto, 70 an ~ sho
Whispered Never mind ~ bripbt IN mnon,isht
and vnn cs sse ,ho itrht t, hoonlns, ~
h,ny ~ ',t 90 M ,'s' ~ lioLI oun iopL an
i s'u n u ous tpt Mason "ouia ven. HoodhghE
~ A. nI a." - S'u nreu any 'iiLs'
Jr,n,,nn. l. Nv M.'t' up 'htI! 70 WIite spHhe