The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-29
RETIRED DRUMMER'S NOOK.
IT'S A HOTEL BACK IN THE NEW
HAMPSHIRE WTLDS.
Kept W In Metropolitan Fashion In the Back.
w~oods-Chieny Used by Drvins Parties
Tho Hosts Love Of Animals and His Pc
culiar Ways Of Training Them 10 Do Things.

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Boston. July PSI am going to Spend
my vacation" says a well-known local travel
ling man. up In New Hampshire with as pleas
snly curious a sort OF a maj as l ever mel
In all my twenty years as a drummer. l made
his acquaintance lart spring and In . manner
rather surprising to me-. since the man IL oues-
ton Is a hotel keeper and I thoughtI had formed
the knowledge Of about all the varieties oil
boniface that existed. but this man occupies
a niche all to himself,
Il had spent a couple Of days up at q tiny
village called Northwood. About the mid
die Of the afternoon I set Of with a team. ex-
pecting TO get down to Hsverhll for the night.
lt's a good long drive, twenty-six or seven
miles. l guess. and about half past 8 my horse
began 70 grow lame for some reason. and to
add TO my troubles the sky threatened rain
! realized that | wasn't going to make Haver-
hill. and began to make inquiries for a place
to stop. l Questioned several countrymen
/ ran across. One urged me to try to keep
on until ! reached q tavern at a crossroads
about a half mile from Plaistow.
You 20 there said he. by all means. II your
horse will stand 1t. and I guess he will. for your
find as prime a place as you ever see.
well, l made it and as I drove into the yard
! was delighted with the extremely neat and
well-kept appearance Of the establishment
The house was painted a snowy white and
get back on a knoll q short distance In from
the road. Three or four majestic elms stood
In the yard and under one Of them was the pro.
prtetor, a man, l should say, about ". lie
had on gold-rLnmed spectacles and a neat
dark drab suit. lie looked like q prosperous.
cultivated business man. As / was taking
my horse from the shafts my landlord began
10 talk with me about my horse. He Examined
the lame foot. wanted to know II ] had driven
very far and all that. | noticed that he used
grammatical and polished language. ] made
up my mind that whoever he was he had not
spent all Of his life in the immediate neighbour
hood. He had a hostler rub down my steed
and stood by solicitously while that worthy
looked over the ailing foot and applied lini-
ment and bandages.
81 have a horse in here. he said as We were
starting to leave the barn. / looked In through
the lattice door OF a big box stall and beheld
as handsome a bay thoroughbred marc a. I
had ever seen. Ny. but she was a beauty.
Beautiful, long. clean limbs. sleek-ooated and
a splendid head.
Well. ! should think you had / exclaimed
In admiration.
Yes, he responded. with a pleased smile.
i gave six hundred for her.
Daisy he suddenly called. have you got
hay enough The handsome creature shook
Can you waltz for some''
And | saw her whirl slowly around on her
hind feet. Twice around she went and then
"'say please" Say please" Daisy. and I'll
hand YOU some oats
Daisy, arched her neck. bowed her noble
head and raising her right foot pounded en-
Enthusiastically several times on tho flooring.
My host tossed in a handful OF oats, and
the mare munched, away at them as daintily
as a pampered child might nibble a cookie.
When ] sat down in the parlor awaiting my
supper the room had the look Of anything
but a conventional country tavern air, Dull
gray cartridge paper covered the walls. The
borders had a suggestion OF the stately fresco.
and. bless me, II the furniture wasn't of the
latest and most fashionably severe style. while
2y was t snm 1hs SSras To TS' m q sTrp en l R.H1sG l d &hTs
room done in delicate nile green and with wood
work OF feeoy white, touched on in artistic
golden tr,c, r M. And An .,t the e.. suPRsTl do1 An ,,d It
steak, an inch thick. broiled. deliciously and
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