Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-08-15

A stage In the Life ofMans New York.
era That Few Recall with Pleasure.

A stage In the Life OF Many New York.
ers That Few Recall with Pleasure.
Tho woman who had arrived grew re-
Elective. Il shall never forget my hall
bedroom days, $50 IN number" she
said. "a good deal has been written
about the hall bedroom of New York
but no pen can tell all It's mlserles.
came 20 New York fresh from the am
pie spaces OF country home. took
a hall bedroom because Il was the only
room In the house could AFFORD II
had IN II a cot, covered In day with al
Oriental tapestry; a washstand. 4
screen. a shelf curtained of with hooks
beneath for clothes, looklng-glass on
the wall. with little stand beneath
two chairs, and useful piece OF turnl'
ture which was writing desk, bookcase
and dressing case combined. When
my trunk and my typewriter were
added 10 these treasures could turn
around with care, by opening the door
30 as to utilize part Of the hall FOR the
purpose.
my typewriter knocked out the little
stand In one round. Could Il have SAT
stlll II would have stood the burden,
But had to move the stand whenever
| wanted to dress, or to get at my trunk,
and as did not remove the typewriter,
but simply dragged the stand around,
the poor thing quickly collapsed, The
landlady looked severe when told her,
When got another stand I carefully
lifted my typewriter OF whenever
wanted to move the stand. which was .
dozen times a day.
my dresses were continually falling
from the hooks without the slightest
proyocatlon. and had always TO move
the screen, and then bring chair TO
stand on to hang them up again. The
only way could get any light or air
was to sit by the window; and as my
trunk had a stand there. had perforce
to sit on the trunk; and trunk can be
improved upon as place OF continuous
repose. have sat upon II for hours.
tailor fashion. mendlng my clothes,
when my very soul loathed the needle.
'It was an ncrobatical feat to dress in
that room In the morning. never shall
forget some Of my maddenlng struggles
to get into my clothes in two square
feet Of space. For six months | never
knew how my back hair looked, for II
was too dark over by the glass TO see.
Ny destructive tendencies came cut
strong. for pulled down first the eur.
tains over my clothes, and then those al
the window. pole and all. had TO
keep good many things in my trunk,
and whenever wanted to get at them
| had to first remove a mass OF books.
papers and manuscript from the lid, or
else open II and let them slide down
behind. had 10 sit on my trunk to
play my typewriter. because neither Of
the chairs was high enough"
"And so you hate the hall BEDROOM p
"Well, no; don't know that | do.
That hall bedroom witnessed my flrst
triumph. | got my hrst check there;
$40, for 2,000-word story. When |
opened the envelope and saw that check
l grew faint 1t was the revulslon after
six months OF grim. heartrendlng deter.
mlnauon. Then laughed and cried
and grew hysterical. Anyone with any
experience could have told me that one
swallow did not make summer. but to
me II was the beginning OF success.
And SO It proved. have not lived In
q hall bedroom since"
"And nowY
The woman who had arrived was ST.
lent, and looked straight ahead OF her.
Then she laughed and rose suddenly.
II wish could ever be as happy
again as | was when got that check, I"
she sald.-New York Sun.