The sun., 1901-06-16
DOBLEY'S SUMNER PLANS.
HB TnAGxNss A HOUSEB0Af 10 n
WHAT HE WANTS.

WHAT HE WANTS.
History Of the sinner Rosst Chartered ~
HIS Frtsad Frsshtnsten -Ths BsasS Reps
tation for Bstns Fast -Mu. Dobass fnspscss
H-kot Like Other Beats.
From where she sat on the piassa Of the
Hlghball Inn. Mrs. Dobley could sss her hus-
band coming up the road from the shore,
waving his hat as though to celebrate q VIC
tory. He came up the steps smiling and sank
In hammock with an expression Of pleased
triumph.
AT last he said. the eternal question
Of where We are going TO spend the summer
Is answered. No more ponderings on Euro
pean trips. tours Of the great lakes and
mountain cllmblngs. No moro brain-twist-
ing circulars. No more good roads. bath
ing boating and fishing. The problem Ia
solved
And what 10 the snswer7' saksd Mrs.
Dobley. looking UP from the book abe had
begun to read again.
The answer will be such q complete sur
prise to you.' said Dobley. that almoet
hesitate to divulge II suddenly. Joy some
times proves q too severe shook.'
Have you hired balloon or taken Q cave
somewhers?- asked Mrs. Dobley.
Neither said Dobley promptly: Il have
taken houssboat."
"A houseboatl- exclaimed Mrs. Dobley In
amaEement
by q strange streak Of luck tbs chance
Of taking the boat came to me and seized II
eagerly. I have always wanted q house,
boat have wondered why Americans
never seemed to take up the sport. In re-
ality II Is the most delightful way to spend the
summer. You combine all the comforts Of
home and at the same time experience the
cool sweep Of ocean breezss. You have q
cottage at the sssshors but mono Of its an
noyances. You oan sit on your front stoop
10 your bathing suit or take your morning
plonse from the veranda while your wife
ca&ohes fsh for breakfast from her boudolr
window. Nobody questions what you do
or why you do II. You have the freedom Of
the sea. You hoat quietly along between
green banks a. though Life were an endless
summer
But houseboats ar. 90 slow said Mrs
Dobley. They just NOPE along after every
thing else and people laugh at them as though
they were joke"
Not at the sinners Roost.- said Dobley,
The Roost has a reputation. 1t has speed
II has sails that can be used whenever a lively
gait Is desired The sinners Roost has been
matched against soms fast boats In It's time
What a dlsagreeabls name" said Mrs,
Dobley. Il should hate to have It at the top
Of my note paper Can't you have 1t
changed'"
-Oh yes, said Dobley; 1T Is quite possible
70 call i the Water Lily or the Pansy Blossom
But boat goes into commission under its
own name and tho Roost is known to every
a.ht t..... Ia.
name would be to rob it Of its individuality,
It's character
How did II ever acquire suoh name'"
asked Mrs Dobley Il always thought they
1T ali came about" said Dobley. through
the Inherent lovo for home at Il planted in
.aS SrSps Mr. 4 bobey sSnnsy
Mr. Freshington and his friends Splatter
and Won Dauber the artists, last spring tired
OF tho conventionalities Of boarding houses
decided TO take an apartment, aud 20 house
keeping in the old-tashioned way Fresh;
ineton sent South for a coiored man servant
said, he had place he could call a home
All vent well until his fatal instinct for
family began 70 give at homes. : o'clock
teas, beefsteak dinners. blazer suppers and
chafng. dish hncheons. everything but break
think y that SusS was sS ovey E az said SS Mrs f Dobey
Tho southerners are 50 hospitable How
they must have enjoyed It
They did. eqt the other tenants didn't"
are some people IN this world who hate to
think that anybody ever gets happy enough
u smile above a whisper The tenants az
should think they'd have STAYED just
TO show their Independence, said Mrs ,Dobley
But they couldn't" explained Do6loy
three days 10 quit the promises on the
day Of their removal. all the other tenants
hung little American nngs out Of tho window
his friends retorted By pinnins, crepe on the
door the last thing before they left"
Where did they locete them" asked Mrs.
They had considerab bio dlNlculty In nndlng
a. place owing 70 the narrow-mind"dness
Of janltors who insisted On references from
a reputation as bo!sterous revellcrs and mid
night providers In respectable relghbOr-
hoods they simply couldn't get any accom-
:. Then they tried to got fat in a di9repqt-
freshngton said II the1 could only get rooms
night i I: "S Would be ali rish, Al las last they
struck u ground floor fat that nobody els.
would take. I vas like cave, They bad
burr gas all dny 70 ,o sss bythnS ,b et
shock OF tho time they had had getting rooms
they decided to give house warming
1T was u memorable evening. on tho
morrow, Freshlngton received note which
! have copied rs q curiosity II was from
the owner oi the building
pobley took letter from his notebook
MY DEAF Ma FRrsH1SGTox Your party
Of tho 18th has already become famous,
have heard NJ IL from tho nrst second and third
floors: and hope that You had good time
But seriously, IL Is an important matter TO
me- for somc Of my tenants threaten 20 leave
IL they are deprived OF their re.t and sleep
again You surely understand that people
in tho city cannot enjoy the same privileges
that they can In tho country nor the same
privileges In n Nat that they can in q private
successfully In adjoining rooms at the same
time, and as sleeping Is tho customary
use to which nights are consccrnted In this
comWunity. suppose that sleeping must
II you and your friends think that this IL
not reasonable or that YOU cannot conform
70 my view Of III. matter please inform me,
Respectfully, nc
It's rather sarcastic, 4" said Mrs Dohlev.
but IT'S not severe He evidently knew
II was q hard nat 10 let
"Freshngton IL sensitive md this letter
splatter and von Daubcr suggested that
they leave n months rent unpaid asa Nnal
sting This they all agreed would 6e a
Whore could they move %,
Just then Splattrr heard of a hous.boat
that was to rent and they journeyed 70 see
L and at once signed case fer the .9mmsr
plain: no one upstlirS or downstairs no
suspicious janItor shopping around trying
70 find out what was going on They moved
In Il once and gave = christening party and
H'nr e. the the Sinners Roost The boat rap
idly became well known II acquired 4