Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-24
many a. farmer into summer boarding

many a farmer into summer boarding
house keeper.
These stay-at-homes gain their pleasure
IN divers ways after they have Instructed
the hired man about harvesting the ice crop
and other winter duties. Some organize
hunting parties and tramp over the peaks
or their snow-coyered mountains for days
at time; this Is particularly true of the Cat
skills, where black bear and fox still
abound. Others drive about the country
visiting relatives and friends. and vary the
existence by flying trips to some nearby
town or city. Photography has more than
one enthusiastic devotee
Well sighed a White mountain man.
you city folk will be going away fore
long now. and then I'll have my good time.
Here I've been fussing around all summer
helping the camera fends when I'm not
wanted at the houseSto get pictures and to
develop them. But. say. they don't know
get one-half the pleasure out Of 1t they
might. Why. when the last one of them's
gone. get out my hundred and fifty-dollar.
eight-by-ten and scoot out; and this farm
don't see me again until I've photographed
pretty much everything that's worth pho
tographing In this that part of the coun-
try roundabout. Sell EN-? No. Stree! Just
take 'em for pleasure: and do you know.
with a good camera in your hand. In
months time you can forget all about the
existence of the peskiest boarder you had
all summer long? That's the kind Of a
vacation we fellows need. or we couldn't
Riding His Hobby.
But the summer boarding house keeper
who gets his vacation In about as extraor-
dirary a manner as any Of his fellows Is
that native Of the foothills of the Green
mountains. who is amateur theatrical man
ager and actor and the country's sole
source of amusement during the months
1t is shut off from the rest of the world be-
hind great SnowdriftS. This man. to Judge
by his actions. runs hotel in summer
solely for the purpose that he may be free
the rest of the year to indulge his hobby to
the fullest extent. He makes nothing out
of the theatricals; in fact, every dollar that
his dramatic club takes IN is not more
than one-fifth enough to buy the elaborate
costumes and staging that always mark the
clubs presentations. This deficit 1t is gen.
orally known throughout the neighborhood,
Is made up by the Stagestruck boarding
house keeper.
Years of persistence In his histrionic
hobby have at last developed this represen-
tative of the soil into an actor of no
mean ability. He is particularly happy In
the role of Farmer Larkin in the skit called
Farmer Larkin's Boarders. His stable
boy gives him strong support, and the lead
ing lady is the towns washerwoman and
one of his poor relations. The other MEM
bers of the cast. as in all the other plays,
are recruited from the townsmen. who IN
some way or another cater to the summer
crowd and find their relaxation In making
believe in doublet and hose and silks and
satinS
There is no good reason for feeling sorry
for the summer boarding house keeper when
his guests leave. That is the time when he
is ENJOYING himself to his hearts content
on your hard-earned money and mine, the
while we are bending over our desks
through the winter months that we may be
able to repIenish his purse. depleted by
pleasure when next summer rolls around