The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-01-11
Boarders at 81 a Week.


In this connection" continued this
widow woman. Il want to say that l
have been forced to take some boarders
at a very cheap price on account of the
| competition along this street. Yes, it is
true I take several young men for "a
per week and give them place to sleep
as well as a place to eat.
Il knew you would be surprised at
that" she exclaimed as a knowing smile
played over the good womans face, but
we manage to do It and l will venture to
say that the young men are as well
pleased as 1 am
About this time the young men refer
red to came in and vent rollicking up
stairs. There they CO." continued the
widow, land you will not find a happier
set of boys in a days travel. They seem
to be contentend and we are glad to have
them. 1 had rather have four of those
boys at 81 a week than two married
couples at $40 a week. The boys are not
much trouble and, as rule, don't stay
around the house much. They're really
no trouble at all, while the married
couples are always giving me worry.
How She Manages.
so you want to know how I manage
to board them for that price, do you?
Well, I'll do my best to explain but you
know I don't keep any books. All I put
down is when my boarders start in and
when they quit. Now the way 1 manage
to board these men for 81 week is to put
three or four of them in a room to-
gether House rent is the main expense
in Birmingham and by the boys going
IN the rooms together they save much
for themselves. You can ask them about
what they have to eat.
For breakfast, I usually give them
oatmeal, coffee, either steak or break
fast bacon and batter cakes of some
kind. Then for dinner they have the
usual vegetable course with soup. give
them chicken about once a week and
during the winter months 1 give them
turkey and dressing for Sunday. BY TAX
ing a large number of boarders and by
practicing economy in the kitchen L man.
age to get along Some months don't
save more than 500 and other months
| don't save anything. It is hard work
but by sticking to 1t I manage to sup
pert my children and send them TO
| school,"
The rollicking young men who had gone
upstairs were next encountered and in
| curry was made as to how they liked
their boarding house.
Plenty to Eat.
1--WE have plenty to eat and the lady
who runs this house lets us do as we
please 10 long as we are orderly. We are
very well satisfied. of course T. is not
very pleasant or what you might call
luxurious to room with three other boys
but they are all good fellows and we
get along fine.
you can say that we do not intend
to make a change soon. Our meals are al
right. Just as good as most anybody
has OF course we do not get the finest
| kinds of steak or other of those best
things to eat but as rule we go down
to a restaurant on Sunday night and get
what we can't have at home. Yes, we
are very much pleased and as long as
| the landlady likes us we are not going to
change. We AL receive small salaries
and cannot afford to pay more tnan 81
a week"
Just then the supper bell rang and the
boys went tearing down the stairs, all
seemingly as happy as youngsters In a
boarding school at meal times. No dis
| ocrtart WAS there