The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-15
CARING FOR THE STRANGER.
People Pretty Nice and obligins in This
Town. Says Chicago Man.

y find people pretty nice and obliging.
In this town. said a Chicago visitor. who
is stopping at ono Of tho uptown hotels.
MAYBE I'm pretty lucky person, but I've
had one experience here that t!okled me to
death
i got here n couple OF nights ago with
a couple OF friends. We had several idle
hours on our hands, so we started out to
see some OF the town.
In the course of that trip we met num-
Der OF congenial friends. They were all
glad to see us and they felt that IL was
up to them to be host =. And they were,
in the approved style.
About daylight the next morning re-
membered an engagement l was due TO
keep a few hours later. | reminded my
Chicago friends that they were in the same
fix. remarkinR that | was going TO get A
nap in the nearest hotel. They gave me
the laugh.
We're going TO stay up until y IL Al over
You're foolish to go TO bed. Iou'I never
be able to get up for "A good twelve hours
All the same, ] picked out the nearest
hotel and got room. gave the bellboy
"A Juicy tip and told him that ! wanted 10
be called at i O'clock just four hours later.
The boy looked me over and said:
Bos y, you ought to get your clothes
pressed You'll feel much better when
YOU get dressed
II took his advice and the clothes were
ready for me when was called promptly
at II o'clock. | got into them, and after l
had looked myself over ! felt that with
a shave accompaniment might do pretty
wei l.
so hustled downstairs to the hotel
barber shop. ! walked in and said, falling
into a chair
L want a shave quick
s'You look pretty tough was the reply.
Then peeked right quick al the barber.
He was a Moe spruce looking German boy,
strong and athletic the kind you would
be apt 20 see around turnverein,
What you want first he onhnued
with a genial smile. is a shampoo. Sit up
He was 40 pleasant that | didn't kick
IL took him n short FIVE minutes to give mo
the shampoo.
Now. no said Just take a rest there
and I'll scrape your face in second
Fl slid into the chair and he went on:
-'By the way, you'd better get shine
Your shoes aren't unused much. but when a
fellow isn't feeling good there's nothing like
having a nice bright shine on his shoes
Every tine YOU look at them you feel so
much better.
had a bootblack at my shoes. The shave
over and my shoes shined no ran his hands
over my face.
"a good massage is what you want,
he said.
HIS voice was soft and pleasant and at
no time did ] get the Impression that
was being worked or swindled.
soon he had the thing that is worked
bv electricity ironing out the wrinkles in
NV face Then no got another machine
also run by electricity. That was very
soothing 10 the face it was great
Il don't know whether it was the treat
rnent or the way it was done. but know
that could feel myself coming to life every
minute. Finally he went over my face
with his hands, smooth and gentle,
That's all. he said, cheerfully. but I'd
suggest that you get a clean collar
@He sent out and got the collar. When
got through the bill for the shave. shine
collar and everything else was very Teasona-
BILE. As | handed tip TO the barber, he
said:
-T knew that you had something pretty
particular on, or you wouldn't have got out
Of bed the way you we're. You needed a
lot more sleep
THAT barber was n pretty wise chap,
was a spruce and clipper looking bow
when ! kept that engagement. My two
friends were down and ont. They had
stayed M and were in pretty bad shape.
Il would have been a little better with
the sleep had, suppose, but II 1t hadn' I
been the way ] was looked after. don Z
think 1 would have been much better than
they were