The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
A~NAMATEUR LANDLADY'S WOE
KEEPING A SUMNER BOARDING
HOUSE NO EASY TASK.
The Woman Who Tried Tells Her Sorrows
-AvariciOus BOarder VINO Ordered
for Her Absent Daughter Tn Par.
sons III Advised Recommendation.

The Woman VINO Tried Tells her sOrrOWs
-AyariciOus BOarder VINO Ordered
for Her Absent Daughter II Par
sons iii Advised Recommendation.
The woman who had made her first ex-
pertinent with ummer bosrders came back
to town the other day satisfied that the
Labor Day exodus bad 90 nearly emptied
her house that she was justified in closing it
for the season.
Il made enough to buy my ticket back to
town." she said, with the luxury Of a seat
in the parlor car, but that was the extent OF
my profits, too. I'll never try it again. l
know there are women who have great
success with summer boarders. I'm not
one Of them, however, and I have had ex-
never will be.
Some Of the people I had to deal with
very soon convinced me that my talents
did not lie in the boarding house line. There
was a woman there. for instance, with her
daughter. She's rich, but they occupied
one of the least expensive rooms in the
house, and haggled over the price with me
at that. They had no sooner agreed to take
the room for " months at a certain price
than the daughter developed the habit OF
taking little trips that lasted two or three
days. OF course 1 could not deduct that
time from the price they had agreed to pay.
No hotel would nav done such a thing.
''Do you mean to say you're not going to
take on what my daughter don't eat?'
asked her mother. And she's not even
sleeping in the room.'
y told her l could not do such q thing, as
she had taken the room for the season, and
l could not be expected to make q deduction
every week.
whats the use of her going away and
visiting then she asked, II we don't save
anything by itT
Il had to give that up.
well, I'll see about that then she said.
II I nave to pay for anything I'll get it or
know the reason why. All right, you'll
see.'
4 did see every time daughter accepted
an invitation after that. The two occupied a
small table and their waitress soon reported
to me the method Of revenge that mother
had adopted whenever her daughter went
away.
"She would order everything for two and
serve it to her imaginary daughter just as
II she were there. She helped herself to
every course. and was enabled In that way
to use up quite as much food az il the daugh-
ter had been at the table. I heard her
boasting TO several persons OF her clever
ness in getting the best OF me. but l always
ignored her, as / { determined that she should
not AVE the satisfaction Of seeing that l
cared what she die.
Il got used to having people engage
rooms and keep me from letting them 70
others, only to telegraph a day or two after
they were due that they were not coming
at all. So few took the trouble 70 let me
know Of their change OF plan that l began
10 look upon those that did as marvels Of
consideration.
Il was responsible 20 the persons from
whom l rented my house for its high char.
acter, and it was also my own wish 10 have
none but the most desirable class Of guests
I had therefore TO make the rule that
would receive only persons recommended
by somebody / knew.
Ono day I was called TO the piazza By
one OF the servants TO speak with a woman
who had driven from the. station In a buck,
board. The sun shone brightly on the verJ
yellow hair Of the lady and on her com
~plexion, which was plainly not tho result
Of sunburn OF mere health.
You'd better wait before you take tina
trunk down, I said TO the driver. The woman
said she wanted a room. asked her for heI
introduction from somebody that ! knew.
well, l guess any Of the theatrical
syndicate that you want ought to be gooC
enough for any hotel, oughtn't it,
Il told her ! was very sorry, / had N