New-York tribune., 1906-09-10
Welded TO NEW YORK.
n Woman FleeS from Its Sordidness.
Only to Return Rejoicing.

Tn. wsy q. learn 20 appreciate New York Is
20 90 away from Il for a while Il would seem.
Hundreds OF people now returning 5oyfuly 10
the much abused city. and there Is one woman
sa6der and wiser than she last spring who
declares that she Will never leave the dear place
again. In May when the birds were mating and
all nature glad with the Joy OF growing
things. she fed 20 n rural solitude IN search not
only of health for her body but OF rest for her
SOUL which was sick unto death with the soroid-
ness and Rrtihcislity OF the great metropolis But
she found sOrddness the like OF which she had
never dreamed OF before. and now she Is glad 10
get hack where people not simple, but a 1T
tie more honest and decent.
y had secured board" she says. "at q farm
house IN the CatskiIls with a widow. whom
friead recommended 10 me-a mid. apoiogetio
creature who Immediately appealed 20 all my pro-
fective instincts. I did not know that Il was j
who stood IN need OF protection.
''On the night OF ny arrival. having failed 20
provide anything 10 read IN Of bad night,
7 refused permission 20 take q two-year-old
magazine up 20 my room. II belonged 20 for
mer bosrder. now in Chicago. and they didn't like
90 lend his things,
The next morning 7 was awakened by & hideous
oang that fairly Glove the and grew IN inten-
sity an my hair sti1ened and hio my head under
the bed covers 20 shut the horrible sound. The
Gin lasted perhaps forty seconds and I realized
after the first ten ~ them that Il must be the
rising bell. u was $50 by my watch. To come 20
ne country f9r absolute rest and he torn out OF
and tnonsnsive person, naturally averse 20 making
soon as ! my hostess ] told her that this
noise must cease or would leave. And cease ID
Satisfaction. because il was tho one triumph OF
my Jr soySefn ySa a,,a-Io IN IhoSe peTis ...
write under a tree that selected as desirable for
tranple the hay in getting 10 f. explained that
would always be careful 10 around BY the fence.
from hay. grain or garden: hut there was some
reason Why could not be permitted 20 shelter my
quiet. hsy-smelling harm. They objected 20 having
means of obtaining ghi I had to . bandon f.
one day ] needed a bottle 20 dilute some con:
me cents for an empty one. The members OF her
,ssniiy woPle not 5gng my maj rom the post
newspaper OF parcel, although was constantly
] even brought a watermelon
"And then my bath. II was not merely neigh
horhood. but county sensation. Plumbers and
esihtues are of course unknown IN that region
80 80 asked @ N.Y. my ianelSay ~ 1 ceula 60 nave a WASH WASH
morning. frightened look came into her face
hafboring @ 5 a'i luna unatie a' SIG '''''l S' was
What was YOU meaniu' to DO with it, she
snKiOusly inquired. explained that was used %
warm bath every morning. and thought ! could
had some hot water and a tub.
f" You was used 20 II every day, you sayT she ex-
sin't healthy TO wash 50 often? We don't never
wash al over 70 one time; It's really dangerous.
The upshot n II was that the tub could rot
be spared, 80 ! hired man 70 make me a small
bathtuh of galvanized iron for s. s. The news oi
the making and the cost OF the hathtuh reached
every hut within a radius ~ twenty miles. ana
people IN vehicles stopped their horses 20 look at
s3arrassnent. $ though they had paid 10
-asater. boarder Confded 10 ma that while she
was discussing terms with the hostess. the latter
Informed her that that lady. indicating me-
washed herself ali every day.' She said 10
told IN such a ScandalZed whisper that her
own courage utterly failed her when she tried 10
confess 20 the same gross indiscretion. and she
was compelled 20 hathe in a washboWl OF cold
water during her entire stay through sheer cow
tL-ilsS- us 1ili-l va suClaliA I'ilIeH iiiu
called upon the natives. She reported 10 me that
wherever she the first question asked her
was; Is n true that that thin woman washes al
over every day| Assured Of n. one snorted. It's
wonder she's thin. she washes herself all away.
ia this connection I might add that 7 always had
20 downstairs in my kimOno and carry up the
---- ---1 4lpA ii4Dltos
would induce my hostess OF her daughter 20 per-
form this service. I suppose they did wish 90
he parties 70 nv indiscretion
These. hoWever, were minor matters. II seems
hostess read NY letters regularly and unblushinCly
revealed that she the habit Of going through
lIs DuIe az ~ 1s Hsh4is II th"asht ~ wise 70 keep
80 much money in n: Later, l might say, found
by the loss of several dimes that this practice was
not wise even among honest country folk All these
things fade into insignfcance beside the fact that
that simple farmers wife got s. a week extra from
all summer for extra service whatever, and
actually hOasted q the deal 10 her neighbors Two
others probably admired her business acumen. The
regular price for board was S. but I am an in
Naio agreed 10 pay 81 a week extra for some
chops for breakfast. and another dollar for the
chops never were produced until ] had a serious
interview with the landlady, and then they we're
getting fresh instead Of salt pork for dinneT
benent IN which all shared again. but I sub-
nlitted meekly 20 the SKINNED milk and said moth
ms more about breakfast in my room"