The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1909-02-24
SHE DID NOT
TAKE :
BOARDERS :
(Original.)


Come right in" said the landlady.
i am sorry kept you waiting. ]
didn't hear the bell till it rang sev
eral times, and | know from the way
1t was ringing that whoever was
there didn intend to go till l an
swered it.
"No, / don't take boarders-that
is, not exactly. The folks here are
treated like guests and | receive re-
numeration in accordance, so 1t amt
a real boarding house. If | do say
it, there isn't more congenial fam
lily hotel in this part of town-nont
but people with good references need
apply. l give them the best in the
market
My second floor front is an in
valid and doesn't have much appe-
tite, but she says my table is the
best for its kind she ever saw I've
just taken her a hot-water bag and
a cup of tea to put on her chest.
She enjoys these little attentions on
my part and they don't cost me any
thing, though sometimes l think
she's working me. She's real good
sort and | know you'll like her. for
she is so entertaining. She is always
sitting at the window and she is
he first at the table, so there's lit
tie that l don't find out from her. 1t
pays to pay little attention to that
kind.
Yes, this room is sort of dark,
but you can burn gas. amt one OF
the kind that kicks about :. gas bill.
| say to them; Burn all the gas
you want Then | put cotton in the
burners so they-that is, so it won't
blow off. It's bad for the eyes when
it blows.
MY third floor hall back used to
forget to turn out the gas, but | had
the burner stuffed so full of cotton
that it didn't matter. Besides, since
| found his shoes hanging on the gas
fixtures one morning he doesn't like
to kick, fof l might tell the joke
on him at the table before the third
floor haller. No, he doesn't drink
much, but he's just sort of sociable
sometimes He and the third floor
haller walk out together Sundays.
don't think he has popped yet-at
least my second floor front says he
amt.
Isn't this a pretty parlor? Those
flowers on the chimney are WAY
made them when / was girl.
They don't look it, do they? All
my family pictures are in that al
bum on the marble top, if you like
to look at pictures. Well, some
folks do. ] keep them there, for 1t |
helps to make conversation for the
young folks. Those Photographs on
the wall are eX-boarders. I've been |
in the business for most 20 years. | |
keep them as a sort of guaranty |
that I've. always had the best peo-
pie. You can tell a lot from peo-
pies pictures. / had a notion to
throw out the photograph of that
pretty girl, for she went away with
out paying her board, but her face
is so aristocratic that | let it stay.
"No, ma am l don't take outside
mealers-it don't pay. This going
out to meals gives EN- too much of
an appetite ! send them over to
Miss Smiths. She sete cheap
table. We always have ice cream
Sundays and rice puddings Mondays.
Perhaps you'd like to look over the
Sunday menu card. It's one some
one left here long time ago and | |
use it Sundays. Of course | don't |
have all that's on it, for | can't cook |
things with foreign names. ! have
what | please, but. it's so impress
i've to have the card. No, ma am,
they take what's brought to them,
though that smart back-haller, who |
says he speaks French rattles |
off something from the menu
and | tell Katie to tell him we are
just out of it and to take him a
plCIS VI lhy hOllC-hliut PIE ludJ L |
get hot from Greaser's bakery every
Sunday. That kind stays by one. No
frills for me.
Troubles with servants? Every
one has troubles with servants now
adays. They are always breaking
something and don't want to take
orders from any except the male
guests. That girl I had was the
limit. She got to giggling over one
of Mr.. Scraggys jokes and spilled a
lot of hot soup down Miss Green's
back. I wouldn't have minded that
much, but ! was short of soup that
day and hated to have it wasted.
Goodness, ma'am, why didn't you
tell me you had three children! I
cant see why folks are so careless
about other folks time. No, ma'am.
l haven't any room to let and don't
take mealers. You better try Miss
Smith s. She sent you to me? Well
of all the nerve! She knows | don't
want my hall carpet all run ou.
and her old carpet doesn't matter
Try Miss Smiths again. Tell her
| sent you. Good morning."