Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1892 — Australtan Hospitality. [ARTICLE]

Australtan Hospitality.

Australian station hospitality keeps the latch-string always out and says, “Come when you wish, do what you like, and stay as long as yotl can.” A writer In Scribner’s Magazine says that xhe Australian host places himself, his family, und ail that Is his at the service of the guest—fish-ing-tackle, breech-loaders, horses and servants. Such hospitality is rarely abused, though the writer mentions one exceptional case, where a guest prolonged his visit until it wore out his welcome. To ono station came a visitor, whoso original intention of staying a month was reconsidered, and he remained two. Six months passed and he was still there. He enjoyed himself hugely with horses, dogs and guns, developed an encouraging appetite, and his host did not complain. After about nine months his host’s manner became less warm, and at tho end of the year ho spoke no more to bis guest. The latter was not sensitive, but lingered on for the space of a second year, when he departed and went to visit somebody else. During these two years he was never told that he had stayed long enough and would do well to go away.