The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-06-07
A Hotel Ix,tehcn.

The following account , 81 The ,nanuer \
which tho cul;norv darnr4,,oont ~ -. ~ 4i.,4
rrent NawYnrl. h1tas l. cnm,,,,ctai " s n th;m,
will ;ntarasti 4,rsnv ~ ov,s ,aolarsa .u,c;.ll,,
honsclseeners. Wa conv from tha NawYork
I,;fa 1lln.trateas fEdsf .',s,sl''Il, ~ SYs,
IA thonsnnd r,,ests A. tho a. N;rholss M JA,g
thonsnnsl ncrsnss to he y honnt;f,ils s,,v,sa
for ayerv Inv, flat zach inaliviiosl shsil nave
Mt his command every f3elicncv thnt annet;tci i
cnn crave, MI The N ,nr;cs II fhe sco.or Il, sn
ali the vnrieties of ,elcionsness which M vari.
ous tl;mcs, nro,lnfc, and thrsc IN chair Et,st
porfaction., md soryel with the nnnctuslitv al
The Oity Hall, clock. Perpetrai 1brcaffast
from f,ve o'clock IN thc morniny nntii nrcn \,
4 more thnn nr;ncclv hann,,et n Ava, nni.,s,
terrunted sumner from, six IN the evening nntil
m;dnirht bas;des Mi 4 these nnhIic a4Inrfs. (,
nnmberess nriyate demands in ,nrivate rooma',i
with Mn occasional rrard banuuat III The eve,,.l
inr when tho ancient Order Of 81 Nichoias n 4
some other association !, dimes torether In i
magnificent state. and the hotel outaoea itaslf.,
Ara the,e and, lcomnl;unted orarntiona lAoIo
on from day to tlay wsthout confusion Of hurry, /
without oyertasLinc nnv ono Of the threa h,sn.
dred and eighty indiyiduals who ara cmnlovS,,
in doing RI, withont onnressinr & tcn,Ser.s !
hearted guest viii the i.lea thut sny % one. n,
putting himself at oil out Of tic wayl for hia
accommodation a 1,glT5 ET1 AZ ma S1ils
Positively no admittance,v written over
the entrance to the underground departments
Of tho St. Nicholas, notifies the ,,asser-by TINT
there Is something within Which Is intercstinr
to sec. Complying with the invitation. va
descend few steps and find Ourselves II the
midst OF o warm md busy world. On tho
right hand, we observe d room, resembling, q /
3
sonp. boxes Of tea. barrels Of surnr. and ,fnr- /
nished with tle various npnaratus' IF wp;rh;nr !
and measuring. II IL IN this npartnent thar
tlle steward. Mr. Pierce, the monarch Of these
lower, regions. holds his court md isancs his
decrecs. = Having secured his favor. iii the In.
terror mysteries Of The hotel arc politely laid
onen 4, our inspcction., ',' .Y' 4. ~
I'VE ma iirsi amused with so,ne rothcr u,,,.
prisinp statistics Il, EXPLANATION of the store. se
room IN which We nre. Daily into this nnnrt-
ment are hroupht for the DAYS cn,,sn,n nt;on5
nhout six hundred mounds of Heef one h,,n.'rrs
wounds If each ~ mutton yenl' and norI. thres.
bnntrel nnirs Of chickens twenty Ava hnn.lrr,l
c~vs fur hundred uuarts of milk eShtv n,,artat
of cream five tons Of ico four barras rf Aonr !,
four barrels Of n,usl,-n,clons and nron,rtionsta nor
quantities of The numberless Other art;cles
which enter into The Composition 81 gbrcnkfnsts
and dinners. Early in the moruinr. ,befase fho
inmates of The great house have beeun ia IN.
the steward is taking tho cream offS Wnshinc.
ton Market. md dsnntchinr to III hnfssl
rcnernly described "a q tho 'best the marLat
sifSris In tho store.room m sr,..,n.nnt NM, T.
waiting ia receive these articles aa fLav nrr;vn -
he weighs. measures and examines: connasss
n,,ontfv md nnnlitv With thn IN tc,nont X ~
sn,1 A.; tIn h;il a1 ,tio. = !. - o.. - -