Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-04-04

was making trip, half for business ant
half for pleasure, SO was in no hurry, ant
readily consented 10 pass the night at {
small village on the railroad, at which W
arrived about sunset.
As We sought tbe largest hotel of tn
place, my new friend underwent suddel
and decided change. He threw his shoul
ders back, and assumed semimartial stel
aud air, put on grave, dignihed expression
and ordered the porters and baggage mel
about, as if be were the owner of the vii
lage.
Entering the hotel, he became still NOR
arrogant, and completely astonished me by
his aristocratic manner.
"Confound those rascally fellows" sai(
he; show on earth could they have been 81
awfully stupid! The idea of gentleman
passing night in this wilderness, withou
his servants! Well We must do the bes
we can. I told you, you know, that il
would not do to let the Wallets 90 out o
our sight-they are, no doubt, feasting and
drinking al some station forty miles be
hird. Stop, I'll ask the landlord if they
have been here"
Before l could ask him what be meant
be went to the hotel office, and inquired
for the proprietor, who presented himself
"Has my valet been here to engage
rooms for myself and friend?"
"No, sir-no one has engaged rooms
here to-day.
There, knew it Confound the ras.
Gals! Where is your register!"
The host placed large book upon the
counter, and the deaf gentleman wrote in
it, with firm and even hand:
Sir WILLIAM WERE, LONDON, ENGLAND
and pointed to the register, saying, in q
whisper, "Put title to your name-rll
show you some fun"
Not wishing TO be behindhand, 1 added
title in my own cognomeu, and we asked
TO be shown to our apartments. Of course
these were the best in the house; and of
course, the landlord evinced the greatest
anxiety that our wants should be attend
ed to-in return for which the deaf gentle
man abused him like pickpocket.
1t soon became blown about, that two
English nobemen were stopping at the
Windmill Tavern, and the doorways and
windows were beset by a crowd of curious
persons, who wished to share the glory of
having seen real live aristocrat.
At supper, Sir William,'.as 1 began TO
call him, insisted on saying long and
elaborate grace, before anybody had a
mouthful, and kepti it up with such pious
air, for such length of time, that those
present not doubling his sincerity, were
halfstarved with waiting. At its close,
The meal commenced, and servant stand
ing behind US, poured out glass of wa
ter for my companion, who Immediately
flung the tumbler, water and all, out of the
window.
"What do you mean, you scoundrel," :"
cried he, by giving ME that? Bring me
some brandy! Do you suppose l ever
drink such miserable stuff as water.
The waiter shrank away terribly confus-
ed and astonished, and brought bottle of
brandy, which the deaf gentleman received
with bland smile, and drank quite copi-
ously of, while the other boarders looked
on with astonisbment.
A dead silence reigned at the table after
this, until the Sir William suddenly called
out at the top of his voice.
'Landlord!'
"Well, sir"
"Havn't you any music?"
"Music?" ....
''Yes. I pever can get through supper
without music-can't you get band or
some musicians to play while we eat.?"
81 do not know of any, sir-except fd-
die, that one ofthe walters sometimes plays
on, sir"
"That's it-that is just the thing. Send
for it Immediately, and let him play or 1
shall never be able to eat anything"
The violin was brought, and the waiter,
frightened half out of his wits, was sta
toned directly behind the deaf gentleman
and made to play variety of jigs, waltz
es, cotillions, ETC., which be did most exc
crably, but to the great apparent delight
of his lordship, who bent time with his
kuife and fork on the table, wagged his
head and evinced the liveliest appreciation
to the performance.
1t was with immense difficulty that l
kept straight face through all these va
ries; but my new friends countenance re-
mained perfectly immovable until supper
was over, when he silenced the music, and
asked blessing little longer than the
grace.
The evening was passed in succession
of curious feats and surprises on the deaf
genteman's part, that convinced me OF the
eccentricity of his character, a dentering
into the spirit of being, joined him in
several freaks-such as insisting that the
stove in our rooms should be polished be-
fore bedtime, that we should have a large
dinnerbell during the night in case we
wanted anything and that ladder should
be set on the outside of the house, near our
window, for fear of fire. Then, after play
ing a game of marbles with much gravity
in the parlor, we retired, and had hear
ty laugh, which had been pent up within
me for several hours.
A little past midnight, just as 1 had fal-
len into sound sleep, was aroused by
tremendous ringing of the bell, and found
Sir William sitting up in bed, swinging
the noisy instrument about bis head, and
shouting "Waiter! Landlord! Waiter!!" at
the top of his lungs.