The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-06-28


servant and desires him TO show yot
to room with a number ranging ii
the hundreds. Tho prospect of as
ccnding five pair of stairs, especially
IL that useful and modern contrivanc,
entitled at elevator" has not beer
introduced into tho establishment, 4
anything but inviting. BY this time
however you feel yourselfundef many
ALLEGATIONS to the gentleman who con
ducts the establishment, and who hae
thus graciously offered you the shel.
ter Of his root for the night and the
line of march IL taken up, and you
congratulate yourself at last in havs
ing safely accomplished the perilous
ascent. . ~
Recollect, you are informed that
the house il crowded to its fullest OK.
TENT but hours afterward you are
surprised, upon tho arrival Of other
trains, that some who are acquainted
with the monarch behind the counter
are readily installed in well furnished
rooms which have been reserved for
the emergency First come, first
served is not the motto at many OF
the leading hotels. The pleasure Of
travelling never so generally INDUCED
in as at present is almost entirely de-
stroyed BY these petty annoyan6es
And how difficult IL is to obtain the
slightest information from these ho-
tel clerks as to the whereabouts OF
friends who may be stopping at the
house. Although you may have made
previous engagements to meet them
there at certain hours, il is almost
impossible to ascertain positively
whether they are not at that very
moment waiting your arrival in their
rooms. Without deeming it neces-
saPy to send and inquire, you are al
most invariably informed that they
are {" not in" If you insist upon it,
occasionally, a. a great favor, to ae-
company the servant to the room in
order to satisfy yourself. str,ft
There are, of course, exceptions to
the general rule. The extensive lrav-
cler once in a great while meets with
polite aud kind attendants, and Ee eY-
err afterward holds in grateful remem.
branoe the courtesy bo received, and
pleasantly contrasts it with the am
noyances to which he has been sub,
jected. ... ...t.
Conductors on railroads and per-
sons in charge Of ticket Offices are
generally the most uneommunicative
of any class of public servantsj and
yet there are mono who can, by . few
words, impart more desirable and sat
information. The answer
to = SIMPLE question is uttered ID
such obscure language and mufiey
tones that no who asks it finds him
self no wiser than before, aud the
mnnher in which reply is
given Is sufficient to make another at
tempt in the same direction too haz.
lrdois to repeat
Conductors, however are much
more excnsable than the class referred
10. Their business necessarily pre-
vents them froh paying much atten.
ion to their guests, and theirseviees
lro brought into constant requisitiOn
10 various parts Of the train, in order
10 insure tho comfort and safety of
hose intrustod in their care. Bdtras
We have stated, they are celebrated
ior their reticence. Even ordinary
connected, with thedepaFthre
'r arrival Of trains at various points
ilong the line, they seem to be uhfa-
nihar, with, or determined not to i'm,
,art TO anxious iRduirers. The re-
'ponsibiIity of one of these conduct
,rs is immense the lives Of hundreds
md thousands cf useful citizens do
bend upon his department and habits.
~ A gentleman visiting in the