The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-16
CALVES HEAD" WITH BRAIN
SAUCE.

Crescent
bonn DE VEAL where strangers meat.
COTHERwIsE CITY HorEL, Paris tkyl, February 10
Since l commenced borrowing my meals as
a, owe, ! have been anything but mesly mOuthed
IN expressing myself, although careful not TO say
anything that would 60 against the grain. Not
withsiandirg have defined my political ststus be.
fore, still claim the right public man TO set
the public right also. Like Andy Johnson,
have several titles in the above named hotel, the
walters alternately calling me "Cap., )" Major"
Doctor Colonel Professor" Judge, and
yesterday "Goyernor!" l therefore feel the
dignity Of all these fellers, and acknowledge no
sal ei,r except hotel clerk, who is gen rally
unspproachable, and irreproachabe-in his stile.
Did you ever see a New York hotel clerk! fhem's
your fellers. They consist of twO-thirds unpaid
taiOr's bill and stile, one eighth patent leather
boots arother eighth shirt collar and cravat an
eighth of har lie and cosmetic, and the rest Il
emeuc! Their urbanity, BRAINS and sen.e are
eft out for want of room! II man would only
buy few "lst class hotel" clerks for what they
are actually worth and sell them for what thse
think themselves worth, We could make 80 mu q
money that the Rotschids and myself together
couldn't pay the interest on his income while ne
was dining of Of live Goals!
Have sQuandered portion Of my wealth in
New York hotels, which are kept merely for the
accommCd alion of the public, and not 10 make
}.
tied up at the Giuskutus Hotel where they have
lots of Dishes but mighty little into 'eml When
fust went to the hotel went into the ONCE
Guskutus eyed me, but when got up 20 the bar
10 put my name down in the book, thus-A.-X-
Head, ID. S., Catnipville, La.-he was as b1sy as
it be had Just received a large load Of Emmy
Grants by Adsms's Express. He had noticed that
ny clothes were dusty and little ont OF 1.-THE
slile Mary and so he busted himself with better
clothed chaps. After waiting an hour or two,
more or less, he twisted his mOustache, pulled his
head up over his shirt collar, and cOndesceuded TO
ask:
{" What can do for yerg"
"I'n take a room and some vittels," I said.
He ierke ed a pen from behind one Of his long
ears, and writ my name, y. de then turned
srCund and talked with somebody else for a day
CT two, then jerked down a key as tho he was
goin' to strike ne, and calling boy BY the name
Of Front, told him to take me to No. 9JO7, up
stains
Gintle reader, just consider me gOin' up stairs
while you are reading thrO tC-day's paper!
When l got up 70 my room, found l was
not likely 10 be lonesome as there were good
II any ancient but small occupants VINO are too
lazy to 90 down stairs TO get their meals, aud
20 Try TO make a living by biting people. also
found shat there was doe view Of the roofs OF
d e houses all round aud of the country be-
yond 1t would have been good room for an
| astronomical observatory, as | was so near the
stars | could count them, and also the number
OF holes in the moon. My parents never would
| have believed that their beautiful, yet modest,
| child could have got so high in the world.
| waited until the servant got down stairs and
then runR The bell. Bye and bye up came the
waiter, putting and blowing, 10 know what
pitcher Of ice water."l
Down he went. aud after while came back
with The wafer, and anxiously inquired:
Anything else, sir ~
"NothIBg.'
Down he went, and By the time he had got
down ] rung the bell again, by way OF change
| Up be came, and the face he presented thus time
was one scarce to be seen even on battle held.
He looked wild, ferociOus. Win theatrical air
| lie inquired:
"Nhat 60 you want noTE
az want you to 90 down them stairs agin, and
tell one o. them clerks 70 call az this room, OIL
particular business, and right OF, tool"
Down be vent, and mp come mister CLERK, per
spring, putting and prating.
| y" what's the matter, Mr. Head, that you can
| let that bell rope alone what do you want
MY dear Teller, I simply sent down for you 81
as 10 inform you that the roofs OF all the buldlng
in this neighborhoOd are covered by shingle
instead Of slate!'
Ny room was changed!
was put down stairs where | could get 70 m!
meals in the dining room and return To my be-
Tsom the same day
English hotels are different from American
They are not like them. In this country, you ar
pretty certain 10 know when you have got you
hotel bill paid by the size OF t; IN England, y0
never know when you are done paying IN hote
was presented with bill in London, printed hk
, a Wssh list, and the following are few OF tn
! items for three days board: Broom rent, board
wine, express, portersge, bOot-OiackiDg, extr
light, ehsmbermsid, soap, extra water, t0Tel'
wear Of furniture, napkins at table, washng, PEI
ink and paper, fire, bath, extra bed clothes, Us
: Of morning papers, cab, use OF bootJacE, owe
! eating at table d'hote extra tOOthpicks, coming
late nights. unstrapping two trunks, ans6erin
the be winking at the female CLERK IN the oin :.
ma.h Tar
!. above bill only had 10 fee the head waiter, u
assistant clerk in the Office, the waiter who CAV
me soup at table the chsmbermsid, the head pc
ter, the bell boy, the chap what checked my az
j. brella, the other chap who held my overcoat u
+ 'SBoots - the fellow who opened the door OF q
!, cab and the fellow who shut il! In France, 1t
/, not much better, only they have little more So
uitor IL. mode and SIGH, while they are soundll