The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-08-20
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"Whew y whistled the landlord
HAS he no friends to pay for him ?"
PLENTY of friends now, but LET them
find out that he is broke, and they'll be
off like a convey of BIRDS
L must see him; and the hotel pro-
prietor walked out upon the piazza, ap-
preached a young man leaning against
one of the front pillars
MIR. Watson, your bill, see, is in ar
rears one week over TIE settlement day /
Why is it p
The young man flushed at first as ifin
anger; then smile oyerspread his hand +.
some face. 81 know l am little delin /
quent, Major Snow, but l can't pay at
present"
"Do you expect morey soon -
"Well, really, l don't know who should
send me anything from their surfeit of
cash"
''Then l am to understand that you are
not only unable to pay, but do not expect
to be able p
Undoubtedly, Major
"Sorry, Watson, for you have been a
favorite of the season, and | don't like to
turn YOU out before the breakup Nor
will l. If you can give up your suit of
rooms, and take up with one suited to
your circumstances, will let you remain
the season out, trusting you to pay me in
the future"
You are very good, Major, and l
guess I'll have to consent"
So the baggage of Robert Watson was
lifted and borne from the elegant suit on
the second floor to little seven by four
teen room on the fifth floor.
How quickly it became known that
l., T.. l
ant in the house betrayed the knowledge
In the absence Of the usual Difference paid
to the possessors Of "parlors" At dinner,
anticipate Mr. Watson's wants suddenly
became oblivious to those wants, and only
answered them after repeated orders.
The cashier and register clerk, always SO
obsequious, grew dignifed and indiffer-
ent. Only the urbane Major preserved
a kindly greeting for his guest too poor
10 pay his bill, and remaining by suffer
ance.
"Queer," thought the hotel proprietor
'He certainly had money enough when
he came, fer he deposited a cool five
thousand in the safe. He hasn't beer
fast, l am certain, and his habits haVt
been so good that.the young bloods hav:
rather played off from him. But he ha
been lavoritc Not a belle in the room
but would have dropped her best frien,
for his attendance. Hang me if car
understand it.
Watson, hailing from Baltimore, ha
been a season guest at the Cascade
Friends he had in plenty He was eour
ageous. well-bred, good looking, iutelli
gent, and, apparently, rich-what NOR
could be asked Among the ladies h
had moved quite a prince and man.
were the. gossamer webs woven as toll
TO capture him, but to all he proved
very incorrigible recuzant-hc would no
be any ones prize. The exquisite charm
of voice. manner aud sentiment, tn
beauty Of person, the elegance of attire
all were agreeable to him, deeply SO. 70
he seemed to enjoy them immensely; bn
not the brilliant poetess, Miss Mouutjoy
nor the coy and artless Miss Dumain, no
the rattle-headed young Miss Lambert
nor the very rich Miss Oromanes, az
peared to command him. He was TO a
alike, the agreeable companion, the car
did friend, the shrewd resistant of all ar'
to lead him into loves labyrinth
mazes.
How would all these beauties of th
saloon receive the announcement sure
as the Major expressed it?
Evidently Mr.. Watson was not indi
ferent He still frequented the piazz;
and parlors, giving every friend, ma
and female ample opportunity to ''cui
his acquaintance, or otherwise to EXPIRE
themselves. 1t was somewhat curious
note the progress of his decline, not ia
for Watson had that in his character CO
struction which, even if poverty and tri;
would preserve him from sacrifice
personal dignity and self-reliance. B
that he acas on the decline became to hi
a sorrowful fact.
Sorrowful did We say? That is, jug
ing by the usual standard of human .
licity OF misery. To lose ones friene
10 behold your position in society gra
ualiy slipping away, to realize that
longer you are held in coveted consider
tion By chosen few, is, ordinarily,
source Of sorrow. But in Watson's ca
it was difficult to tell how keenly t
knife cut to the quick of his sensibilitie
for, while every acquaintance was Civ
full facilities for doing the disagreed
Office of giving the "cold shoulder"
Baltimorean appeared like an interes
spectator, and was as unmoved WI
passed by supposed friend without
elightest notice, as il he were a news
per reporter, anxious to see the act
note the fact.
Into the parlors during the evening
particularly pressed his way If b.
Of gay fellows surrounded Miss Mountj
he worked his way to the circle, and,
last, received from that lady of Sapp
like lips his discharge. She did n
gracefully and crushingly turn her b
upon him not three days after his rem
al from the second floor.
Miss numain he sought, confident
one go artlees certainly would be alb
the hollow-hearted crowd, and still e
him her friendly greeting. Vain C
ception The artless girl was coy indie
and when at length he cornered her
was to his discontinue. She gudde
turned and forced her way past h
without even one Of her downcast CLAN
On the contrary, her eyes were fixed Fl
on his face, and plainly said, "Sir, we
strangers"
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