Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-20
The Story of a Hotel Bill.

We find this amusing story in the
New York correspondence ofthe Bos-
ton Herald:
We are all familiar with the frequent
extortiOlss practiced by hotel keepers
in this country upon those Of thei pa
irons who, it is supposed, will endure
anything. Not long ago, a young h.
DIV who had come here from New Eng
land with her mother, with the view Of
taking lessons in music, went to one
of the uptown houses to stay for Il
week or two, until she could board in
"a private family. The morning that
she was to leave she sent for the bill
for herself and mother-a lady of
nearly sixty, who occupied a room,
No 40; adjoining that of her daughter.
Miss - was amazed to find that her
bill amounted to S172, because she
knew it ought not to he more than $40
or $40 at the outside. As no items
were given. she returned the account
to the office with lhe request that the
items should be inserted. The bill
went back with two or three specifica-
tons, and sundries setdown at $40.
Once more she returned the bill, de
mailsling to know what the g 81. ldries y
might be. The clerk explained, through
the servant, that sundries was the
polite term for G drinks" which so en-
ragged the young lady that she de-
milnded to see the extraordinary ac-
c0untant in person. He made himself
visible III due season, and the delicate,
spiritual looking girl confronted him
by asking if he supposed she had
drank, in eight or nine DAYS, $40 worth
of liquor. As may he imagined, he
was somewhat abashed, and said, with
confusion: ~ beg pardon, Miss; it's
a mere clerical error. This is a; the
drinks should have been charged to
45--tle next door, you see-a room oc-
cupied 10y an old fellow who drinks
like fish," s.Permit me TO Introduce
to you the old fellow, replied Miss
pushing open the door, standing ajar,
and revealing To his COMPOUNDED gaze
one OF the gentlest and saintiiest-look-
ing old ladies he had ever beheld.
The clerk said nothing, but dashed
down the stairs, and in minute u re
ceipted bill was once more returned,
with the g sundries omitted.
~ The Times of the 10th inst. in
commenting upon the repeal of the
Election, Registration, Constabulary
and Printing Laws, says that a void
is thereby created in the necessary
Legislation Of the State, which it The
Times, hopes will be judiciously filed.
We coincide with our city contemporary
but 60 little further and hope than
the true Republican party now in pow
er, not by the aid of their enemies, the
Democrats, but by their own tirmness.
aided and directed by the splendid
Statemanship of the Executive, will
not entirely forget tie Democratic
and invarible custom.
To the victor belongs the sp0ils
and whilst they pass laws, awarding
only a fair and honest compensation
for public work performed or public
service rendered, provide also thai
that work shall be done, and that ser
vice carried out, By friends aud not
enemies, unless they wish to arm the
latter to the destruction of the former.
~ The notice of the change in the
of the Ice House Hotel
was written last week and intended to
appear at the same time the card of
the new proprietors, siessrs. Mason &
Hooe. was publish, d, but by an over
sight, it was left out. Since then we
have had an opportunity of testing the
which preyades the whole es-
Establishment, producing most excellent
fare, in great abundance and variety,
good attendance. and comfortable
rooms, which all together of course
goes to make up q well kept house
which We can cordially and conscien'
tiously recommend to our fellow citi.
gems and the travelling public general
~.
ANOTHER MURDER.--We have seen
the process verbal of am inquest held
by the Parish Coroner, on the body Of
a negro, named Sylvester, which was
found on the 1lth of this month hang
ing from tIve, about eight miles from
here, III the Pinewoods, on the north
side OF Red River. There we're three
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