New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-02
The Bitter Bile

The Memphis Register tells the follow ia g
good story OF how a gay commercial erBS
eler got the best of an eXacting landlord:
At a certain Motel, not more than q chou
sand miles from Memphis, a lady arrived
by one of the trains and was assigned d
reom-No. 40. We will sav-any number
serving the purpose 90 this history as well
as the real one. by some of those subtle
processes by which secrets leak ont, with
out any particular person being convicted
of a breach o1 coutidencGa IL became gene
rally known to all about the hostelrv. that
the lady, who was Young and pleasing 10
appearance and address, was maerirdo bu?
that come marital incongeniality had 10 3
bel e.a ie.sYe hes husband. and 2has she ss's
lsArF nf NeE t,s6I7lsS ~ so s0 obtain legal sss-
sisssnsS SB sege5Sne cheese Soa8diso NErs
silksB dsId SSnafsro touS move alss. grown
heavy and iIksum". Yhis know ftaiges thlp "
an air eli interest .lboue the lady, aud slim
ule:ed Curiosity ?" scrutinize Der utgoiHgs
srd incrInlSgs s..'e"r than would. lsndes
other circumstances. prtLsps have sees
the ease.
*aua after her arrival 10 rh& hoe N
,,urSti"D. u COMMERCIAL Traveller all" sH
tered ul..n the scene. re WAS travt.n. III
tine interest %! u lir." Northern house, and
Though there vas nothing in lis manner To
attract sl'rria! attention. he developed. ia
the course oi his stay. u business capacity
and a thct in making the most Of apparent
~ uurtulnisinS circumstances which. to- say
the LEAST, Indicated that the firm whose
rcvrtst NATIVE he was Rad chosen wisely in
selscting business agent.
He had been ut the liOSel bns few hOuis
when 1t became known TO the cNssiperA
that he ka,i struck NJ. An acquaintance with
the lady aforesaid. and. frrth that it al,.
pearc,l tO be u ease Of mutual admiration
70
for the interests nt tie hotel if ut this point
its managers cuuld have restrained the
prying esrs sn,l grs-iping tongues thar
helped develop iulinrr facts. Int it wac nu:
80 to be. From one ''i'r"pins Tom t.
another sruin Inrnial 10 nrni.,l alisl larkrs
to ias key. the scandal passed that our com
nercial traveller had been Rren TO enter. IL
an uuseemly hour. the lshuuld be-; sacred
precincts Nf room No. ~. and the same
watchful eyes testified that he had left it %;
another unscrm!y hour in the morning.
Er the course "f the day his busincse Ir.
lnandtd his departure for another city. a.
the hour f"H rtsun..rS h:S journey ap.
Vs"a,l,s.i Rae G,asis' aiI" preparations ihsse.
s,e. eHI a.N"Hs ":lsg shing. ses,us SEED 2ia
Oil! sUsss a'ae s's 'Ar ,s.'k 81 ahs t"'Soeo
Sho9 I'.siS susf, 's::';sS Sc Sj0' seSss'eV, 30
YSI sss :SsoluoI9NsiSs
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q q
soqlge,as gag sqaveoae friend, - lsoU. hcw-
essg. 'SNoss1' ts gle.asreOs, asuS o. ssy
9,ea's.. eie ,.o,naad Sas Sie SSlo
She brisk slers eeslaS
0'Sour elf. ole 10 Sl0o''
ogss dolsare sho ss,e eeA NrAoe
alaka so,ss She Giroo sta drew S.,v.h lie
ssocket- book 20 9iIlsi.ats se. is 20 say SIC
q dos % sSotel sSas q ssrs srdisars eccae-
seace. ePlsis~ gnaRo eVio ebp oil. sYos
spcclib ehe itt4ne
Nov she oleISo 9sasieg &c @se ssOaPa
gerry smspt Slango eiG 40 Sasgsa s.tsl. AZ
the bill DO made uueo spscitod aehsegs 80
s. for one 49, saUisprsa sssl g. az s;o.siss
IN No. 400
our sSase9eS esss.o e.s.s ore q uoAe ~
.CSocsS Ale sect ipse.l s!ol. S;ae sken ,'.s
nrssrieaS os1 tic aoees.AesIuel. "a, whono Ste
sosumf@si.o 3sas epoP,r stteS s'ie 1..h:oe.
Oh on u0o ro;as zoo sle office a., she flNI.
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.utees o.ssiol. - alorint Isnss ss.- al.eS
sssich ssrooose a1loishs al, asxsyei.e-
eSene oS suS.essrllcVs eoseI 4. Sox..sx.
ssD W s' 20 pslehs co. shao 20 csf,e :..ss sse.
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