Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-10-31
Correspondence of tn. Gold Hill Daily s.v..l

i cannot heip suspecting that the cnam-
bermaid attached to tho Hotel Meuble.
where I an now residing, WAS In early life
. heavy Dragon. Most F~renchmen have
served. ct one time or another. with the
colors. and the attendant-he 10 six feet
high, aud wears o moustache-who makes
the beds aud "aIes up" the apartments
generally at my hotel. has an unmistakably
martial air about him. He brings up the
eaCs aa lat and the newspapers every
morning with uuvarying military puno-
tuality. and receives with . salute worthy
In Its stir courtesy OF Corporal Trim, bis
modest weekly gratuity. I hear him ct
the end Of the corridor In which my apart
ment 10 situated. whistllng as he cleans
my boots. aud uttsring . Kissing sound ~
he brushes my coat. both being distinctly
evident OF military habits; and the manner
In which he occasionally snsthemstiEes the
always tardy washerwoman 10 yet more
strongly suggestive OF the "Long sword.
saddle, bride. o." Of the bold dragon.
lie Is withal . patient. willing. good.
humored fellow. who works cheerfuliy
early aud lato. tolls unmurmuringly up
and down stairs under the weight OF bur.
dsns In the way Of luggage which would
ArrRiaHr A GERMAN H%AusxNEcHr
And woll.nigh take the wind outof . Turk.
ish kam.ai. and leads uncompliiningly
that vhich-but for an occasional popping
round tho corner to . wineshop In the Hue
du Faubourg Montmartro. and the noctur-
nal pulling OF his cigarette at tho hotel
door when things are pretty quiet. when
the paironas Ia satisfied with scolding. and
tho guests arc weary Of ringing the bell
would DO q dogs life. The chambermaid.
whom I fancy 10 have been q dragon. has
only one fault, and that may not DO all his
own, perhaps. I 60 out TO breakfast at ~.
and between ~ aud I p. ~. my domicile
should properly be ''fxcd mp" by Baptists.
But, alas, how can BAptiste fix itup when.
from twenty minutes past u TO ten min.
utes past /. he aud his colleagues PAuI
and Louis and Antoine. have been unceas-
ingly occupied In conveying mp stairs the
luggage Of travellers who have Just arrived,
= uos'i!..s W. 80 .v.v, Tbess
s.s 49,, ,ho no,sI hs, been turn.
inc ,vsy from its portals, for laok u
space. at least
rrrrY QUESTS A DAY..
From all quarters OF the globe, and from
all countries and cities on tho face Of IL,
do thew come. these upfortunates. At the
railway station they engage cabs BY the
ho,r and wander .bout from hotel 10
III. 4, p.,,. vh,ch 4.
ove 80 =, sss,in. ~ lar hosnltsiity 10
10 ,on Nv, .hish am ,irsii h even
p, hss,,sd s-tenmo,bsr han De
n.nan ,amnd n,to,J s,rsst mt ,tilI.
Su.n0'y ~ ssvsla,s whaN,hs,r Je.ires
,ns.o s.,aaI w. ,ho,r NANCY s.L,nsted-
pc,ns sa s ~ P.r;s ,hs ho..
Pi W. LIN 60 o,hs, ,r.voisrs
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WIN u us". I.., y,nn M ;risnds -
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ins ~ ~ .p,ar ns,,m.n,. n 4.
pssy, u,,,nnons Jen.rinres that force
n.n,,.,o ~ 10 be.
h, ,ime.. r-npunctual 40 !. axing D my
hsbItstiou.
THE rp,xor, r,u,prr,oS.
WIN, 7 a do, have A letter To
~,,,. ,o.d.v and 7 c,nnot vrite while
p,n,,.,o 4. no,teripu .hout with brooms
ami v,,sr 4, n linus, snare time to 90
a. AZ. p,h,hi,,o, IAN No, oui,s c-rt.in
w y" -
whether tho Exhibiiion iuch u no'-i