Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-17
BUBDETT's BEST,
A Brief Record of the Watchful
Care of a Hotel Porter.
From the Burlington Hawkeye.

From the Burlington Hawkeye.
II was during the reign OF the good
caliph. when Abou Tamerlik came to
the city of Bagdad, threw his gripsack
on the counter, and, as he registered,
spoke cheerfully to the clerk, saying:
"a sample room on the first floor, and
send my keyster up right away, and
call me for the 6:29 train in the morn
ing"
And Basler ell lab, the clerk, looked at
him, but went away 10 the mirror ana
gazed at his new diamond.
And Abou Tamerlik hied him forth
and went into the booths and bazars,
and laid hold upon the merchants and
enticed them into his room and spread
out his samples and besOught them to
buy. And when night was come he
slept Because, he said, 1t is a dead
town and there is no place to go.
And before the second watch oil the
night Rhumul EN- Uph, the porter,
smote on the panels OF his door and
cried aloud;
"Oh, Abou Tamerlik, arise and dress
for it is train time"
And Abou arose and GRIT his raiment
about him and fastened down stairs
and crept into the bus.
And he marveled that he was so
sleepy, because he knew he went to bed
exceedingly early and maryelously so
Der.
And when they got to the depot, 10,
it was the mail west, and 1t was lO:2o
Pm.
And Abou Tamerlik swOre and reach
ell for the porter that he might smite
him, and he said unto him:
Garry me back to my room, and see
that thou call me at 6:2S A. NJ, or thou
diest"
And ere he had been asleep until the
midnight watch, Rhumul EN- Uph smote
again on the panels Of the door and cried
aloud:
awake, Abou Tamerlik, for the time
waneth, and the train stayeth for no
man. Awake and haste, for slumber
overlook thy server, and the way is long
and the bus gone"
And Abou Tamerlik arose and dress
ell, and girded up his loins, and set forth
with great speed, for his heart was anx-
ious. Nevertheless, he gave Rhumul
EN- Uph quarter and made him carry
his grip, and he cursed him for drivel-
ing laggard. =,
And when they came to the train 1t
was IL :46 p. NJ, and it was a way freight
going south.
And Abou Tamerlikf fell upon Rhumul
EN- Uph and smOte him and treated him
roughly, and said;
ooh, pale gray ass OF all asses, the
prophet pity thee if thou callest me
once more before the 6:2S A. NJ. train
east"
And he cat him into his bed.
Now when sleep .ell heavily upon
Abou Tamerlik, for he was sorely dis
couraged, Rhumul EN- Uph kicked
fiercely against the panels OF his door
and said:
"Oh, Abou Tamerlik, the drummah,
awake and dress with all speed. 1t is
night in the valleys, but the day star
shines on the mountains. Truly the
train is even now due at the depot, but
the bus is indeed gone
And Abou Tamerlik, the drummah,
swore himself awake and put on his
robes and FASTENED to the depot, while
Rhumul EN- Uph, the porter, went be-
fore with lantern.
For it was pitch dark and raining like
house a-tire.
And when they reached the depot it
was a gravel train going west, and the
clock in the steeple tolled , A. NJ.
And Abou Tamerlik fellupon Rhumul
cru Uph, the porter, and beat him all
the way home, and pelted him with
mud, and brake his lantern and cursed
him. And he got him to bed and lie
slept.
Now. when Abou Tamerlik awoke the
sun was high and the noise of the street
car ratified in the street. And his heart
smote him, and he went down stairs
and the clerk said to him:
ooh, Abou Tamerlik, live In peace.
1t is too late for breakfast and too early
for dinner, nevertheless, it won't make
any difference in the bill"
And Abou Tamerlik, the drummah.
sought out Rhumul EN- Uph, the porter
and caught him by the beard and said
INTO him:
"Oh. chuck el edded pup (which is
''Thou that sleepest at train time why
hast thou forgotten me-"
And Rhumul EN- Uph was angry, and
said;
"Oh, Abou Tamerlik, the drummah,
hastv in speech and slow to think;
wherefore shOuldst thou get up at
daybreak, whenthere another train that
goes the same way tomorrow morn
ing"
But Abou Tamerlik would not heark-
en- unto him, but paid his bill and hired
a team and man to take him to the
next town. And he hired team at the
livery stable, and he cursed the house
that he put up at.
Now, the livery stable belonged to
the landlord all the same. But Abou
Tamerlik, the drummah, visit not that
il was so.