The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-12-04
Hotel CLERKS V1niiCatcl.

"Whcn was your age" said Grand
father ~ a. Uitiner ~ i'T- --'~- aoplori"s thn
unrcIiablity of the newspapers, 'whcn l
was ut your age l hao the same fnult TO
find with tho papers. I couldn't believe a
word that was in 'em. For instance every
day read some scrccd about hotel clerks
slckin' up their noses at poor but respect
able people who were forced to stop with
them. At that time was proprietor Of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, an was runnin' it on
the European plan-if you don't sec what
you want ask for it, no trouble to show
goods, an that sort of thing didn't be-
licvc word Of what the papers writ about
hotel clerks, an was mighty sure mine
want that way. TO satisfy myself, how
ever, an windicalc hotel clerks every
where, put up job on the newspapers.
A smile lit up grandlathcrs counlcnance
at this stirring of memory's cmbers, but it
quickly vanished, and he went on:
81 allus dressed in the height of fashion {;
but borrowed II suit Of clothes of John
Jacob Asor, an dsgushed myself as q
poor but honest person from the interior
l. 81 had let some friends into tho secret,
an they were present to SEQ hotel clerks
vindicatcd an slingin' rcbukc admins.
tered to scurrilous press"
At this point grandfather chucklcd
audib!y.
"Whcn all was ready walked into tho
Fifth Avenue, carryin' an ordinary iookin'
grir-sack, an registered as John Crab
apple, from Squccdunk.
Nice day. | saiu, as ornancntcd the
register with my stage name.
Glad to hear 1t, said the clerk, rs he
fixed his nccktic at q lookin' glass in the
Office
"'What time kin get train to Hack
cnsack /? asked, for | knowcd that par
ticular clerk was strong Oh time tables, and
| wanted TO fetch him out ofOrc The invited
guests, who were sittin' around takn' IL
all in. Ills reply knocked me clear ofI'n
my pins. He said, never once takin' him
self away from tho lookin' glass;
See here, my bald-hcaded patriarch,
you don't sec no people slccpin' around
here on benches with their valscs between
thcir'fect, do your You don't see no man
shown trunks around loaded with trunks,
do you2 You don't observe any little girls
runnin' around with apples to sell, do you {?
No, reckon note This is no depot, dcst'
sir. If you take me Tor tickct-agcnt, a
baggage smasllcr or a brakeman you get
lett. run hotel, not 81 mere railroad. {"
81 was mad rs q wet hen, but | waited
a spell. When he got his ncck-tic to run
parallel with his moustachc ho turned
around an asked INC what | was after, an
if would mind rcmovin my carpct.sack
from the counter an carryin' 1t out to the
stable, where it evidently belonged.
''rl,is was rubbin' your grandfather tho
wrong way of the ha'r, but as had gone
into the 'cheme for tho good Of clerks in
general, 1 naturally thought could stand
1t If they could.
III said would like to have a room, If
1t was all the same to him.
"tle said he would give inc room in
the cellar, only he was afcard / might
sprout.
"'Young man. said I, flarin' up, Il hcv
money to pay my way an sleep In the
bridal chamber, an don't propose to take
no lip from any sluck-up hotel clerk
"Whosc a stuck-up hotel clcrk7' he
yelled, dancin' out Of his ltten der, an
putin up his hands, Who's a stuck.u
hotel clelkf'
81 told him was only jokin' nm was
willin' an anxious to take IL oil. back; but
ho wouldn't haveit He danced 'roun' an
bobbcd up an down, an finally hit me a
terrible blow on the nose, Tako that
ysu old hay-ssed, he yolled, IAN, thAsl an