The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29

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How Sharp Waiter Discovered the Thief.
ssWelI, sir, It's o curious story" he said !;
asard as you've got nothing to do, and we
shall have some time on our hands, I'll tell II
Ito you"
It's more than twenty years ago since I
first went to the Hand and Glove as second
walter In the summer time, and have taken
the same situation ever since. I am not head
waiter there even now, though shall be the
master OF the place In few months; 80 you
may conclude Though you was liberal gent
yourself, 80 far as remember) might have
waited long enough before saved the money
out of my wages and perquisites. But In the
autumn Of the year before last curious thing
happened at that hotel.
y It was the race week at Brighton, when we
are always full, and every room was engaged /;
most OF them by old customers, but one or
two, OF course, by strangers. One Of these
last was Mr.. John Adameon; he was q
chance comer-that is, he had not written be-
forehand to secure room, as Is usual at that
time, and, therefore, he got very bad
one. It was No. AZ, which In slack seasons
was never occupied; It looked into the little
courtyard In the middle Of the house, and
had nothing to recommend 1t but Its great
height-it was, In fact, two floors thrown
Into one; some nervous persons hRd fancy
Hr,w{ hnUpvar haoAnRa n fQW lfan9 down
the passage was the trap-door In the roof
under which stood the ladder that formed
the Are-escape; but. as a rule, people who
were shown TO No. A. objected TO II. Mr..
and, Indeed, to look at him, you would have
said that he had been used to worse rooms
1t Was not SO much his clothes-thOugh they
didn't fit him, and yet looked as II he was
wearing them for the first time-buta q certain
hanR-dog, cringing way he had With him.
which showed he was q low fellow. He was
turtle, of course-a man who made his llv-
Ing, or tried to make It, by horse-racin9. and
had come down to I'LL his pockets at the ex-
pense Of other people; but, 80 far as that
the ereat MIR. Dodds, the bOokmaker, for in
stance only second Ia the extent OF his Oper-
ations to the Leviathan bimself-who srav-
eled with his secretary, and had our first floor
front; there was Captain Leger, who went
halves In winnings whatever he did In
loeinRs-with the Marquis Of Spawn; and
there was Sir Toby Gray, who had three
horses on the hill himself. and one Of them
fret favorite for the cup. But all these men,
for the present, at least, were men Of sub
stance. and looked like 1t. You might have
said they were made OF money, for every one
Of them had pocketbook bursting with
bank-notes, which was certain to be either
fuller or emptier before the week was out.
IN wsrd e
had had to name bis trade could have done
1t the fret moment clapped eyes on him; It
was Welsher. However. It is not the busi-
ness OF hotel. Keeper TO turn any man
tr0m hts door VINO wants pea ana can
Anord to pay Tor II; ana as Ior plcRmg ana
stealing, our own piate was az brltannla
metal. while MT. Dooas ana CAPT. Leeer ana
Slr IoDy Knew very wen YELLOW now 70 taae h, care o. ol
themselves ano tneiI lnoney, taVing @ peen on
the turf lor tne iasL tWenLy years, ana
accustomed 70 az 0escIlpuohs OF Villains.
As ior me. nag enough 70 t 90 AZ ~ 5nat a busy
time without looking a!,er me @ seedy tenant
of NO. ~, VINO Went up me MI every Gay 20
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