Smyrna times., 1880-06-16
Prejudiced Against Hotels.

II" other night very tall man, walking |
around under very ancient ilug hat and |
having a >Gtchcl in his hand, acco.tcd
hacHmHn at the Union depot and inquired
II he knew a man IN Detroit named BuIccr.
and added that Hul ger wa, his uncle. The
haclmau thought h" Encw such a man.
and thc Granger was driven over the coi,i'r
stone. for IL mile to find out that he was
mistaken. lie had dim Remembrance
that Rulgcr lived in a different section.
and he was driven around for another half
hour. Then hc gave the hacl,lnan two
and set out on his own account Every
person he met he stopped and inquired for
BuiCer, and he hired three or four hoys At
ten cents each to help him. 1t vas nearly
midnight when the old mau appeared in
front OF the city Hall and inquired Of
policeman if he knew HUl"cr. The officer
dIdn t. Waal, its mighty cuIis," muscd
the stranger: " want to find Iulgcr awful
bad"
"AuytlIing serious" asked the officer.
"Waal, yes. He's kinder related to me.
and | want to stop with him over night.
/ We been huntin' for over three hours,
| squanderod morc'n three dollars, and
havmt found Bulgor yet. Bulger's my
uncle, he is, and he owns a brick house and
has a door bell
Il don't hardly believe you'll find him,
observed the policeman.
| Wal, me1bc not, sighed the old man
g but if don't I'm going to fall back on a
sOrter cousin Of my witcs. If kin gin git
in, it will save hotel bill"
He walked away but at T.. 20 lie returned,
walking in the middle Of the street and
dragging his feet sideways. Making line
for the officer lie remarked:
Waal, didn't find that sorter cousin. ."
Didn't eh?"
" 10 sir: but think have aot the dead
wood on another chap. There's fellow
somewhere in this town who used to 90 TO
school with my wife. If kin find him, !
believe he'll Le glad to have Inc stay oyel
night. | don't remember lis name, but
mcbbc luck will trot me right to the door
lie started off up on Woodward avenue
and nothing moro was heard Of him unit
nearly > O'Clock. Then he returned limp
, , on both legs and carrying his hat in Lii
hand.
Didn't find him. eli Z" asked the officer
No, sir was the emphatic answer, a
the stranger let his sataLcl fall with heav,
Jar to the flag stones.
, "GOt any more relatives hc.c?"
7 guess not; but rs was coming alon
C'''N ht'o b'4lAlNIlIr NIl'At 80 OtA 'NiNA i4A
= GOT purity well acquainted, Id turn in a
5 your house, Your folks needn't be won
g ried about breakfast, toI I'm light eatcl
and carry my own soap and towels =
: Ills offer was rejected, and he was at
t vsed to 20 TO a hotel; but soon after DAY
c light lie was found asleep in doorway 0
e Jefferson avenue, his head on stair an
? his satchel under the small Of his back.
e "What are you doing here?" asked III
J. officer as he gave him a shake.
1t "Jist at present replied the old man
p he scrambled up, yawned and looked dow
at the dust on his clothes, I'm carryir
e out my prejudice agin hotels, and now,
u you havnt much to do, | wish you'd sho
e me a sorter,eatin' house where they'd gi'
u man a purity good breakfast and let hi
a. split some purity easy wood in payment.
+, The officer declined, and the old ms
oi picked UD his satchol and said:
V. "Waal, Us j.st lAy .,ne. There's
OF fellow in our place whose nephew h
'd Somethin' to do with some of the stor
:, here and guess I'll find him and be
ID vited to a regular old fashion knock dow
e- break fast"
u And he started out with sixteen limps
lie the rod and the sleeve Of red wooden sh
ne hanging down from h;s hurstcd satchcl
es the sidewalk.