Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-06-25

! boI OF one Ol our letutlS H"hoiS u"u lhc
finished bis first forty wipks after TO
firing the other night, when he wa
conscious of slight noise under thu
bed.
"Come out OF that or III blow yor
| full of Sutro tunnels!" he shouted ~ b,
sat up In bed and cooked his revolver
Hold hard Pm coming" said, The
concealed party, scrambling from under
the bed. 1t was too dark to see clearly
but the hotel keeper could perceive d
shadowy form arise and lean afab),
over the footboard,
What the deuce are you doing there'
roared the ineensed steak. stretcher.
Now, keep cool--take it easy-don'i
get excited, y said the intruder. blaudly.
DTS al your own fault
"What the blazes do you meant"
why, I've been trying--my name il
Sliggs, agent for slushingtop 81 Slasey,
Philadelghia-fve been trying to see
you for two weeks Wanted to show
you patented article of the greatest
value to your business"
Don't want to see any agent--but
what on earth do you mean by"
81 was just going to explain" interup.
ted the cheeky customer. II deternin.
cd to see you at any risk, SO ! inst hid
under the bed. You see | wanted to
get at you when you had nothing to
bother you. Plenty OF time to talk, you
understand"
well, Of al the gall "
~ won't detain you Il minute hast.
ly continued the agent. II am trying
to introduce patented article of butter
and"
"We've arranged for all the olcomar.
garine we want" growled the hash
server.
But this Is another article entirely.
lisa composition of semi-hquid rubber,
colo,ed and manipulated so as to resem.
BILE the best cloyer.fed butter BY its
use the Goarder of the period Gun be
brought so as not to en-, any butter at
all"
Don't believe it, said the dyspepsia
aggravator, ineredulously.
"Bnt it's q fact all the same,' went on
the agent, sitting on the footboard and
lighting cigarette. "You see, the
guest puts his knife into the butter, and
proceeds to butter his bread. That is,
he thinks he does, but the rubber mere.
" yields to the pressure of the knife.
Instead Of the portion being removed, it
really slides back to the original roll as
he withdraws his knife. The boarder
magines he has spread the bread. how.
ever, and eats it eonien'ealy. You know
how much imagination has to do with
hese things, anyhow"
big money saved if the thing really
unused the landlord.
''But il does work." persisted Mr..
'liggs; "thcre are twenty-six restau.
ants and four large hotels using it in
chicago. Big success, too. Doesn't
give the bread that peculiar-aheip!---
peculiar wbeel-greasy flavor Of regular
iotel butter. Besides, there are no
lars and things. If il wasn't 70 dark
ID show you a sample that has been in
lse over eight months. All you have to
10 is TO iresben it mp with little water
md wooden dye once month, and
here you arc.
'T'll think over it," said the great
American extra charger, thoughtful
y.
"Do 30, and III see you in the morn.
ngD and after tncking the covers
round the landlords feet and bidding
lin u CHEEKY goodnight, the butter
gent unlocked the door and slid ont.
Instead of inspecting the new boon to
avern keepers the next morning, the
otel man put in time writing All ad.
ertisement for the papers to the effect |
hat if the sneak thief who stole four |
cal rings, a set Of diamond studs, six !
cart pins, pair sleeve buttons, gold
watch, and tity-two dollars in coin,
rom a room in the hotel, would return
he jewelry, he could keep the money |
nd no questions asked. Francisco !
cost.
| SINGULAR AND SERIOUS ACCT.