Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-12-16

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was the room assigned her, and she
was soon costly onsconced in front ola
blazing fire, built to order.
Soon an idea hit the old chicken
She rang the bell furiously, a boy APP
peared, and she asked: "0n which
side Of the house am u"
"0n the north side" was the reply.
Then she took a conniption fit,
sawed the air with her arms, said she
never lived North in her life and
wouldn't stay on the north side Of
anything, but must have a southside
room instantly, as the sunshine and
breeze were necessary to her exist
ence. 1t wa a very cloudy day and
quite chilly. The boy had made a
great mistake in not inquiring which
side the guest liked best, before he
answered her question. 1t would
have saved her from the tantrum spell
and Clerk Mason would be happier
now than he is.
After carrying on a bit for the col
pred boys benefit, the elderly female
tripped off down stairs and inter
viewed Mr.. Mason in person. Before
she got through with him, he wanted
t, call her a hard headed ,rhino ceros
but he didn't. Those who stood near
say no word description could do JUS
tice to the occasion. 1t was a rafting
tongue battle, with the firing nearly
all on one side. Mason got in a few
words, but his remarks were all of the
short range order, and fell short Of
their mark and consequently were
ineffective. The bad names she called
Mason we're enough to make a sailors
hair stand straight up. Finally she
said she weuldn't stay in no such hotel
a minute. Then she struck out hur-
riedly, get to her room, gathered her
sachel, wouldn't allow a boy to carry
it, nor any man to serve as an escort,
and she quit the hOase in a fury.
Carrying her patronage and self al
once to Gaston's the old woman ap.
piled for a room. Manager Bingham
soon caught the idea, aud said hi
didn't have a vacant one in the house
This made her madden than ever, and
after a one.s;ded coLloquy not compli
mentary 10 any one. the room hunte.
| quit the premises in high dudgeon
The Clarendon next enjoyed her soci
! ETY. for a few minutes. 1t happened
J that house had no vacant rooms either
! and the lady was nOnplussed.
She left a full set of gold-mounte
teeth in her room at the Pea
body, which during the excite
ment Of her going was forgot
e ten. A servant wrapped the teetl
! carefully in paper and took them
: tho Office, telling the clerk now h
had a chance to get even and max
the old lady pay for her fire, Ate
tiriug herself out at the Clarendo
she returned to the Peabody, wante
the room she had quit, an
parleying a while she came out wit
it and said she wanted her teeth, an
I on paying for the fire she had ordered
/. they were given to her. After a storm
, time, the old lady determined to qui
r the house for once and all. Next sh
took herself to she river, hiring
$ hack to convey her. On the way sh
: IT, led to break her arm against a VIII
dow, to make the driver open it 70
fresh air. She was ~suffocating, sh
r sad, and must have the benefit of
!; breeze. The breezes she had raised Q
r. various points in her path staggere
d all who came in contact with her, an
n were enough to keep them warm for
month, at least they felt that the
were.
n DOVE at the landing Clarence Ha
j. took her under his protecting Unfit
n enoe and escorted her to the ladie
cabin Of an Anchor Line steamer. ]
. wasn't long before he wished he hadn
T. done it. 1t happened a number {
t ladies we're on the boat at dinner, a
u passengers to 60 up the river or in
vited guests from the city. The new
Gomez soon took on one Of her suffC
d cating spells, said she couldn't stan
Z it, opened every stateroom door insid
= and O,It,in tho ladies' cabin and seate
|. herself to enjoy it. Other lalies con
It planned. The stewardess closed u
, the doors again, but the old woma
followed right behind and opene
1every ono as wide as they could swim
After a siege Of this exercise Ii
ladies lett the field, went to the foI
Q wardhall and gave up hunter tb
whole cabin to herself. Finally 81
tired of this novelty and said she WI
going back to the hotel.
a again reaching the Peabody I'll
guy old girl applied to Mr.. Mason fC
the same room she had previously Of
cupied. 1t was rented to anothe
:. An imprisoned scene followed, whic
y would have done credit to any risin
a young dramatic Artist. Mr. Msso
J. aud Mr.. Winter, his aid do CAM
lUere the supporting characters. III