The Penn's Grove record., 1883-11-17

lO-1lBut, dlA IL ObiJ W.
O'Clock: the boys must be havin' times
and no mistake were the somewna
mysterious words of a strapping biI
Waterman as he strolled up to ant
leaned against the Office counter Of on,
of the principal hotels Of this city las
night and helped himself to a couple o
toothpicks. The remark vas addresses
to the night clerk of the house, VIII
was sitting with his feet up, reading
newspaper, and vas overheard by
reporter engaged in glancng owe TIN
register.
"What do you mean; what's tn,
row2" asked the scribe, the Taught!
autocrat enshrined behind the countel
not having deigned to make any reply
or even glance up from the article h,
was reading.
"What do / meanP Why, l meal
I've run four drunken men up to be-
this blessed night, and a devil of a row
a couple of 'em made about it, too"
care four in one night thai
your usual share of such priest"
"WelI, yes sir, 1t Is; although I'v,
seen the nights when I've had seven o.
eight f%ellers, all as tight as drums, t.
put to bed. Oh, the night watchmar
of a hotel amt got no soft snap, ant
don't you forget it."
"Do they give you much trouble as q
ruler"
"Some does, and some doesn't; but
most of 'em is easy enough to manage
if you know how to work 'em. Yor
sea-" he continued, seating himself OIL
the counter and taking another tooth.
pick, "there are different kinds OF
DRINKS, you know, such as mild DRINKS,
silly DRINKS, fighting DRINKS and blind
DRINKS, and all must be treated in DIFF.
ferent ways. Now, the last Teller
took up to bed, f'rinstance, was just as
easy to handle as a wax baby, and nc
more trouble to take than a drink; but
the mar that came in before HIM was a
terror, a regular uglyone, who wouldnt
go above the first landin' without half
an hours coaxin' and pushin', and he
wanted to knock out the bronze man
what holds up the gaslight at the head
of the office stairs. Old chaps and
countrymen seems to be the easiest to
manage; but some of the young city
bloods that come In late are worse than
so many lunatics. Why l took a sort
of dude up to No. 431 last Tuesday
night that threw all the bedclothes out
of the window while l went to get him
some ice water, and was tryin' his best
to get the mattress out when l got
back. l had to go out In the street
and get the things, which was scattered
all yer the pavement. Then they
sometimes make a fearful row and
wake up the other guests. and holler
for more grog, and get sick, and are
more trouble than twins with the mea-
sles;" and the night Waterman sighed
as the memories of his by-gone expe-
riences with various kinds of 'sdrunks"
fitted across his brain.
do they ever give you anything for
for your trouble in taking care of
them?" queried the scribe.
swell, no sir, not often, though
sometimes one of 'em will come down
handsome, but mostly when they have
to be helped to bed they are too rummy
to know enough to do the right thing,
and, of course, when they wakes up
next morning they generally have heads
on 'em, and goes away without even
thinkin' of the trouble 1 had with 'em
the night before, and even if they did |
wouldn't be on duty, so they couldn't
remember my kindness anyhow. The
only case when | ver struck it real
rich was n night last May. 1 had
lugged a great big fellow, from Colo
RADIO. l think, up to 245, on the third
floor, and was just helpin' him into bed
when--n
Here the hotel anpunciator began
ringing, and the night clerk, looking
up, remarked with a yawn; That's
the third time 219 has rung; Bill, s'pose
you let up on that fairy tale you're
giving us, and run up to see what he
wants." and the much-enduring friend
of the intoxicated patrons of the hotel
winked at the newspaper man, said
that's one of 'em," and slowly vert
upstairs.