The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-03-24
A HOTEL OUT WEST.
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 Many hotel clesks have a great desire Co move arouad. to clerk al oae hotel fcr taae, and then accept an engagement al anoshes, and go to d,tfe.en, clues. and have the pApen sAy that so-and-so, the genial eiesk oi the house. has been secured ey such a ho.els Has there ls que Ch,cage hotel clerk tha, ~ill never move around any more f he caee gets settled ,na paying toe. Last year he Ac- eep,ed position as elesk in . hotel in Dakota. and the pApesS spoke ef the ho- tel he vas la go to as one that ~as dosng an immense hasiaess, and predicted that the clerk would make u very popular. Hc went away rum Chicago w,th high hopes and hat, good clothes and heAith, and last week he came back. lie went sls sss ;A.see .....ssss s.4 Aa.~l -hese ts,~nd ot his was room clerk. and Ie h,end called porter to fire hlm out doou sos tramp. he was the ~cvss looking xpect. men ,ha, eses ~es. and h,. trend d,d not know h.m. Explanations followed, and the two ~cnt lnto the hAs-soom and took a drunk. and the Chicago eiesk sa,d
 What Is the meaning oi ,h,sg Ddat Dakota agree ~th yoa
 " Don't mention m,' said the returned pIodigal :" Iim. have had the worst tune yoa ever sa~. l vent oa, therc a year ago next mon,h. We'll. the hotel vas small frame structure, with sr hool section on the the top floor. and ~c have slept thsce hundred people m tha, house plen,, oi nights. They ,esac m wagon loads. The landlord made money. ba, he vas never around. and 1 had la do s,ei} sAang. Inc landlord va. selling town lott, and surveying and run a iam- bct yard. and c,eyth,ng. Inc first day was there had la leave the osia,c and dr.e thtIiy teams around to the barn and help anh,t.h the haascx. and all the tune l vas there 1 ~eA hall hostie,, halt cham bctn,aid, half cook. and halt everything thesc vas. Why. jim. A hotel eleil ls ot no mare account aat there than an alder man Is here. |, would make you slsk. l had to help wat on talsle, help make beds. spu slabs io, fuel h.,il out the ,ei- iat. deal tot A taio bank the landlord vas interested ,n. at as ss,j ,j'ef,ntendeni oi the sunds, ,.h.oi. mttk sis .a~s and throw down ha, tor the horses. go out and hold ham io, surveyors. wheel trunks from ihe depo, on the wheel barrow, scrub the 'hNt t'hf Nt'b st9b ttRtbts b"tt manager iou dance, in the school se, ton. dIg p"st holes iot a bathed wsfe iense. peel potatoes, keep books, unload oats. ,no~ away hay. lay on, ee.psca. deal oat qu,u,ne .o the s,.k. and make m, selt generally useful.
 We'll, yuu have had A pi, .nte. haven't you Why dtd you leave If you Lad your hands sa tuiit = said inc Chicago tIiend.
 u, ,ouid si..nd < ssiy wsl! ts the summer and fall, but ~hen winter ,olne on It was different. Couldn't sst wood enough to keep warm. and had |" lay abed twenty hnuis day to say. fuel No guests eam,ng ,n the winter. and only a few stay ose, ~ho can, ge, out. and they ~lli ~o,k iui their board haveat had iu do my Nnik CA cpt in keep aAfm all winter, ba, got tired laying in bed. and when the hfat tram went through after the blo. kAde got on, and .hc con 1 du, tni dida, date put me on fui fsai would iicelc and the road ~ouid be sued i iVf damages got th,s buffalo oyersnat 1 isum fellow that died in the house, aBd here am without doitar, and m Iob. l lf can g-t in A a bell boy am wiling io take !, aud ~oik ny say up ,o ele- vatot man and l ant satisfied. l want 1 Ia trii you some tune oi the wheat ,fops ! they raiscd out there. h is the greairst country under the sun. but w,ii hlte somebody ,o go out there and get ueh ioi inc amt no hog 1 don | wan, the earth. and the nld Dakota clerk wet his hngei and tou,h he'd has Chicago friend : diamond stud ant ihen iassed ot h,s iDgei and sad, " he same old piece oi bofaa, sec. and the sranee broke up.