The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1883-08-08
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81 would like to ring that bell Say,
won't you let me ring that bell9 That
must be fine-sounding bell. I'll
give you fifty cents if you let me ring
that bell"
The speaker was a .mild-eyed young
fellow with an innocent look upon his
face that inspired confidence at the
first sight. He was Boston boy, and
was in Waterloo, Canada with only
fifty cents in his pocket. He hadn't
had any breakfast or dinner, and when
he offered Charley Hall, the proprietor
Of the hotel, fifty cents for the privilege
Of ringing the huge dinner-ber that
set in the Office, he was playing for a
stake.
Charley gave the youth casual
glance, "sized him up as II "fresh."
and then told him he could ring the
bell as long as he wished to for fifty
cents.
The young man laid down his last
fifty cents, seized the bell and began
vigorous ringing.
As it happened TO be about the
1inner hour. the proprietor thought
this a good joke.
In through the parlors, out upon the
veranda and even upinto the chambers
sounded the clang of the bell. The
guests soon became annoyed and then
eXasperated. "What in the deuce have
you got that bell ringing for?" asked
one. "Tie rope to that calf and haul
him in said another If you don't
put stop TO that blame nuisance We'll
quit your house." said third.
The landlord, thoroughly bewildered,
both by the ringing of the bell and the
complaints of the guests, went out TO
the fellow and said: "Come, haven't
YOU rung that bell long enough? The
guests are all complaining about it
"Rung it long enough? Bless you,
haven't hardly begun yet What do
you suppose 1 paid you the last fifty
cents that had in the world for?
Long enough? Pshawl You must
be crazy, man. Just listen TO that
bell Amt that splendid sounding
bell? What magnificent bell Listen
to the fine tone of that bell, man, and
then think how you could ask me to
stop ringing that bell. I'd rather ring
this bell than eat my dinner, Doa't
keep bothering me; let me attend to
this bell"
BY this time the attention of the
town officers was attracted TO the mat
ter, and the landlord was told he must
discontinue the ringing of the bell.
"Condemn it." said the now thor
Dughly eXasperated landlord, "I'm not
hnging the bell"
"Well, you must stop it, no matter
who it is that's rim lg it,"
To the bell-rineet again went the
annoyed landlord and repeated his re-
quest, this time a little more severely.
81 want you to let up on this business.
| You have made noise enough, and |
think it's time to stop. DO you want
to alarm the whole country?"
"Just listen to that bell amt that
a daisy bell ? That is the best bell l
think l ever heard. Where did you
get this bell ? Oh it's splendid Say,
Just listen to this bell. What an eX-
ceptionally fine sounding-ben. What
will you take for that bell p
"The question amt what I'll take
for the bell, but what you'll take to let
up" said the excited landlord.
"Well, don't know that l care to
stop, but amt that a fine-sounding
bell-if it's all the same to you, about
ten dollars, 1 think, would be about
right"
"I won't give you ten dollars, but
I'll tell you what l will do; I'll give
you five dollars and the best dinner
you ever had if you'll stop right where
you are"
agreed; let's have your five dol
lars. Thanks Now we'n go to
dinner" and in a few minutes the
ravenous youth from the " Hub" was
putting away roast beef and chicken
salad at marvelously rapid rate
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