The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-12-12

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aAhf thank you-guess-ah-m go
and get ready for dinner 2 and the
absent-minded man lounged away to-
ward the elevator. The hotel clerk
looked after the slowly vanishing guest,
and then turning to q Star reporter,
who was standing near, said
"Ive seen all kinds of men since I've
been in this business, but he is the
great original forgotten. He has been
here now for three days, and | have to
watch him like o baby. I'll bet he'll
either forget Iii way to his room, or
when he gets there he won't know why
he went there.
What is he-a genius" asked the
reporter.
II suppose so; he's an inventor, and
he don't know anything but cogs and
wheels. He ate too breakfasts this
morning; he ordered his lunch sent TO
his room yesterday, forgot about it,
came down to the office, bought a New
York paper, and read until 5 o'clock p.
M. He then came up to my desk and
inquired calmly of me what it was he
had asked for a little while before. /
didn't know, and 10 could give no idea,
so 1 vas in hot water until / questioned
the walters and found out about the
lunch. It's laughable to you, but it's
not 30 funny for me, because il l don't
take care of him he will surely attack
the reputation of the house as soon as
he gets away"
"Do you have many of those charac-
tiers to look after?" inquired the listen
/ er.
"Never had one like him." said the
clerk. "He's the worst; but we have a
great many guests who exhibit signs of
preoccupation. Perhaps the common
est example of absentmindess which /
see is in regard to door keys. In the
winter, when business is rushing, a
dozen or more keys viii have to be re-
placed every two days. A guest going
away will frequently forget to leave the
key In the door of his room or at the
desk, and will put it in his pocket, so
we have to replace it. The house car
penter is about as good a locksmith as
any in the city; he has had so many
locks to pick and keys to make. Then
people leave articles of wearing appar-
ell, books, memoranda, all sorts of things
in their rooms when they vacate. Well,
if they are registered correctly there Is
no difficulty i'll returning them their
property, even if they forget to write
for it; but where a man registers mac
curately or indefinitely it may some
times be hard work to find him.
There was an Englishman here last
winter" continued the clerk, who de-
posted nearly 9900 in Bank of England
notes with me. The next day he was
called to New Xork by a telegram, and
having plenty Of American money in
his wallet. he hurried to the cars, with
out paying his hotel bill, and never
thought about his money or anything
but his dispatch until he reached New
York. I have often seen careful people
going over a written list and checking
the articles off as they pack them away
preparatory to continuing their journey.
We have more or less amusement with
newly married couples, as frequently
the bridegroom forgets to write and
wife after his name. When he has to
correct his error he always looks sheep
ish and his explanations are very lame.
"a laughable incident happened here
about a year ago. continued the clerk.
lone day. in the early winter, a tall,
fine looking gentleman registered as
DR.. John so and so and wife, from
c., one of the largest cities in the
country. The doctor was on his bridal
tour. He was about to turn away from
the desk when he felt q slap on his
back, and, looking up, saw the face of
q college friend. Hello, Jackp How
are you, Sam?' and began q rapid con-
~versation, when suddenly Sam saw the
register and exclaimed: Been getting
married, hayeyou? Well, here are my
congratulations. What's your wife's
name?'"
"sJennie.' responded the BRIDE
groom.
emo, no; I mean who was she?' TX
claimed his friend.
"sWhy, her name was Jennie-Jen-
nie-Oh, -it?' shouted the perplexed
man.
What, Jennie o. Damit? 2 was che
laughing rejoiner.
"sTve forgotten at last exclaimed
the bridegroom, in dispair. Come up
in the parlor and I'll ask her what it
was.
Forgetting his wife's NAME" re-
sumed the clerk, "cost HIM q number
of bottles of champagne"
"Oh, Lord, here he is again." he
groaned, and the absented-minded man
came up to enquire what time the train
left for-"for that place in Virginia,
you know" which the clerk Interpreted
to mean Richmond.