Daily Republican., 1885-02-04
Too Many Kings.

On Sunday evening last, too many
Kings caused little high-tempered
feeling ON the part of married lady,
and considerable amusement TO the
Doarders and others in a down town
hotel. A gentleman named King IN
one Of the departments Of the u. 81 =.
Railroad boarded at said hotel, occupy
ing room No. IS. A few days ago Mr..
Kings wife arrived, when he LETT room
No. IS, and they both went to room No.
IL. Thus matters moved along smooth.
ly until Sunday evening, when Mr..
King did not turn in as early as oil good
wives expect their husbands home.
Mrs. King grew uneasy, and the longer
she waited the more uneasy she be-
came.
Hours flew by, minutes became hours
and seconds became minutes and still
the expected King did not return to
cheer his alarmed queen. Human ma
ture could stand 1t no longer, and Mrs.
King started out in quest of the truant
King. Corridors and Railways were
explored, corners examined, closets
searched, parlors, dining room and
kitchen placed under close surveillance.
suspicious boots sticking out from under
beds were jealously glanced at, 10 short
the house was thoroughly overbauled
but there were no tidings OF the missing
King.
On Friday last q German traveller
came to the hotel and engaged boarding
for few days, he being assigned tC
room No. IS, where Mr.. King roomed
before the arrival of his wife. A glance
At the hotel register revealed the fac
that the new comer's name WAS King
but not the King that Mrs. King was
looking for ON the following Sunday
evening.
Mrs. King having searched the hous'
over without any tidings Of her los
King, bethought herself OF No. IL
where her husband formerly reposed
Straightway to No. 18 her quickene(
footsteps moved.
| IL WAS occupied, TO be sure, but theI
her husband might be there spending
the evening. Standing before No. II
rap, rap, rap" went her dslicat
knuckles upon the door. The rap wa
answered by the dull thud of some
body leaping out of bed !; the lock WA
turned back, and and the door hev
open.
al want Mr.. King" said the excl
ted Mrs King.
Dat i-ch nein name" said the SUI
prised TeutOn.
"But want Mr.. King, my hus
band "
"Voll, mine namme is King, but b
not your husband"
Light dawned upon Mrs. King. Sh
had walked up the wrong passenger
But the German King was good maui
ed, a. Germans generally are. He sy II
patbiZsd with Mrs. King and hastii
enrobing himself started out to ssi,
the lady in her search for the lost KIM
They finished their search when the
reached the parlor, but though Kin
had been found, the real missing Kin
had not turned up. Under these CT
cumstances the newly found King reti
al TO No. 10 again for the balance OF Il
night, and Mrs. King resolved to AVA
i" the parlor the return of the missiI
King.
After a couple of hours was spent
signs and tears at the midnight hot
she concluded to retire to her ow
room, No IL, where she had last see
her husband and spend the balance
/ the night or rather the morning In seel
ing balmy natures sweet restorer sleeI
As she sorrowfully turned the lock an
opened her room door she heard
snore and ing upon the bed therela
the missing King. He had been in n
q spending the evening with son
friends, and at a seasonable hour he I
tired TO his own room only 10 find Mr.
| KIM IN issing. Unlike her however, /
went to sleep anp permitted her to r
, turn when shs was ready. As the Gu
r tain dropped here without the curta
5 lecture, all WAS serene again in that b.
tel.