The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-01-30
Absent minded People.

Absent Minded People.
"Csr, you-ah-er-tell me the number
II ny roo;nS" ~
"Ati! e,s6k youLgucss-ahI1l go
md get reacty for dinrer," and TIN
.bsent- minded mti1 lo1tngsd awuy TO-
saftl <l,e elevator. Trio hotel clerk
ooketl after A,e slowly vanisbingguest.
md then turning ~ Star reporter
Who was standing near, said:
i've seen all kinds of men snce' I've
,een in this business. but lre y tlie
great original fcrgetter: He has been
llere now for three dsys. and / have te
watch him like baby. I'll bet he'll
aitller forget his way to 1lfs room, OF
Wien lie gets there he won't know why
le went NssTe.
"What is hs--s geni1s?" asked the
reporter.
II suppose 10; he's an Inventor, and
he don't know. anything but cegs and
wheels. He ate too breakfasts this
morning; he ordered his lunch sent te
his room yesterday, forgot about it.
,anis down to the Office, bought New
York paper, and read until s o'clock p.
m. He then cafile mp to my desk and
inquired calmly of mo What it was he
had asked for little while before. ]
]Hint know, and he could give no idea-
so Wis in hot water until questioned
the walters and found out about the
lunch. It's laugfialHe TO you, but it's
not so funny for me, because il 1 don't
take care of him I've will surely attack
tho reputation of the house as soon as
lie gets away"
"Do You have many of those charac-
;ers to look attcr?" inquired the listen
ar.
"Never had one liks him." said the
clerk. "He's the worst; but we have q
great many GUESTS who exhibit signs Of
preoccupation. Perhaps tho common
est example of absentmindcss which L
see is in regard to door keys. In the
winter. when business is rushing, O
dozen or more keys will have to be re-
placed every two days. A guest going
away will frequently forget to leave the
kew in the door of his room or xt the
desk, and wifi pus il in his pocket, &C
we have to replace it. The house car
penter is about as good 1oeksmith as
suy in the city; he has had 70 many
locks t0 pick and keys to make. Their
people leave articles of wearing appss-
tn; IaoUks, memorsnda, all sorts of things
h theife toanfs when they vacate. Well,
4 they IRE registered correctly there Is
10 difficulty in returning them their
foperty, even If they forget to write
lof' IL hut where man registers inac-
curatefy 6y indefinitely it may some
times be hard work TO find him.
"There was ON Englishman here last
winter" continued the clerk, who de-
posted nearly e900 in Bank 6f England
aotes with me. The next day he was
saIled 10 New Xork by telegram, and
having plenty OF American money in
his wallet. he llurried to the cars, with
olt pnying his hotel bill, and never
thought Gbout his money or anything
but his dispatch until he reached New
York. I have often seen careful people
going over written list dnd checking
the articles off as they pack them away
preparatory to continuing their Journey,
We lAvS more or less amusement with
newly married complies, as frequently
Che 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 year ago." contin,iea the clerk.
Zone day. in the early winter, J tall,
fine looking gentleman registetssl as
Dr. John 10 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
1he desk when he felt slap on his
back, and, looking up, saw the face Of
college frieiid. Hello, Jsckr How
are you, Sam? and began q rapid con-
versation, when suddenly Sam saw the
register and exclaimed: Been getting
married, haveyou? Well, here are my
congratulations. What's your wife's
namey"
".Jennie,' responded the bride
groom.
"No, no; mean who was she?' ex-
claimed his friend.
I "Why, her name was Jennie-Jen-
nie-Oh, -it? shouted the perpiexec
man.
What, Jennie O. DamftT was the
laughing rejoiner.
1--WE forgotten at last exclaimed
| the bridegroom, in dispair. Come ur
IN tue parlor snd I'll ask her what il
Ess,'
"Foreettine his wife's name" re.
sumed the clerk, "cost HIM q number
OF bottles of champagne"
ooh, Lord, here he is sgain," he
erosned, and the absented- minded man
came up 70 enquire what time the train
left for-s'for that place in Virglnia,
you know" which the clerk interpreted
to meafl Richmond.
The LlifiS- Kiln Club.
Detroit Free Press.-The1e was great
general satisfaction among The large
number present as Brother 0xfdnet