St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-07-03
TWO APOLOGIES.
Why They Were Received With More
Than Customary Readiness.

Than Customary Readiness.
There is a hotel in London that is of
immense size. Its corridors ought to
have street cars running along them.
Each corridor has window at the end,
and az YOU stand at the other end and
look at il. it seems half a mile away.
All the room doors are exactly alike,
and Il person needs his faculties about
him even when the halls are well lit to
find the particular den he is paying for
7 was dOmlcilcd on the fourth floor. A
friend who had q room few floors
nearer the ground gave a sort OF an lat
home one evening and | was one OF
the quests. | have no idea what time 1t
was when we got through, but the up
per halls were very silent, dark and de-
serted. 1t was so late that l was not
quite sure on which side OF the hall my
room was situated. and as to the num-
Der of it-that had become ancient his
tory long before After a vain search L
made up my mind that had either to
sleep in the hall or 90 downstairs and
wake somebody up, or try IN which
door my key fitted. preferred to sleep
in the hall rather than 90 down and up
those stairs. so started at about where
| thought my room was and tried the
KEY. Some doors had keys on the other
side, some again did not suit the key |
had, and from behind other doors came
low growls of sleepy disapproval that
caused me to dcsist. At last | strHck
the door and it opened. | had no
matches and couldn't find any in the
room. | found the bed, tumbled in,
and went to sleep. Some time later |
became conscious that another fellow
was trying my game.
"Who therc?' | cried.
"Opcn re door," he answered.
| opcncd it and he staggered in. He
held lighted candle in his hand and it
seemed to be very late indeed with him.
He had on dress coat, his hat was we'll
round under his ear.
Now. what the old Harry do you
want?" | asked
.Beggur pardon, shur; do indeed; but
yshee tn porter says shis ish my
room.
Pie porter doesn't know what he's
talking about. Don't you see its my
room? Didn't you notice the porter
was drunk
'.Thash 10. thash 70; notish SHAT.
Ash we 'er comm up | notish he 5
drunk. Shay, old fel, under shirkum-
Observation-Disclosures, We know. all
y1hnn+ 1n,,,o, no - hor
tleman S shorty and beg your pardon.
Certainly, that's all right. Your
room in the next block. Good night
Good ight: shawl right under shirk-
stanshes-shawl right! 'Pologize, We
know Eh2 One zhentlman-''
I woke up pretty late that morning
and found that after all | was in some
body else's room. Things appear clearer
in the morning than they do late at
night when person is tired. | saw
that if | had had presence of mind
enough to look at the round brass tag
that was attached to my key [ would
have seen the number of my room on it.
l locked the door of the room had oc-
cupied and went to my own apartment,
which was some fifteen doors farther
down. There was key in the outside
and the door was unlocked. [ opened
it and recognized the fellow who had
reused me up in the night, lying on my
bed with his dress suit still on and look
ing very crmpled. He started up as l
entered
Il beg your PARDON l said, ~but
your are occupying my room"
''Really,' he answered, looking very
sheepish and astonished. well, Tn
very sorry, I'm sure. don't know
how such mistake could have oc-
Cured. [ think the porter left me here.
The fact is, you see, I was out with
some friends last night presume you
see how the mistake occurred. My key
must have fitted your door. hope YOU
will pardon the intrusion-it is really
but hope
Don't mention it. Its all right. |
Might have happened to anybody"
you are very good, and I thank
you. l will get up at once
'Don't do any thing of the kind. Is
there any thing I can do for you?'
"Oh, thank you; nothing. If YOU
don't mind will take another nap.h
"The room is quite at your disposal"
Thank you again. If my apology is
not as coherent as it should be I hope
that you-'
"My dear fellow, don't say another
word. 1t is more than ample. Good
morning. "-Luke Sharp, IN Detroit Free
Press.