The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-02-12

"They must have forgotten some
thing in preparing their bills of par
ticulars,n he said to himself, 'sbut at
this moment can not for the life of
me think what it can be-unless it is a
call for something to make one for
get"
Then he pressed zone time" When
the bcll-boy responded he said:
Kindly ask the night clerk to put
me down for call in time for the first
train in the morning for Boston. y
The simple request was made more
impressive by the quarter he gave the
boy. Ten minutes after he was be-
tween the sheets trying by sheer force
of will to make himself believe that he
would presently fall asleep, although
the ache at his heart knew better all
the while.
In No 4S, directly across the hall,
was gentleman whose intricate auto
graph on the register below-in rath-
er sneaking, identity-conceafng hand
was translated by the bald-headed
and therefore expert clerk to read &c.
j. Browne" He was nervous, ill at
ease, evidently chatting under an en-
forced and altogether unwelcome break
in his railroad journey; while his
breath, no less than his manner, con-
tanned suggestions in the last degree
abhorrcnt to the principles so jealous
~ advocated by Neal Dow. To put it
mildly, he had been drinking. and for
this or some other cause was not in the
most amiable tempers.
Stcadying himself as best he could in
front Of the programme of electric
calls with which his wall was also
ornamcntod, Mr.. Browne perused it
with frequent aggressive lurches, inter-
spcrScd with running commentary of
criticism of the unique system to which
he was now for the first time intro
duccd, designed to convey precise in
formation rs to large range of ones
wants, through the medium of the bed
room button to the office annunciator.
A." Bell boy'p' he exclaimed, in de-
risive verbal marginal note. /" Bell
boy'-old man, stoops, bald-headed,
been boy sixty odd years probably;
ice water-in the morning, thanks
awfully; towels-lire -chambermaid--
now what do they want to fire the
chambcrmaid for? When she for
gets to leave. those towels, of course,
porter-that sounds something like
didn't know they were allowed to sell
malt liquor opeRlyin this blarstcd State,
though; hot underwriting materials
that's right-writing materials have
got me, as we'll as some of their Augusta
statesmen, in hot water before now;
bath-here's q Yankee concession to
civilization or is this an artful way of
serving up the old bar-room Joke?
WhatP Is that the bottomP They
haven't got it half on here-a very in
gcnious and Comprehensive list, but
there are no end of other things they've
forgotten. Where's the call for the
butcher, the baker and the electric light
makerp The tailor, hand-organ, Sun
day-school superintendent, cashier, de-
tertive and Canadian ticket agent?
Only nine calls--ought to be ashamed
of themselveS--need revised edition.
Even that wouldn't tell a fellow,
though, whether she has gone to her
friends in Montreal. I'll have to chance
it-and when do find her
The look in his face as he left the
sentence unfinished BODIED no good to
the object ofhis thoughts were success
to crown his wishes. Then he also
pressed ono tiulcn but with persist
cnt emphasis that brought breathless
bell boy rapping at his door before he
removed his finger from the button.
Grlfily heordercd himself called for the
moraing train for Montreal and Quart
of brandy. For tho unavoidable DELAY
in thc rcappearancc of the boy with the
bottle the mental got roundly cursed
for Lis trouble and no silver as a
sG!yo for the brutal allront to his sensi-
biiijies.
:::1aing against the side of a window
IN 10. 81, in the dim light of the
tiTne1-lown gas, seeming only a deep
cT aaa d-nser and darker shadow than
that u the heavy curtains themselves,
WAS TIC weary figure of young wom-
an. LSen seen at this disadvantage
one uld bat feel the witchery of a
rare and loyea5lc presence, rendered
doubiy attractive by the fact, which
half-6gbts and sh .doWs could not con-
ccal. 5hst she was III sore distrcss-that
she xas fighting one Of those battles