Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-03-11
ELECTRIC CALLS

They must have forgotten some
thing in preparing their bills of par
tculars," he said to himself, "but 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 bell-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"
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
thS while.
In No AS, directly across the hall,
was gentleman whose intricate auto
graph on the register below-in rath-
er sneaking, identity-concealing 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
abhorrent to the principles SO jealous
ly 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.
Steadying himself as best he could in
kont of the programme of electric
calls" with which his wall was also
ornamented, Mr.. Browne perused it
with frequent aggressive lurches, inter-
spersed with running commentary of
criticism of the unique system to which
he was now for the first time intro
duced, designed to convey precise in
formation as to large range of ones
wants, through the medium of the bed
room button to the Office annunciator.
BELL boy'!' 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 e-chambermaid-
now what do they want to fire the
chambermaid 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 openlyin this blarsted State,
though; hot underwriting materials
that's right-writing materials have
got me, as well as some of their Augusta
statesmen, in hot water before now
bath-here's Yankee concession Il
c,vilization-o is this an artful way Of
serving up the old bar-room joke!
WhatP Is that the bottom? They
haven't got it half on here-a very in
genious and comprehensive list, but
there are no end of other things they'v,
forgotten. Where's the call for tn,
butcher. the baker and the electric ligh
maker? The tailor, hand-organ, Sun
day-school superintendent, cashier, de
tcctive and Canadian ticket agent
Only nine calls-ought to be ashame,
of themselves-n a revised edition
Even that wouldn't tell a fellow
though, whether she has gone to he
friends in Montreal. I'll have TO chanc
it-and when do find her"
The look in his face as he left tn
sentence unfinished BODIED no good t
the object of his thoughts were success
to crown his wishes. Then he ais
pressed zone timen but with persist
ent emphasis that brought a breathles
bell boy rapping at his door before h
removed his finger from the button
Grufliy he ordered himself called for tn
morning train for Montreal and quar-
of brandy. For the unavoidable dels