St. Landry democrat., 1888-04-28

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the restaurant. Here Mr.. Hacken
sack natural ability as an advertiser
was afforded full play, and the wide
spread curiosity and desire to see anc
converse with the talented members
OF the consolidation made bushes:
lively the first week. After that Mrs.
Hackensacks excellent cooking con
tinued to draw" when her beautiful
singing was nearly forgotten. The
family seemed in a fair way to make s
living and pay their debts besides.
1t was several weeks before another
show happened along in that re-
mote vicinity. A dramatic company
| desired to stop over one night on ac-
| count of a change in their dates. The
agent met Mr.. Hackensack at the sta.
ton and inquired with regard to hotel
| accommodations.
MI. II ackensack easily insinuated
that he was the only hotel proprietor
in Oak City.
who posts the bills?'
4 do was the reply.
WHO hauls the baggage?'
Il attend to that also," admitted
Mr.. Hackensack.
The agent was anxious to leave on
the next train, and only waited long
enough to contract with the obliging
proprietor for board and lodging for
eleven people during one day and
night at "Hackensack HOTEL
The happy landlord carried the con-
tract to his wife.
eleven people!" gasped Mrs. Hack
ensack, in faint voice; ''what, where
will you put them?''
'Tll put EN- somewhere, cheerfully
responded her hus band; take my
word for it.
The important day arrived. Eleven
well-dressed Thespians and large
dog, followed by a startling array of
trunks, were deposited at the door of
the ''only popular restaurant in the
town. The place was too small to
afford standing room, and several
actors and the dog were obliged to
stay outside with the baggage.
The manager, entering last and
striding up to the beaming Mr.. H ack-
ensack, vociferously demanded to be
informed what kind of mistake was
this.
No mistake at all. my dear sir,'
blandly replied the proprietor.
where is the hotel?"
ut is coming, sir; the hotel will be
here at the proper time. 1t has been
delayed, but it will certainly arrive
before dinner"
What do you say?" cried the man.
ager, backing away from the proprie-
tor in alarm. What sort of hotel
have you got, and where in thunder
do you keep it?''
You need have no uneasiness,n
said Mr. Hackensack. soothinglv; sun
fortunately my hotel is not on the
ground at this moment, but it is on
the road. and if you will step this way
you will see that it is coming as fast
as poss ble.''
The company rushed out and direct
ed their gaze up the street; there, COM
ing around the corner. half block
away. was a small frame building.
elevated on rollers and drawn by two
scanty mules, assisted by three
darkcys. 1t had an appearance of
having seen its best days, but other
wise probably the richest man in the
town would not have presented the
structure to Mr.. Hackensack on the /
sole condition of its immediate remov-
al from the lot on which it stood.
Hackensack Hotel was speedily adj
jnsted in its new position beside the
restaurant. Its landlord pasted old
newspapers and play bills indiscrimi-
lately over the interior walls Some
orimative beds were made up, or rath-
II down, on the floors, and the eleven
guests were assigned to their rooms"
II more literally were allowed to select
heir spaces.
They paid a round prices for the ac-
,ommodations. And thus "Hacken-
ack's HOTEL was successfully opened.
If we informed the reader that Mr..
iackensack now owns several three
tory brick buildings in Oak City, and
las shares in one bank and two rail-
Dads. besides large interest in a
liver mine in Colorado, no one will be
.stonished. But he insists that all his
uccess was the result of his inability
% satisfy at once the demands of Mrs.
iincer for board and lodging on the
ccasion Of their visit in that embryo
Metropolis. - Herbert Hall Wanslow, in
'hicago Nail.
nds engagements with women, just
amenting their first gray hairs. to