Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1888-10-27
An EKotisH A6frt:
HSw London Caravanaaries Are Run 81
the American Plan.


8Sw London 6aravAnsariss Are Ku1 81
the American Plan.
If you have never stopped at an Eng
lish hotel conducted on the American
plan, you should do so at the first OPP
portunity, because you win enjoy It inn
rle1seiy; they hhvs American pen.
sions pronounced p6H-sas s-Jhgs) Ia
Paris, Berlin and Vienna which lure
many Of tnF 66unttymeh ana women tB
destruction; and Of which Hope t6 be
able to tell you something later, but
with all their faults think they have
some Claims upon our consideration as
tourists which lay over the English
hotel conducted on the American plan,
You are driven up to this hotel in a
carriage, and you expect to alight at
the ladies' entrance, as you would un-
der similar circumstances at the Palmer
or Grand Pacific. Butyou don't do any
thing 6i the kind,
The driver descendsj andi approach-
ing a large iron gate, pulls d bell-knob;
which pull Is Responded to by this ham:
mer Of a gong such as pilots signal to
the engineer with on American steam
boats. The driver then resumes his
seat.
In the course Of the morning, or af-
ternoon, or night, as the case may be,
the gate is opened, and the warty-faced
man with a stub nose approaches the
carriage. He is in no hurry whatever.
''Do you wish to hingage apart
mentsp"
"We do,"
"Ave you brought your baggagsln
"We ave not"
''Ware is its"
cat the Euston station.
''As hit been hexaminedP"
"We presume So"
"'Ave ye the checksp"
"We ave"
The warty face man grunts, passes
through the gateway, locks the gate af-
ter him, and returns in the course of an
hour. This time he swings the gate
wide open and invites the driver to
come in. We are now in the open
court yard. We alight. We enter an
office that looks like railroad baggage
room. The ''lift' isn't running, but it
will be In few minutes. We wait
half an hour. We climb the stairs. We
are taken to handsome suite OF rooms.
We are tired and cross.
Enter another white aproned man.
Would like our names. Gets them. Bows
and retires. Enter another white-apron-
ed man with an nose like lobster claw.
Hands us bill of fare. We order break
fast.
"When can we have itp"
"Himmejiately."
"All right"
"What, sirP"
Il say, all right"
"Yes, sir, twill be all right, sir
1t comes in the course of the day. We
hint to the waiter that we understood
that this hotel was conducted on the
American plan.
$50 it is" he replies, and he says 1t
so firmly and conclusively that it would
be useless to contradict him.
We rest, take nap, read the papers
and kill time as best we can until the
afternoon is well advanced. We ring
for waiter. Waiter comes. This time
his nose has the color of a blue-b0ttle
ay.
"How about dinnerPn
"Tabledote or servedP"
"Tabledote, of course"
"Tabledote over, sir.p
"Why were we not calledP"
SCOT no orders, SIR
''Well, then, let us have it served"
We learn later that guests are not
invited to table d'hote unless they leave
orders to that effect and it is served
only for one hour. Our dinner must
be cooked completely and the day is al
most spent before it arrives.
Papa" suggested Ned, ''let us go |
1ut and find an American hotel that is
conducted on the English plan"
This seemed absurd at first, but it is |
Just exactly what I proceeded to do
lfter dinner. l don't find an American
lotel exactly, but | find one that isn't |
conducted upon any particular plan,
md we will have our belongings moved |
over there in the morning. London
Letter in Chicago Times.