The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-01-12
SHE SMILED EASY,

last evening. And as general thin
b d got very CHEEKY az swer.
Deer never noticed the sautation.
If faint putin you to too much trou
BILE, Mr.. Hotelman, he dIawled tartly
YOU ken hev your hired boy kick on m
door bout five o'clock in the mornin
No trouble at all Mr.. Dicer, Woul
you like to pay your bill to night.
Guess nights well. Like as not
won't hev darned cent by time wax
up,
Why, you haven't been robbed, N.
dear sir, have you.
No, guess Iaint what We call out AM
out robbin' down here-not like hors
Lhievin' or plough filching-but mount
bout same first an last. Heow mucl
We goin' to chouse me outen for the few
days?
One moment; Mr.. Dicer, returned tn,
clerk good humoredly as he directed tn,
the cashier to make up the guests &C
count.
S'pose it'll knock the all fired lin
outen ten dollar plaster. Dicer inter
posed with sigh of resignation.
Just $37, the clerk answered. pre-
tending not to have heard Dicer's las
remark.
Thirty-seven blazes, the gentleman
gasped. Fur what?
Room for yourself and son at 81 day
sleeping apartment and houdOir fol you
wife and daughter at So day. TheI
there's number of restaurant and bal
charges. Here's the itemized bill-yot
can examine it for yourself.
Dicer went and sat down in the read
ing room. He came back IN few min.
utes and demanded to know what they
meant by taxin' him for things he never
ordered Here you've got me down fol-
four bottles o Congress water and five
pInts 'Pollinary-I never ordered ne
such stuff I'll hev the law on ye.
Calm yourself, Mr.. Dcer; there's ne
need for this agitation. I'll show yOU
your written request to have some spring
water sent to your room.
An you charge man two shillin 6
drink for spring water? Say, young
man, the wars over dye know theti
Whar's the high monkey munk o. THU
concern? I'll see bout this.
One Of the proprietors, he was in
formed, had gone to spend the holiday
at Tuxedo; and the other was winterine
in Florida, But the clerk volunteered
to call meeting Of the stockholders il
Mr. Dicer thought that would give hin
satisfaction.
Not by darned sight. want to gel
outen this place SO mighty quick IT'D
make your eyes water 10 see me goin'
Here, take your impoodent price outer
these plasters.
The clerk handed him the paltry DIFF
ference between $37 and eight five dol
lar bills
You seem previously annoyed, my
friend, he remarked kindly.
Heow's tibet?
You appear angry at something
Won't you take fresh cigar.
Heow much?
Oh? nothing at all. Smoke with me
this time.
Dicer looked at the clerk incredul
ously.
Wal, he chuckled finally as he took
the proffered gift. I'll just take this
Outen curiosity: ITS the first thing he'd
gin me since left Sparrow Bush.
So you come from up there, do you!
Yes, don't mind telIin' ye, We seem
kinder decent pusson. Ye see, Dicer
went on, shifting his cigar to place
between the thumb and first finger of
his right hand, | put myself down on
your book eZ comm from COhose, SOS
none O. them sharpersd try to take me
in. Lem Barker put me up to that fore
| left.
Lem is evidently sophisticated, VEN
tured the Jerk,
Wal, no, don't think he is. Hes a
trifle rheumatic ans been laid up some
time with ear SPAWN, but when he
hesred | was acomin' down here on tibet
excursion he made SOS to be round
when we started, and gin me some all
fired sensible notions.
But see here, Dicer went on, as he took
a seat on the marble slab of the hotel
desk, between you an me, ez man to
man, / hev been such squash Drained
I'd lot that they halnt done me no more
good'n they'd done goat.
Therein, suppose, said the clerk
may be found an explanation of your
i'll temper.
l guess that is what has upset you
Mebhe tia. mebbe tits. deer replied
Then leaning over to the
clerk he asked in a half whisper
Did the landlord say anything about
my not coming in last night:
The clerk assured him that not even
he had been aware before that Mr. Dicer
had sought shelter without the domain
o the hotel.
Wall did Dicer returned sadly; darn
my hide eff didn't sleep in the GALA
boose. He uttered these last words
with something like sob.
Yes sir, he continued In place that is
occupied by what ! hev seen
called the scum o. the populace.
Full? asked the clerk tersely.
Full? why the tarnation place was 80
No, mean were you full!
No, I'll tell you heow | came TO sleep
IN your ornery calabnose, and Jest you
ELI eff 'twant the most outrageous thing
learn on. Last evenin' | started to take
my folkses to the theayter. They was
vet on goin' to see somethin' with Shaks-
oeare IN it, Billy be darned, says l, I've
ned all / want o him. So while they
was sittin' in place whar they charg,
ID EN- rent, besides payin for lookin' at
he play actin jest went slumping
rounb takin' in the sights.
After time | got kinder hungry, and
in one o. them caffys gev
ny order for an oyster stew. There was
ome young people sIltin' at a table
when / come in, an one of 'em-a braz
N lookIn' hussy-says to me:-Hello,
)op, says she. you must o had them
,ants cut for snow drifts.
took no notice on her at all--which
vas accordin' to Lem Barker's advice
cept to say that some people liked them
het way.
Then began eating my stew AN they
lidnt say anything more. But could
ee they were geeing ME all the time.
Well, that same braZen huRsy kept u
ookin' at me smilin' and a winkin'
ike ly-be-darned. An of course
,ot kinder nervous an restless, an as
he was sittin' straight in front o. me,
COULDN'T help but look at her when
vas swalowin' the oysters.
Suddenly one O. the felleIs that was
With her came rushing over to me an
hook his fist under my nose, looky here
'ou hump backed hayseed, SEE he, what
10 you mean by insulting my lady.
G'long. SEE |. Mebbe ! am hayseed,
nut it's too late in the year fur flies to
10 lettering around me,
Ho no, seq he, fiarlng up. you mean to
infer she amt no lady.
Don't want to say nuthin' 'gainst no
woman, SEE /, but all got to remark is
hat your companion smiles easy.
S'pos'n, says he, a clinchin' his fist.
hat L was to tell you thet's my wife.
Wall, says perfectly calm, L darned
light ruther she was yourn than mine
lot tibet she amt genooine lady. but
he smiles easy.
Ha, ha! says the cuss: this is too much