The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-01-22
MY ROOM NATE.
He's a Dandy From Away Back
And what He Dan't Know
Amt Wort. Know.
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Scarce, Is no name tor 'em and
when you do fai one, you are asked
a price that would make an Astor or u
Vanderbilt kick.
| happ-ned to make mention of
this tact 10 one of the clerks of the
hotel at which l am stopping, and at
ter discovering that / was a church
member, a Y. M. G. A. boy and
possessed no bad habits of any kind,
and money enough to pay rent in adj
vance, he kindly consented to share
bis room with me.
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My room mate is splendid fellow.
with face as round as
a full moon possesses. a
sparkling grey eye and heavy
dark moustache. which a cool $780,
600 would not buy if he could rot re-
place same. He is jolly and whole
souled, but one of the worst gossips |
ever saw. He reminds me 80 very
much of an old Chicago chum of
mine. that | call him Jake, although
this is not his right name.
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+ | had just finished reading Tai
IMAGES sermon in the Warsaw Times
last Wednesday night and was pre-
pairing to retire when Jake came In.
He complained of feeling very tired
aud said that the hotel business Was
never better than it is at present.
After pulling off his shoes and ge.-
ting into a pair of blue velvet slip
pers that he claimed to have re-
ceived from his sweetheart for a
Christmas present, he threw himself
into a rocking chair, lit a cigarette
and began 10 give me tine news of the
day.
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do you know" said Jake, with a
yawn, "that hotel life is a regular
dogs life ? If it faint the drummers
that's a-kickin' its the help, and wher
they don't kick, why the regular board
ers come along and kick harder than
anybody. I'm sick and tired of my
job, and if Receiver Cross will give
me position at the general Office that
requires but little work and pays big,
L would quit the hotel upon short
notice.
Speaking of Mr., Cross" continued
Jake, she has fitted up an elegant
room at our house. You
never saw such carpet
in your life. L heard that
he paid Walmsley $1,000 yard for
it and the Lord only knows what his
furniture cost. Nice thing to be Re-
ceiver. Frank Rose was telling me
that they get $4,000 a year, but L
think he was giving me breeze when
he said that. Frank is a great fell
low to get off a sell on one, or he
used to be, rather. | never saw any
one change as much in so short time.
You see he was married about six
weeks ago and since then he has quit
playing pranks, and is rs subdued
and quiet as any of the older bene-
diets.
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81 do wish you had attended the
wedding tonight, it was quite a swell
affair. | was not expected myself,
but secured ticket from Linn Ilgen-
fritz. who had headache and did
not care to 60. The tickets we're
not collected after all. Will Powell
(you remember | pointed him out to
you the other day, tall. cookbook
ing young fellow who wears dia-
mond the size of tea cup,) was as
pale as ghost, but the bride was
calm and self-pOssessed aud looked
lovely.
TX
Will Courtney acted as groomsmans
and do you know | am told that thi
is the twenty-sixth time he has served
in this capacity. His record beats
Tom Kehoe's bad, although few are
aware of the fact. Why in the world
Will don't select a partner for life for
hinselfis more than can understand,
l actually believe the man is bashful
and if some pretty girl would
come along and propose TO
him he would be too glad to accept.
Capt. Gilbreath was telling me that
Courtney was desperately in love with
a,young lady that resided here several
Years ago. He was too slow in making
the fact known, however, and some