Connecticut western news., 1889-11-20
TWO CASES IN LAW.

There are two men in this world who have taken vows as big as barrel to down me at the first con- venient opportunity. The term 'sto down" means to lay man on his back walk on him-make him sorry strip him of all bis cash-send him to the poor-house-make him feel so miserable that he will steal piece of . clothes-ine and go off and hang him. self to death. I know these two men have made these VOWS because I heard them, and they added on great deal which would not look we'll in print, oven in Greek.
 And there are two other men in this world who have observed that they wanted to be on hand when the afore- said vows were ripe and take hand in the row-on my side. It all came about through the law, and because the law stood by me instead of the plaintiffs.
 One August night couple of years ago stopped at a certain hotel in Gin cinnati. It was red-hot, and as there were no screens at the windows and no netting around the bed the mosquitoes came in by the thousands. There were also bugs in that bed, and they were there for business. When paid the bill it was 9S. I asked the clerk to knock of S2.9S for the discomforts, but he refused. Last November I stopped at the same hotel for night. The weather was cold and raw, the room like an iceberg, and I ordered 8 hre. Next morning the clerk had me charged fifty cents extra for the fire and I pulled back in the harness. He said must pay or he'd hold my trunk. I refused to pay and he held it accord ingly. Then I went out and got writ of replevin, made returnable the same afternoon, and how do you suppose that justice held? He didn't look bit like a philosopher, and yet, after l had told my story, he said:
 aThe rates at this hotel are adver- tised at $S per day the year round. Nothing whatever is said about fires in winter or fy-screens in summer. On very hot nights the plaintiff takes 10 steps whatever to do away with any nuisances, as mosquitoes, gnats, millers and other insects. He doesn't advertise that he will, and guests must figure accordingly. As an offset, how ever, his guests must not be obliged to suffer any more from the cold than from the heat, and it is the duty of the plaintiff to furnish fires without cost"
 "But no hotel does it," protested the plaintiff.
 ssThat makes no difference. Your rates are $3 per day. There are seven months in the year when you don't have to furnish heat, and only ! 6ve when you do, if called for. You are ahead by 6 month. You are bound by common law to make youl guests as comfortable as possible The defendant was recommended te come here as guest, and was tol6 that the rates were 8 per day. Ht arrived here to find that such wal the case. An elevator in hotel il to make it more convenient and com fortable for guests. Do you charge eack one for riding? Why not? A sta tionary washstand may be consid cred an extra, but do you charge fo5 it? You may have had to pay nor for your meats and vegetables yes terday, but did you charge the de fendant extra on that account2 Tn coal for bis fire was worth abou five cents. The services of the ma, who built it cannot be charged for as he works by the month. You no only attempted to collect an illega charge, but you attempted to. e1tor money. shall advise him to prose cute you"
 A madder or more astonished land lord you never saw. He became & plain-spoken that his honor threatene, to fine him for contempt. For twent long years he had kept hotel, and had never occurred to him that tn comfort of the guest was included i the common charge. When he go mo out doors and around behind foundry he said:
 "Now listen to my remarks! r. Lay for you and make you sweat flo this if it takes a thousand yearsl Pv camped on your trail! Pm there t stay until have had satisfactionw
 Igot my trunk and departed, and he means to keep his word he is keer ing very still about it.
 The second case was in 6 town i Kentucky last fall. got horse an buggy to ride out and view the cour try. The livery man said it would b o2 for three hours. I was gone te minutes over the time, and he demand cd m extra dollar.
 ssThat doesn't seem hardly fair," said. "In the one case you give n ninety minutes for dollar, and in u other only ten."