New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-29
4 NEWHAMPSHIRE HOTEL PROPRIETOR
HE WAS DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HE ALLowED

HE WAS DEPUTY SHERIFF AND HE ALLOWED
NO CoMPETITION-A SODA FOUNTAINS USE.
There hotels. and there hotels said The
story teller. but I think that IT unique hotel com
petition started l could enter one which woul
outstrp every rival in fifteen minutes. entered !
little town in New-Hampshire once just about dah
I found an old hackman who could not conceal BIS
establishment at seeing stranger in the town AFR
asking nc where came from, how long was going
to stay and where wanted 10 go he dumped me into
an old carriage and started TO drive up the stns
at a slow walk the windows the sides and the seats
Of the vehicle raitlng and creaking and strainins
uneasily.
:" When We pulled up in front Of the little hotel
which had tremendously big name, he let me open
the hack door and drag out my own light baggage
sitting calmly on his seat all the while. Filter
cents was his charge and after payin'
It l went into the hotel. The front room was
a combination Office, candy and cigar store. smoking
and reading room and FRI the little counter up
nickel plated soda Suntain. The room was about
10xl2 There was nobody in 1t, but a dinner oeh
lay the candy showcase and pacad invited guesa
to ring the bell for the proprietor
g rang the bell once, but lis voice was so craeSa
and hoarse and gruf that dropped it in alarm. Ara
coughing and shuing my feet loudly for ten or hih
minutes In the hope of raising some one | SceEa ny
courage up and rang fhe bell agan-thIs time 0s@
ously After another walt a Ii;ie man in BIS sn
sleeves and with slippered feet in, and WHOM
a word went TO the dminutive soda fountain. hanei
around under the counter for glass and hndlhs
proceeded 10 draw glass of beer frOm The fountain
Oh, don't want beer / said. want Ooa
This seemed to surprise him greatly. but he Se''
down under the counter again and this time cahe "
with a book. This Is the register he said 'r''
your name down on IT, as II he wanted guaEane'"
good faith
. Wbtle I was registering eight DAYS NON -
one else, the landlord seized the bell and, wsvn,
over his head and all around him. made such -
that It nearly split my ears. Evidently he ~'a
something. bur failing 10 get 1t In this way he @e.
a side window and began to bawi. Joe. Joe vi
axe youP In due course OF lime joe Pp.soI.
lie about twelve years old and sSnt "a bocn
having just come up iron wei when 10 -"
This gentleman saiI mine host. wants ,,,s a
lie went down under tic counter ior 'h III ,s% 10
this time brought forth hey WIZ "7 10
Show him No o. he said ,.h., ~
noticed the glass OF beer standing nn'oHo 90, ,
asked him If prohibition wasn't ~ iofI itb ,cr Of b.
Pm deputy. sheriff he said mioi 90 pS
head 'Ihen'S my handouts. Po,nuIns 10 NAV %
hanging on the soda fountain. ana uo" ''O'
competition In this village. - A.u. h,, Co.. fourt
No up one flight of stairs; ana l,e OVs tsed %
unlock the door but IL wouan n r,n.Iy tent
aed wam.p;s voice wanted TO know what the uou"'
We want this room. cried tn. The boy nina,
.You can't have H. she sald, us mln0 Va On
so The boy yelled down stairs: George NJ y
'AH'" so I, Is, tho landlord cried back Take ."
room ne found one easily enough. FOR No was ~
therc was an odd i've cents on IT,
whats that for ! asked -, nro,r,.tor 10
ae Pn ,awp we'll. It's not sixty miles away nv