Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

the right one as he supposed, but it belonged
20 YOung's Hotel in Boston He had key
in every pocket that belonged TO some other
hotel Then some folks get the number Of
their room mixed up with the number they
had perhaps in ap0ther city "a day or two
before. We had a case of that kind last
week and 1t would have made great deal
of trouble II the matter had not been
hushed up at the Office"
What do you do when guest enters the
hotel.'
why, Front whoever 'Front' happens
TO be at the time, is expected TO 90 and pull
the handle OF the guests bag, carry il
away and conceal 1T somewhere and then
reluctantly find it when tue owner puts up
for IT,"
do you have many squaooleS wIththe
other bell b0ys!'
'NO, we get along oil right and have no
fuss. Wc swap stories, too. when we have
a slack day and get little fun that way.
! knew a bell boy once that used to work at
the Lahr House at Lafayette, Ind He
worked there quite awhile. One day they
sent him up 10 call No. n No. l3 didn't
saw any thing. end 50 they concluded that
something might DC wrong aud they told
tbs boy thcy would have 10 put hin over
the transom 10 sec IL No. Is was there"
''Who was 30. 1877
"Whv, he was kind Of inventor, some
how He had been staying at the Lahr
House 4 week or so. / believe. aud carrying
up tools and pieces Of board AID stun be
cause he was building some kud Of a ma
chine aud was quiet about il for fear s0me
one would beat hir- on the patent he said
Well, any way. they put this boy up 10 the
transou and % was dark ma there, SO they
allowed be q have % get inside and light
the gas, % see what was tho trouble. He
was a little fciier aud uimbls as a weasel
and so he got over there and struck
match Shortly after that be- came out
acan by unlocking the door from the In
side Re was quite pale. ard sad that be
wished that hereafter tncy would put some
other boy through tho transom whenever
tbey had any curiosity about people. Other
WISE hs would want more pay. 80 l3
had. it seems. got bis machine done the
niehl before and had tried it 20 see If it
would work IL was kind Of meaf-axe
running in groove ike the French do
funny. and IL was hang with a cord and
trigger. fixed - that little thread shat run
the trigger was pulled through wax
candle. \ man could load up with morphine
or something kind - soothing ike that lay
down with hrs head on the upholstered
head rest. light the candle aHi e. 20 sleep.
He had sroseed up The runniu glass cf
tbe 'hlng snd then begun the experiment
T. worked fret rate They diint have arr
agtcpsy Friends thought 30 wa~n't really
necessary. The practice 0f putting bcu
boys into rooms that way IS becoming osfrs
think. We could not Eet any reply out oi
an cid man iu g.. last summer. aL3 So The
clerk p.t me m over the f~8rsem. TIE Old
man was somewhat deaf and "a not know
what nv motive was n coming over the
door that way. re was i1st sro1t 90 take q
bath ss I came i1. he was rot expecting q
re, but be rs-l et srd took ne bv t1e G oJh-
ing wi,h a frla grasp. He then inserted
ne l1 the 5ath-tu8 SIX or -ght times ard
threw rae out tbroazb the transcm again.
TIE c.3 man slso - Ted ether friends III
cali n 81 q he was in tbessrs and - -w
leaf. as one uiEht SAY, b1t yes 80 "a strive
to interest each and aIl who u chs DIP .a
on BIN, ard = hey woald 5ss' tsse hiu as
they iound hi-. taeT would 7s ws ~7nen
Attais Poiut the be- 5ov loosei AZ hfs
"A sterslry and sad be must e. Tasrzlnz
him foT his irfcruafica ard divai1g NJ
scanty store w. z n. ws shoCk ba-is ard
the next moment he bad shot 6-r -
stairway Ike fat a. enrst engaged in fslA
ng fron tae Ia gsfs q big sz4loo1-