The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-29
RULES VERSUS LAW.
Two Instances in Which They Got
Decidedly Mixed.

There are two men in this world who
have taken VOWS as big as a barrel to
down me at the first convenient oppor-
tunity. The term ''to down" means to
lay man on his back-wslk on him
make him sorry-strip him of all his
cash send him to the poor-house-
make him feel so miserable that he will
steal piece of clothes-line and go off
and hang himself to death. | know
these two men have taken these VOWS
because | heard them, and they added
on great deal which would not look
well in print, even 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. 1t all came about
through the law, and because the law
stood by me instead OF the plaintiffs.
One August night a couple of years
ago stepped at certain hotel in Gin
cinnati. 1t was red-hot, and as there
were no screens at the windows and no
netting around the bud the mosquitoes
came in by the thousands. There were
also bugs in that bed, and they were
there for business. When paid the bill
1t was So. | asked the clerk to knock
off sos for the discomforts, but he re-
fused. Last November | stopped at the
same hotel for a night. The weather
was cold and raw, the room like an ice
box, and ordered fire. Next morn
ing the clerk had me charged fifty cents
extra for the fire and pulled back in
the harness. He said must pay or he'd
hold my trunk. refused to pay and he
held it accordingly. Then went out
and got writ of repleyin, made re-
turnable the same afternoon, and how
do you suppose that justice held? He
didn't look bit like philosopher, and
yet, after had told my story, he said:
''rhe rates of this hotel are adyer-
tised at So per day the year round Moth
ing whatever is said about fires in win
ter or fy-screens in summer. On very
hot nights the plaintiff takes no steps
whatever to do away with any nui-
sances, as mosquitoes, gnats, millers
and other insprts IIn dapsu't advartise
that he will and pnests must fignrc ac-
cordingly. As an Offset, however, his
guests must not be obliged to suffer any
more from cold than from the heat, and
IT is the dutv of tho nIaintiff IN furnish
frcs without cost. !"
..But no hotel does II. protested the
plaintiff.
..rbat mokas M difference yonr
rates arc 90 nor aav Tbero .ro savon
months In the wear when Won don't have
to furnish heat and onlv f;vo whom won
do. If called for. You arc ahead bv a
month. You aro bopna bv common law
TO make vour quests as comfortabIe az
possible The deferdant w,s rocom-
mended to come here as a rnest and
was told that the rates were a. nor dav
He arrived here to find that sucb was
the case. An elevator in a hotel ID to
make it more convenient and comforta-
bic for guests, Do YOU charge each one
for ridinpp Whv notp stat;onarv
wasbstand NAV be considered an extra
but do YOU charge for it? You NAV have
had to pay more for your meats and vey-
etables YESTERDAY, but did Won charge
the defendant extra ON that account?
The coal for his fire was worth about
five cents. The services Of the man who
built it can not be charged for as he
works by the month. You not onlv at
.empted n collect an ;l,eg,I chorrn hrt
you attempted to extort money sh,II
advise him to prosecute Won y
/, A madder or more astonisbed landlord
you never saw He became 90 Main |
spoken that His Honor threatened to fine |
him for contepnt For twantv = ,nnr @