The rustler., 1891-11-13

rhAmns whtsh ivy ths rsiten~s ef ths
KniEhts - th~ csantsF.
A woman In a hotel h worth SEEING. +
she ring. the brll thrcs times toa mAn's
once she apologincs - profusely &c
the bell boy that be comes down Stair
with not an idea Of what he Il % do /
She writes about eight letters day
each envelope seems % contain ~ least
three sheets q the hotels paper. She
sends the missivcs down one By one q
b. posted and ASK the ofiee. please.
20 put a stamp on for me" shc says
each time. She never makes out .
wash list hut she ''knows" just what
she had. aud one pair hasn't been re-
turned. She refuses Indignantly 10 con
fde more 20 ''the Office" when he In
quires. but she Ia sure Just how many
were In. aud these have blue ribbons"
She always regard. the clerk as the
Office" but he has his feelings and his
modesty. just as II he were person
She puts all sorts Of things in the
safe. but she Is perfectly sure she put
several things there that abe didn't
/ put there. aud. Of course, this makes Il
awkward for the Office" because he
can't prove anything and she always
''llnowS" She Is always thunderstruek
At the amounts paid for her bills, and
''lsnows" there is n mistake. The bills
have 10 be produced. aud even then she
does not remember receiving the goods
at all or buying them or anything. II
she remembers afterward shs comes
down and explains 10 ''the Office" and
apologies, which makes him feel bet
ter. Sometimes she gets conscience
smitten about ringing the bell SO much,
and then she runs out, rings up the ele-
vator and, gives the elevator-boy orders
Yet people wonder at 80 many elevator
disasters An elevator-boy's life has its
ups and downs anyhow, but when the
women come TO giving him messages
he loses his grip altogether and the ele-
vator may take advantage Of him
The woman In q hotel expects the
chambermaid 10 ''see 10" this, that and
the other thing-sewing on button,
! taking stitch, hanging up her dresses
: end helping her to put them on. The
chambermaid is only q poor human
, being who has n lot OF work to do and
! the houselseeper 20 keep an eve on her.
9 But what of that2 The lady asks hei
' lust the same: "lron these out for me
? Mary, there's good girl;" or to 'fac'
l up my dress, there's dear" or to ''pui
me In n few extra towels, do;" or ''ge
me a cake OF soap-Im leaving thi
0 afternoon" She tacks photographs al
: on the wall-that she will do-and sh
d cries right in the office before every on
i when she is charged extra for damag
c 10 walls. Then cards and callsrsl Q
n heaven, give 'the Office" patience.
e 81 expect gentleman to call abou
c O." she remarks; ''please say | am out
n II any one else comes send them righ
up"
The gentleman is late and gets sen
rp. Heaven help "the Office"
- When card awaits her she take
'the office" right into her confidence.
= 20, dear, I'm so sorry" she exclaim'
a "When did they call? o. yes, the tim
= IL on the card. II you had only tol
them to wait know didn't leave IL
y structions. but then, you see, | had n
idea they would call. | didn't eve
7 know they were in town. Was tn
{. baby along, tooP o, dear, I've nev'
80 80 seen the baby. II was only born la
"a summer, and -"
:. "The office" is perhaps not marriC
"A man, or perhaps he is, and in eith'
80 case this Is narrowing with n who
"A line OF impatient men waiting Il
- rooms You understand now, don
~ you, why so few hotels have ''the Office
, where the women can get at it-ka
oe sas City S tnr.