The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-11-13
a woMAN IN A HoTEL
rsIaEs which Try the Patfsnee OF th
EnIThts Of she CouaesFs

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A woman IN q hotel Is worth seeing.
She rings the bell three times to a mans
once She apologies SO prufusely 70
the bell boy that he comes down stairs
with not an idea of what he is 20 do
She writes about eight letters a day.
each envelope seems to contain at least
three sheets of the hotels paper. She
sends the missiVes down one by one to
| be posted and ASK the Office, please,
to put a stamp on for me-" she says
each time- She never makes out
wash list. but she s'knoWs" just what
she had, aud one pair hasn't been re-
turned. She refuses indignantly to con-
hde more to ''ths off1ce" when he in
quirss, but she IS sure just how many
were in, and ''thess have blue ribbons ="
She always regards the clerk as the
Office" but he has his feelings and his
modesty, Just as IL he were a person.
She puts all sorts OF things in the
safe, but she is perfectly sure she put
several things there that she didn't
put there, aud, OF course, this makes it
awkward for the Office" because he
can't prove anything and she always
knows" She is always thunderstruch
at the amounts paid for her bills. and
knows there is a mistake. The bills
have to be produced, and even then she
| does not remem Der receiving the goods
. II A-Al or DlE1LE -HEA4 DA Ally lAAA41e5- II
she remem bers s1terward she comes
down and explains to 'tthe 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 so 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 a hotel expects the
/ cham bermaid to 'ssee to- this, that and
the other thing-sewing on = button,
/ taking stitch, hanging up her dresses,
and helping her to put them on The
/ chambermaid is only poor human
| being who has q lot Of work to do and
the housel1eeper to keep an eye on her.
But what of that? The lady asks her
| just the same: Iron these out for me,
Mary, there's a good girl" or to 'face
up my dress there's a dear" or to put
me in a few extra towels, doi" or ''get
me a cake of soap-Pm leaving this
afternoon" She taclzs photographs up
! on the wall-that she will dO-and she
cries right in the Office before every one
when she is charged extra for damage
to walls. Then cards and callers! o,
I heaven, give httlse afaee'i patience.
Il expect gentleman to call about
g." she remarAsi please say I am out
If any one else comes send them right
up"
The gentleman is late and gets sent
up. Heaven help 1.-The Office
When a card awaits her she takes
! 'tthe Office right into her confidence.
| 80, dear, I'm so sorry" she eXclains
''When did they call? o, yes, the time
is on the card. If you had only told
| them to wait I know didn't leave in
structions, but then, you see, had no
/ idea they would call. I didn't even
/ know they were in town Was the
/ baby along, too? o, dear, I've never
seen the baby. It was only born last
summer, and -'
THE office" is perhaps not a married
man, or perhaps he is, and in either
case this is narrowing with a whole
line of impatient men waiting for
rooms You understand now, don't
you, why so few hotels have 1.-The office
where the women can get at it-Kan-
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