Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-12-24
FOR A BRIDE
Matters Were Very Mixed ana 4.
W1s FurInu. ~

Aso and thu a.
WA Furious.
Tho funniest experien,.
had. said Colonel L. A. Iso. Ne
Cincinnati was during a n,. I
Gently made to New York IL a IN
with my sister. We went to ths 1 S
Union hotel. and l requested i ~ uiaai
to give us a couple OF adioinina 80 clsst
Il understood the clerk to $. s0e !.
we were assigned to rooms 20 ~ y. =.
We were conducted to the ro ~ VI
1 was shown to 80. Shortly 49, -
my sister informed me that .hs
not succeed in getting auyora ~ eould
swer the bell. and requestAd
ring mine and order a pi,chs. ~ NY
water for her. / rang, and no',
the boy who responded to take : 1850 lug
OF ice-water to room lOl. Belors I
ing down stairs few minnta MAJ " y
l asked my sister il she rece;,. .sat
ice water. and was informed thu ~ Y
had not. l rang again and ,ass ~
second boy to take pitcher !, !, ~
water to room 10l. went be,or ~ :.
soon returned and was surnr;s.s aas
learn that no ice-water haa bes .a =
livered in my sisters room.
by that time / was interested
told my sister that would So NV ~
she got some ice-wa.er If | had = ~
after it myself So l rang once ,na =
and told the bellboy that a pitchs. ny !,
ice-wa.er must be taken to room ~ y
right away, and he said that he VAN, II
surely attend to il.
After waiting some time Ir.d
inquiry of my sister again. and i.
said that no ice water had come !.
begged me not to bother myself shos
It, as it seemed to be a hopeless ~
But I replied that water was ebs.s
ard she should have some sure +
went 10 the person in charge Of ON
corridor and preferred request th,,
a pitcher OF ice-water be sent 10 mn,
l0l. l received promise that II
should be attended to instanter. RI.
1t wasn't.
MY next attempt was to pre,
upon the elevator-boy to take p,ea
err OF ice-water to room 1Ol. He N
clared that he would do 50 on the re,.
trip. 'sss
HE failed. In despair l went d,
the Office of the hotel and asked III.
clerk If it were possible to have {
pitcher OF ice-water sent to room lol.I
Certainly. was the answer; tin.
can he done without any trouble
Il have been trying to get 1t done
ever since / came here, and haven't
made the rifle yet. said, and II It'll
possible thing l would like to have
it done
Later I stepped into the elevator
and the boy there asked me il versI
going up to the l01 floor
Yes responded. 'Whyr
i" "A hundred and one will ,hDvj
you out of the window if he catches
you. said the boy.
What are you talking about I
asked.
/" Why. there is bride and groom
in 1Ol and you have been firing lee
water in their room all evening and
the man is wild. He swears he will
murder you
Upon investigation l found that
my sisters room was not 10l atsiL
but was 81. My room was 90. and 8
my sisters room was next to II |
thought it was 1O1. There had seat
about ten pitchers of ice water to lpl
and didn't know it.
Il had left call at the Office Tor y
and 10l for 4 o clock the next morn.
ing when l was going down stairs lass
and never thought to have it changed
So at o'clock the bride and groon
were awakened by a laundering knocil
at the door. which made them furious
and they were firmly persuaded thaI
the early call was a part OF the lcs
water tends scheme to annoy them
Il escaped with my life and W.
glad OF it. New York Morning jour