The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-05
HARD-BOILED EGGS.
They Broug ut Wealthy Enelishman
Int Lot OF Trouble.
From the San Francisco Examiner.


From the San Francisco Examiner.
There is working on the California street
cable system a man who has had consider.
able ups and downs as this world goes. He
earns 80 so day as conductor, but there
was time when he had an income ten
times as great, and he did not have to work
for it, either
The boys on the road call him Lord
harrington. When he asked for a place as
an extra man he told the superinten dent
that his name was Harrington. Before be
had been on the line week he was unani-
mously dubbed Lord" Harrington, and all
on account Of his looks, speech and actions.
IL is known that he is very highly con-
nected in England, how high is left to con.
lecture as under no consideration will he
breathe a word that will tend in any way
to shed ray of light on his antecedents
and past history.
The one story known about him was
told by an Englishman named DeSchmid,
who worked on the same cable line for
two weeks. DeSchmid told the story to
illustrate point in his own disastrous ca
reer.
According to DeSchmid, Harrington
won't to Florida watering resort shortly
after his arrival in this country five years
ago. What his real name was no one knew
everybody knew, however, that he hal
lately come into a large Inheritance and
Was rolling in money. Gossip said he visi-
ted the Florida watering place to recuper-
ate his shattered health.
He had beea at the hotel for eight days,
and for eight days he had ordered hard
boiled eggs, but each morning the waiter,
urbanely returned with the eggs boiled
medium" Every morning Harrington
had explained at great length that he
wanted the eggs cooked that way 10 order
to slice them and treat them after the fash
ion Of the natives OF the Higher Hy6radsd.
But the colored waiter stoically ignored the
order, and steadfasty brought in the eggs
boiled medium. On the eighth morning
Harrington lost patience and angrily sent
for the proprietor
why are my eggs not boiled as orderF
he demanded.
The proprietor shrugged his shoulders.
Eggs boiled medium are good enough for
anybody )" was all he vouchsafed. II like
them that way, and I'm running this hotel
to suit myself"
"Then cannot get hard eggs3" demanded
the indignant guest.
mot while I'm bOssing the place. de-
clared the indepe ndent American landlord.
What do you ask for the hoteln asked
the Englishman.
Thirty thousand dollars" was the
prompt reply.
"I'll take it," replied the stranger.
NOW, Sambo give me hard boiled eggs u
Sambo eyed the late proprietor inter-
roRativelyS
"Give the gentleman what he wants now,
SAM" was the reply. Hes boss from
now on"
Harrington gave a check for 1000 and
spent $20, 900 improving the premises in or
der to give a promising background to
hard-boiled eggs sliced and treated after
the manner OF the natives of Higher Hy-
dradad. But his scheme never worked
The end of the season the sheriff swooped
down on the premises and it passed into the
hands Of a man who laughed to soorn sliced
or hard-boiled eggs treated after the man.
ner Of the natives of Higher Hydradad.
Harrington reached California somehow.
He won't tell how. but it Is supposed he
raised enough means by selling of his ex-
tensive wardrobe. The next known of him
he was working on a local cable line. He
admits himself that he wouldn't have lost
the hotel and his last $50 900 If he had been
brought up in trade.