Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-01-03

l do not as general thing complain.
Neatness with me is q pleasant recre-
alton. 1t is not my life work. have
slept in third rate hotel with a person
who moved In social circle far be-
meath me, a person whom l had never
met before, and who was also drunk,
and who robbed the hotel while was at
breakfast, and who, as l was going to
say, was great coarse man, but for
got about it.; and yet when l paid my
bill and the clerk-who most always
went armed-asked me IL everything
had been satisfactory, told him thatit
had almost seemed like home to me.
Yet sometimes l murmur. Maybe it
is because | want TO attract attention,
like critic. Sometimes do speak up
because 1t is necessary almost, and so |
state right here In print, knowing that
I am answerable at the bar OF Eternal
judgment, that there is hotel in Ark
ansas where new hall carpet in the
main hall and burnt rag in the recep-
ton room are almost as vital to the
prosperity of the house as a jar OF muri-
attic acid in the caster 10 help in cutting
the steak.
Please do not regard me as hypercrit-
ical, for If am that it is purely because
do not understand the meaning OF the
word as should, but there Is In Arkan-
sas hotel where the man who can eat
whole meal and not dc it under the
influence Of stimulants, can go through
more suffering than any man l ever
came across.
Yesterday evening man came to my
dressing room just little behind pro-
fessional card which was lightly covered
with rich black loan. Sinking into the
card for some distance, found the name
of an actor who belonged to the "Snged
Cat Opera company" which bursted
here two weeks ago with q dull press
report which you may have heard.
l had stepped out OF my dressing room
moment in order TO have room to take
out my watch and see what time IL was,
and had just returned when he entered
on the hot trail OF his card. He said
that he wanted 10 see the show, their
company having bust here some time
ago, and would pass one OF the profess
sion. Certainly, said |, with sort OF
assumed air Of Alvin JoSln al1iuence
and pie for breakfas which | can put
on upon occasion.
He had farawaY look and some OF
the grease paint of a former engage
ment interfered with his hearing. He
wore Rameses scarf with a wonderful
imitation of boiled egg on it, and his
collar proved to me that however his
health might be otherwise his pores had
been open all the time and active.
He wore frock coat with short
waist, and his cuffs acted as though
they were pinned inside the sleeves OF
same. Somehow / felt that II he had
thoughtlessy removed his coat | could
have seen only Prince Teck scarf and
the play Of his pectora muscles.
Possibly did him an injustice. Pos
sibly he had shirt. II not, l never
saw laughter man without one. He
said: ave done rotten business here.
When we started out we had good paper
and played to S. K. o. in South Archey,
but the leading man got sort OF multy on
his plates with rheumatism, and before
week we was stopping at a one PUNK
houses; the onjenelo got her skates OIL
and tried TO play opposite jag that was
out of sight. and so she queered the
business. The manager piped her off
and fined her weeks salary, so she
took b. and S. with us and shook the
company at West Pancreas, o. She
was all right, the oniene'C was, except
her legs, when she had jag, and she
could talk like a turtle dove and never
dry uplike some does when they get
their skates fcn, but she was multy on
her platcs-see And so now she is
playing Little Eva, which is mostly on
death bed, and whero she says it's "a
lead pipe cinch. ,"
gave him pass. as l would 4 - one
who belongs 10 our honored profess, en-
but, as Little Emily's uncle would say,ti
| know the meaning of anything he said
to me whatever, may be gormed.