Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-05-10
FEATURES Or rorEl Lies

FEATURES or HorEl Lire.
snests Who Create Trouble ov~, rh.,.
Own ThenKhtiessness.
y tell yon. my son. behind the ce,,,n
yer o. hotel Office Is good place b
study human nature, and he rnust ~
very obtuse who stays there very long
without gaining vast amount If ~
perience, said the clerk. sThere ara
men and there are hogs, gentlemen ana
cads. IN fact, all sorts and all condi.
ions OF humanity are to be met "a :
public hotel, and the clerk soon gets q
Know them all and estimates them az.
cordingly OF course realize there i
no particular credit in being honest
put at the same time like to SEQ hon.
esty acknowledged. remember an
Old gentleman lost jackknife in HE
room once at the Sherman house and
the girl sent it down to the Office n
was not worth ten cents. but the owner
was 80 pleased with the girls serum.
ious regard Of property rights that he
gave me " to send up to her.
About week later this same Girl
sent down fat pocketbook, which she
mad found on the floor OF No 46. Al
the first opportunity opened It for ex.
animation, and found it contained near
" So,ooO IN bills, bonds and certificates
OF deposit. Two hours later in came
the owner, man Of about IS. with
gray hair and beard. He asked for his
Key in an excited manner, and without
another word rushed for the elevator.
Pretty soon he returned white as q
sheet. oh. sir. he sighed. I've lost
my pocketbook, and with it all | have
In the world.
Where did you lose itr asked.
! don't know can't tell; thought
u was IN my room, but have hunted
all through it unsuccessfully.
" Is your rconi made upr inquired.
+" No; that is the bed is not, but the
sheets have been taken out, | notice
Then asked him to describe the
pocketbook and its contents, which he
did very accurately, and as he finished
! pulled out the lost article and laid il
before him. wish you could have
seen his face change color; it was a
revelation. He laughed and cried BY
turns. and then asked the girls name,
SO that he might reward her substan
TALLY for her honesty. Well, the OLE
fellow stayed week longer, but aftel
receiving his bill one night he dis
appeared. and not only never remem
} bered the chambermaid, but even for
got to settle his board bill. 1t is has.
, acts like this that occasionally max.
t one lose all faith in human nature.
Lots Of men will come down stairs
eat breakfast and go about their bust
ness and then return in half an hou
, or SO in great hurry. saying they lief
their money or gold watch under TIN
pillow. and anxiously inquire if tn,
money or bills have been found. 7,
: the credit of the chalnbermaids | an
: glad to say that rarely have foun,
them dishonest, and anything left il
the rooms under their care is as safe a
if in the office vault. And yet no,
often are they accused falselyr
II shall always remember how
roasted man once at the Sherman
house" resumed Charlie Hilton, whe
o George paused for breath Il was o.
{ the afternoon watch when | saw tn
y check boy approaching the desk hang
: ing on to an overcoat at which a CUES
; of the hotel was Juggling viciously
Q Both man and boy were excited an
each tried to speak at once.
g "'This coat belongs to me, and ii
sist upon taking it. asserted the mar
e making another desperate struggle q
n the desired article
q "Why don't you show up you
!, check them sung out the lad in til
d same breath.
"'You didn't give me check.
~ did if you left your coat
"'You did not. laid my coat o
&c the counter and you forgot to give IN
< a check. This is my coat and am g
. ing to have it.
J, "By this time crowd had couectet
IL and after the man had ceased | ordere
l. the youth to release the garment an
% let the claimant try it on. With sne'
of triumph he grabbed the article an
le erawled inside. when he found to h
re intense establishment it was at lea
;, four times too large. and plainly belor
u ed to some one else
Is Among the spectators OF this col
edy was an old fellow who had bee
lg writing letters all the forenoon, al
rs when the row began he slipped ava
e. returning just as the guest was tryll
&c to sneak off amid the jeers of Il
~ crowd
az "sHi. therel See here said the o
~ gentleman, holding up brown owe
es coat. 4 guess this is yours. l touI
lg if ON the armchair where you threw
this morning when you came IN
write some letters.
IN 1.-The man snatched the coat al
to was breaking away when ! called
In him and gave him the worst tong
II Iashing he had ever received. W
u pretty mad. and let loose for al
nt was worth. Everybody enjoyed 1t
III cept the victim, for all knew he rlch
v deserved the scoring He finally
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