The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-06
HOODOOs
Never Close a Hotel Register-Cross-
eyed Persons Bring Bad Luck.


Never Close a Hotel Reg,ster-Cross-
eyed Persons Bring Bad Luck.
From the Cincinnati Enquire.
"Bangl There she goes! That settles the
business in this house for to-day"
This exclamation came from the lips Of a
clerk in one Of the big hotels in this city the
other day. a man had just been looking
over the register, and, failing TO find the
name he sought, had closed the book with a
bang and walked or In the direction OF tho
barrcom.
'What's the trouble, Gsorgiem asked a
bystander, Lose diamondW
"Nahw replied the gentleman behind the
desk in a tone Of disgust Didn't you see
thet toothpick customer close the register
That means that there won't be ten more
arrivals to-day. Sure sign. (Front Ice
water in II; see il eos doors locked.rl
"ls that soln
WELL, SHOULD SAY IT Is.
Don't you believe in sigusl YES. Mr..
Smiths laundry's in his room. Pad the
bill aud charged it to him. Now, right
there-the woman who brought that laun-
dry was cross-eyed. That means the
toughest luck on ear6h. She got a good,
square flash at me, too. o, there's no telin'
whatIl happen ia this house tonight. All
we want now IL TO have trunk brought in
upside down. Then III take to the woods.
(Bang bang Take this card up to No 80:
tell MIR. Adams that the gentleman's wait
ing in tine reading room and ask him IL he
shall come up. Don't stop for lunch on the
way.)
90, yes! You can't tell mel I've
watched these thinEs ana | tell you that
hotelll get hoodooed easier than man
that was born IN tn dark o. TIL mool. tNo,
sir haven't seen Mr.. Jones in the lobby
Tonight. No, couldn't tell you just where
to look for him. Yes, sir, Mrs. Jones is oat
of town.l Why, that sign about closing the
register never fails. We always watch it
here. Never let it be closed during the day
If possible. Always shut it
EXACTLY AT MIDNIGHT
and let 10 stay shut until the frat man regis
ters. Then she stays open unless somebody
comes along and shuts 1t when no ones look
ing. (All right; go show the gentleman VI
to Mr.. Adams room. Why, I've seen II
when you couldn't get in to- other hotels
with q ladder an we couldn'b fill up to the
third story, an the people we had were all
Jays that went out for their meals an
kicked on tn price o. their rooms. All on
account o. somebody closing the register
(Huhl He doesn't like his rooml Well
show him TO No. 30. Here's the key. I'll
lay odds that that mans got long side
whiskers. gave him as good room aR
there is in the house and 10 doesn't like il.
l never know man with side-whskers
that wasn't q chronic kicker, and IL they're
red-well
THAT SETTLES It'll
You couldn't hand him ripe peach on q
fishtn' pole without ruttiinQ him some way.
-Four Of 'em with side whiskers came in here
in ono busload one night. Two walters and
bell boy quit before they were out o. the
house. (Whati He doesn't like that one,
eitherl Well, wait minute. No. he can't
have 46. There's some one in it. Here's tn
keys to l0S and ia. Show him both OF 'em J
o, I'll bet they're red now. It's a ten-to-
one shot, How dye do. Mr.. Brownl Wait
a minute, McGuinis; MIR. Brown will want
that smallest grip taken to hs
room. That's right; now check
the other aud take the gen
tleman's coat ana umbrella. Yes, plenty o.
time for supper, MIR. Brown. Your friend
Ellis OF PittsburR was asking for you yes.
terday. Think he's in the billiard room
now. Business goodl Glad to hear it. Yes
you'll have the same room you had before
No Is. Here's pen. No, no telegram,
yotJ
"Well, as was saying, this sign business
never fails. Now, when man dies In q
room in a hotel that room is hoodooed,
don't care what you do. You can't keeI
from knowing it-kesp 1t out of the news
papers. you know, and all that-but it
DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.
One of our best rooms in this house hasn'
had any one in 1t for more than one night
in two years. Everybody asks to b.
changed out OF it-p5ople who don't know
that any one ever died in It, The room
hoodooed. that's ALL. (Wants room with
bath, does be, and won't go up any
higher! Show him Parlor G, and tell hin
the rates 81 higher. II that fellow
doesn't get settled pretty soon I'll give
him tent on the roof. Why doesn't be
shave them Oft Well, I'll tell you whati
fact I've seen a man sit up all night
because the only room he could get wa.
one that man died in the week before
He was gambier-the man that sat 10.
was. Gamblers and theatrical people are
the most superstitious. Race horse men are
q good deal that way, too. Why, there was
horseman came here one night and the
pretty we'll tauked up and didn't notice the
number till next day Then you ought to
have heard the kick he made. He wasn't
hot, ne was just sore and soared-dead
scared. He'd had bottle OF vino Ia his
room, and when be asked for his bill
WAS JUST Sl3.
l thought he would faint He was as much
scared as though he'd seen a ghost. Bang !
Bangl Go get a deck OF cards for sixteen
and take this order to the bar aad tell 'em
to send it up to 10 right away
"3ut I'll tell you what's the best luck In
the world for a hotel. That's when baby's
born In tn house. 1t doesn't happen often,
but it's sign that's never known to fail.
Why, look at the G.. Two years ago IL
was morgue. Tangled up in lawsuits till
nobody knew who owned it. Dismal, fur-
niture worn out, rooms that were Git to
sleep in empty all the time, everything run
down. Now look at it. Fixed up well.
maxim money hand over fist. No more
law troubles, everything lovely. There
was baby born in that house ono night
just two years ago. Law troubles were
settled tn same week, an the boom started
right in. What dye think o. that9 Be-
lisVs in signs nOwG Well, good night, il
you're going. (Bang Bangl Go get a
hottie OF brilliantine and take IL up to
parlor C.ln