St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-19
A BIBLE STORY.
The Mistake OF a Bell Boy Causes
COmmOtiOn in q Hotel.

The Mistake OF Bell Boy Causes
COmmotiOn in a Hotel.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
An earthquake or lire could not
have caused much greater cOmmotion
and excitement at the Great Northern
than did the simple mistake of bell
boy. A gentleman has been ill for some
days in what is called. in the technique
of the house, 81 35." This means Room
No. 35 on the | floor. He rang the bell
for boy yesterday morning, and told
him that he was ill and to have a barber
sent to mis- room. The invalid thought
the young negro messenger manifested
more excitement than the simple re-
quest called for, and he thought cor
rectly. The boy, instead of telephoning
down stairs as usual, ran all the way
down TO the ''captain' and shouted:
DE man in 35 wants the Bible sent to
his ROOM"
"Wants what?"
"De Bible"
"The Bible?"
Yes, that's what l said; what the
preacher reads from"
Tine captain passed the word on to
Clerk Raldt.
Mr.. Raidt is accustomed to respond
my IulChlE W oNCiy uCniohV INA" i'
made, but for once i'll his career as
hotel man he was nonplussed.
"A Bibler" he repeated, IMAM in 35
wants Bible! Miss -" he said to
the cashier. ''have you got Bible"'
"At home," she replied.
In this hour of perturbation he forgot
his poIiteness and shouted: What
good will that do a sick man at the
Great Northern?"
He sent one boy to the barber shop,
one to the bar room and one to the
young lady typewriter. No one had a
Bible.
Just then Mr.. Eden came in. His
foresight had provided for everything
but Bible, aud to his intense relief he
saw Mr.. Hurlbutappr oaching.
"Mr. Hurlbut." he said, "a gentleman
upstairs wants Bible"
"a what?"
"a Bible"
"Spell it.''
"a B-i-b-l-e."
well, that's the best joke l've heard
for year; come, let's have someth-
NO" replied Mr.. Eden; "this is no
| joke. Pm in earnest. The gentleman
| is sick and wants Bible"
He must be dying" said Mr.. Hurl-
! but; "better get preacher, too. Where's
the directory. Here, boy, take this and
| find a preacher"
In the meantime Mr.. Eden had dis
| patched boy to the nearest book store
| to buy Bible. But before he returned
an imperative demand came from the
| gentleman in | So to hurry up, that he
was tired waiting.
Mr. Eden sprang into one elevator,
| Mr.. Hurlbut into another, and bell boys
were dispatched in various directions to
beg, borrow or steal Bible.
One of them ran into Commissioner
WickerSham's room and told him of the
eXigency. Ali he could find was
bound copy of st. Johns Epstle. lie
gave it to the boy, and babe him fly.
The boy rushed into the inyalid's room.
Here's the 'PiStle of st. John, sab, all
we could find, but Mas Eden, he's sent
out for de whole Bible"
"Bibler shouted the invalid; "what
the Ii do want with Bible? l
want barber" Just then he saw how
the mistake had occurred. and when his
physician, DR.. Tallman, came into the
room, he thought his patient had
While the doctor was using all his skill
to quiet him, fearful OF the conse-
QuenceS to one SO weak, Mr.. Eden
rushed in with new Bible as big as
Webster's unabridged dictionary. After
putting Mr.. Eden out in the hall. DR..
Iallman remained with his patient the
| rest of the day.
But there is an interesting sequel to
all this local commOtion. When the
boy went to the store to buy Bible he
| related something of the circumstances.
A lady member of the Chicago Tract
society was standing near and heard
| him. At 5 o'clock last evening a
consignment of 500 small Bibles was
sent to HurIbut and Eden by the tract
society, with the polite request that one
| be placed in each room. Hereafter the
guests of the Great Northern will find a
| Bible chained somewhere in the room.
! So good comes out of evil.