The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-16
THEY HAD THEIR REVENGE.
Indignant Guests Get Even With . Zig
and Mighty Hotel Clerk.


and Mighty Hotel Clerk.
Some of the most genial men in New
York are the hotel clerks, but among
and arrogant Three strangers from
the west were grossly insulted the
other day by the clerk who reigns in
the Office of leading hotel IN Broad
way, and vengeance was their chief
thought during the rest of their stay in
the city. They took him of his high
horse last night and started for Chicago
perfectly satisfied, 1t would be too
cruel to call him by his right name
here and it is not charita bic to tell the
name of the hotel where ne was re-
duced Let him therefore be known to
fame as Mr.. Upity, and let the hostelry
be advertised as the Cannon house.
Choosing an hour when the rightful
proprietor of the house was leaning
over the counter, and the lobby was
filed with people, the three friends and
conspirators walked in, one after an
other, and approached the Office on tip
toe, moving as if afraid of disturbing
somebody. Their actions soon attracted
the attention of the assembled threng.
Arriving at the Office the first took off
his hat in the most obsequious manner
and, with low bow addressed, Mr..
Upity.
Good evening, Mr.. Cannon" he
said, in voice loud enough to be heard
all over the corridor. Il am a"
He was not allowed to finish the sem
tence.
81 am not Mr.. Cannon" Mr. Upity
sneered.
Not Mr.. Cannon the other re-
turned. Aren't you Mr.. Cannon,
and aren't you the owner of the house?
l thoughtyou were the proprietor"
There is no Mr. Cannon, and
don't own the house"
'Well, well; how you did fool me.
beg thousand pardons Are you only
one of the clerks?'
81 am one of the clerks"
NOW, who'd have thought it2 No
harm meant, stranger. We all make
mistakes at times So long"
No sooner had he fallen back IN the
crowd, now listening curiously to
every word that was said, than con-
spirator No. advanced and made
obeisance-
''Ah, Mr.. Cannon, how do you do?
am a"
Mr.. Upity flushed scarlet and looked
sskance at the proprietor.
you've made mistake" he said.
my name is not Cannon, and don't
know any Mr.. Cannon"
What? Are you not Mr.. Cannon,
the proprietor of this house? Isn't this
the Cannon house? Surely I cannot De
mistaken"
'Well, you are for once. This is the
Cannon house, but am not Mr.. Gam
mon and am not the proprietor"
sit seems very strange I was in
here few days ago with two friends
and we all got the impression that you
owned the hotel Maybe you have sold
out since then?"
''NosI never had anything to sell in
the hohse."
SIT can't be that you are only ono Of
the clerks?'
81 am one Of the clerks"
''Great Scott and CBsar's ghost!
Good night L hope haven't hurt your
feelings
He fell back in the thickening
throng, leaving Mr.. Upity in a great
perspiration. There wero smiles on
many faces, for the spectators were be-
ginning to see the joke.
COnspirator No. approached the pro-
prietor, aud hat in hand saluted him.
"Wil you be good enough to point
out to me the owner of this house?" he
asked Then stopping short, he added: |
"Ah, excuse me; see him over there, |
behind the desk"
Not needing the general laugh that |
followed he turned toward Mr.. Upity |
ard exclaimed: "Mr. Cannon, just .
minute, if you please. How are you |
this evening? I must apologize for al
most overlooking you. Twas just about
to get this gentleman Jerking his
thumb at the proprietor) to tell me
where you were hope you are well. .
Mr. Cannon
The salvo of audible smiles that fol-
lowed this latest assault drove Mr..
Upity to cover He few out of the Of
fee and was seen no more that evening. |
On the following day he appeared, I
and seemed anxious to
conceal his identity He cannot es-
cape, however, for the patrons of the
house who know HIM well will always /
address him as Mr.. Cannon in the
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