New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-10
STRAY SHOTS HERE AND THERE.

hotel clerks but among them some OF the most
| assuming and arrogant Three strangers from the
West grossly insuted the other day by the clerk
who rcgns In the office OF leading hotel In Broad
way. and vengeance their chief thought during
tho rest Of their stay In the city. They took him of
his high horse last night and started for Chicago per-
fecly satisfied. II would BIO too cruel to call him by
his right here and 1t Is not charitable to tel
the name Of the hotel where he was reduced Let
him therefore be known to fame as Mr.. Upity. and
let the hostelry be advertised tho Cannon House.
Choosing an hour when the rightful proprietor of
the house leaning the counter and the lobby
filled with people. the three friends and cOnsplra-
tors walked IN one after the other and approached
the Office on tptoe. moving II afraid Of disturbing
somebody Their actions attracted the attention
OF the assembled throng Arriving at the Office the
first took of his hat In the most obseQuous manner,
and with low bow addressed Mr.. Upity.
GOOD evening, Mr.. Cannon" he said, loud enough
to be heard all tho corridor. 81 am -"
lie not allowed to finish the sentence.
Il am not Mr.. Cannon" Mr. Upity sneered.
"NOt Mr. Cannon !" the other returned. "Arcn't
you Mr.. Cannon, and aren't you the owner Of the
housei thought you were the proprietor"
There is no Mr.. Cannon, and don't own the
house."
"wcl, well; how you did fool me! beg thou.
sand psrdOns. Are you only one Of the clerks -
al am ono Of the clerks"
"Now, who'd have thought 1t, No harm meant,
stranger. We all make mistakes ut times. So long"
No sooner had he fallen back In the crowd, now
listening obviously to every word that was said, than
conspirator No. . advanced and made obeisance.
"Ah. Mr.. Cannon, how do you do1 am -"
Mr. Upity flushed scarlet and looked asknnce at the
proprietor.
"Youve made mistake" be Sold MY name
Is not Cannon, and don't know any Mr.. Cannon"
WHAT Are You not Mr.. Cannon, the proprietor
Of this housei Isn't this the Cannon Housei surely
cannot be mistaken"
"wcn, you are for once. This is the Cannon
House, but am not Mr.. Cannon and am not the
proprietor"
/" 1t seems very strange. / was In here few days
ago with two friends and all got the impression
that you owned the hotel. Maybe you have sold
mo, never had anything to sell in this house"
1T can't be that you are only one OF the clerks %
Great scott. and Caesars ghost Good night.
hope haven't hurt yonr feelings"
lie fell back in the thickening throng, leaving Mr.
Upty In n great pcrSplration. There smiles
on many faces. for the spectators were beginning to
see the Joke
Consprator No. approached the proprietor. and
hat In hand saluted Lin.
owner Of this hous" - he asked. Then. stopping
short he added An; excuse me; see him over
Not needing the general laugh that followed. he
turned toward Mr.. upIly and exclaimed: "Mr. Gam
pi IT'S evrnns i% must apologize cr almost p overlooking
you. was Just abont to get this gentleman derkins
% Ns "G hope You '1 nr %c Mr % H"'e "
Tho savo Of audible smiles that followed this latest
assault drove Mr.. rpity 20 cover. He flew out Of
the office and was seen no more that evening. ON
the following day he appeared clean shnven. and
seemed anxious 10 conceal his identity lie cannot
escape, however, for he patrons Of the house who
know him well viii always address HIM rs Mr. Gam
mon IN ;he future
The world IS full Of 'hc milk Of human kindness.
even though the thunder sometimes sOurs It, The
gerncss OF some peop. to make the lives Of
| &c lo0n nor
apparent every daythat Is to say the lives OF people
who posses, that precious little attribute Of happiness
known Us money. There was time when people
bad TO keep their own household accounts or hire
somebody do II for them but all that Is changed
now. Tie upper part Of the city IS crowded with
banks that are only anxious to look after house
hold and personal accounts and the special arrangc
ments made for the purpose are held out ms Induce
| meuis 20 patrons IN most Of the new banks women
are especially provided with separate t"ors and book
keepers. Convenient writing tables and reception
room are ut their dl'?o al but perhaps 'h'S y HOT
philanthropy.
"You will leave ne. viii YOU he calmly asked
ayes. will"
"when ?"
"Now right of this minute"
You'll 90 away"
"Ycs."
al wouldn't II were YOU.
| "Eui | VIII n,d / defy YOU 10 prevent me.
have suffered al hands as long as can put up
with IT.
"Oh | shanr try to stop you; I'll simply report
10 tie police that nv wife has mysteriousy di'ap
pcared. They will want your description. and ]
rxfra large mouth: you walk s,if In your knee,
Your nose turns up at he end hair flaming red d
eyes rather on Tho squiut; voice"
wretch! Nou wouldn't dare do that she
-crcamcd. III, 49, t.
u certainly Will and the description will go In
They dared AT each other she had good cry and
It's all richt nov.
Some complqu, he, boon made in reference =
recent exhibition 4 pictures at one OF the CLUBS
where there an extremely scanty supply oil cl'1
loeuc, Apparently thcrc were not more than thirty
or forty catalogue in al. and these wc,e placed on
table each one having pasted it request that the
user should return It tho table when he lad finished
with IT, At ,lmc- there were two or three hundred
persons IN the gallery, that on the average u'rc
was ono catalogue to perhaps every do|ch ~
supply this deficiency. the names OF more IMAM nan
o. the pictures wcrc attached to them but as to the
Others persons without catalogues cOuld use ohly
guess work Il know sad one OF the NoltorS
tlat am here by the courtesy OF one OF inc e'pcIH
II tho club, bat must say that 1t seems 10 me
the club ha, treated r., guests with small cnsdcIatloh
IL Is just II had been Invited by ZONE e.nlN'ai
TO yt bic art gcry ana uPG" me- NY 10 loo without
pointing out any 81 III, treasures or evng me any crew
10 the artiSt such as might pick up or nySei
For my own pant should be glad to pay nall
dollar, or oven u dollar for catalogue OF 'hese worms
and | haven't thr least doubt that others would ic
willing TO do the same. 1t may seem ungraciouS III
me To- pass thesr criticisms but think they are De
served
Boston writer has reached the conclusion evil
IDENTIFY no; without careful thought that the one
great misfortune which has befalen literature IN
the ages has been the invention OF printing IHs
IS doubtless worthy ~ as literal an interprcta.ioh
AS Tacyrand's fnmou, saying about the use OF ian
euage TO conceal thought.
THO COSTLY FIRES ~ BROOKLYN.
TENEMENT AND BUSINESS HOUSES BURNED AT
A LOSS OF $4,000.
The Droollvn IRE department had hard work
carly yesterday morning to suppress two ireS winch
were discovered within twcGty minutes OK each other
Tho first fire broke out at o'clock In the hallway