The morning call., 1894-12-11

never would have happened hadn't he
rubbed up against Mrs. Bells dog. But,
then, that's what comes of third mates
who will rush into litterachewer. They
will probably learn their lesson some day.
Time was when Chambliss, who is, be-
sides cotillon leader. the author of the
only book that never was written. had
such splendid time of 1t. For hours and
hours he used to sit in his little sky-parlor
up under the caves of the Palace Hotel
and flirt with the little brides. How they
loved him so and how be fed them the
parings of the corns he used to gather at
the cotillons. And what delightfully."-
risque stories the merry little brides used
to tell him of society bellies, how they
twittered and frittered away the feathered
hours in gladstone glee III his company.
ChamDliss had snap.
Ream after ream of n ote paper the some
time third mate used up as he jotted down
memoranda that was to go into the book
of which be was the author; and hourly
he gloated In glee as he told few chums
how he would get good and even with
that society which had turned him down
for the inane Greenway.
That's all over now. as all once-on-a-
Chambliss 40 more. They have given him
the shake. Their once love for the will
lowy third officer has turned to hate.
They are jealous. To think he would for
sake such beauties for dog. Such fool
ishness! Such unaccountable taste-for a
third mate, too.
But it's not that the brides have de-
serted him-not that, or that society Is
laughing at him, or that his hated rival
Greenway looked on as he fell-that hurts
Chambliss most. None of these, nor all.
Something more oresdful. Another cotiI-
lon leader has sprung up in his place.
Exit Chambl enter Mr.. AL Hendricks of
the Colored Ladies' Leap Year Club!
That's what hurts Chamblss. Already
faint whisperings of the 'razor swing"
figure of Mr.. Hendricks are heard in the
Palace Hotel, and it was stated in the
courtroom yesterday that new "Cum
'even" figure is in contemplation by the
coming man.
The first humiliation to Chambliss came
yesterday. when he appeared in one Of
the stufy little rooms In the new City
Hall in answer to complaint flied by c.
W. Brown, a Jessie-street Iivery-stable
| keeper Brown asked that Chambliss be
compelled to pay him the sum of $103 for
the keep of one Chinese pug with eyes
| like sturgeon, which he had bedded and
boarded at Chambliss' request from Janu-
airy %, 1894. until August II last. He went
| on the stand and stated that on the first
named date a colored gentleman, who
turned out later to be- Mr.. Al Hendricks,
| head porter at the Palace Hotel. brought
| the dog to his place and stated that MIR.
| Chambliss had told him to bring it there.
| He TOOK the animal in and kept it up till
| the last date. when it disappeared. Since
| then he had called on Chambliss number
| of times for the amount of the bill, but had
| been refused.
| The third mate then approached the
| stand which Brown had just vacated. He
took a reef in his Willieboy. shifted his
| ouid. took hitch in his trousers to avoid
| bags. coughed twice and sat down. His
attorney, L. E. Phillips, took the dog
watch and Chamb bliss luffed to loo'ard
with his yarn.
| When be was third mate on the City OF
| Picking, before he attempted to make
white lisle-thread gloves fashionable, ne met
| Mrs E. B. Bell. She owned the dog That
was several years ago. One raw day last
| January Mrs. Bell. who had then been
stopping at the hotel. was called suddenly
away, and in the hurry of departure forgot
| her pug. Some time after she had gone
Mr.. Hendricks discovered the bereft ca
nine. He had no use for dogs ana ne
didn't know any one who had. lie was
n o quandary. Suddenly he remembered
| that Chambliss knew Mrs. Bell, and he
| went to him for advice. Chambliss said.he
old the head porter he really didn't Know
| what to do, but thought the best thing ne
could do would be to take the lost pet TO
same livery stable. where he could De
| cared for.
He afterward ascertained that Hendricks
] had done this. but protested that ne had