The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-10-24
LATE SPREEs.
A Man Who Makes Life Burden
some for q Clerk.
He Considerably Waits Until All Guests
Are In bed Before Commencing
to ELL Up-A Remark
able Case.

Are In He'd Before Commencing
to ELL Up-A Remark
able Case.
The night clerk in one Of Long
Branch's largest hotels was doing
lightly at his desk at 2 o'clock on q
recent morning, when man who
had evidently been imbibing freely
staggered through the hall. He was
stout; smooth-shaven, had gray hair,
and carried himself with the air OF
rounder. He stopped at sight Of the
clerk, braced himself on his cane,
and glared fercely at the sleeper.
For fully a minute he swayed on
his frail support, and then he top
pied over.
The crash was awful. 1t shook
the floor and made the movable ar
ticles on the desk dance. 1t startled
the clerk so that he jumped straight
up in the air, landing squarely on
his feet before his eyes were open.
The night watchman rushed in from
the piazza in alarm, and several
guests who had just returned from
the club houses stopped in the door
way aghast.
The PROSTATE man looked a fear
full wreck. He seemed completely
fattened-squashed, as the watch
man put it. 1t seemed impossible
that that inert mass of flesh could
ever move of it's own volition again.
Had the man fallen from the roof the.
result would not have appeared
worse. He remained motionless as
the men gathered around him.
'sHeavensl" exclaimed one Of the
guests, "the poor fellow is dead"
''No," said the clerk, with an air
of great disgust, II wish he was.
Confound him, he is more bother than
all the rest Of the hotel"
whats the matter with him?"
asked the solicitous guest.
"Oh, drunk, as usual"
The clerk stopped and turned the
man on his back. He was sleeping
as innocently as child. Without
further ceremony the clerk caught
him by the shoulders, the watchman
took his feet, and they carried him
into the elevator.
Don't mind about putting him to
bed," said the clerk to the watch.
man; ''just lug him into his room and
leave him on the floor"
Then the elevator shot up.
"That fellow" said the clerk, us
the queerest case I ever struck. He
has lots Of money, and lives here
with his daughter, a very sweet and
refined young woman. To see him
about in the day time or in the even
ing you.would think he was the qui-
etest old gentleman you ever saw,
but after the daughter has retired
he slips over to one Of the club
houses and CANDLES and drinks until
he is full to the nozzle. Then he is
likely to do anything.
Zone night last week he came in
and said he felt hot. All right,
said I, go out and cool off, Twill,
said he, and out he staggered. He
went out on the lawn in front of the
hotel, took of his coat and vest and
lay down to sleep on the grass.
The spray came in from the ocean
strong that night, and must have
soaked bis clothing, but he slept un-
disturbed until daylight. You may
think he would have caught cold and
rheumatism, but be was walking
around here as nice looking as ever
at ten o'clock.
He is up to something new every
night, and keeps me guessing what
he'll do next. I'd have him fined if
be wasn't so decent in the day
time and. didn't manage to confne
his sprees to hours when nobody's
around who is likely to be offended.
I don't believe his daughter, even,
imagines that he is up to any Of these
tricks. IN. Y. Sun.