The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-01
AN USTI,AVELED A
Ito Was Not usrd To tho Ways OF the
World and Its Dig Hotels.
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Ho hm not Used To tho Ways OF tho
World and Its Dig Hotels.
indianapolis %StatIacl.
A night clerk ut ono Of tho principal
hotGla Of tho city had a customer tho
other night. Glo ramblOd into tho hotel
with the uncertain gait and hcsltating
manner OF a man who Is conscious OF tho
TACT that Ito has turned up tho wrong
road, carrying In his hand n now valisc
that looted M though II had been given
n coat OF hog lard before driving to tho
station. lilo saw the clerk ut abou, tho
same moment that he was discovered,
md Stopped "a though caught stealing
q nam from his jinin' neighbor's smoke
house, lie began stroking his chin
whiskors, md looked up to seo whore
tho roof wac.
GOOD c%vOning. sir" nodded the clerk.
'liowdyY" asked tho new arrival.
Just then his Nye located the ceiling,
ahd he held 1t transtlxed, as though
fearful OF losing 1t, while the top Of his
mead, from tho chin up, was stretched
OaeE until 1t was on q line with his
spinal column. Flows folks p.
why, pretty well, thank YOU" re-
piled tho clerk. "Your folks wolff"
Tho upturned eyes slowly followed
the lines Of the decorated ceiling, the
body turning in unison until tho
strangers back was revealed.
Right peart," was the slow and al
most %strnngled answer. "'cept Mandy;
she's ailin' Ngin. Ike hain' had no iii
since corn Cuttin'."
The ceiing having been duly diGestcd,
the eyes slowly returned to the horizon,
and then sunk to tho oilcloth valise.
That seemed to remind him.
"Whaill l do with my trunk?"
You might set it down on tho floor,
unless you would prefer holding it tho
rest Of the evening. Some do one and
some do the other" returned tho clerk.
Thought this was a tavern" and the
lgure started to retreat.
ut IT,"
"llain't it IN opery houseY"
NO, It's q ho-I mean tavern"
Don't see no beds"
They're up there above the roof.
Do you want to register?"
Way up thari" and again tho upper
part Of the face receded from the chin.
u You want to register.
"Uhuh! where'n l go?"
"Guess you don't understand. l
asked you if you wanted to register"
II told you. Want to stay all night,
too. Which way is III"
The clerk got him up stairs after q
half hours hard work, and drew q siSh
OF relief.
well, there is the worst l ever see,"
was his mental comment.
Fifteen minutes later he heard n shout
from tho upper regions OF the house,
and sent n hell.boy up on the double
| quick to see what the trouble was. The
boy r]eappeared in n moment with the
stranger. In his hand was his trunk"
"Sav. young teller. kin you hang this
up some place where the pcsky rats
can't get ut it?"
Certainly. What have you in it?'
"Shelled corn for sced."
The neavy valiso was slowed away,
and a bell-boy started with him in tow.
At the bottom OF tho staircase he
stopped,
"'Sposin' theresa fire in the tavern
then whar be II"
We'll let you know if there is"
"'Sposin' | get burned up? Then
who'll do the chores tomorrow"
"iou won't burn" answered the
clerk.
He seemed relieved. "Sure2"
81 know it," gasped the clerk.
This satisfied him and he departed.
The bell. boy waited till he had climbed
into bed, turHed the light out, locked
him in, and a few minutes later his
s!umbers sounded like n weather signal,