San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-06
A HOTEL NOT A KENNEL.
Ada Rehan Had to Take Her Bull
Pup Out.

ence in st. Louis with her cele-
brated bob.tailed bull pup.
Two elegant suites of rooms on
the parlor floor Of the Planters
had been engaged beforehand, for
which Mr.. Daily and Miss Rehan
were each to pay $50 day.
Clerk Cunningham gave orders
to the housekeeper to have these
two fine suites arranged in the
most elegant style known to mod
ern art and comfort. These orders
were carried out TO perfection, for
the housekeeper gave the chamber
maids of these suites to under
stand that they would be fined S.
for each speck OF dirt that was
found on a marble mantlepiece or
luxurious divan.
Clerk Cunningham ordered the
finest bridal carriage and the finest
livery team in the city to be sent
to the Union station.
In due time the fine bridal car
riage rolled over the stony pave
ments and halted in front OF the
ladies' entrance to the Planters.
Mr.. DAILY alighted, extended his
hand to Miss Rehan and assisted
her from the carriage. Then the
liveried attendant poked his nose
into the bridal carriage and lifted
from a seat OF silken down a brin-
die, bob-tailed, English bull pup.
A heavy chain was attached to
the handsome collar worn by the
bull pup. Miss Rehan gave the
bull pup few love taps on the,
head and the English beast &C
knowledged the compliment by
several wiggles Of its stumpy tail.
Miss Rehan took the heavy chain
in her hand and led tho dog up the
marble steps and down the tiled
corridor toward the elevator. She
was neatly attired in travelling
suit Of light grey. By her side
walked Augustin DAILY.
Clerk Cunningham, who had
met both Miss Rehan and Mr..
DAILY before, was on hand to meet
| them.
"You can step up to your rooms
Immediately, II you wish, Mr..
Daily before you register they
are already arranged" said MIR.
Cunningham.
"Thank you; we WILL" replied
Mr.. DAILY, with a polite smile.
"Shall have porter to take the
dogw asked Clerk Cunningham,
in his usual tone Of politeness.
"No Miss Rehan always perfers
to take her dog to her own rooms,"
said Mr.. Daily as he glanced down
at the bull pup.
"Well, Mr.. DAILY, one Of the rules
of this hotel is that a dog cannot
go above the office floor" said
Clerk Cunningham, with the
politiness of a Chesterfield.
ave have kennels in the base
ment especially made for dogs that
belong to guests, and you can rest
assured that your dog will receive
the best of care aud attention by
the porters."
"No, that won't do, sir. If that
is an inviolable rule of hotel, then
Miss Rehan and / will seek quar-
ters elsewhere" replied Mr.. DAILY.
BY this time the atmosphere in
the vicinity Of Mr.. Daily and had
fallen away below zero and the
poor bull pup was shivering and
whining.
Miss Rehan voluntarily Endorsed
Mr.. Daly's statement OF the case.
Clerk Cunningham would not al
low the rule OF the house to be
broken. That settled it.
Mr.. Augustin Daily, Miss Ada
Rehan and the brindle, bob-tailed,
English bull pup did not go up in
the elevator to those elegant suites
of rooms.
Mr.. DAILY turned on his heel and
stalked toward the door, says the
st. Louis Republic. Miss Rehan
followed him, leading her canine
pet by the heavy chain. They
again entered the bridal carriage
and were driven away. And the
bridal carriage was paid for by the
Planters hotel.
A few moments later Manager
Lewis, of the Southern hotel, was
bowling and smiling when Mr..
DAILY, Miss Rehan and the bob
tailed brindle bull pup entered
that hostelry. In few minutes
Mr.. Daily had taken a sIite of
rooms at $50 day, and Miss Re-
han also selected another suite
at the same figure. Mr.. DAILY,
Miss Rehan, a colored maid. bull
pup, chain and all, entered the
| elevator and went to their rooms.