Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-03-21
LOOKING FOR A ROOM.
The Wanderer In London IL Lost In Mani
Trousers and O sBawth.'

you have furnished rooms to rent?'
said the Wanderer to the plump, red
faced woman who came to the door.
Yes, sir, i ave-" answered the wo-
man. Step right upstairs, sir"
The Wanderer followed YEARLY, for
he had been up other stairs TO see other
rooms, says the n. Y. Tribune.
"Now there, sir, said the woman as
she threw open the door of a hall bed
room and waved her hand as if she
were exhibiting Westminster abbey.
'there, sir, Is a Don for you; a all
room 10 be sure, sir. but a roomy, COM
| fo4able room. sir-for a all room
Nm afraid II is hardly big enough"
suggested the Wanderer, making q
mental note Of the fact that il was the
twenty-first ballroom which sanguine
ladies had tried to foist upon him dur
ing the afternoon.
La. sir, not big enough. sir? Why,
Sir, 'ow could il be any bigger? The
all is only so wide, sir. The last gen.
tleman that 'ad it. sir. found it big
enough, sir. He was very comfortable
in il, SIX. o: IL evening be would sit
with his feet on the chest Of drawers
aud sing. he was that Apply, sir. He's
gone TO the country or he'd be here
yet, 'appy and comfortable, sir
But I'm sure a ballroom won't do"
said the Wanderer in All apologize
tone.
I'm sorry, sir. ! have one other
room right here, sir, and she pushed
open the door Of the adjoining large
room. This Is a fine room, sir, and it
has, sir, this room has, sir, "a private
~-bawth!' She threw open the door
! leading to this institution as If she were
wrenching the slab from the tomb of all
the Capulets. You see. sir-a-private
-bawth. am an English woman, sir,
and Tn sure you won't care, sir, when
! say that we English know what com
fort Is. ] try 10 make MY house COM
Portable, sir. But" and she turned 10
the large room, "this is rented to a
young gentleman. He has been here
for some time, but he is going away
soon to the country" The Wanderer
glanced around. There were four pairs
OF trousers spread out on the bed with
immaculate smoothness, two pairs on
the couch, and one pair on a table.
Perhaps" he ventured, this young
gentleman is getting ready TO pack up
now?"
La, no; he spread 'em out so they
won't wrinkle, sir. He's a very partic-
ular young gentleman, indeed"
He ~seems-er-he appears 10 be
well supplied" went on the Wanderer,
unable to take his mind from the re-
markable exhibition.
And these are not all, sir; indeed.
no. Seven spread, SIR" She pulled
| open n drawer Of the bureau. Two in
| kere-nine, sir" She went into the
ere Twelve. sf." She turned ant
swept her eyes around the hooks. ~Ont
hanging-thirteen, sir. He's n fine
young gentlem an, sir, and his father il
rich"
NO doubt. Thirteen, you say? But
the young gentleman is out, take it?'
said the Wanderer.
@Oh, yes; gone to a wedding"
"Er, then. Of course-he's-you see
being out and at a wedding, ] mean, OF
course"
@Oh, yes, sir; certainly, sir. Four
teen altogether, sir. And perhaps some
at the ~tailor's being pressed-you can't
tell. SIR
SWELL" said the Wanderer, turning
from the wilderness of trousers, If he
goes away let me know and l will see
you again about the room. 1t doesn't
require a van TO move my trousers, but
l think Id like the ROOM
"Very pleasant, sir. Aud cool, sir.
And the best mattresses, sir. And the
private bawth. sir. You don't get pri-
vate bawths everywhere, sir. Good
day. sir"
On the steps he met a tailor's boy
carrying a box. which apparently con-
tanned trousers.