The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-12
RoARED LIKE A LION.
Dill stcrrctt Objected 10 the CHARGE,
of the Hoffman House.

Washington Correspondence OF pittsburg
Leader.
Colonel Bill Sterret, the well known
Washington correspondent IT the Calves
ton Dallas, Texas News. tells a good story
at his own expense. sterret was over in
New York for his paper during he recent
campaign. AT home Bill Is a very plain
citizen. There is nothing stuck up or
dudish about him. He lives with his wife
at one Of the down town hotels In this city
ana doesn't put on any "flubdule." as he
calls II. when he has gone IA New York
heretofore he has sought hotel of innos
craze nits. During hts recent visit how
ever, he concluded TO be a bit swell as n
were, aud put up at the Hoffman house.
One day at that hosiery was enough for
william He arrived in the evening. Hs
wis assigned TO a modest little room--iust
such room that he was In uhe habit OF
occupying IN other hoiols on previous visits
TO the metropolis. He seemed To be en-
tirely satisfied with his room until he
learned the Price OF 1t the next morning
II was then that he thought of home and
vile as lse probably never Thought no.
fore, He longed for Washington the wors,
Kind OF way When he asked for his bill
the clerk modestly said -Four. please"
Bill had been out little late the nigh, he
fore with s'SdDe eonvivial friends and was.
therefore. not In tho huqnor OF being
1oked wbh,' as he put II in telling the
story to some friends today.
'Eouri Eotur what ,.,.,s,. ,,t,,,,
Of Washington, ID. G.. late of Texas.
When Informed by the young man be-
hind the counter that his bill for one
nights lodging was only" 81 Bill buekea
like real Texas bronoho ana swore tha,
ne hadn't come TO New York TO be robbed
IN broad daylight In the midsa OF his ar
suiheht WIN the clerk an old friend who
had recently returned from Cuba stspuea
up 10 Colonel Bill and asked hin Ia ioln
MN In a cocktail This proposition rather
soitehed Williams temper After visiting
the bur Sterret remembered that he Ind
not w bieakfatstpd. lie wasn't very hun
cry. but thought he ought to have "a little
something before starting out for the day
~ search OF she latest news concerning The
Dig tight about TO be pulled of" IN Great
er New York in day or two. So no ASKED
his Cuban friend to join him at breakfast
ms friend however, had Just partaken OF
ms morning meal but consented to po into
the cafe With him while he ate that ,,liitle
something" ''"o
sterret looked over the bill OF fare IN a
sort OF desultory way. He really dian'f
Know what he wanted 1t was then p,st .
CLOCK In the afternoon and IL was the
iuheneon card he held In his hand. lIis
eye at last fell on cold turkey. Forgettinr
.nat he had not had his breakfast at Inc
accustomed hours o'clock a. Mill mr.
milk s''Ss Vi
Wnile he was gnawing al the leg OF tho
kre1i American bird the waller mia tha
eheck for II and the milk on the table s,ons
sloe OF him. Bill's eye. In fact, both Of hIs
large light blue optics, fell upon the fir-
ures' AZ first he imagined his eyesight
was somewhat defective, for there we're
.nree figures aud dollar mark on the IT.
ele SLIP OK paper In front OF him Sterret
was little curious TO kA,w the amount
q the bill, and reaching over the t,ble
psckeu IN the Innocent looking little piece
OF PINK paper. He almcst fell on his chair
wneh Ne saw the size OF The check n ,v,s
lor Si.4o With the turkey leg In ono hand
ana the check In the other ne rushed frans
ueaiiy up TO the cashier and In LANGUAGE
winch would not iook we'll In print wanted
~ Know what kind OF game he was IN
a s ne raised such fog that the
manager OF the hotel was called IN m SAT-
tie the matter. Blll howied SO yocifer.
Dusty and denounced the ansgement in
s ssn strong terms that the pruprie,or M.
so'.u 70 eive MIN a receipt in full for hoth |
pea and bard II he would leave ,ha hn,si
IN Premise never 10 come Into II ,s,,,
al al resented this proposition and after ~.
soSsouhry bad been exhausted he -ses,inS
gus - caro- rates. but reserved the |