The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
THEUNHAPPYH HOTEL CLERK.
TRIALS or NUMBERS, OF DOCS, OF
FOLDING BEDS.

Thirteen Not the Only Number Guests
shy At-Hoodoos on Rooms-Musical
women-Feminine vanities-Lost Letters.
.Aiev months ago" said the hotel clerk with the
,,.ct peari scarf. pin and no diamonds, "a young
uomnn Of this town gave o reading from the Book
., lob The reports said that she did II very we'll
I ,bought though, when read the account Of II,
that abe might have hugely added 70 tho elective
ross Of her reading had she over been compelled
a. do about a one month stunt as hotel clerk.
She would then have known exactly how the old
Gentleman Of the sonorous phrases felt when he
,,s delivering himself Of his views l am not trying
a, dc,tac, from the quality Of Jobs patience, but
there was one respect, at least wherein he had |
An. hoa, Of us he was tcast left W himself Now.
att, fifteen years experience In standing behind
:, bo,l desk am convinced that were left com
n,.,elv " yseh, way out in the woods somewhere
! could stand any old affection that came along
and evolve q quantity Of patience that would be
olkarats Hne and every bit as oommendAblc as
the article developed by job Gabe upon mo
I regard myself the psuentest bit OF work that
ever stood in brogans barring the rest OF the hotel
clerks In the course Of q single watch have
somany oral rocks heaved at me- an bombarded
BY so many diIercn, kinds Of
Specify Well. you might have got the idea
into your head that the least kicly Of the whole
tribe O, hotel guests belong 70 tho Jolly brigade
Of commercial traveller. II you possess any
such idea ~ that eliminate Il The drummcrs
have 20, kick coming for every hour Of tho day;
and they never lot chance 70 kick get away from
them Their most deeply rooted fad N that
they 70 entitled TO the same room every ume they
turn up at tho hotel al which thoyr In tho habit
Of stopping. They telegraph ahead q couple OF
DAYS a. q rule. for my room. and when the drum
mer who docs this arrives AZ his hotel and finds
tina, his room is already occupied he Invariably
-. ..,a~s ., -, 800, - A., h.aY N hlork vay
pulS up '"' ,., ~. gu -.
when the clerk ,e'ls MN 'na' une man ',oupy,ns
.,,.,., los, :, ,rp,.sod . little hit. and mumbles
aru"nn'' 'sn app - I'D ha nn.n % an.
s sa,S s"nno.sng \. uS nto il into his head to
go HE ~, .cr,sa the v,v In another house
cary MS s"p 'e'o'' ~ WI, g.,
Whole 10, 70 do with putting deep. dark saucers
80. -, .,.,L.s .,sa Nov tb.r, IA NO No
IS room in this house Tho IS room was re-
numbrrcd a dozen years ago. for nobody would
take il sscep, occasional members Of Thirteen
didn't Pey ior the long stretches OIL u% ps v,a4s
new one They wouldn't ,. have any room e me
number OF which was dislsioie oy 10 Az nIs'
we were able 70 give these cranks o,hcr rooms
hut after z wmle tney lncIeasca 50 iosxoS an an
numbers that now We haven' my 20 os' o. 90
.ttsL lla - ND
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me- that us, o. numbers WIN ,ne s.aSmen' .na,
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dooS s sSd ~. Rim ao,e AIM, ss GO, na sie
hunters on our snSr. oi ,ns hGuse Sn. 'ns, r
are iots OF men VINO navS preluaiceS aea,ns' par
sS%: Of aS have s sy s Il
the:e hood9o nnmoers on nv ,hs.I ,,sts ana hsney
can't be talked or caloled into taxing T ,,1 osaI
until rooms Win non Jonah PLUMBERS become
vacant mere hns op me- ,nr, bur
IL Youd;nAturally think that man who is big
enough 70 oe the pos,naTei o' She ni .ne oiggcfs,
cites IN the whole soIa. as .nN man Us. wpula
know better tut ne doesnt queer ming ABOUT
it's that ne was born on me lIth oi we month
and ihei ne nv Is ,ne t"nsnh ne na' s ,ne mum
live, sureenoush hoodoo To him u happened
NAV N as, nne ne was mere Ine o'iiy room tna.
,nd him n he number Of Il he Ike to have had
away he cashier cooked up lob on him and
e SIPS though, This poes,mas,er q big
TS.h l'S sr s sSS u VI" 's1m neat" as
S slnoh a, LIS forehead and turned white, and
ga. ,n !" Mp ao%h ~, peh ,hn 'he nesn nnh sTc
hour With the cosh~Y irving 10 frn,, The S b,iI
c,5;r over q under the Pal ST. T%i the Thing
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.Rns That s, %SSs his sm b Il s's and he went
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IN t STOW was a, bn,sls yc.g Urn ons Pee
pc VINO SOP az novel, leau Lhc nrrnsparI nt
spa,ches abou, ,hese AFFAIRS anu as ,hls parncu,nr
sulr,he was Ia.nsr a promineh. nan ana Me
nuloe, "i tns i"oM vas S,ei u, 'ns newspdptI
re- U, OF min Ne s n"S Sb.nrs ma hSu uS @ apo
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wv ts'u u" ain .niieo ~ WIN sour aoqk
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s Sng d 70 reme mn, .nSs me En"Wei Is nsh'
hmu y mn oul sohrMleie o's1 nc nave
,hrge ny, oi patrons, sspSc,nmy eineny women,
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,n't hhmcs down on Ihe ieeis'et, 70 INQUIRE u
nas nen N VI, ;rc noI s ION , conne,ons
W hlroMpu n uisraSr s'nce ues hs. pun up WIN
Us Tuiaei.eN on Ihcr PAT W aSk US such queS-
u uoa,. 'sh " ! wonder any OF en- Ieahy OK
TfCtS mat We Il Say yes, Wnetner OF no.