The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
UID m WITH 4 nTTIE ~ STIR,
Iuu,uai ,nusr 81 an Early Norning ftre
tIarr IN a lite Hotel.

u was about ; A VI In one ~ th" olg
e.~t downtown hotels III" night clerk was
a, work at the books on ht- desk A bell
blv was moving npt-ele~sly about du-tit1s
triugs lie touched up the desks. the
c,,irs. the tables and finally IN. ~eieCtric
switchboard
~. fingered over tho switchboard II
hi knobs and brass,~ that had o. hc lahlr' I
often and vigorously to got At the dust
around them when hi- task was done
be- "a, down on his t-n'h aud dropped
int a gentle dnlc
Al vas peace ard quiet not a sound
WA, hoard save the scratching 90 the clerk :
| r.n aud the faint ticking Of ia. hIg Office
,lu'k
suddenly. from away up In a remote
mai - ~. E,l-'. thr-r cam" a confused
uuriu8r A. Il the VOICE. ut excited ueopl"
A. Iriar, ale n vas puuotur"d WITH what
-UurI.d like paitcrc- - women Through
Al aI liAe q fine thrctd II npis.. then" ran
. f,iri .rtali. chatter ~ ot q bylI ~Jingling
far away
TI. c'rr. r,i-.,i hu. head from h- hr't-
All Listened IN Ethiopian b"llb " cam"
uut off h- doz- amt slr"Pily up"n"t ht- owes
Awatchmau an uui of breath cam" dn-iiInR
d,Wustai-~ with he elevator buV nj his
heals
Where - ~ gafpci 'h- wG'c' man.
Where's WHAT cried a." clerk.
Where, 30. fire. . shouted ~" watch
mn -Wh,r,'~ thc engines Wher"'- the
hur-" burning up
-Wb.r,'- the %iovil'- r"plicl the Clerk
-Wher"'- M" siraitJa"ket-' Wh"r"'s the
I l..' kill"r-' Ar" vou drunk or has the
] xI.,, hlIro turned INTO n lunatiC asvhIms-
MIA Il W e. 'h-n hr' g,ug- t-ringin'
r.r. n there amt to tr"f rcturf"d the
| wa,chwq.. Indignantly -thamlsrrHalds
! -,W up-f airs there sounds lie forty am
| lgla',r- was gsioplu' through II 81 all
I their Fungs a-Whal gir'' Them gals can'
,.,, ihoir-.Iy"- vol, They're tearin'
! through the halls and draggin' Out their
| trunks
la, clrk didn't stop to hear any more
IT. whirl 4 around anN rushed To -" cleo
tic !ir. alarm aninn'.'"i IN me wal
hack - lis dO-a sur enough. th'rc
vas ~" Ch sWuuc around 80 -t all
! Ga, fr, guug- Gathering on ~" nnor where
the chants. rmaits t!rpt.
sNuu ctuu. rOur.d -" clork nj the bell
hoy -ti, WI turn IN that Cir" alarm
Fgl d. iANd. hts~. | ham, donH Itch
no TAI lurn | JcHt d!-tid tn"m ah brass
sWhat s. the rpa-ou YOU dnn't turn IL orr
rhim-d ~ IA" watriLlnn
IN, clerk mad. auut,pr dash NJ tn"
anunrciator lie wns rat;h'd all the way
! tir.uyh and IA hs coniu-ipn ID" swung
pu .Lr,-, or four NOR" switches
IA an instant the vlnl" hVu-n was IN an
unr,ar There ~. the slamU'ing OF doors,
| me urd of rushing i'st ana excited cr;cs
all through ',s hnll- an abnN" al Ia" N O.
rI...r thc du 81 great brass eurg- Hrayiag
-I,r.' dr,'- from une end of ~" hou-' To-
tie other. ,
tr.-ts ~ al ~tag-- - undre~s rushed
,a. ,o,n tho hrli. One ~tclwart athlc,"
with . luug White night -hi~ partly thrust
ittp IL TutI-ar C.tine rtrhing down w"
InIi clean lat. His hsts were thrust for
! VarI and hts ol'-Ns pressed Ia his s.dss
In appru Vel ~-prtu,-r stvl" ard he vas
| an , dead run. IN one tad and down an
other -, went and ~ oU around aIG around
with his -cpnI wind coming To him
m, - - gl.~iS stopped where they
wen. and -ninei Tor smoke There was Lo
s,uuEv Others lopkci out " she s't,-''s
| for IN, eng ts> There werr u" rng.n"-
UH' IN" lyruar II ~" colg. k"pt on.
rnen n happy Thought truck tn" clerk
Ne turned ID thu "icotrl" alarm gong
~ it,,... Theu am" explanations aud
| ftally . gradual restoration al quiet and
or,r' -
To- iong-disl nnc- Splinter was caught
| on he fourth or hfth lap and persuaded 10
I e. 'u hst Th-r" w'r. sporadic outbreaks
| OF hau language FOR a time. int when the
whole story Of tho + thiopian and hi- fesi her
| buster spread through 'hc house IN" Amcri-
| can et.~' Of humor asserted t-ou and
| those who had begun 20 sweaI remained 20
laugh Tie darky had leaned his buster
| iust "a little too hard on ono Of tbs s~ itches
| th-; vas al