Evening star., 1909-06-13
Hotel Doormen Have MANY Peculiar Adventures With Various

before they started. as everything had to
be in its proper place the lap robes tucked
this way, the seat pillows that way, the
window shades another way, and what
not. It was the funniest crowd I ever
saw and a peculiar outfit, with never a
decent word for a soul. At first / at
tended to tucking in the lap robes and
things. but was soon relieved by the
grandmother with the comment that men
never know how to do things neatly In
stead, they gave me the baby to hold.
I'm not strong on handling kids. and.
what's more. every cabbie in the street
got wise and began guying me- got
hotter and hotter every time they'd give
me that young one. but didn't say any
thing until one morning 1t began crying.
and the mother told me not to squeeze 1t
or something like that
X i
Tin not saueezin' 1t, ma'am.' I said,
ratified and mad. I'm only holdin' It.
It's got a horrible temper
There was a complete silence for q
moment or 80, while the mother and
grandmother took a good glare at me.
"Umph! Give her to me" the mother
announced angrily. and the party drove
away without another word
IT made up my mind there and then to
stop the baby holding even II I had to
60 to the Office about it. Besides. it
wasn't any duty of mine. anyhow. 1
thought hard all the time they were gone
and when the cab hove in sight on the
return trip everything was ready.
Hold Elaine for moment" ordered
the grandmother, as the party started to
alight.
"'Yes, ma am says I. taking the kid;
but don't think it's wise ma'am! I was
Just thinking that maybe she was crying
because
"'what was that? the grandmother in
terrupted.
well. you see. ma am I replied very
I thought maybe he might
be catching the diphtheria and the scar
let fever. My sisters boy has diphtheria.
and the scarlet fever is just two doors
below me-
You live in the house" she asked.
Her face was almost ashen.
"'Why yes. ma'am | support my
sister, I answered.
Yo-yo-you idiot" shouted the moth
er. grabbing the child as though it were
rubber ball, and making steeplechase
leap through the revolving doors The
spun around like a top,
raised her parasol over her shoulder and
she. too, went through the revolving
1oors In one bound.
ia are very bad for little babies. aren't
hey? asked the seven-year-old girl, who
ook the news coolly.
Yes, miss says I. They're very
Killing
THAT evening the boss called me into
lis Office as I was going off duty.
Thomas he says. have you got diph-
heria and scarlet fever in your house?'
"'No. sir I says. I amt. But I'm
ired holdin' babies
"'Well. the next time they come out
or their drive. he says, with a smile,
you take a walk up the pavement
Sometimes we have brides and
yrooms here" the doorman announced
when pressed for other experiences, "and
ts curious how varied are the ways they
,egin their matrimonial careers. There
ire only three characteristics You can
ely on in brides and grooms; they are
nervous. they try to hide it, and they're
lffectionate.
"One pair I remember particularly, and
hey weren't so young, either-the bride
vas verging toward thrty-ive and the
yroom was some distance ahead of that.
They came bustling in one night from
lown about Richmond. and the very mo-
nent the lady got inside the door she
vent digging into a handbag and acci-
lentally pulled out several handfuls Of