The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-01
Travellers Tales

Il am against divorce" said the pas
tor of church in one of the little
towns in this state, who was stopping
at a local hotel yesterday 1.-THE
other night / refused to- marry a cou-
pie, whom l fully believe have been
trying to get the knot tied for some
time. In response to a ring of my
doorbell / was confronted b a man
and woman who stated that they
desired to be married that evening
After making the necessary arrange
Dents for the ceremony they depart
ed. That evening illuminated by best
room and with the necessary i'm
plenenes for the operation and await
ed their appearance. When they finally
presented themselves and the license,
noted that the bride to-be had been
divorced. / inquired who had sued
for it. The woman candidly replied
that her husband had applied for free
dom, whereupon / declined to marry
them and expressed the hope that no
ether minister would perform the GER
etnony. The woman then announced
that they would defer the marriage
for the present and they left. AS their
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ago, the chances are that they had
met other ministers of my opinions"
The genial clerk of one of the local
hotels says that there are many fun
ny things in the hotel business and
that during the time he has been in
the business he has had to deal with
many queer people.
81 remember one time" said he,
'when I was working in another town
a man came in and registered and
/ assigned him to a room. Soon aft
erward another appeared and he was
also given a kennel Someway when
/ was transferring the numbers from
the register to the cards that go in
the board the numbers were switched
When the first man called for his KEY
later In the day looked at the board
and gave him the key to the other
mans room. When he discovered that
he did not have the room in which his
baggage was, but another one he
came down the steps at about eight
a jump and rushed up to the desk
in a blustry and angry manner de-
handing an explanation and accus-
and giving him the worst of 1t. I In
vestigated and finding where the mis-
take had been made, tried to explain
the matter but he would not listen
and after cussing the hotel started
to get personal and called me sew
eral kinds of naughty names. I be-
came angry but held myself in check
and calmly told him that I would not |
take such talk from anyone / SLOWLY |
pulled off my coat talking calmly all |
the while. Then folded the coat neat |
~ and laid 1t on the desk. NV cuffs |
came next and then / rolled my sleeves |
up. Picking up the key to his room |
walked around the desk and call |
ng bell hop handed him the kew |
with the instructions to take that |
waller cur to his room And do Won /
know 1t he followed the boy without /
another word and came down next |
morning and apologized for what he |
lad said to me. The chances were |
{ had rushed around the desk with
nut going through all that preliminary |
bluff he would have knocked my bean
IF.
Il think though that some drunks /
ire the hardest to deal with. Of course /
here are those who, when they get /
! souse on, are the best fellows in /
he world, but to few 1T has a worse
Effect than a Welsh rabbit to
'ilious crouch I remember one fell
ow who came into the hotel with lust
ne right number of jolts to make
Tim ugly. He began on me with the /
worst kind of abuse and when / got
ired of 1t / colIared him and took
i'm to his room, he cursing all the
way. Then he got another scheme
nto his head to cause trouble He rang
or Ice water and was taken a pitcher
I'LL, which we afterward learned he
'oured into the bath tub. AS soon as
he boy got down stairs he rang for
nore and kept up the procedure until 1
he kids had carried him several
itchers full, all of which he dumped /,
nto the bath tub. One boy came to me
nd asked what to do and / told him
ct to take any more up.
"Was that all?"
Well I should say not. Fail
1g to get more water he started 10
ear the hotel down AMI throw 1t out I,