Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-12-28
IS SUPERB nerve
p Enabled Him TO LolI In Luxury
Win Not a Cent of Cost.
GUSHING A HOTEL KEEPER.

Tr. Bcau Was elegant IN D9t--
E>euists Ia His 1luHra g.
Ifs Part Noli-Ncyer Sa-,t-
Fey q sill Ucdsr Any cioeuoie -eee
-lu ~ loves compaoy. ec..d
,.r. Tahl. an Old tiue Nif>iah gentle
the other uieAt. There's treit
l.iof tath n rit ola sas ine.
Some forty e.. lify years aeo There
,as 81 celebrated Nie-iuis character.
r. luowu 30 Wasainstau. Baltimore
..I InaaI lpaie. whom / shah call
E.u smith. because smith wasn't his
r.i ulme Ee8. smith WAS not only
.l lor ihr elegance Ok lis dress. bat
lOg his absolute disregard o. an
financial obligations. He was never
SHOWN Co pay a hin under any circum-
~E.au entered the office OF the Oh
Monumental hotel IN Baltimore. one
u..tt REGISTERED. and upon being as-
sacd to oue OF the best suits Of rooms
u tlc house. for be would Zoe satisfied
,.y with the best. he proceeded 90
..t, himself thoroughly az home and
-..Itd down Tor long stay lie or
g.rcd champagne by the ease auI Ci-
.ar, by the box Tor the cGgcrtaiamcnt
81 such friends as might visit him ia
DIS apartments and. in short lived as
though De had millions behind him.
Tle proprietor OF the hotel. Mr.. Guyor.
l heard Of Beau. but he could not
believe Chat he would deliberately run
ul such large bin IL he had no lnton-
un of paying e. and he hcSit ted
about srcaking Go such an elegant Sen-
jlcuan about sIch al ineicgant thing
a., money. hut after Beau had been
guest a, The Monumental FOR moro than
MONTH and had said nothing about
paying hi~ bin Mr.. Guycr summoned
up h.> courage and had Bcau's hili
made ont aud sent up To him. Ia "A
fcu moments Mr.. Guyer received n
polite but urgent message from Beau.
asking him 10 come 20 his apartments
40 once
- scnt for YOU. Mr.. Guyer.' said
tl, inpccm.ous beau. to show y0u a
mn~t remarkable document which has
lceu sent up 20 me from your office.
NN.'A ~ t"A ~ ANAhlAAtAAM VI lWMN
Clerks. sir, bat / dislike being annoyed
ia ,hls way. VIII you kindly look at
that and tc!l me what it ISL
THAT Is bill, Mr.. smith, said
Guycr ass soon rs he recovered his
breath.
$50 l observe. responded Beau.
but. Mr.. Guyor. il is made out against
me-
Certainly replied the hotel man.
10 is our account against you for
board and lodging. wines. cigars and
other extras FOR the last month, and /
would bc glad II you
Why. nay dear sir interrupted
Beau. laughing. YOU surely never cx-
pccicd nee 90 pay this bilT
! most certainly did and do eN-
pee, You to pay it, answered Mr. Guy
az Gymly.
But. dear SIR said Beau gently.
sou Knew who was when 1 came 10
your house,
Nr Guyer admitted that he did.
Then, You know continued Beau.
ialt J have never been known TO PEE
TAD 90 amy Que. and no one in his
senses ever expected that / would.
AoW' my dear sir. beg OF you 10 de
s'f'y this ridiculous document and see
'a'i ann not annoyed again with
such foolishness
DO You intend to pay this bin or
n',F demanded ,he hotel proprietor
siemly.
1 do not replied The Beau quietly.
Very wen. then. viii sue you.
Ihat Is your privilege. sir
And viii Get Judgment. too.
S-id Guyer angrily
You viii get more than that. MI.
'ayer' responded Beau calmly. You
Nii get Yourself laughed at 10y the en-
uFe country for being so foolish as to
imagine that You could collect hill
.''m Beau Smith. Pray do NOT sub
J''' Yourself 20 such ridiculc.
Guyer hoSitated: he knew he would
'' laughed 81 numerically by every
ohe and. then, too. he could not help
buI admire the colossal cheek OF
smith, SO he sat down again and liz
fresh cigar
Mr.. smith, said he. 'Pll tell you
what will Go. If you will move over
20 the City hotel and play this same
same on old man Barnum I'll give
you a receipt in fall for all that YOU
owe me and say no more about it,
receipt the hin. AR Guyer, an
N"'red Smith coolly. 4 had been stop
I-lS with Mr.. Barnum for month
l't'or 10 coming TO your house. and he
o'So promised to give me receipt in
al" Tor what ! owed him If | would
1--we over here and play the same
TICK on You Philadelphia Ledger.