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Show NO KOWTOWING FOR HIM. Hotel Man Who Was Not to Be Over- I awed by Dignitaries of H State. H They tell this ono on former Gov. H George Hoadly of Ohio: H Once upon a time, In tho midst of a H campaign, Mr. Hoadly was to deliver H a speech at a llttlo town In tho great H and glorious Buckeye State. When ho reached tho one hotel tho town boast- H ed he walked up to tho reglstor and Hj wroto his nnme. Tho proprietor-head- H porter-steward-headwaltcr-depot - run- Hj ner was behind tho desk In his shlrtl H sleeves, his hat on tho back of his' W, head, and a cigar stump held between w his teeth. When tho visitor hnd put H down his John Hancock, tho factotum HJ turned tho register around, read with- Hj out the flicker of an eyelid tho nnme H there written, wrote "10" beside It Hj with a lead pencil, nnd enld: Hj "You kin Jest tnke yer grip right up H thnt stairway thcro an' back down the H hall clean to th' end. Yer room's right H on th' left bnnd sldo of th' hall, In th', H corner number 10." H With considerable astonishment nndi H not a llttlo Injured dignity Ohio's chief! H exccutlvo pointed to his namo, smlled faintly, and snld: HV "I am George Hoadly." H "Yep; I notice," snld tho rustle, HI without turning n hair. "An' yer HI room's right thero at th' end of th'i Hi hall number 10. Can't miss It" H With more hauteur, and almost, Hj quivering with outraged Importance,' IHj tho guest said Impressively: HI "I am Georgo Hoadly, governor ot 11 tho state of Ohio!" Turning, then, with a look of ex- HI asporatcd lmpatlenco on his faco, the) Hj hotel man exclaimed: Hi "Well, what d'yo expect me t' do HI kiss yo?" Judge. Bfl |