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Show THAT'S BUSINESS. You Bhould never judge by appearances, ap-pearances, says the Ban Francisco Hotel Gazette. The other day a little weazen-faced man, wearing a $3.50" suit of clothes, went to one of tho big hotels, and registered his name as from Texas, asked for a room and if breakfast was on tho table. The Olympian clerk gazed at bim scornfully for a momeDt, and laughingly laugh-ingly remarked: "Any baggage?" "No," replied the guest. "In that case," replied the clerk, "the rules of the house compel me to insist on payment in advance." "Very well," said the guest, without with-out appearing otlended, "tako two day's board out of this," and from a wad of greenbacks aa big as bis arm produced a $100 note. "I beg your pardon," stammered the abashed clerk, "but we aio so often taken in, and your face not being familiar to me, I " "io oflenae," cheerfully answered the guest; "business is business and rules are rules. It does look a litt.lt odd to be without baggage, but us cattle dealers ain't much on style, and " "That's all right," said the clerk. "Put up your money; we know a goutleman when we see him. Jim, show the gentleman to 146. Call for the best in tbo house, general." The old man slowed away an ample breakfast, got the clerk to give him small bills for a fifty, and asked where Billy Coolbaugh, the banker, had his office, inquired when they had dinner, desired tho clerk to teli Air. Farewell, if he called, that he would be back at 2 o'cock, then went and hasn't been seen since. The clerk subsequently discovered that the $00 bill was bad. Iho sad event cast a gloom over tho hotel office. |