Show TRAVELER KNEW VALVE V ild OF THE BLUFF IN EUROPE 8 I 1 put up with all kinds of swindles and all sorts of hotels making my eu trip said a well known new york lawyer the other day but at rome I 1 found a fellow countryman who wouldn t be swindled at rome the landlord of the hotel deliberately robbed me by charging up extras I 1 had never even heard of but when he tried the same game on the man from ohio there was a situation sir he said to the landlord as he towered over him I 1 am general abercromble abercrombie burt I 1 am further more the united states of america III declare war and blow old rome off her seven hills before pay these items they were promptly crossed off and in the eyes of the landlord the general was five times a bigger man than any titled european who bad had ever occupied his rooms at florence the hotel man sized up we general as fair to medium and gave him poor quarters and in bisted that he could do no better it took the man from the west about fifteen minutes to get his dander up then he appeared in the office and drawing himself up to his full height he imperiously Imperious iv announced sir I 1 am the united states of america and a considerable slice of canada and alaska besides what Is your lowest lovest price for this hotel toi fol spot cash but what Is the mattera asked the landlord the matter is that I 1 want to be lodged as befits my position if you don t sell to me III buy the terrace opposite and build a million dollar hotel and let all my guests stop tree free of expense the general got a suite of rooms room that were being held for a duke and everybody around the hotel tumbled over themselves to wait upon him |