Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1890 — He Was a Thrifty Landlord. [ARTICLE]

He Was a Thrifty Landlord.

An American was at an Edinburgh hotel for a month, and when the bill was presented noticed that he had been charged with a bottle of wine of a brand he had never used. Moreover,, he had no recollection of leaving ordered any article of the kind on thedate specified. He complained of the overcharge to the proprietor, whoblandly remarked: “Very well, sir, I’ll take it off. You see, the girl who got that bottle of wine from the cellar forgot to whom it had been served, so I charged it against every £uest in the house. All who didn’t have it will object, and the one who did will pay.” “Well, but aiea’t you afraid that someone who didn’t have it will pay, too?” asked the American. “No,” was thereply, “I’m afraid they won’t.” Thirteen guests paid for that bottle of wine.