Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 December 1886 — Beating a Hotelkeeper. [ARTICLE]

Beating a Hotelkeeper.

A friend of mine came to settle for his night’s lodging at a bedbuggy little hole in the-wall near the railway station in Neuehatel called the Hotel des Alps. In’ addition to the charge for apartment, service, lights, etc.’, was the item: “un "dejeuner.” I will put it into pla n Engl Ah that which followed: “But I didn’t order any breakfast.” “That was no fault of the house, Monsieur.” “Do you mean to tell me that you wish to charge me for breakfast, I neither ordered nor ate?” “The breakfast, was prepared all the same. Monsieur.” “You pretend that you pro,ide a regular table d’hote breakfast every morning, and ch rge for it whether your guests take it or not?” “Yes, Monsieur; see the menu? Here it is,” and the firm yet polite landlord produced his regular “a la carte.” My’ friend turned it upside down. Then he carefully perused it. Then he said: “How much of this do you serve as your regular breakfast?” “Anything you like. Monsieur.” “Very well; receipt the bill, and, as l am to pay for breakfast, please God I will eat it ; bring me a filet of beef, with mushrooms, a halfchigk. n gr He, a rum omelet and a pint of C hablis; I shall wait over until the next train.” Mine host of the Hntal des Alps looked first stupefied and then disgusted, and, finally grasping the situation, he ran into his office, altered his bill in conformity with the facts, and hurrying back, cried: “Here, Monsieur, hero ik Vour bill, quite correct —■> francs 35 centimes—and you will just have time to catch your train.”— llenrit Wa tersfjn, in the Cnu ier-Jouriial.