Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1898 — The Sad Tale of a Horn. [ARTICLE]

The Sad Tale of a Horn.

Squire Burnham Wednesday evening, rendered his decision in the case of the State of Indiana against Francis M. Clnrno, landlord of the Nowels House. It seems by the story that John H. Daughtery, a young nian more or less susceptible to female charms, as especially exemplified in the waiter girls and cooks of the hotel, had been putting in considerable time around the place, but paying his devours to the maids more assiduously than he paid for his devourings to the landlord. He used a silver horn to blow himself into the graces of his jjiamoratas. The landlord seized this horn, to avoid coming out of the little end of it for Daugherty’s board bill. He put the horn in a room and locked the room; but soon the horn disappeared, and Ciarno said ‘I-de, Clarno, my cook and her daughter gave Daugherty his horn.” They denied the charge and quit 'Work. Clarno said they should tell where the horn was, or deduct Daugherty’s board bill from their wages. During the 'discussion Daugherty was called in. He declared positively that the ladies bad had nothing to do with the horn. Clarno said he would take his word for it. and suggested the propriety of Daugherty putting up the stuff for his bill. Daugherty replied that Clarno’s talk about this bill had sullied his, Daugherty’s fair young fatrje, and he would pay the bill when he got ready. Clarno seized Daugherty by the scruff and thrust him \>ut of the room. Daugherty had Clarno arrested for assault. The Squire acquitted the accused and in doing so suggested, if the business of his house would justify the expense, that he should hire men to stand with clubs, at the different entrances of his house, to keep out impecunious swains who came to woo and stayed to eat.