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December 6, 1877
The Bossier Banner
Benton, Bellevue, Bossier County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
Henry Ward Beecher recounts a humorous incident from his early life in Ohio: staying at a small hotel in Loudonville with his brother Charles, where they slept on shake-downs covered with tablecloths that smelled like yesterday's roast beef and mutton.
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An Old-Time Hotel.
Mr. Henry Ward Beecher has been
Giving in Cincinnati reminiscences of
His early life in Ohio. One of his stories
Is this: " The other day I came through
Loudonville; Ohio, and I was forcibly
Reminded of my stay there when on my
First trip out West. We stopped late at
Night and spent Sunday there. There
Were two coach-loads of us, and the lit-
Tle two-story brick tavern was nearly
Full when we arrived. The best they
Could do for my brother Charles and
Myself was to give us a couple of
'Shake-downs' in the dining-room.
We slept late Sunday morning, but
Finally waking up commenced to talk.
I said: 'Charles, I'll bet you I can tell
What they had at this hotel for dinner
Yesterday.' 'What was it?' he asked.
'Roast beef,' I replied, basing my judg-
Ment on a stale sort of odor that per-
Vaded the room.
" No, you are mistaken,' said he,
Shaking his head and sniffing at the cov-
Ering of his bed; it was mutton.' We
Both stoutly maintained our respective
Propositions, and falling to a vigorous
Smelling of our bed-clothes, found the
Landlord had given us a couple of table-
Cloths for bedspreads, and Charles had
Got the mutton cloth and I the beef."
Mr. Henry Ward Beecher has been
Giving in Cincinnati reminiscences of
His early life in Ohio. One of his stories
Is this: " The other day I came through
Loudonville; Ohio, and I was forcibly
Reminded of my stay there when on my
First trip out West. We stopped late at
Night and spent Sunday there. There
Were two coach-loads of us, and the lit-
Tle two-story brick tavern was nearly
Full when we arrived. The best they
Could do for my brother Charles and
Myself was to give us a couple of
'Shake-downs' in the dining-room.
We slept late Sunday morning, but
Finally waking up commenced to talk.
I said: 'Charles, I'll bet you I can tell
What they had at this hotel for dinner
Yesterday.' 'What was it?' he asked.
'Roast beef,' I replied, basing my judg-
Ment on a stale sort of odor that per-
Vaded the room.
" No, you are mistaken,' said he,
Shaking his head and sniffing at the cov-
Ering of his bed; it was mutton.' We
Both stoutly maintained our respective
Propositions, and falling to a vigorous
Smelling of our bed-clothes, found the
Landlord had given us a couple of table-
Cloths for bedspreads, and Charles had
Got the mutton cloth and I the beef."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Family
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Henry Ward Beecher
Loudonville Ohio
Hotel Stay
Brothers Anecdote
Tablecloths
Dinner Smells
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Ward Beecher
Charles Beecher
Where did it happen?
Loudonville, Ohio
Story Details
Key Persons
Henry Ward Beecher
Charles Beecher
Location
Loudonville, Ohio
Story Details
Beecher and his brother Charles, on their first trip west, stay at a small brick tavern in Loudonville, Ohio, sleeping on shake-downs in the dining room covered with tablecloths that retain smells of previous dinners, leading to a humorous debate over whether it was beef or mutton.