At three o'clock in the morning the
rooster turned up for his first vocal
selection and let out a long, shrill t
crow. The second performance of
this kind was too much for the humor
st. He dressed himself hastily and
rushed down to the night clerk.
"Give me my bill!" he said fierce
ly. "I'm going to get out of this
placel"
L "But please tell me what the
trouble is," suggested the night
clerk,
"That don't matter," said Weller
angrily. "I'm going to get out of
here and get out quick!"
"At least," begged the clerk, "let
us know what is the matter with the
hotel before you go."
"WellU," exploded Weller, "there's a
rasy tool next door to me who thinks "
this plae Is a henhouse. He's spent
bhe last two hours trying to Imitate a h
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TASTING WINE FOR LIVING
Strange Calling Followed by Women
Born With Delicate Palates Is
Very Lucrative.
Of the list of strange callings fol
lowed by women that of wine tasting
is one of the most curious and lucra
tive. As a matter of fact, Mlle. Col
linere, whose services are in great de
mand in France, Germany and Italy
as a wine taster, is said to make an
income of about £5,000 a year, many
firms employing her for regular work
and frequently for special duty.
Only half a dozen wine tasters have
been known to history, the most re
nowned of these being the wife of a
famous London wine merchant, Minme.
Pommery, who died in Paris twelve
Tears ago, and Signora Sousa, who has
a great reputation in Spain on ac
count of her judgment and knowledge
of wine.
