Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-06-28
A TINE IN OUR BOARDING
HOUSE

wy "o"J PoSSSo 1h"' 'AN
Stewar, does not break new set Of
dishes; an old gentleman precipitates
himself headlong down a steep flight Of
stairs; an interesting child swallows q
pin; lady boarders spaniel dash itself
accidentally from the third story win.
dow; or, in fact, woich does not abound
with variety of disastrous occurren.
ces calculated to throw the boarders
into an uproar, and TO reduce our land
lord TO the most distressing state of
anxiety.
One day last week there was a calm,
the first that had occurred for month.
We congratulated ourselves upon the
event, and began to entertain vague
hopes that permanent peace was abou,
TO be established; but alas! the house is
so doomed TO accidents, tina, no reliable
onjecture can be drawn from present
appearances. The very next day there
occurred one of the most exciting Incl.
dents that ever drove our landlord fu.
rious and wound his boarders into a
quintescence of merriment.
l had Just returned from one of Will
sons rarest musical lunches, most of the
boarders had returned TO their rooms
and complete silence rcigned in the
house. Striking light, drew my arm
chair near the head Of the bed, and
threw myself upon it in q mental state
of luxurious Incidence, repeating in
ternally, Wilson's SCOTS wha haze
Thus sat for few moments when
suddenly | heard two screams in the
room overhead, so loud--so shriIl--they
can be compared to nothing. save the
cry of busy housewife after servant
in the back yard. Soon heard two
bounds on the floor as if persons jump
ing out of bed, and the cries were re
peatsd louder in quick succession
There was no time tor consideration
My neighbors were evidently in try
t ing dilemma. Selling the candle, | I'm
, bolted the door and rushed into the hall
r But had been forestalled. All the door
' of either side Of the hall were opened
o and the inmates excited 10 the last de
gree. Some with night caps, some wit
s only single boot on, and one eve
sporting pair of flaming red fame
t drawers, were crowded together in tn
d hall, and hurrying to the scene of tn
# catastrophe.
d Whats the matter?"--"can't say
e whose voice is thal!"-"ouch stand 0
IS my corns"--"beg pardon such contour
n ded squeezing" --mighty souls"--Lor
Ie how she hellers'--and on they rushe
le heller SHELTER, first from one hall to ii
IS other, then up flight Of Of stairs ne
to another hall, and so on 10 the scel
- Of excitement.
,g o my!-heavcnsp cried a female vol
re, as the foremost of the party reached 4
e. landing. What's all them men doll
an here!'
e. Stand back, gentlemen, stand bac
"a cried one of the least excited of I
no boarders--a venerable looking gent
dy man who had on his coat and no pan
lot and held his candle stick upside dow
no get back if you please, there are fema
lar here--the helpers of the house, gent
'P- men--Susan and Margaret--stand ba
ng if you please
'h' But what's the matterP "Who
hui the deuce cares if That's no
'Pe ing;' Go ahead, if you're going to,
yes We want to see.' What is it,.
'o' But, gentlemen, resumed the non.
VI" citable speaker. The females are
s"' quite-heml-I, that is TO say Su:
'E has no,-hem!-I think it's only Il
ny --hem!--their night things the G
''"' have on"
That's nothing--lel's see what's
in matter" well shut our eyes Co
,ers oh. ge, along they'll be murdered
fore we get there 'Whew! v
ook squeezing" Il do wonder b
like All, now we go;' and on the tide 70
too pushing, pulling and wondering u
ian, they stopped opposite No 81, the oh
ION. Der of the two house helps.
by The door stood wide open, the
,nts were tumbled in admirable confus
With and Susan and Margaret stood at
licle entrance, one holding her hands (
ps n her face. and the other pale and W