The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-30
ASTONISHING 4 TRAVELLER,

OR INK MISTAKE OF A NIGHT TIME.
In 1uie, old town. in one OF the New
England Sia,"s, stands quiet old tav.
orn--very qaic. now. although 1t has
b-c, s'irri. times in days HAT arc past,
lrfprc the, Inventions of railroads, which
have CHANGED the curren. of trade in
MANY directions, uad caused the grass
10 grov IN the court Yards Of many oi
the ancient hu-,"'rics. Some years IL
90. ard n I r ihu fortunes ui the old tav-
crp lad b".HN 10 wauc, it wa, ,cnanted
hv iollv r'ub of bachelor boartlcrs,
r, ,>,rr.mcchauics. and tradcsmcn, prin-
e,pn',y, whose odd pranks, and practi.
cal il H.. ur"n each other, would Gil
Mr. James. would care 10 write. We
will give tie reader one specimen. al
though we dcepair Of being able TO tel!
il with half the effect it has when rcla.
ted hv one of the principa! actors, who
now resides, in the land oi steady hab.
ltS.
Two { the said bachelors occupied
n room in one %ipg Of the tavarn, winch
was iuii, in rambling style Of archi-
lecture. !, happened that the eldest Of
tho cl,ums had decided to shake off the
dj,a:rccahlc coil of bachelorhood, and
WAS n-rocia'inc with fair damsel for
aid IN accomplish so desirable M OBJ
irc,. Unfortunately for our hero. whom
we shall call Brown, he was obliged 10
walk som" distance to reach his lodgings
alter leaving his laly love, and seldom
returned until The fires were rakca up
and the liah;s blown out at the old iav-
trn. He had Il strange fancy. too. for
crawling mp To lis room without light
ard p'puajng i0to his bed, when he
forul i. in the dark. His bump Of 10
ca';'v wa ,mall. and there were sever
nj G"or~ a'orc the passage, similar II
size auI feet. ard lis custom was &c
nakn sure of fnding his own room, by
tapping on HIn door, and speaking tC
IL. rotl.mair. who would answer hi-
call. aui thus enable him to direct Il .
s,rs hc&Nar,. The youngest bach
~hom we xiii chrisicn johnson. f.r III,
occasion, lcaro"a nat the cook--a bux
ON c"'""td cAl.-hal been located il
one Gf The aditoen, rooms. and he med
iai.d. from fha, time forth. "pra,il
CAL unon ~ chrm. who was 80 anNiou
10 ir-,ri lin Tor tie arms Of one ofih'
ccnller .cX. Accordingly, one night
Uhen the darkness was so thick ,hH
tou could hardly step through 1t Will
slnirr-,orl boots. Brown returned al ;
late laur, from visit 10 his intended
craal,,l up into the narrow passage an'
Ia ped q, n" door.
.Llir,on-.Iol,nson."
No johnson replied. but s,rang
snorins was h.ard la The room.
"Thn, can't h~ the room, he untter
ed. "Juhh-0n never sncros.'
he taI,i,cl At another door, and hear
ing no Response. nor any sound, he wen
in
II believe I'm right, but ! can 'cl
ty bi. hai-. whether it's Jni.nson-l"
such long haired devil, l can't mis-
,ske him
In ano,hcr minute, Brown. fngrr
were en,aua'-,l ~ III rolorcd gal woo
~ho, ~ .hr subsequently, declared I'm
cxreci,-l lo be ra,ishcd ever s!hce s!'
cane 10 live IN tavern
"Firr! Fire - shouted the wench.
Stop YOUR noi,e " said Br'wn,"h
was ttyius to cr, ont, and falling o|e
chair. aud wa>lsiands.
"a.unlrr Mur-d'r"
Hold vour cn.scd 'onsn"
"rldc,~, Thieves. Fire "
Whi-hi"-
The .br.Il voice Of tie landlady va
row heard -, the foot Vi the stars, d'
siTrG ,n know,
Whar,nlur tormen,ei heavens wa
lie mailer W
Browns in the room with The nc
ger! /" >..aliel johnson, who no" u'Nr
..p.a li. room in his drawers. ana "''
"a Aaii dozen other bachelors hu'fi''
,.tr sreus ur action Niia lights, l"s'
the niurr,,,sl Brown ea''!cAied hia
sf,r irum ,he naTkry's room, i""h''
h.. ,h,ns. Tie landiady hnaiiy rrs'n
I'd order, aud quieIed The COOK Ai'a .
retired once more to reAt, ExPo@s0'