The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-07-24
,oA nprNG TsiIoas IN A FIX.

gnAMpING TalIoRs IN 4 FIX.
hc s,rai,s thai travellers arc cl'en put
and ,he ingenious devices arranged to
81 l..dv and soul together, by mechaaics
! tramn. are matters mol entirely new
.a,na VI. iii read this sketch: Wc were
yina most respectable attention 70 a nlce
eak. sumo limo since, at restaurant.
Q. /. par,g Of iour catered and took The
l;o;ninc box. From The conversation, II
8. MAJ ba I'd 10 discover that lie iovr were
arr. and Two Ut them late arrivals.
How il trade ID Bnilaio!' asked one q
residents 81 tac new corners.
<1rade!' echaaa oGe OF the parties al
esscd--sif you mean the sa'i and iiant
nde.ilss exceilani, believe; but tlsers
taiIors nit OF work enough 10 form
rimeut. We hava'i ,loue ans thing these
u months; icil Baifa.o with ,hrcs bits
kseen US
oas haw dad yoa get heree Worked
Sng ia spots, ell!
Worked Il / 4 sil,eii.
aBa. hnw did sou lise!-haw .rasell-
= t1ag
We'll, as 10 living, Ike lighting cocks
- travelling, il was sometimes on loot.
a sometimes by railroad,
And with three shilliags between your
sles; ba, perhaps yoa .hias that oilS
III beats nv time. was, confess
An ha! YOU havn't tramped il. aud Boh
"a are old 'uas. IN Tell yoa our frs,
odre, and you may imsgiue the rest. u
rarse, the three bits we're gone the ilfst
E2iirht out Of Buffalo. The next day, alter
skiasi, Bob and lrampea until near
III, aud came TO a large, nice looking
upse. and concluded i, was best 10 stop
ESnyhow, aud trust TO luck The man ssid
~ aidat keep tavern; sud when we asked
Ms far 10 one, he said Ave miles. We
|seonplsined Of fatigue and sore feet. and he
allowed Us 10 STOP. Tue laly Of the house
Epet % /. noble sapper-and didn't we eat.
The landlord turned cut to be 4 first rae
ZIsllow. Bed lime came. and be showed -
y large, enc room. with bed lit for .
;Drince; tine flannel blankets, just the thing
III this kind Of weather. Alter seeing thai
Everything was 10 our comfort and liking,
~ set down large lamp, aud telling US
we could blow i, out when were done with
i, bid Us good night. Alter We bad aa'
into bed, Bob began 10 speculate how We
we're 10 get off in the morning. The ma
would Of course have given us our fare i'r
nothing, if we had told him We were strap
ped; bu, that we had not done, and were
in puzzle. We thought about apologies.
invented lies. bui they all dragsed--nr
rather were no 90. All Il, onco Bob, VIII
had been examining the funnel sheets rath
er critically, sprang oat of bed.
i have it, said Bob.
No; wha, have you'
Get out Of bed and slip on your breech-
es You've your kisa
Yes
sWeil, we'll make these sheets UP Into
drawers, and pay The bill with them
4 objected, but Boss reasoning was tao
strong for me, and NJ il we went. Bs three
O'Clock we had made up five very nice pairs
81 drawers-and putting them into our bon
dies. slept ill they called ne 10 breakfast.
Iieii lilile nervous about STAYING, fearing
HE maid would go up 10 make The bed ard
discover The loss OF ll,e blankets, bat size
vailed on the table, and so put in hear
~ breakfast, and then we told The gentle
man Of the house we had no money, and
offered him our drawers. lie readily ae-I
copied il, took The whole, and gave Us two
dollars 10 boot.
We didn't wait very long after the con-
elnsioa Of The bargain. bat put eff, tsking =
hsroad a. soon as we were COT of sight Of
the house. Coming upon train II burden
care, We toek passage on behind the last
car, ard rode twenty miles, and then took
to The canal, and With our sm1I' capital.
made our passage TO Albany, PLAYING with
Tie green-horns. Can, we iravel.,'
A loud laugh followed The nar-tive, and
lbe party broke up without, he travelling
tailor giving any more Items from bis bud
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