New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-09
CHEAP LODGING 3.

The Ohio State Fair, lately held at Ne wark, devsi-
opcd the capacity Of storage Of that small city, almost
equal to some Of our steamboats, when out an OK
curson trip"
II seems that some Of tho accommodations were
slighuy primitive. The special reporter Of TIE
Cincinnati Commercial does not complain Of the lux
ury OF his lodging or the cost thereof. He says
''No one can for an instant consider fifty cents an
exorbitant demand for sleeping on q fenoeran and
using ysd Of tape for coverlid, when he reflects
for moment that II Is his dern'er resort Nor can ne
complain Of the peculiar durability and frmness that
cnaracerzes the beef and the disposition Of the sno-
tomica parts of the boiled Chickens cooked three
weeks in advance in order to be ready for any emor.
geBcy to adhere to each other. Hecsnnot allow one
groan 10 escape when he gazes upon the butter on the
table and sees its many shades and bues, for a. an
antiquarian he can admire q rare collection OF the
medieval ages, and as lover OF his country he be-
lieves in the old saw, In union there Is sreagh.'
Now il appears to US that his reporter Ia mol ma
tive Buckeye, or be never would have said word
about such niHing inconvenience We have had
some slight experience In new country fre--hsve
slept on pile Of brush to keep side out OF water.
with an old cotton umbrella to keep water out Of tho
other side, while there was constant disposition on
the part of the extremes to extend the area Of es-
dom beyond the border Of cvilizaton-the umbrella
being taken as the type.
There are some members Of the bar" still living
in Indians, who will recognize old acquantances In
the following story:
In primitive times IN that State half score OF gen.
tlemen, including the eminent judge and bar, wers
travelling from one county to another-oay seventy
niles spart-by the usual method Of horseback riding.
as carriages were quite gu, 81 ne question: the streams
having frequently to be crossed by swimming the
horses by the side of q log canoe.
BY the side Of one Of these streams our party ar
rived one night after dusk, wet, cold, tired and hun
cry ard found the water too high for safe crossing.
The only shelter for man or beast was q small log
cabin, the place of which, built Of earth, held up
by crib of wood, projected out at one end Of the
edihoe, had burnt away 90 that the owner began TO
think be must really fit 1t up, when it was done
"rsniI e.
The horses we're tied in the bushes and fed with
corn. and the riders crowded inside and fed corn
bread and venison, and then bench and box all lay
down costly together before the fire. with saddsbags
for pillows and saddle blankets for cover to sleep
perchsnce to dream.
In the course OF the hight one Of them did dream
dreamed that he was crowded by his next neighbor,
who on being spoken to, declared that the crowdng
cane from the other way. An examination being
had in the dark II was discovered that somebody eba
had got between them.
Al that time The besrd movement had not been de-
veoped and one Of he bench or bar swore that the
fellow had not shaved for month, and be demurred
to bis pokipg bis snouf up to his smooth chin, and
finally called upon the owner OF the house and all the
broad acres thereto attached TO bring suit Of eject
ment against the tresspssser upon their bed and
boards.
The landlord thought Il must be " Bill Smith, who
"lved on other side Of the creek but coming from
town pretty wei swped, and finding the water up,
had pitched in among them; but be is qsiet TEL
low, end you msy ar well let him be-
But the others plead for separation and the land
lord got up and struck light, intending to give bi
Smith sis for disturbing gentlemen in that wsy nn'
bad auir,ed snugly down under the bisnkef, ana as
that YVES decidedly more comfortable thsn outdoors
in the pouring rain which byihe-by had completely
opepcled the fire in the open-top chimney, be was
20, 5;.no.ed M give up the warm birth between tho
"a the iud9e. But the owner Of the castle
I.shaoo,,e desperate, and be lifted the blanket with
- I'D and with the other held the candle close
dowp 70 the nose Of the new lodger who started up
It'll a waugh" made dive between the legs Of
The torch bearer and carried him plump into the ire
plsce, while tie old SOW who had sought protection
of the court went out through the same hole she had
crswIed in to comfortable quarters among the dodgers
upon the floor.
We presume they had nothing at Newark ahead Of
,his, and therefore should not grumbe.
We may have good many eases both Of lodgs"
and lodgings in this City that would be good nsscaes
TO thai of the Hocser State only that hose who fret
lay down upon tho aoOr have no blanket for covsf-
ing, and those that creep in sterwsrd arc not OF ms
four-lcggcd breed though in all things else eqasns
swiaish.