Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-10-30
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Western Allowances,

Judge johnson, having recently
returned from tour in the West, re-
lates an anecdote illustrating the
horrors to. which travellers in that
region are exposed. In his passage
! to one of the rivers, he fell in COM
pany with talkative lady and gen.
tleman, to whom he was relating some
of bis suferings from mosquitoes.
Husband said the lady to the
gentleman owning that title, you had
better tell the gentleman about the
man we met-in Iowa.
The hint was sufficient, and 'hus
band proceeded to say that, in their
travels farther West, they made the
acquaintance of stalwart, rolicking
hoosier, one of the genuines who can
whip his weight in wild CATS but
who possessed a fund of quiet humor.
One night they had stopped at a
hotel in the interior, not of the most
inviting appearance. They were
shown into their rooms, the hoosier
at one end and the lady and gentle
man at the other, of a long hall.
About midaight the drowsy couple
were startled by the report of FIRE
arms, proceeding from the end of the
end of the hall occupied by their
travelling companion. Both started
up in the bed and began to speculate
upon the probable cause Of this un-
timely alarm, when they heard a
rushing Of feet and confusion OF
voices in the hall. On going to the
door the gentleman found the whole
household, headed by the landlord,
rushing in the direction Of the report
His curiosity led him to join this
midnight procession, and he arrived
with the rest, in front of the boosters
door. The landlord tried the latch,
but found it fast, whereupon, in a
loud voice, be demanded instant adj
mission.<
What do you want?' roared voice
within.
want to come in replied the
landlord.
Cant do it, was the response from
within. 'It's my room, and I'm in
bed-Can't come in
Let me inn shouted the landlord
in a louder tone, at the same time
shaking the door violently, 'or I'll
break the door down.
Hold on rejoined the voice with
in; 'I'll open the door,
The door was soon opened when
) in rushed the whole party, expecting
to see the floor covered with blood.
What was their surprise to find every
thing in its proper place, and the
hoosier calm and unconcerned. A
, revolver was lying upon the bed.
} who fired that pistol demanded
the landlord.
. 4 did, was the reply.
why asked the landlord.
The hoosier stepped to the bed
: and throwing open the cover, said
t Look here, do you see that?'
The attention of the party was al
once attracted to the point indicated
and there over the whole surface o.
the sheets bed-bugs were seampering
in every direction, like flock o
, sheep frightened by dog. The
landlord was chagrined and puzzled
and looked to bis lodger for an ex'
PLANTATION.
, These began the hoosier straight
ening himself up to his full height
, and gesticulating with bis right
. hand in grandiloquent style, these are
6 my friends; | have settled an armistice
with them, and we are on friendly
terms; but on the window-sill there
; just outside, you will find two infer.
nal big fellows that l couldn't dc
anything with, and so l just put
bullet hole through 'em. But it's all
right now, its all understood between
me and my friends here, and we
shall get along well enough now
tits useless to add that the landlord
returned to his own bed visibly crest.
fallen, while the spectators enjoyed 3
hearty laugh.
9Wbo would be free themselves