Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-01-29
Western AnnoYances.


Western Annoyances. r
Judge j, who has recently
returned from tour in the West, re-
lates an anecdote illustrating the
horrors to which travellers in that re-
gion are exposed. In his passage to
one of the rivers, he fell in company
with talkative lady and gentleman,
to whom he was relating some of his
sufferings 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"
70 The hit was sufficient, and the
husband proceeded to say that Sin
their travels father west, they made
the acquaintance ola stalwart, roll
licking Western hoosier, one of the
genus who could whip his weight in
wildcats, but who possessed fund
Of quiet hunor. On one occasion
they had stopped at a hotelin the in
terror, not of the most inviting APP
pearance. They were shown to
their rooms, the hoosier at one end,
and the lady and gentleman at the
other end of a long hall. About
midnight the drowsey couple were
startled by report Of fire-arms,p
ceeding from the end of the hall oc-
cupied by their travelling companion.
Both started up in the bed and began
to speculate upon the probable cause
of this untimely alarm, when they
heard rushing of feet and confu-
sion Of voices in the hall. On 60
ing 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 loud voice, he de-
manded instant admission.
"What do you want?" roared
voice within.
"Want to come in!' replied the
lanlord.
"Can't do itr' was the response
from within. '.Its my room, and
I'm in bed-can't come in"
"Let me in y shouted the landlord
in a louder tone, at the same time
shaking the door violently, cor i'll
break the door down y 3d..
"IIold on % rejoined the voice
within; 'I'll open the door," The
door was soon opened, when in rushed
the whole party, expecting to see
tie floor covered with blood.
What was their surprise to find every
thing in its proper place, and the hoo
sier calm and unconserned. A revolt
yer was laying carelessly upon the
bed. ng,.
''Who fired that pistol?" deman-
ded the landlord.
81 did" was the reply
"Why ?" asked the landlord.
The hoosier STEPPED to the bed,
and, throwing open the covering,
said: "Look here ! Do you see
thst?' .f...
The attention of the party was at
once directed to the point indicated,
and there, over the whole surface of
the sheet, bedbugs were scampering
in every direction, like flock Of
sheep frightened by a dog. The
landlord was chagrined and puzzled,
and looked to his lodger for an ex-
PLANTATION. .-... .-.
"These," said the hoosier, strainht-
ening himself up to his full height
and gesticulating with his right hand
in grandiloquent style; ''these are
my friends! / have settled an arm
istice with them, and we are on
friendly, terms: but on the window.
sill there, just outside, you will FIND
two internal big fellows that
couldn't do anything with, and so
Just put bullet through 'em. Blu
it's all understood now between mt
and my friends here, and we shall
get along well enough now"
1t is needless to add, that thu
landlord retired to his own bed Wis
IDLY cresftallen, while the specta
tors enjoyed hearty laugh.