The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1857-07-28
NO. 562.
Western Annoyance

Judge j :, who has recently returned from
tour in the West, relates an anecdote illus
trating the horrors to which travellers are ex-
posed. In his passage to one of the rivers,
he fell in company with a talkative lady
and gentleman, to whom he was relating
some Of his sufferings from mosquitoes.
Husband" said the lady TO the gentle
man owning that title, 'you had better tell
the gentleman about the man we met in
Iowa."
The hint was sufficient, and the ''husband"
proceeded to say that, in thoir travles farther
West, they made the acquaintance Of a stall
wart rollicking, Western Hoosier, one of the
genus who could "whip his weight in wild
CATS" but who possessed fund Of quiet hu-
NOR. On one occasion, they had stopped at
hotel in the interior, not Of the most invi-
ting appearance. They were shown to their
rooms, the hoosier at ono end, and the lady
and gentleman at the other end of a long
hall. About midnight the drowsy couple
were startled by report Of fire arms, proceed
ing from the end of the hall occupied by their
companion. Both started up ir the bed and
began to speculate upon the cause of the un-
timely alarm, when they heard rushing of
fe,t and a confusion of voices in the hall -
On going to the door, the gentleman fou nd
the whole HOUSEHOLD, headed by the land
lord, rushing in the direction of the report.
His curiosity led him to join this midnight
procession, and he arrived with the rest at
the hoosier's door, The landlord tried the
latch, but found the door fast, whereupon in
loud voice, he demanded admission.
"What do you want?" roared a voice with
in.
81 want to come in" replied the landlord.
"Can't do it," was the response from
within. "lts my room, and Pm in bed, can't
como" in.
"Let me in" shouted the landlord, in a
louder tone, at the same time shaking tn O
door violently, cor I'll break the door DOWN.
"Hold p rejoined the voice within, III
open the door,
The door was soon open, when in rush ed
the whole party, expecting to sec tho whole
floor covered with blood. What wes their
surprise to SEQ everything in its proper
place, and the hoosier calm and unconcerned
A revolver was carelessly lying upon the bed.
"Who fred that pistolr 2 demanded the
landlord.
81 did," was the reply.
"Why asked the landlord.
ing open the covering, said, "Look hero. Do
you see thatW
The attention Of the party was at once di.
rected to the point indicated, and there over
the whole surface of the sheet, bed bugs
were scampering in every direction, like a
flock Of sheep frightened by dog. The
landlord was chagrned and puzzled and look
ed to his lodger for an explanation.
"These" began the hooser, Strengthening
himself up to his full height and gesticulating
with his right hand in grandiloquent style,
sal.~--.-.a-----y ~i~--s' i--..ii
armistice with them, and we are on friendly
terms, but on the window sill there, just out
side you will find two Internal big fellows
that L couldn't do any thing with, and so
just put a bullet through 'em. But IFS all
right now, it's all understood between me
and my friends here, and we shall get along
we'll enough now.
1t is needless to add, that the landlord ro-
tired to his own bed visibly crest-fallen,
while the spectators enjoyed hearty laugh
[Spiritual Telegraph.