Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1858-12-29
LODGINGS FOR BOOTS.

| A Georgia exchange tells the following
I stboots'' story "A shofttime ago of our
citizens, who loves his joke about as we'll as
/ folks usually do, had occasion to visit one of
| the small towns in the interior of the State,
and knowing he would have considerable walk
| ing over muddy roads, he took with him a pair
| of long rubber boots. He arrived at his des-
| tinatien about O'Clock in the evening, and,
upon inquiry, he found the only tavern in the
| place was half a milo from the station. No
| conveyance was TO be had, and the road was
muddy in the extreme. zCongrstulatng him
self on having his long boots, he set off and
| found the mud in some spots so deep his boots
were barely long enough. lie reached the ho-
tel at last, looking rather soiled about the
feet After supper, he inquired the charge
Tor lodgings.
s.We usually scharge,'' answered the land
lord, who also had some fun in his compost
tion, sstwenfy five cents but if man goes to
bed with such boots as them on5' pointing to
his customer s feet ,sssye charge fifty cents.''
.sA very good idea, should think return
ed the traveller.
After half an hours conversation, the land
lord showed him to his room, and they parted
for the night mutually pleased with each 9TH
er. The next morning our friend arose late,
and, inquiring for the landlord, learned that
he had gone from home to attend to some
business. After breakfast, he handed dollar
to the landlords wife, saying:
ssThere is fifty cents for my supper and
breakfast and fifty cents for my lodging.''
ssTwenty- five cents is all we charge for lodg-
ing,'' said the landlady.
eyes, returned the traveller, ssundcr ordi-
nary circumstances; but in this case fifty
cents is not too much.'
The stranger departed, and the lady was in
deep conjecture to what could be the cir
cumstances which required man to pay dou-
BILE price for lodgings, when her husband re-
turned.
:'Has that man who slept in the front cham
Der come down yet ?'' he asked.
EYES," answered his wife, ssand he has gone
away. He paid fifty cents for his lodgings,
and said uuderthe circumstances twas right"
s'The d-l he did % exclaimed the landlord,
rushing up stairs. His wife followed, to learn
the meaning of such strange proceedings, and
found her husband with the bed clothes turn
ed down, and her best bed looking more fit to
plant potatoes in than it did for any human be-
ing to sleep in.
ssYou saw that man whom he came here last
night ?'' said her husband.
eyes"
ssYou saw his boots, didn't You 9''
0Yes.''
ssWelI,' said the landlord, ssthc Internal
cuss slept in 'em.''
A few days after, the traveller on his return
home, put up again at the same tavern. Nei-
ther himself nor the landlord said anything "a
bout the boots, which were in about the same
condition as on the previous occasion; but
the landlady looked daggers at him, and eyed
his boots with much anxiety. About 10 o.
clock he said he would retire.
''And, by the way, landlord,'' said he, with
merry twinkle in his eye, 'swhat do you usu-
ally charge for lodgings a''
owe CHARGE" answered the landlord, with
tremendous emphasis, sstwenty cents 20