Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-06-01
NEW SERIEs-vOL. Iv.-No. 10.
Il Never Saw q Bar Shut up.' p


Several years ago | happened to arriv
IN St. Louis at a time when the hotel
were uncomlortably full. The only he,
atlalnable was in bed where six othe
wayiarers were lodged, at the Planters
Hotel,an turned in at late hour will
some trepidation, not having been aocus
toned 10 the society Of strangers in sucI
circumstances. The disagreeable noyelt,
oi my situation, prevented sound sleepinc
and while tossing uneasily upon the mat
trass, | heard q tall and rather rough look
ing gentleman from Arkansas. mItterin,
some incoherent expressions about TIVE
O'Clock IN the morning.
can't stand this" he exclaimed. n,
length, and soon after he was pulling tb,
bell-rope eneI getically.
Iheporter appeared in due time, hi.
oountenance expressive ofgreat reluctance
'Whnts wanted?" asked the servant
II want a mint julep-stop, let me sec
cooking a; Tie sleepers and counting
them of with his foreinger), ! want one
wo, three, four, five, six, seven iuleps
about as quick as you can hurry them
up"
Cant get them, the bar is shut up" Sc
saying tAe porter departed without saying
anything more.
Inc Arkansas gent seemed nonplussed.
He sat up iE bed and soliloquised. "Bar
shot up! bar shot upl never seen bar
shut up yet"
In about two minutes he was dressing
himself with his clothes, and addressing
himself with the same remark, 81 never
seen a bar shut up before"
Having completed his toilet, he disap.
pearel, and ] lay broad awake in q mu.
sing mood The Arkansian, after half an
hours absence reappeared. He bore in
his hands salver, on which were placed
seven Juleps made in the most approved
style. ] raised my head on MS entering
and he exclaimed: "Hello, stranger, take
a drink, and invite your friends to do the
same"
explained to him that / had no
rieEds IN that part of the United States.
lie proceeded to Grouse the sleepers, and
Ifmemory is not at fault, not one refused
tie cooling beverage
Thought the bar was shut up" re-
marked.
well, stranger, it war shut up-the
first bar ] ever seen shut up, but here's
the tool that picked the lock" and he
drew from the inside Of MS coat collar a
huge bowle-knlie.
After draining his julep to the last
dreg,, the strange gentretired, and lust as
was composing myself 10 sleep, | again
heard him so!lioqulsing:
No, thank you, sir. No. thank
you, sir A pause.l What in hell did
he mean by mat! Can't stand that
must 90 down and see about it,"
Again the Arkansas gentleman arose
and went down stairs, while | lay won
deriug what he was about. Soon | heard
Il nose a, ota serious row in the bar-room
below, and hurrying on my garments,
descended. Several persons were hold.
ing my Arkansas friend, and others were
using restraining force upon another per-
son IN a similar manner, who, like my
fellow lodger, seemed belgerently incli-
ned. At length their rage was cooled,
and was enabled TO understand the cause
of the quarrel. When the Arkansas gem
llenan at first descended and persuaded
the Jdr,keeper TO cOncoct the iuleps the
other gentleman entered, and nv friend
in the moss aimiable manner, said to him
stranger, 'spose you and take a pri-
vate drink together before ! take the iu-
lcps to my party up stairs" The stran-
ger replied, NO, thank you !"
Arkansas finding hi juleps ready about
that time, took them up stairs, where we
punished them as before stated. After
settling himself in bed, it occurred to him
that the stranger below had refused to
drink with him when invited, and he de-
termined, on reflection, to 60 down
and ask him what he meant by saving.
mo, | thank you, sir" On finding that
gentleman ourArkansas friend soon found
that he was as full Of fight as himself and
instead ofan apology, he presented bowie
knife. Both drew their weapons, and the
bar tender and porter had been obliged
to call in assistance to prevent them cut
ting each other.
The affair was finally settled with
drink all round, and the Arkansas gen.
tlemun departed next day down the river.
- Boston HrryH