Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-03-08
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THE MYSTERIOUS .LODGER.
ii ELuNDERBuss.

In September, 1852, occupied
room in a twu story frame building
on Stockton street. In the house
we're, perhaps. a half dozen lodgers
possibly more As | seldom Wis.
ited nv room during III. day, and
inrai bly,. retired at twelve 0 clock,
j rarely met auy Of my neiaiibors =
or. if did. it WAS without knowing
them. With Two Of my feliow-lodg-
) els / bs came partially acquainted,
Oae was a mil,lle-asea gentl m IN.
occup, ing room adjoining nine,
aud divided fIcmit BY a thin larti-
Elian. Against that fr.il boundary
steod our besls-the mldale-ag T
gentleman S and mine.-not TO exceed
three iuches apart. The middle
Iagcd gentleman was welded to to the l
habi, of snoring. Aud rs his was a
peeuli,r snore: not periodical MFR
,nuracconIan, iagev,ry fourth or Ill, h
iuspiraiion, bu; a terrific and uninter-
ruptr,, combinalien Of snorss, groanS
and. nuffles, with The ad'liiiono' teeth
grinding and occasional piunges o..
the extremeiips against the crraklng
foot-toaid For enc week ! bore
ma against the cl.tter. At length.
one night. ] Knocked a; tis door. l
was desperate. He rose.l struck a
light, and for the first time We net
.f..ce TO fee. ! had @prep1red to
=delrge him with sarcasm Ito abuse
tim With biflipgsga;e.-so sInk t'iLi
With ;.buse. Ills Esce was SO r"nnd
and jovi i, aud his bead so entirely
destitute Of hair, that ] could not
summon coura &c TO utter harsh
word. For moment we pcefed
into each other s faces
Can do anything for your l
inquired.
Sa,iih-ror that was his Name -
must ha, read my thoughts must
have known that he snortd must
have heen nwnre of the object Of
nv VISITOR he smiling replied:
.Y,s. NY lriend-j"in me in a glass
of lraudy aud water have /" few
drops Of something genuine. Per-
NIT ms to insist be continued, OBJ
St trying my hesitation; go" viii sletp
all the better for il: aud he gave me-
look yelling over With commiseral
ton
| meekly followed him 10 the
side board, and ne pledged each other
in glass of anrient vintage. lie
then yrsssed me 10 smoke cigar
| could searcely DO less. Sitting
on the sid. of the he'd. With bis
fat legs swinging good-na' uredly,
Smith-w was a picture. Toselhe, we
would have afford an amusing sket,h
for Punch. He talked incessanll,,
and before left linn, we touched
ipf,sses several times, aud ! ii'm'y
rtsolvedlhat he night snore night
and day, fora year to come, and I
world not disturb him. IFwrnng
h;s band in am ec.tacy of friendship,
and bade him an aifrsiionate good
night. tumoIed into bed aud tried
in vain 10 sleep Smiths irandy
,sas tlaying strange ticks With my
fancy, and teltas though something
was whispering. as to Macbeth, 'Slefr
no uor,!' Ilita candle, and found
if was two o'clock. lrritaied at
my wakefulncss, | drew on my clothes
and was soon in the street. The
moon rode high in he heavens, and
The night WAS as beautiful MS the
poet' 5 dream. S,fol;ng along. the
street MS Ear as Cay suddenly
turned the corner and crco"h'eie.u'i .'i a
crowd Of half drunken rowiii4s. stand.
ing in frort ofa house Which the, had
either Just left or about TO enter lH'' !,
i. the ar. of rctracing. my steps. !
heard some one eSelsim, III boy i'h
tone:
Not tonight. gsntlsmen; some
other lim s.ut not tonight; Piease
exi lSs M. A.
The. s,u.aker, iu passing .'ors the
street, had heen s'"ppep py ~
r,w.liaslaud invited TO drink. BAH
xelaims,l a-upmbsr Of volees; :. on
must come up to The scretch-either
drink OF fight! -,
But, gen.lsuen, ! cannot inslsseo