Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-04-18
A MYSTERIOUS LODGER.
BIZ BLUEDERBURs.

BIZ BLUEDEEBURs.
In September, 1852, | occupied . roou
Ia sW0 sbagy franc building on 6toe-
ton s&rsst. In ska hoasa gsrs perhaps
half dozen ledgeEs-Possibly more.---
"A I ssldam visited ny room during th'
day. and invariably retired at twelE'
O'Clock, rarely mss any OF my neigh
bors; or, If did, it Was without my
knowing them. With tw1 Of ny felloW
dodgers ! became partially acquainted
One was q middle-agsd man, occupying
a room adjoining mine, and divided from
it by thin partition, Against that thin
| boundary stood our beds--the middle
aged gentleman and mins-nos to ex-
eeed three inches apart. The middle
aged gentleman Was welded 10 she hsb-
il OF snoring. And his was q peculiar
saore; not Perio lQal mqrmer accom-
panying every fourth OF 6fth inspiration,
bat eontinaed and uninterrupted COM
bination of tarrise snoFts, groaGa and
saaflss, wlth the addition Of teeth grind
ing, and ocassional plunges Of the ex-
tremities against the creating foos board.
For one week ! bora up sgal1st tbs slat-
tsr. As length, SRs night, knocked -
his door. I wAs desperate, he rosss
struck light, and for the aEst time, ws
met face 10 face. Ihsd prepared myself
to dsluRe him wiEh sareasm-to abuse
him with billingsgate--so sink ham with
abuse, His face Was 80 Eonmd &nd jo-
rial, and his head SO entirely destitute
Of hair, thai I copld not summon cour-
age to after 3 harsh word. For & mo-
msut we pssred silently into each 9th
ers faces.
"Csu do anything for yous" 1 in
CURED.
Smith, for THAI was bis name, must
havsrssd my tboaghts-mast hava known
that be snored-mnst have been aware
oftho object Of my visit-for be smiling
ly replied:
"Yes, nay friend, join me in glass Of
brandy and water--I have few drops
of something genuine. Pemis nae 30 in
sist," " be continued, observing nay hssi-
tation, "you viii sleep all the better for
it," and he gave me- look, yelling over
with commisseratlon.
meekly followed him to shs side
board. and we pledged each oEhsr in 3
glass of ancient vintage. lie then press.
ed ms TO smoke 9 cigar. IeOald scarce
ly do lsass aiIslag Ga the slas Of shs
bsdstaad, with bis rOsuBd Tisags
peepinx through q cause Of smokes and
his faa legs swinging 10 and fro, Smith
was picture Together we would have
afforded an amusing sketch for Punch
He talked necessarily, and, before ! lets
him, We touched glasses several times,
and firmly resolved that be might snors
night and day. for Q year 70 sems, and
weuld nos disturb BIN. I wrung his
hAmd in an sSsG&cy Of frisadship, and
b&de him au aHseGi0aaks goodnight
| tambIsd in bed bat tried in vain to
sleep. Smiths brandy was playing
strange tricks with wy fancy, aud I felt
as IL something was whispering, as to
q macbeth" /" Asleep no morsln lit a
candle and found that Il wAs two O'Clock.
Trritated as my waksfulnsSs, | drew on
my clothes, and was sooa in the street.
The moon rods hagh In tbs heavens and
the night was beautiful &s posss dream.
strOlling along tie street as Tar aa Clay,
/ suddenly turned the corner, aud en-
counssrsd crowd Of half drunken row.
dies, standing In frunt Of q house they
had sithsF just lsss or were about 60 en-
Ger. In the act of resEaeing nay steps
heard some one axclaim, in boyish
rAamMa
sSNSot so-nighs, gentlemen; S6Eas oEE=
ar time; but not to"nighti please excuse
me."
The speaker, in passing along the
street, had been stopued by the rowdlsS,
and invited 90 take a drink.
"Bah, y sXoiaimsd number sE voices,
"You must come up to The scratch
either drink or fight"
''But, gentlemen, cann1t," insisted
che stranger, strugghng to free himself
| from the grasp Of his prosecutors, ''I
can neither drink or aghs tonight.
an anwe -
ssGsmmou," growlsd the party a.
tempting TO foros him into the house.
felt that, as q oonseFv&soE Of thG
psaes and champion OF sosietys it wai
mY daty to intarfsEsa Smith's brandy
told ms 20, and furnished tbs naxve, u
addition, 70 carry oct The resolution
stalking qaissiy In apoa The crowd,
laid my hand upon the boy's shoulder
sud requested him TO follow ns. ii
barnsd 70 comply, when "aivs him onel'
/ yelled onsoF the Yowdiss, and shs nax
| moment received blew In shs bacl
Of tho Rsak, and found myself lsAninI
against the house, ] Was not stunned
bat exasperatsd beyond measure Th
| liquor OF my bAid-headed companion
ssssisd my nerves to action, and thre'
| mysslf iaea . position Of aafsnoa. No
doubling my pertscs ability to seattle
thas crowd over an acre of ground, | II
vited the unequal contest. The appear
anee of polfeeuaan spared the fTapend
ing siaaghsar, Sor the party gmddsnl
left sha Geld. Ay eompanicn inforBae
shs alkeer of what had occurred, and b
started Id pursuit OF the eeeEsAking gow
! dies, eniciAing us 20 Gnd the way 10 on
lodgings. Taking sha arm se the Eax
ws proceeded toWaras nay rooms q
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