Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-05-05
THE JOURNAL.
An rmper,inent Question.

IL was most impertnCnt question. And il
was proposed to me-or rather hurled at me-by
my Thought, as ! sat costly last evening by my
fire.
have had questions of the same genre quietly
put to me before in the solitude of my chamber,
hut never before in this plump, matter. of-fact
bringing the thing " down TO point" fashion.
AT any time the question would have startled
me but coming as it now did, on the top of
as agonizing, romance pulling. down climax
half dozen happy. sanguine schemings for the
Future, must confess that ii fairly staggered
me-
The question was this
WHERE shall die
insinctively cast look at the bed whereon
have snored in my bachelor apartments for over
the last three years.
About six months ago a great pet Of mine. the
daughter of my andlady, died on that same bed.
The room in which the little invalid lay suffering
was the hottest in the house. so bad her removed
10 mine, which is the coolest. From seven o'clock
until haf-past eight one morning, | watched her
die literally inch by inch-the Destroyer gradu-
ally creeping up, cat-like, from her feet till it
cutched her-tbe hope of a life, for it was % the
only one"-by the throat. left then. I have
heard that strange final exhaustion Of tee air.
commonly known as the death rattle. once, years
ago 1t would be much gold, more than | ever
coveted, to buy me to listen to it again. My
landladys eye was bright one last spring; it
has never lit up since, and. if ! comprehend her
gentle silent, suffering nature, it never will more.
Now it may happen that that bed will be the
eventful Whcre"-mY Where" For have
been exceedingly comfortable in this old fashion
I'd room of mine for the last three years. and it
would take me at least six months to become
accustomed to any other table whereon to write.
] caa not write at strange table it is a ner
vouS, foolish, fdgety peculiarty of mine. The
leader probably has his.
Therefore, unless Fortune were some day to
shower her blessings very plentiully upon me,
enabling me to adopt some other course of life
indeed, almost rendering it imperative that
should al all events live in a costlier apartment
i don't see any cogent reason why | should
change. Even as it is, am pecuniarily in a po-
siton to occupy more sumptnOus apartment,
and still | remain perfectly satisfied with the
comfort around me. couldn't have truer friends
/" drop in" than | have now, whatever were my
surroundings. In fact, doubt if any crcum-
stances except the possession of means to carry
out a strong desire to travel could induce me to
make a change.
The chances therefore are that barring out
door accidents. | shall die on that bed.
1t has this advantage it is a practical bed
the little one went so gently to heaven from it.
But the little one about two feet eight inches
high. whereas my length is five feet eleven and
a-half. have never measured the bed, but cold
winter nights have annoyingly convinced me
lie over five feet ten. The reader will at once
perceive the utter absurdity Of for moment
contemplating going off " with any degree Of
comfort under the circumstances.
| shall tomorrow undertake (nasty word, but
very appropriately strict measurement OF all the
bedateads in the house, and II discover that any
shorter gentleman than myself is luXuriating on
an unnecessary longitude of mattress, more suit
able to myself than him after, OF course, making
all generous allowances for the usual stretch
ing observable in the contingency under consid-
eration-why, | can only say that sudden
exchange will be effected, and him neither the
wiser nor the worse for it.
Reader as you make your bed, so shall you
die on it. Look to this
ado COME IN JoHN ?''-The following story is
told by the Cincinnati Enquirer, of March 22d
"Day before yesterday a trio of newly welded
couples from the interior Of Kentucky arrived
at the Burnet House, and took apartments for
the night in that well known hotel 1t was
quite evident that the entire party were unlam-
iliar with metropolitan rights. The roOmv cor
rdors, marble floors, gorgeous drawing-roOm
and well spread table of the hotel, drew from
them the most ingenious remarks of surprise.
In the evening they visited the opera house, and
were 50 astonshed by its magniicence that even
Mrs. Wallers wonderful impersonaton Of Meg
Mcrrilles almost failed to interest them, Moth
ing more was thought of the verdant trio till
about o'clock yesterday morning, at which hour
the boot black Of the Burnct House, in making
his customary round, observed one Of the bucolic
Benedicks seated in the hall near the door of his
room. He naively asked the polisher OF the I'M
derstandings if be was the clerk Receiving IA
negative in answer he informed the boot black
that he would like to see that individual. In
few moments one of the attentive Office men was
at his side, and politely asked what was needed.
Couldn't you make ne bed in the parlor?
said the disconsolate looking individual.
la the parlorH echoed the clerk / am
afraid not
We'll, would like to have one spread down
somewhere
why don't you go into your own room?
asked the clerk.
i don't like to, said the bashful young man.
What's the natter continued the clerk.
Has your wife turned yon out :?
No. said he, drawlngy but you see I've
never been married before, and don't much like
10 90 in, partickler in strange place.
'Oh, 90 right in said the clerk, smiling
0udLiy. She won't think it wrong
Here the door of his room opened about an
inch, and through the aperture came a coaXing
voice, saying:
do come in John, won't hurt yer know d
they'd think strange of your standin' out there.
Come in won't yer? I've done blow'd out the
gas and its all dark
The oder from the room assured the clerk
that she had indeed 'blowd out the gas, so,
pushing open the door, he stopped the flow,
raised window, and returned to the hall, to
persuade the verdant husband to retire with his
wife. III arguments were fruitless, however,
and he was compelled to assign the simple ndi-
yidual a separate room for the night"
THE HUMBOLDT INDIAN MASsACRE.-From the
report of the last grand jury of Humboldt coun-
~ we take the following extract
We cannot close our report without comment
ing upon the massacre of Indian women and
children lately committed in this county We
have endeavored, by summonng before us ii