The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-01-16
STOW 80 sarai "a Feather rs I'd.

Stopping Tor Il glass OF otter At Il village pub
lie house IN Fass Devod, helrd a story il
conurclon with the above reconcile su, CT
whIch amused me much, a"d may interest rea
ders.
rustic who had spe 1t all his money IN get
ting iIpsy ~ lie IiVai establishment, came up
To The IandIJrd "fthc Crooked Billet, end ask
cd him to give ham some lqnor-abUut lhc
height Of all posshle Insult to "a publican, and
so he OF The Crooked Billet secured to think
bat lie EipNy was t Ia be p / OFT iii II hnr-
ry; lie cunrluaed ms opportunities, and for II
pint ut cider he said, he w0ulI lmpart most
valuable secret The landlord seemed rather
To PRICK up his es,iS ~ this, and At length CON
scented TO b,st'w II hall punt on condition ot
| hear ng snmethi 4 10 i'll, advautage;' and the
liQuor WAS hauded over amd dtained by the APP
phcant.
Nov, =" said he, with a confidential air and
in Il .tentoiian whisper, nrxt lime you da steal
Il weather. bed, Ma,r, mind you goo down stairs
wi 'un backwards.
neat was The hosts Indignation at this Sec
Ohd atffUnl. but greater was my curiosity To
know The meaning of The phrase employed, and
1uuuiIl!g ui a farmer In the i'm, / Ubt.iued the
following explanation:
There was il seemed, at Il village some dis
lance off, a surgeon who prlded himself on his
acu.eness, aud continually boasted that he had
never been done.
Now it happened one day. that scamp who
lived By his wits was lurking about the house,
on !hc look OUT for piuuder, and having no need
The surgeons wife bet off To market, saw pres
emily The surge0a himself 81 out as h suppus-
ed to visit his patients. Him, likewise, he
vvatche off tho pt IN lscs, and then, finding the
coast clear, stole III through the front door, and
walked up stairs To lay hands ca whatever
seemed most ellgul', the booty selected was The
best feather bed lhis he took III his back, and
began descending The stairs, with the precau-
ton Of coming down backwards he had got
about halt way dawn when III came The surgeon
again
Halo my man, where are YOU going with
! that bed :
Goan up stairs wi un, sur There's gen
Inn down 20 tn Rose and Crown, sur, rs says
els old friend O yours, usl come from Inger
and cumun to stop wi you, sur-aud cumin up
hlsseif presently wis luggage-aud he've sent
| up, sur, WI these yer bed
1 shall no. adm it. shall not admit it,
I don't knuw any such person, aud | m not go
ing to be imposed upon.-hkeiy thing, indeed
-d'you suppose any stranger can come and
quarter himself Oh me with tale like that
10. no. you e. back, and take the bed along
and owe NV compliments to the gpntleul2u,
and say he's made some mistake, aud don't
know hlin
Well. sur, It's warm day, sur aud made
so bold, sur, hope you'll allow me sOmat IL
drink.
VERY well, l don'tmind giving you glass,
to be nd ut the husinesa-tnere--no you ~
back, aud say n I've told Jou,'
Oil walked The rascal with his burden.
By and by ,etu ned Mi,. geon, and went
no stair, 10 take off hl bonnet; down She
came again.
Now, my dear, always making some Mt IA
lion without consulting NJ" and "hat have y"p
done witn that new ieaihrr bed.
q Lord = SAID L,r wletchcI MN. i see ii
ali
Pray, what do You see, my dear?'
Bl enough course the surgeon repu'
iaiIun for >haipatSs was gone aud 'hat wa
the appro ,cd way 20 >leal II feather bed ia inns
neighOo,hood London piper.