The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-26
BY sCHOFF. VINEGAR & co.
can he do but use somebody else's ?"

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e Sand think it's little one It's onl,
g in the size of it we differ. But beg you
pardon. There is your brush. l hope /
2 down the brush, seated himself on one o
slowly proceeded to pull off his Shoes look
, ing me in the face all the time.
, ''What are you going to do sir ?' said
} getting a little further out from under the
clothes, and leaning over the table
81 am going to bed," said the gentle
man.
''Going to bed ! where?''
there, said the gentleman and he still
went on untying the knot of his shoe
string
1t had always been a theory to me III
regard not only to my own country, but
to all others, that civilization displays it.
self never more clearly then when it or
dams that every man shall have bed to
himself. In olden days Englishmen of good
position-men supposed to be gentlemen
would sleep together and think nothing of
it, as ladies, am told, will still do And
IN outiandish regions, up to this time. the
same practice prevails. In parts of Spain
you will be told that one bed offers suffi
cient accommodations for two men, and in
Spanish America the traveller is considered
to be tastidiops who thinks that one on
each side of him is oppressive. Among
the poorer classes with ourselves this grand
touchstone of civilization has not yet made
itself felt. For ought | know there might
be no such touchstone in Connaught at all
There clearly seemed to be no such at Bal
lymoy.
"You can't go to bed here" said l, sit
ting bolt upright on the couch.
you'll find that you are wrong there
my friend" said the elderly gentleman
'But make yourself aisy, won't do you the
mouse"
1t was quite clear to me that the time
had come for action, certainly would not
let this gentleman get into my bed. | had
been the first conner, and was for the night
at least the proprietor of this ROOM What
ever might be the custom of the country in
these wild regions there could be no special
law in the land justifying the landlord in
such treatment of me as this
''You won't sleep here, sir, said jump
ing out of the bed, over the table, on to the
floor, and confronting the stranger Just as
he had succeeded in divesting himself of
his second SHOE ''You won't sleep here to
night, and so you may as we'll go away"
With that picked up his two shoes, took
them to the door, and chucked them out. |
heard them go rafting down the stairs, and
was glad that they made so much noise
He would see that was quite in earnest,
''You must follow your Shoes said |, land
the sooner the BETTER
had not even yet seen the man very
plainly, and even now, at this time, hard
ly did SO, though | went close up to him
and put my hand upon his shoulder. The
light was very imperfect, coming from one
small farthing candle, which was nearly
burnt out in the socket And l, myself,
was confused, ill at ease, and for the moment
unobservant. | knew that the man was
older than myself, but had not recognized
him as being old enough to demand or en-
joy personal protection by reason of his age
He was tall and big and DURYEA'S he APP
peared to me then. Hitherto, till his shoes
had been chucked away, he had maintained
imperturbable good humor. When he heard
the shoes Gathering down stairs, it seemed
that he did not like it, and he began to talk
fast, and in an angry voice. would not
argue with him, and I did not understand
him, but still keeping my hand on the col
lar of his coat, l insisted that he should
not sleep there. Go away out of that cham
Der he should.
"But it's my own" he said, shouting the
words dozen times. cts my own room. It's
my own room" So this was Pat kirwan him
self--drunk probably, or mad.
at may be your own" said, "but you've let
ito me for to night, and you shan't sleep here"
So saying backed him towards the door, and
in so doing trod upon his unguarded toe
'Bother you, thin, for bigheaded English
man, said he. you've kilt me tiIely now.
So take your hands off my neck, will ye, before
you have me throitled outright"
was sorry to have trod on his toe but stuck
to him all the same. had him near the door
now, and was determined to put him out into
the passage His face was very round and
very red and | thought that he m asst be drunk;
and since l had found out that it was Pat Kir-
wan, the landlord, | Was more angry with the
man than ever, 'You shant sleep here so YOU
might as well co. said, as backed him
away towards the door, This had not been
closed since the shoes had been thrown out,
and with something of struggle between
the doorposts, l got him out | remem-
bered nothing whatever as to the suddenness
of the stairs | had been fast asleep since l
came up them, and hardly even as vet
knew exactly where was. So, when got
him through the aperture of the door, gave
him push, as was most natural, | think,
for me to do. Down he went backwards
down the stairs, all in a heap, and | could
hear that in the fall he had tumblod against
Mrs. Kirwan. who was coming up, Doubt
less to ascertain the cause of all the trouble
above her head. A hope crossed my mind
that the wife might be of assistance to her
husband in this time of his trouble. The
man had fallen very heavily, knew, and
had fallen backwards. And | remembered
then how steep the stairs were. Heaven
and earth Suppose that he were killed
or even seriously injured in his own house,
What, in such a case as that, would my
life be worth in that wild country? Then
began to regret that | had been so hot
1t might be that | had murdered a man on
my first entrance into Connaught.
For moment or two | could not make
up my mind what would first do. was
aware that both the .-.ndlady and the SER
want were occupied with the elected occupi-
er of my chamber, and | was aware also
THAT | had nothing Oh but my night-shirt,
| returned, therefore, within the door, but
could not bring myself to shut myself in
and return to bed without making some in
quiry as to the mans fate. I put my head
out, therefore, and did make inquiry.
81 hope he is not much hurt by his fall, y
said.
'Ochone, ochone murdher, murdher !
Spake, Father Giles dear, for the love of God! y
Such and many such EXPLANATIONS heard
from the women at the bottom of the stairs
81 hope he is not much hurt, " said again
putting my head out from the doorway;
''but he shouldn't have forced himself into
my room"
''His room, the omadhaun, the born idi
ot' said the landlady.
"Faix, ma'am, and Father Giles is deac
man." said the girl, who was kneeling over
the PROSTATE body in the passage below.
heard her say Father Giles as plain as posi-
BILE, and then became aware that the mar
whom had thrust out was not the Landlord