Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-07-28

is the opinion with the best authorities we have
ON that subject" replied the Doctor. "Madam,
says /, these cakes which you gave me are very
warm, will you be kind enough to give me some
of those you baked first, they are colder. The
Doctor had to put his handkerchief to his mouth
| to conceal his laughing, and i was about in the
same fix. But the old lady regarded il as sound
philosophy "Oh, yes, with great pleasure,
she replied, and proceeded to take off Mikes kind
with her fingers, and filled my plate in the same
way, with those not sweetened from the cow
yard Well, seeing you SO kind, mad
am, will You give me some of the same kind,
asked the Doctor. I" Certainly, certainly, re-
piled the lady, and we were reminded that fin
gers were made before forks again. Now, the
boat being as we'll trimmed as the circumstances
would allow, we began to apply the oars with
quick stroke and made good progress. But
Mike came into the house too soon our deal
from the bottom soon ran out. Supper being
ended we attended to our horse, and then went
back and sat down for a chit-chat. The hunting
of deer, shooting bear, raising calves and fowls
and the most superior quality of hogs, constitu-
ted the subject matter of our conversation
The Doctor and myself retired to our sleeping
apartment, (having informed our hosts that as it
was very warm in the middle of the day, we
would not wait for breakfast, but try to reach
the town of Wells, and breakfast there, it being
about fifteen mile ride, and here we labored
under a serious embarrassment. Our sleeping
old folks, and we had to do our talking in whs-
pered tones, although it would have done us
more good than our supper did to have had
hearty laugh over pancakes and poor Nike. Of
this, we were deprived
| In the morning we started for Wells, where
we arrived in the forepart of the day and called
at the house of family which had arrived but
short time before from the city of New York.
The gentleman of the house was not at home
the lady and her beautiful daughters The
lady had resided in the city of New York, and
taught music there for years, but was anxious to
have her husband purchase farm. He did so,
up in this miserable town of Wells, and here she
was, more like a crazy person than that inteli-
gent woman whose presence thousands sought
and priced To see a lady with beautiful fam
lily of daughters shut up in a miserable shanty
without doors or windows, with a chimney built
of mud and sticks, and half of that tumbled
down. To see as we beautiful carpet on
puncheon floor, and splendid Piano standing
up beside of rotten log walls, enough to
make her crazy, and her daughters too. We at
tended meeting in the evening and Squire W
invited us to stay at his house during the night.
We embraced his invitation. His house was
large !; he bad buttery, kitchen, dining room,
parlor, setting room, two sleeping apartments
and a Justices Office in his house, but unfortu-
nately it had but two windows and one door
and no partition in the house, nor curtains to
the bed. In the southeast corner was his sleep
ing apartment in the northwest corner, was our
sleeping apartment, with window close to the
head of our bed. After conversing for season,
the Squire informed us that we could retire as
soon desired, and he conducted us to our
apartment. The lady very politely retired and
we went to bed and fell into a state of fcrgetfu-
fulness without sound sleep. 1t was a warm
beautiful moonlight night. We had been in bed
an hour or two, and felt an uneasy restlessness,
and were sufficiently awake to know that we
could not sleep, but not conscious to its cause
We rolled over and over sometimes we rubbed
and then we were compelled to scratch. Then
there would be n tickling upon the lips, and it
would have been a happy circumstance if it had
been fashionable to have had boards covering
the whole face, but this was not the custom in
those days. Soon it became evident that blood
had been shed murder had been committed
could not see it, but we began to smell it
very disagreeably, restlessness-rollin and
cratching-increased, and soon we became wide
awake. The Doctor whispered to me, q can't
sleep" "Nor / either" said. "What is the
difficulty, inquired the Doctor?' Don't you
smell them" says 1? Why" says the Doctor
I" it is bed bugs ~ g Certainly" says 1. The
moon shone brightly, the Doctor took his pillow
and held it up in the light of the window,
+" don't you see them2" says he. Yes, says l.
it is regular ants nest, and | would as soon
sleep in one as in this bed. Our whispering had
become little too loud, and awoke the Squire.
What is the matter, gentlemen? You don't
appear to be able to sleep" 90 A strange house
and strange bed often produce that result"
remarked. " 1t does" he replied But to en-
dure these COMPOUNDED creatures through the
whole night seemed impossible. Rub, roll and
scratch for lives, appeared to be the order of our
business and without any cessation Fleas and
lice are respectable when compared with bed
bugs. The old Squire listened and became salts
fed there was something the matter more than
! hA,,e I'D ~
about that) and asked again what was the diff
Guilty told him believed there were feao
bed bugs in the bed. @ Wife, ,cife, is there any
bugs in that bed?' " Bed bugs bed bugs no
bed bugs in her house" she replied "How
long is it since that bedstead was taken down."
asked the Squire. @ Taken down, Why it has
never been taken down since it first put up
and that was seven years ago." she replied
Seven years ago; why it is full by this time
said the Squire" land the Squire was right
again. Out of bed jumped the Squire and
lighting a candle came to apartment, and
such scramble among the bugs for the dark
place caution. The pillows were covered
with them and the bed was full. The Squire
pulled off the bed clothes and told us to get up,
exclaiming to his wife at the same time that the
bed was full. She made reply. Here we
found ourselves in pretty predicament. To
get out of the bed under such circumstances
seemed impossible. The Doctor worked himself
round toward the candle and by strange acct
dent done on purpose, put out the candle, and
before the Squire could light it again we were
out of the bed and most of our clothes on The
Squire cursed and swore he would pull the house
down if he lived till morning. The old lady
covered herself up in the bed clothes and never
said a word
TILrNG HooPs.-Tilting hoops, so popular
among the fair sex, have called out the following
piece of sarcasm:
saw her but a moment
Twas in fitting skirt.-
How prettiy she sailed along
The charming little firt
! saw her but q moment
All twas a pretty sight
To see her tread the crowded street
With footsteps free light
saw her but moment
Yet l swore by the Old Harry
Though pretty thing to look at,