The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-10-31
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viii and score or more of children,
is we'll blessed with the worlds goods,
and Of course is much admired and pa.
troniaed by all his neighbors.
MIR. u, is also public spirited man
and nothing delights him more than to
see some work Of internal improvement.
Ho attends all meetings ana other gath
erings looking towards the promotion
of these objects, and was never known
to be backward in subscribing to any
cause calculated to advance the best in
terests of st. Louis.
Having given this short history Of
the maa and his aspirations, it is unncc
cessary to add that he was present at
the Millcrs and Flour Merchants Con
We ntion, held 1T tie Merchants Ex.
change, last Wednesday, and made one
or two vigorous speech es. When even.
ing came, it required but little urging
to prevail upon him to stay at the ban
quet. Being of a social nature and
much interested in the objects Of the
convention, he ainc to the conclusion
that if he could advance these elects
by taking his scat at the well filled sup.
per table and putting down a few glass
es Of Heidsick, he would do it; aud so
Mr.. Il. staid. 1t was late-or early,
ratner-when the company broke up to
go home. There is nothing extraordi-
nary in this circumstance but our duty
as faithful historian compels US 20 dis.
close the fact that Mr.. u. was slightly
fuddlcd, or if this is too harsh term,
elevated His eyes fairly twinkled with
morriment, and he became oppressed
with such an inordinate desire for
speech making that he was only silcnc
cd by couple Of gentlemen clapping
their handkcrchief3 over his mouth an d
leading him from the room.
In this unsteady, uncertain and tot.
terinS condition, Mr.. Il. was conveyed
to his room and left at the street door.
Here he dismissed the kind friends who
had piloted him, with paternal bless
ing, and then addressed himself to the
task OF getting into the house and to
bed without arousiDg the partner of his
bosom. This undertaking, however, invol.
we'd considerable difficulty. The sleeping
room was in the second story, third floor
from the stairway landing, and although
Z. could have found it well enough at
other times, yet at this particular june
ture he tolt mighty uncertain. lie
opened the door softly and commenced
to creep up stairs. 1t seemed to him as
though he weighed ton, for each and
every stair seemed to groan and squeak
with pain, and in an agony of dcspcra
tion he clung to the bansters. Arriv,
ing at the top he groped around in the
darkness until his hand came in contact
with the knob Of the door, and imagin.
ing that it led to the couch whcrereposed
his partner in the dreams Of innocence,
he turned it softly aud entered.
He would not light the gas, bnt dis
robed in the dark, and off came his coat,
vest and pants, and last his boots. He
thought that he could not be mistaken
in the aoom for he detected articles of
dress such as could be worn by none
but feminine. lie tangled himself in
a sett of hoops, stubbed his toe against
some French corscts, and mentally
swearing at Mrs. q. for leaving hey
things where he could stumble over
them, shufled up slowly to the bedside,
and turning down the clothes, was in
the act of placing his leg beneath, when
q piercing scream broke out upon the
midnight air. and a white robed figure
jumped like lightning from the bed,
and going to the window shouted,
"lIelp, help save me, its a man /"
The whole house was soon in an uproar
A policeman, three blocks distant, hear
ing the hubbub, started Tor the scene,
shaking his rattle vigorously as he ran !;
but Mrs. H., who slept in the next room
adjoining, was the first to rush to the
rescue. We shall not attempt to dos-
cribe the sight that met her eyes on
bursting open the door. There in a
corner, screaming with might and main,
was the young lady guest that she had
invited to spend the evening with her,
and there by the bedside stood Mr.. u.
in plriS uatTahGus, looking as though
he had been fooled by Balaam's ass aud
was about to be turned out of green pas
lures Mrs. u, gave one long, agonizing
look, and muttered out: "Oh! you
naughty man." and then tumbled back.
ward on death faint, while the unfeel.
ing wretch alluded to, sat down in a
chair, passed his hand over his brow
once or twice, aud exclaimed "Well,
III be cursed u" ... e
He had strayed into the wrong room.
We are happy to state that the matter
is now settled in consideration of bis
promising never to stay out another eV.
ening later than ten o'clock.-&. Louis
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