Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-10-01
IN SEARCH OF A BED.

i ne guests VI the htHilc HouoO Wei
suddenly startled this morning about two
o'clock by frightful shrieks proceeding from
the room occupied by the dining room girls
of that institution, and as the cause which
created this unusual disturbance was Of SO
laughable a nature, we, like the faithful
scribe, cannot forego giviving it to our
readers.
1t appears that one Of the guests, who
hailed from the rural districts, and who &C.
cupied room No So, had been paying his
devotions to old RaccAus with such earn
estness in the evening, while wandering
around the city, bunting up the elephant,
doubtless, that when he started for his ho-
tel it was far past the midnight hour, and
he was as happy as corn juice or lager
beer can well make any one without plac-
ing in somnolent condition.
He found the hotel, after divers instruc-
tons from the knights of the mace he en-
countered, but the finding Of No, 36, after
he had entered the portals of that estab-
lshment was to him, just then, most Sc
rious difficulty. The diagram of the hotel
had been driven out OF his head by the
deep rotations, but one thing in connec-
ton with it remained there stubbornly, and
that was that he occupied No SO, or would
if he could only find it. After numerous
adventures he reached the right floor,
which was the most elevated in the house,
and then began his search for No. 36.
'Thirty-six, thirty six, where are you?
he muttered, as he staggered along the
hall. All, here you are he continued,
as he brought up the front of the room &C.
cupied by the girls of the dining hall
He at once opened tie door, entered, and
commenced divesting himself of bis clothes,
part of which he laid aside, as he felt ex-
caedinely warm from the effects os the
| liquor he had imbibed After this pro-
ceeding, he started for his bed, as he
thought and there being several in the
room, he had no difficulty in reaching one,
but it was occupied by the Hebe of the
dining room. He put his hand upon the
bed, no not upon the bed, but upon the
face of the occupant, or near by, mutter-
ing at the same time, Z thought I'd find
you, thirty six, though had hard time
of it.
This proceeding startled the fair occu-
pant, who woke up just in time to hear
him muttering about thirty-six, and like q
startled fawn, bounded out Of bed giving a
most unearthly shrek, which reused the
occupants. oh murder!' she yelled,
there is a man in the room, and he says,
the lying scamp, that am thirty-six,
when Pm just turned of eighteen.
NJ. there were just eight girls in Che
room, but they were soon joined by others
who occupied adjoinlAs" apartments until
the force numbered at lea twenty Inc
girls, after the alarm had sup,sidea' con-
cluded that they we're strong enough 70
cope with single man, and determln,e go 70
light the gas and put the intruder out. =
flash from the gas burner revealing the
situation.
There stood the drunken reveler, eyes
like saucers, still by the side of the bed ne
had first touched, amazed at the sight that
burst upon his vision.
.Thirty-six thirty-six" said ne. not
forgetting his number. ID if there
amt thiyty six he continued, as he took
in the number of white-robed girls who
stood gazing at him.