Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-09-12
In Search Of a Bed

were suddenly startled iais morning aooul
tAo o'clock by !rlchliai shrieks proceed.
ing rom tae room occupied by the dining
room gus Of lhu institution, and a' tie
cau-- which crested his uaususl di'ur-
b,uce way Of 50 lsusha5,s na'uTe, We,
Ike lhc fli,hiu! scr,5r, csnnOl icrrgo CIV
ing il 10 ou, readers.
Il sPreats 'hat one Of the guests, who
hailed from tic rurs' districts AMI who oc
cur,ej room No. sc, had been paving his
deyo,io1s old uaclhus with such esrn-
eslnrss in te evening, while wandering
around ,hO city hunnng up the elephant
doubtless, IhsiwLen lie started for h!s
hotel i, " as lar pas; he midn'eh; hour,
and he was as happy as corn juice or IA
ger beer can vel! mske one wlthou, P!a.
c,ng hlm in s scmuoltuI condition.
lie found .he hotel after divers lnsifuc-
uons from the knights Of the mace lie en-
coua,ered. but the finding Of No. 80 after
he had entered The porIsis OF that os'so-
li,hment vas 10 him. just then, a most
s,rious difficulty. The diagram OF the
Lo.,i had been driven out OF hls head by
the deep po,auons, but one Thing IN con
nectlon wlih II remained there subbornly'
and that was lhat he occupied No. 36' or
would # he could only hnd It. Alter nu-
merous adventures he reached the rGh'
floor, winch rus the mosI elevated ~ the
house, anJ then began his search iOr No.
sc.
"Thiriy.six, thirly-six, where are
you!" he muucred, a' lie staggered along
lhe hall. "Ah, here YOU are be cou
unuod. as he brought up the front OF the
room occupied by the girls Of III" dining
hall. lie at once opened The door, enter.
ed, and commenced Livering himself OF
his clothes, part Of Shich be laid aside
as he felt exceedingly warm from the ct
feet. Of the liquor he had lmblhed. At
ter tbs proceeding, he started Tor his bed
as he thought, and there beng several IN
tie room, he had no difficulty in reaching
one, but ii was occupied by the Hcbe OF
/ the dining room lie put his hand upon
! the bed, no. not upon the bed, but upon
the face OF the occupant, or near by, mu'.
tering at the same time, ii thought Ia
find you, Ihirly.slx, though | had hard
/ time OF IT,
THIS proceeding startled the fair occu'
pant who woke up just 10 time TO heat
him mutlcring about thlrty.sl1, and Ike
startled fawn. bounded out bed, giving .
most uncaIllly shrek, which reused Tho
occupants. "Oh! murJef" -he yelled
"Ihero IS a man in lhc room, and he says
the lying scamp, that am thirty Elk,
when T. IN Just turned Of eighteen.
Now, there were just eight grrl' IN the
room, but they were soon joined by others
Who occupied odJoruing apartments On
/ nj ,he forced numbered at lea't twenty
The Flrls, after The alarm had subs'ded
concluded thai they were strong enough
10 cope With single man, and doIermln'
ed to Hshi The gas and put Iho In'ruder
out. A fash from the gas burner reveal
| ed the situation.
There stood the drunken reVeler' eyes
like saucers, stiil by the eide Of The b'd he
had FIRST touched, amazed attho eight that
burst upon his vision.
"Thirly-six! lhlrry-'Ix = said be, NOT
forgetting It's number. "D---d # there
amt thirly.six." he continued. az be took
in the number Of whire-rohed glFIs who
stood gazing a, him.
The glrl, consulted, and concluded to
bind him hand and foot, man as he vas
and at once the fair brigade charged upon
him, and soon placed hin hoTs du com
6ui, bound as securely ~ ever HszePPa
wrs - the fery unramcd SIced.
This done, the poHcrs were called IN
and their prisoner handed over, who vas
at once taken to No. SO, where he VAS 'e-
rercly reprimand,d The devil. says
fe, in explanation, "and DO you 'uPpo'e
lama Mormon, because fell among
thirty six girls instead Of No. 80. Ten
the landlord to charge all damage to No.
80. and have NE checked for the 6.3O
train in the morning. III not 'loP With
sny one who keeps ihIry.slx Glrl' IN
single room" And 20 ended thI' laugh
able affair Of No. SO t!snne llouss.-
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