Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-12
THE FORCE OF IMAGINATION.

Late one evening a couple of lrishmen
stopped at a coHntry inn and asked for
lod.ings. The porter escorted them to
the door Of their room, but just as the trav-
cIers entered it the candle was extinguISh-
ed by the wind from the door as it closed
behind them, The porter had already re-
turned . the bar room, and after vainly
gropiug on the mantle piece for matches.
the travellers resolved to 20 to bed in the
dark.-In the middle Of the night one of
them awoke, and after shaking his comrade
aroused him, said:
"lyrrcnge, I'm rs awake as a vaccnated
kitten, ior want Of air. Get up and open
the window. The room is as close as pat.
enl coffin, aud I'll die if You don't get me
air"
Terrence arose, groped around the room
a few minutes, and then said:
''i've found the window, but bad luck TO
me if | can bulge it. | can't move it ather
up or down.
Then knock a couple of panes out wild
yer shoe, and we'll pay for them in the
morning., said the sick man.
Terrence did as directed. After two
crashes were heard by the man in bed he
seemed to recover for he remarked:
''Oh, that fresh air is invigorating. i
feel better already. Out wild couple more
pains, glass is chspe, aud the landlord won't
be angry whiu We are willing to pay for
them"
Terrance's stout brogan soon shattered
the remaing panes, and the weak man re-
covered his exhausted strength so soon
thereafter that in ten minutes more he was
enjoying his slumbers, undisturbed by the
Snores OF lis companion, who had also ex-
pressed himself refreshed by the current
of fresh air admitted through the broken
glass.
Considerable time elapsed, and at length
the travellers awoke For thirty minutes
they lay convcrsiug, wondering why they
could not sleep.
"Sureiy it must be near mornin,' for |
don't feel a bit sleepy" said Terrence,
"Mornin - echoed the other. by the
morthial, bat it appears to me that it's per-
petual night in this part iv the world !"
ln few minutes more they heard
knock at the door, and the travellers asked
what was wanted
Its twelve o'clock" answered the porter,
opening the door and entering the room
with candle in his hand.-"Aren't you
going to get up at all 2"
"Ouly twelve O'clock" exclaimed Ter
renee. why, thought it must be at
least five. What dye mean by rousing
US in the middle of the night ? DO the
people Of these parts get mp at midnight p
'-No, but they get up at breakfast time. y
Thin why didn't ye wait until break
fast time before ye disturbed US 2"
"Becanse it's hours after breakfast now
in fact, its just the dinner hour"
Get OUT, or III thow me brogan at We.
What barefaced liar We must be to say
it's dinner time before it's daylight. The
candle in yer hand makes liar of We =
ala ha . ha !" and the porter chuck
led with the exurberance of delight. mo
wonder We think it isn't daylight, for there
is no window in this room to let IN light
Thin what did / break last night y
Terrence asked, looking around the room in
astonishment. His eyes at last aiighted
on the book case, the glass "f which pre-
senied diLapdsted appearance. "Be the
powers, Jerry, he added, addressing his
comrade, ,"whin ! thought | was smashin,
the windy, | was only breakin' the glass in
the bookcase. But it did ye power iv
good, Jerry, for ye Sed ye felt the fresh air
reviVin' ye,"