The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-01-23
The rorce OF Imaeination.

Late one evening couple Of Irishmen
stopped at o country inn In their native
land, and asked for lodgings. The porter
escorted them to the door of their room ;
but lust as the travellers entered 1t, the
candle was suddenly extinguished by the
wind from the door as it closed behind
them. The porter had already returned
to the bar-room, and after vainly cropping
on the mantel-piece in search OF matches,
the travellers resolved to 60 to bed IN the
dark. In the middle Of the night one OF
the men awoke, and after shaking his COM
rade to arouse him, said Terence, I'm
as wake as vaccinated kitten, for the want
of air. Get up and open the window. The
room is as close as patent coffin, and III
die if ye don't give me air."
Terence arose, CROPPED around the room
for a few minutes, and then said I've
found the window, but bad luck to me ii l
can bulge it. I can't move it alther up OF
down."
"Then knock couple Of panes out wild
yer shoe, and we'll pay for them IN tne
mornin'," said the sick man.
Terence did as directed. After TWO
crashes were heard by the man in the BED
he seemed to recover, for he remarked:
ooh. that fresh air is invigoratin'. feel
betther already. Out wild couple more
names. Glass is chape, an the landlord
won't be angry whin we're wiliin' 10 pay
for thim."
Terence's stout brogue soon shattered
the few remaining panes, and the weak
man recovered his strength so soon there
after that in ten minutes more he was en-
loving his slumbers, undisturbed by the
snores of his companion, who had also
EXPRESSED himself refreshed By the cur
rant of fresh air admitted through the
broken glass.
Consid time elapsed. and at length
the travellers awoke. For thirty minutes
thew Law in bed conversing, wondering why
they could not sleep.
4Surely it must be near mornin', for l
don't feel bit sleepy" said Terence.
"Mornin'!" echoed the other. "By
the morthial, but it appears to me that IT'S
perpetual night in this part Nv the Worlo.
In a few moments more they heard a
knock at the door, and the travellers asked
what was wanted.
cts IL o'clock" answered the porter,
opening the door, and entering the room
with candle in his hand. "Aren't ye
going to get up at all at all 7"
"Only IL o'clock" exclaimed Ter
ence. "Why, I thought it must be at
least 5. What dye main be rousing US IN
the middle iv the night Do the people IN
these parts get up at midnight?"
"No, but they get up at breakfast
time"
"Thin why didn't ye wait until break
fast time before We disturbed us 7"
Because it's hours after breakfast
time now-in fact, it's just the dinner
hour! !"
"Get out or I'll throw me broguc at ye.
What q barefaced liar ye must be to say
its dinner time before it's daylight The
candle in yer hand makes liar of yer
"Ha ha ha !" and the porter chuckled
with the exuberance Of delight. emo
wondher ye think it isn't daylight, for
there's no window in this room to let in
light"
"Thin what did I break last night 2"
Terence asked, looking around the room
in establishment. His eyes at last alighted
on a book case, the glass doors of which
presented dilapidated appearance. BE
the powers, jerry" he added, addressing
his comrade, "whin I thought l was
smashin' the windy, I was only breakln'
the glass in that bookcase. But it did ye
a power iv good, Jerry, for ye sed that ye
felt the fresh air revivin' ye"