The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-04-28

iinSht have done. | should Ike 10 know
what right they had to congresatc on the
! landing, and laugh as | went by? Is that
! ciTlllty! But what can ono expeet when
every one is ticketed like prize OK? lsG!
utnnor came, and twas The same repe
t'tion OF Insults "a before. Walter. who
! - 9 hli!d faan in. appearance, but possessed
OF Q voice of Great power, demands in a
solt Whisper II | viii have any wine2 I
assent, and hint that l should like it Iii.
Fectiy, hoping that it may make its appcar.
aiice before have quite finished am, am
startled by hearing ii shouted ont thnt
"i6o ,nh take s.rf q pint of sherry, and is
IN sufry:" But why need / go on 2 il
II too melancholy | Scll into despond-
ing state, and soon after had flushed, re-
treated hastily into the realns-room.
winch, IN my distinction, / took for the
Smoklng-room. and'no sooner lighted CT
gar than | was ANONYMOUSLY turned ont
by an oliicious waiter. Finding my way
to the proper apartment, and sinking into
an easy chair, ] fell into dreamy, uncon-
sclous stupor, the smoke gradually ceased
to Issue in graceful curls from my mouth.
and ore long was fast asleep. With the
rapdity with which scenes in sleep only
pass before the vision, I found myself at
one time driving q cab about the Streets
the number Of my badge "1S6w which
badge ! had to show-cvery five minutes.-
The cab seemed to fly E,ster-I was rail-
way oilicial--a ticket colector-my num-
Der was still l86! Arriving at the desti-
nation OF the train, | found myself trans
fefred to some line regiment, my general
number, by some extraordinary fatality.
was 1S6! This was evidently my number
i was l6G, and l8G was John Mooner.
| groanel under the oppression, till, turn
ing like the worm that has been trodden
on, and committing some misdcmeanor, !
was drummod ont Of the army, aud made
teion Tor life. 1t was neellessTto add that
my number was the same l know not
what eventually might not have become,
but one day some gunpowdcr blew up and
sent mo into the wet dock close bv, at
least 1t appeared so TO ME, though | am
glad to say it was only Il ridiculous waiter.
who, IN opening q bottle of soda-water.
which be declared had ordered, had al
lowed the cork to lily ont with noise like
sky-rocket, and for fear that that would
not have been sufficient to wake ME. had
obigingly directed it towards me. The
consequence was That my hat was knocked
off my head, aud | was wet through
Starting up, isp!uttcrcd forth my anger,
asking what he meant by his abcminablo
clumsiness? His only reply was:
.'Soda-water, sir? lSG. | think, sir"
No, sir-no soda-water, sir. | never Or
dered any, | thundered out.
"Beg pardn, sir. So,la-watcr for 1SC,
sir-erdered to bring it up
What was the use Of arguing The matter?
SO drank what there was left, and deter
mining to have it all out on paper, said
not another word, ind left the room.
| don't wish to bore any one, and if
say too much lmay, so l only add that on
retiring to rest | was astonished, net to
say alarmed, at the very small size ofthe
bed. The pillow, also, was evidently vast
ing away, probably from m attack of afro
ply, while The covering was ridiculous in
quantity and texture. passed most
fearful night; to say that / slept would be
simply playing with the truth. i lett the
hotel next morning-busincss or no bust
ness-am back again in the bosom of my
family, and shall take very good care never
to go to the Great Centrifugal Hallway
Hotel again.