The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1869-10-08
How a Newspaper Nan was "COr-
ralIesl" by a Landlords "Gal."
llorrefnondenee Of the Ioui.Nllle Il

correspondence Of the Louisville Express
haven't dated ihi, letter. because
don't know where / am. | am about
nine miles from Juleshurg. Of q little set
tiement on the South Platte River. AZ
daylight. tomorrow. am 10 catch SOME
oil the finest salmon you ever saw. They
will net bite al any other time OF day.
suppose they learned this disagrceable
habit Of early brcak.asting from The
!" Iull Whacher who have navigated
these nlains. ! am stopping at a little
hotel about tbii,y 10y ten. The scarccst
thing in this country is lumber, settlers
having 10 pay ever SO many dollars IA loot
fer all they use. besides what they
brought III their valices. The landlord
Us from Pennsylvania. and seems 10 be
doing thriving business. ny diEt of
hard talking and liberal promises. 90.
a room TO omyself Ii is jgSi large enough
for the bed and candle-box set on Il chair
upon which am writing iliis letter. 1t
is in one end oi the building, and separ-
lated from the next room by'a bed-quit,
which you must crawl under to come in
.or go out. But ii il my room, and after
the jolting ! have had upon the Indian
pony, ! expect TO lave good nights
Was ever poor pilgrim in such a fix?
Justas had written nights above" and
had sleep Oh the point OF my pen, heard
Ia knocking on the floor outside the bed
guilt. "Crawl under" said |.
Enter the Landlords daughter. lux
ON young lady. aluu seventeen years OF
age, ] should judge. She opened her
rosy lips. and spake as follows:
mister don't take or your clothes
tonight. when you 60 TO bed
why
because l am going to sleep with
|you."
well. if You have no better reason
than that"
Hush! shet up. You told pa that
You would not sleep with n m,p.'
II had rather sleep with a wet dog"
"Well. have given up my bed TO
sick man. | have been hard at work all
day. and have TO work hard all day to-
morrow. and ] can't afford TO set up all
might. That bed Is wide enongh for us
both. ] shall stay on ihe back side. and
IL you don't stay OH Your side, you'd Bet
tcr, that's ALL"
AZ she said this. she raised from her
dress pocket an internal jack-kniie such
as farmers use in pruning fruit trees. ana
then let il fall back with a chug. COM
irreh,nhed tie situation in half mo-
mcnt. and unto this maiden ouch as
|ioilows:
Miss young lady, your Intentions
may, or may not, be honorable. ] am
travelling entirely by myself My natu-
raj protectors are miles and miles away
beyond the bourdless prairie, ignorant
Iof the pcrils which may be. e' their idol.
Thus far ] have not been insulted by
your sex. I am man OF n few words.
but they ERE always emphatic. ! will
give you up Il pari Of that bed. and that's
Iall will do. If you attempt. during
the silent watches OF the night. anything
contrary TO this firm minaiion. by
st. Joseph. my patron saint, VIII shoot
YOU right through tllr midriil.'
AS concluded, laid s,iocum pisiol
upon the candle-Lox. A low chuckla
outside the bcdqult gave evidence thnt
rA1vRrAMIIIAs had heard and approved
the arrangement.
NY antagonist laughed. and saying.
|" Mister. | reckon we understand each
other" bounced over 70 the back side Of
the bed. There she is now, pretending
to be asleep. cant finish this letter:
can't do anything. Talk about the trials
Of The earlier saints about being broiled
over live Goals about being fiaycd alive
about being boiled in oil. What was
all that 10 all this!
Orr- The following statement shows
the number OF miles Of railroad in the
States given: Pcnnsvlvania. 400; Illi-