Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-09-25
How q Newspaper Man was Corralled by .
Landlords Daughter.

haven't dated this letter, because l dom
know where am. | am about nine miles from
Julesburg, at a little settlement on the South
Platte river. At daylight tomorrow l am tc
catch some of the finest salmon you ever saw
They will not bite any other time of day. Isup.
pose they learned this disagreeable habit o
early akfasting from the % Bull Whackers, u
who navigate these plains. | am stopping at a
little hotel 80 by 10. The scarcest thing in this
country is lumber, settlers having to pay ever SO
many dollars foot for all they use, besides
what they brought in their valises. The land
lord is from pennsylvania, and seems to be do.
ing thriving business. By dint of hard talk
ing and liberal promises, l got room to my
self. 1t is just large enough for the bed and
candle box set a chair upon which l am
writing this letter. 1t is in one end of the build
ing, and separated from the next room by a bed
quilt, which you must crawl under to come in OIL
60 out But it is my room, and after the joltine
nave had on the Indian pony, l expect to have
good nights:
Was ever a poor pilgrim in such fix? Just
as had written g nights" above, and had sleep
on the point of my pen, heard knocking on
the floor just outside the bed quilt
Crawl under" said l.
Enter the landlords daughter, buxom young
lady of seventeen years of age, should Judge
She opened her rosy irs Snd spoke as follows
!" Mister, don't take off your clothes tonight
"hen you ~, 60 to bed"
&C Because am going to sleep with you."
that"
Hush Shet up You told par that yor
wouldn't sleep with a man."
I'd rather sleep with wet dog
"Well, have given up my bed to a sick man
have been hard at work all day. and have to
work hard all day tomorrow, and can't afford
to set up all night. That bed is wide enough for
us both. shall stay on the back side, and if
you don't stay on your side, you'd better that 5
al.'
As she said this she raised from her dress
pocket an Internal jack-knfe, such as farmers use
in trimming fruit trees and then let it fall back
with chug. l comprehended the situation in
half moment, and unto this maiden quoth as
follows:
" Miss young lady, your intentions may. or
may not, be honorable. am travelling entirely
by myself My natural protectors are miles and
miles away beyond the boundless prairie, igno-
rant OF the perls which may beset their idol.
Thus far have not been insulted by your sex.
am man of a few words but they are always
emphatic. | will give you up a part of that bed,
and that's all | will do. If you attempt, during
the silent watches of the night, anything con-
trary to this firm determination, by ST. Joseph,
my saint, | will shoot you right through the
mdriff'
rs CouCiuueu, l lalu Olocun plSlol upon
the candle box. low chuckle outside the bed
quilt gave evidence that paterfamiiias had heard
and approved the arrangement
My antagonist laughed, and saying, " Mister,
] reckon We understand each other" bounced
over to the backside of the bed. There she is
now, pretending to be asleep. can't finish this
letter l can't do any ything. Talk about the
trials of the earlier saints-about being broied
over live coals-about being flayed alive-about
being broied in OIL What was all that to all
this Corresdondent Louisville Express