St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-24
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ROUBLES AND TRIALS OF \ NEWSPAPER
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TROUBLES AND TRIALS OF \ NEWSPAPER
CORRESPONDENT.
| haven't dated this letter because
don't know where | am. | am about
nine miles from .Julesburg. at little set
tlement on the South Platte river. At
daylight Tomorrow l am to catch some
OF the finest salmon you ever saw. They
will not bite at any other time of day.
| suppose they learned this disagreeable
habit of early breaktasting from the
''Bull Whackcrs' who navigate these
plains. | am stopping at Il little hotel
about thirty by ten feet. The scarcest
thing in this country is lumber, settlers
having to pay ever SO many dollars 4 foot
tor what they use. besides what they
brought in their vali-cs. The landlord
i from Pennsylvania, and seems to be
doing thriving business BY dint OF
hard talking and liberal promises got a
room TO myself. 1t Is just large enough
for the bed and candle box set on chair.
upon which | am writing this letter 1t
l. in one end of the building. and sepa-
ratcI from the next room by a bed quilt.
winch you must crawl under to come III
or get out. But 1t is my room, and after
the jolting have had upon the Indian
pony. | expect TO have 4 good nights
Was ever "a poor pilgrim IN such a fix =?
Just a had written "night's" above,
and had sleep on the point Of my pen. |
heard a knocking on the floor, outside
the bed quilt.
Crawl under SAID /.
Enter the landlords daughter, Il bux-
ON young lady, about seventeen years of
aye, l should judge. She opened her
rosy lips and spake as follows:
Mister, don't take OFF your clothes to-
night when you 90 TO bed"
.'Why ?"
because am going to sleep with you"
''WclI, ii you have no better reason
than that -
"lIuSh. Shut up. You told pa you
would not sleep with Il man"
II had rather sleep with a wet dog"
well, have givcn up my bed to a
sick man. have been hard at work all
day and have 70 work hard all day to-
morrow, and cannot 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 bet
ter, that's all.
As she said this she raised from her
dress pocket an Internal jack knite, such
rs farmers use in trimming fruit trees,
and then let it fall back with Il chug.
comprchendcd the situation in half mo-
ment, and unto this maiden quoth as
follows:
Miss, young lady, your intentions
may, or may not be, honorable. | am
travelling entirely by my self. Ny natu-
raj protectors are miles away beyond the
boundlcSs prairie, ignorant of the perils
that may bc>ct their idol. Thus far
have not been in>uted by your sen. l
am Il man of Il few words, but they are
always emphatic. | will give you part
of that bed, and that's all l will do. 1t
you attempt during the silent watches of
the night, anything contrary to this firm
discrimination, by st. Joseph, my patron
saint, | will shoot you right through the
midritt'
A. | concluded, laid Slocum pistol
upon the candle box. \ low chuckle
outside the bedquilt gave evidence that
patertim,htS had heard and approved the
arrangement.
My antagonist laughed and saying
''Alistcr, reckon we understand cacI
other" bounced over to the back side OF
the bed. There she is now, pretending
to he aslecp.-Co,7cYo"dct Lo",sg7He
! ErrDycSs