Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-09-26

] landlord shut up in corner pen deal
: ing out liquid insanity to his custom
ers. To my request for supper and q
bed, he replied I could eat my fill, but
there was not bed unengaged or not
, occupied in the house. 1 persisted,
, until the wretch informed me that
there was "feller" in number six
occupying a double bed, and I could
"roll in there" if so minded:
1t was dismal, but my only hope !;
so after the evening indigestion l
climbed the rough stairs TO number six
was told by the landlord to walk in
without knocking, and did do.
1t was a cheerless room without
carpets ON the floor, or curtains to shut
out the black night or the windows
that seemed to stare blindly in at me,
and wink as the candle fared in the
wind. l found my companion measur-
ing off his dreams by snores, and un-
dressing, "rolled in" as the landlord
had suggested. My stranger turned
over with something between a growl
and a grunt, as crept to his side.
Tired as l was, l could not sleep.
The bed-tick felt as if it was stuffed
with grasshoppers, and the pillows
were the sort to slip up ones nose in
the night, and be sneezed, out during
the day. Besides this, my bed-fellow
snored abominably. 1t sounded like a
giant trying to blow "Old Hundred"
through tin horn, without knowing
exactly how. l bore this infiction as
long as could, and at last gave my
friend dig in the ribs, exclaiming at
the same time:
~ say"
"Hillo-oh-what is it ?n he asked
in confused way.
II am sorry to disturb you, but / |
think it my duty to inform you that 1
walk in my Sleep
"Well, walk"
"My Christian friend, I an well
aware that this is free country, and
if man wishes to walk in his sleep,
there is no constitutional provision to
prevent him. But / wish to remark
that if l do walk, you had better not
interfere with me-"
"Oh walk; l won't say word
about it,"
"Well, don't. When addressed or
interfered with, I am apt to get furi-
Gus. 1 nearly Drained a poor man
with dog iron, the other night"
"The devil you did"
eyes, did"
"Well, I'll be blowedl That's rath-
er disagreeable. A fellow mi ight un-
der an impulse, blart oat something to
yoG.n
Better not" ta
"No, I should think not"
A long pause followed this. At last
the now wide-awake lodger asked alb
ruptly:
"Did you notice my hat on the
floor ?"
~ believe did,"
"If you walk, you know, I'd rather
you wouldn't step on it,"
"1'li bear that in mind"
After another long pause, he again
isked:
"Did you notice the door on the I
eft ?" I
II saw door on my left" j
"Well, if you walk I'd advise you i
lot to 60 out there. It opens on a $
'orch, only the porch hasn't been built, I
md it's twenty feet into the stable s
ard" O
~ don't believe shall walk out Of n
hat door" il
"Don't think would if / walked '
much" s
l supposed my inquisitive friend was
lropping into sleep, when he again s
'roke out. Il
81 say, you did really brain man v
nth dog-iron ?" c
81 tried pretty hard" p
Then came silence that was not n
roken; After little while l heard h
~ bed-fellow creeping softly from the g
ther side of the bed. could hear C
i'm feeling about for his hat and d
lothes. Then l had the satisfaction o
nat the door closed softly on my retir
lg tormentor. rolled over and slept
he sleep. of innocence. a
The next morning, on descending to IN
]. found an old friend seated "
the table. We had not met for a
ears. After cordial greeting d
aid: m
care you stopping here" !,
II have been trying. But 1 am tc
early dead. 1 slept ON bench in the in