The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-05-26
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Into country town, and during
court week, once rode on horsc-bark
at the end offa weary day, passed in
a continuous mud-hnle, studded with
stumps and ornamentcd with logs,
that Il benighted country called q road.
Night had already closed in, and !
WAS gnidcd to the hotel by u Thousand
and one boys Of the place, and the
noise issuing from the bar-room. no
less bca>lly and disaTrecable.
found the landlord Shnt up in cor
ncr pen, d, aling ont Iiq':d insanity to
his customers. To my request for
supper and i bed he responded that !
conid eat my fill. but there WAS not Il
bed uncngaged or not occupied in the
house. | persisted, until the wretch
informed me- that there was ~ ti.!ler"
III nu;a5cr six occupying Il double he'd
and | could ''roil III there" if SO
minded.
1t WAS dismal, but my only hope;
so after the evening indigestion
ciimcd the ronyh b>iairs to nnRller
six. | WIS told by the landlord to
walk in without Knocking, and did
so.
1t was chccrIess room, without
carpet upon the floor, or curtains to
shut out the blank night Of the win
dows that seemed to stare bindly in
ON one, and wink A. the candle flared
in the wind. found my companion
measuring off his dreams by suorrs,
and undressing ''ru!lcd it," as the
landlord had suggested Ny stranger
tururd over with something between
q growl and grunt. As crcpt to his
side.
Tired asI WAS, 7 could not sleep.
The bed-,ick felt us if it were stuffed
with gra>s-hoppcrs, and the pillows
were Of the sort to slip up ones nose
in the night, and be sncczcd ont some
tine during the day. Besides this,
my bellrllow suored ahominubly. 1t
sounded like giant trying t" blow
"Old Hundred" through u Tin horn.
without knowing exactly how.
bore This iutl;ction.aS long as could
and IT hast gave my friend Il Dig in the
ribs, eXclamng,at The same time:
Il say"
HiIIo-sh what is sit?" he asked,
in confused way.
Il am sorry 10 disturb you, but I
think it my duty to inform you that
| walk in my sleep
"Well walk"
"My Christian friend, I am we'll
aware that this is q free country, and
if man wishes to walk in his sleep
there is no constitutional provision to
,prevcnt him. !iut [, wish to remark
that if: | do walk, YOU had better not
interfere with me-"
"Oh! walk; | won't say a word
about it,
"WclI, don't. Whom addressed or
intertercd with. i get furious. |
nearly brained poor man with q
'doy.iron the e'othor night
"rhe deuce you did,"
"Ycs. did,
"Well, I'll be b!owed! That's
rather uisa .rceahle A fellow might,
under an impulse, burt out some
thing to you."'
"B=ttcr not"
No, I should think not"
A long pause followed this. At
last the now widc-awake lod ger asked
abruptly:
did you notice my hat on the
'hoor?"
IL believe I did"
If you walk, you know, I'd rather
you wouldn't step in it.
III bear that in mind"
After another pause he again
asn..::! !.
Did you notice that door on the
lcft?"
II saw door on my left
"Wcll, if you walk, I'd advise you
MOTTO 20 out there. 1t opens ON Il
porch, only the porch hasn't been
built, and is twenty feet down into
the stah!e-yard :
II don't believe shall walk out of
that door"
"Don't think I would if I walked
much"
I suppose my inquisitive friend was
droppng into sleep, when he again
broke ont:
Il say, did you really brain a man
with 4 dog-iron?
4 tried pretty hard"
Then came in silence that was not
broken. After little while L heard
my bedfcllow creeping softly from
the other side of tho bed. co"iu
lAa. Lin, Enol;ncr ahnnf for his hat ana