The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-20
Not a Pleasant Bed-FellOw

streets mud or dust; the trees destroyed,
and the general appearance one of pow
erty struggling with heavy obstacles /;
where the wolves run the mail in ahead
of time, and night is made hideons by
tailor practising on a fute-thiS is good
place to keep away from.
Into such town as this, and during
court week, L once rode on horseback. at
the end of weary way passed into a con-
tinuous mud-hole, studded with stumps
and ornameuted with logs, that be-
nighted country called road. Night
had already closed in, and l was guided
to the hotel by the thousand and one
boys of the place, and the noise issuing
from the bar-room, no less beastly and
disagreable found the landlord shut
up in corner pen, dealing out liquid
insanity to his customers. To my request
for supper and bed he responded that 1
could eat my ell, but there was not a bed
unengaged or not occupied in the house.
l persisted, until the wretch informed
me that there was " a feller" in No. 8
occupying a double bed, and could "roll
in there" if so minded.
1t was dismal but my only hope SO,
after the evening indigestion, / climbed
the rough stairs to No. g. was told by
the landlord to walk in without knock
ing, and did so.
1t was a cherries room, without carpet
upon the floor, or curtains to shut out the
black night of the windows, that seemed
to stare blindly in on one, and wink as
the candle fared in the wind.
[ found my companion measuring off
his dreams by snores, and, undressing,
rolled in, as the landlord had suggest
ed. My stranger turned over, with some
thing between a growl and grunt, as l
crept to his side.
Tired as | was, could not Sleep
The bed-tick felt as if it were stuffed
with grasshoppers, and the pillows were
Of the sort to slip up ones nose in the
night, and be sneezed out some time
during the day. Besides this, my bed
fellow snored abominably. 1t sounded
like giant trying to blow cold Hun
dred" through tin horn, without know
ing exactly how. 1 bore this infiction
as long as | could, aud at last gave my
friend dig in the ribs, exclaiming at
the same time:
Il say!
"Hillo-sh-what is it p he asked
in confused way
81 am sorry to disturb you, but |
think it my duty to inform you that I
walk in my sleep"
Well, walk"
My Christian friend, am we'll aware
that this is free country, and if a man
wishes to walk in his Sleep there is no
constitutional provision to prevent him.
But wish to remark that if do walk,
you had better not interfere with me-"
go, walk; [ won't say word about
it."
"Well, don't When addressed or in
terfered with, | am apt to get furious
] nearly Drained poor man with dog
iron the other night"
"The deuce you did,"
eyes, did,
"Well, I'll be blowed That's rather
disagreeable. A fellow might, under an
impulse, blurt out something to you"
Better not"
No, 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 ?"
81 believe did"
A" If you walk, you know, I'd rather
you would not step in it."
"Pll bear that in mind"
After another pause he again asked:
Did you notice that door on the
lelt ?" lH.a.
sc saw door on the left"
Well, if you walk, I'd advise you
not to go out there. 1t opens on a porch,
only the porch hasn't been built, and it's
twenty feet down into the stable yard"
al don't believe | shall walk out of
that door"
"Don't think | would if | walked
much"
supposed my inquisitive friend was
dropping into sleep, when he again
broke out u:
" | say, you did really brain man with
a dog-iron ?" a...
| tried pretty hard"
Then came in silence that was not
broken, After little while l heard my
bedfellow creeping softly from the other
side Of the bed. could hear him feel
ing about for his hat and clothes. Then
/ hoI he r. Al.