Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-05-10
A GOOD SFORT LOCATED.


When Mr.. Curtis told in the March
Harper his amusing expeFieIic5 IS 3
lecturer in an unnamed c0llntry VII
lage, be probably little expected that
J the sketch would be accepted in the
locality at whose expense 4 good story
was told. If that was his thought he
was mistaken, as he viii ascertain
from reading the Bath (N. " Courier,
Of the 18th, which devotes over two.
columns to a review Of the singular
episode In Easy Chairs" experience.
We quote the concluding part, e
follows.
It was that familiar room which
has not been aired within human
memory, and which has that appall-
ing smell Of ''clOseness" which sends
the guest to the window to discover
that Il is not Of the kind which OPENS
There was that familiar oed, which Is
Of feathers, With the fabby pillow and
the sOiled eovsfiet-the bed at which
the guest gazes with the horrible I
wonder, ,5sWho slept there last 2" The
fire was lighted in the small wood ,
stoge, and the room was full Of'smoke. |
The victim opened the stove door to
adjust the wood, and found that the I
sticks were green nd just teoflonE 70 /
allow the door n - W'tn- |
was 4blged 20 open ths nfo be |
entry % > eve the s. u sudod n !
ton. he a1se WIS etfily as the |
outer acd ile are seated him 1
self q write iIfkn ne eFibable sttte
Of deiH6tiph, When e ~ twill sht /
sst u be vent p - nsr room And
asked Tor q lai1I which was at length
obtaineu, stthougiT tt was evident
that the guests were accustomed to
take endseof tslloE zezndles when
they retired, so that ample provision
Of lamps was not made in the hotel
the Jefferson Hotel, it was patrioticsl4 /
ly called. After q brief Struggle 70 4
continue writing by such q feeble 1
light In the chilly and smoky cham
ber-a struggle Interrupted by at
tempts to coax a firs out of green
sticks-two committeeman arrived.
9 There was y solemn greeting ON
both sides, and after replying truth 4
fully to the question whether 1t was
the inst time he had ever been in |
Blank, and refraining from adding
that It would certainly be the last
time, the lecturer tried to enliyen the
OecasiOn by some joeose remark. But {
the failure was 50 appalling that Il )
deepened hesg9IeEEh gloom. d
''WhGtis the subject OF your lecture, I
sir 2ia asked one Of the gentlemen, who 1
had been introduced BY the other as
". Hardy, and had then immediate {
n introduced the introducer as AIr.
Jones.
Wei 2 replied the lecturer bland i
y, .sI have two leetpre5 nth me.
one = On q sefni-lpol 81 1scter, i
.he tfher IS upon 7bEe erS5lN
tiA1!' sad Mr.. aiaidYs tecfunes
IRE neW thing IN Biahk-- Reife.I {
lad T1ry hard 81 ne n f,et ING them i
lp; and IS Te depend upeptke Dat-. 6
i1nage Of ali JJsff fieE "a d ot Al idenom- v
nations, and Is yours Is thesArt lee
ure, We dom 'twish to offend ady body, p
nd politics wouldn't do, - II
''Then, perhaps, ,-fuhEd better take d
he one upon Thaekeray?" b
There was silence for a moment, o
'Foken BY q question from Mr.. Jones. f
What Is Thaekeray 2ii aTr ~ - 81
There was silence again, and then v
be guest answered IS II NJ Jones u
Iad mfunderstood the name. "a
hsskersy, You knowrthe Eng P
,EOh, yes, certainly from Messrs. il
iardy and Jones. d
I'VE are not q very literary people ol
ere," said Mr.. Hardy, i.and Pm n
fraid that we don't know much in
bout Thaekerdy. Haven't you sOme- g
hing elseTi Ily
The guest replied that unfortunate it
z be lad not @-it e =. Ii
That's 8 Pity remarked Mr. G
ones. diseoaragingly. es'l1-i -4-s N
- lis . great pits y returned the q
nhappy lecturer, sgzin rseFyipg the It
that it Was q much great hi
PITY thsts he had weAk ) 20 N
We'll, p said Mr.. Hardy, 4ilss viii in
{ 4 you e. kngw g this evening witch We h
Yes" asseuted Mr.. Jones; ''but III
s a grestspity you haven't some q
M1Lecturer could only bow, ike VI
s'trees in Claribel, with an inward yC
iony," and the gentlemen departed. te
Having taken something called ia, sp
ID pre39rel himself for th tafiold, eli
r. - aegaftedi f6ei sFlya d q
Is rs eWho ptesent sled. ''f
~ = 4 I. - DO
~ % nation O
u: y l-tq II III of thk II
% = sr and He
81. prisoner IN
& 20 es=t through lthe DO
riltel lEte his ifnu- ce
eL4ele crlRes astila block. IN
I'VE have cholen ThaekeEay, ~ said N
T. Headslan loles. with an air of do
spressed resignAtion. "a
Yes" +" said the high sheriff, gloom Cd
II am afraid it's rather literary. re,
I'd the prisoner, with a sickly smile. wi
There was no answer; and, as the an
.ntlemen remained standing, It was an
'ident that the hour had come. Mr.. na
ectuner put on his coat and hat, and al
ie three descended into the street M
was an amazingly dark night. an
It's ratheT muddy y said Mr.. Har- Is
= land we've no street ERnps, bat II De