Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-11-02
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cate; but when we came to occupy
our berths made two disagrceable
discoveries. The first was that
the two tickets called for the same
berth the other that this berth
was the upper one. My female
friend said positively tLat she
could not get into that berth, !
informed her that it was her only
chance to sleep, and she told me
she would rather sit up. / then
gave her the further information
that if was very well, bui in a
sleeping car there was no place to
sit except on a wash basin, and
that | thought would be inconyen-
lent. At last, with the aid Of a
step-iadder. the steward, and two
pious old Pomps, my unprotected
female was boosted into her roost,
and the curtains closed over her
for the night. - s. -s 'e'iry .,' e,
Then came the question as to
what had become of the under.
signed. / consulted the conduc-
tor and the steward, and bad the
satisfaction of hearing the fact
that if | had told them earlier the
blunder might have been remedied.
But as it was theSpious delegation
had retired for the night, and all
the 'berths were occupied. The
conductor, however, told me that
he would try and make some ar
rangement, and then went off
about his business.
A drunken man had been cap
tured on the platform as we start
ed, where be was found address
ing the stars in vociferous way,
the sleeping-car ticket fished out
Of his pocket, and the inebriate
fellow chucked into an upper
berth. ! was leaning against the
wash-stand of the car in a very
melancholy way some time after,
when this intoxicated fellow stuck
his head out and addressing me,
said:
81 would like to have a drink"
"Water?" said |.
"No, curse it, darn water! /
want some whisky; am dry as a
chip"
"Well," ! responded, 81 am sor-
ry TO say that | have none about
me-"
saint you the conducto 2"
"No," | responded, 81 don't be-
lieve / am
"Nor do !. IL you were the
conductor you would have some
thing to drink. Where is the con-
ductor?"
| told him be was in the other
car.
"Well," he said, 81 have great
mind to git up and hustle around
till get a drink"
"My Christian iriend," / said,
"there is nothing in the constitu.
tion nor the sixteen amendments
that prohibits you from getting
up and hunting drink, if you
want it," .n @
Whereupon the inebriated indi-
vidual rolled out of the berth
He rolled into several others and
was promptly elected, and at last,
getting his legs, disappeared at the
further end OF the car.
/ took in the situation at a
glance. Here was a berth vacant.
Above it was a white hat. / car
ried it further along and put it
over q Christian associate, who
was lost in the sleep of innocence
and peace, and then returning /
esconced myself in the berth va
Gated by the man who had a con-
stitutional right 20 a drink. L
was dropping into a slumber, for !
always sleep on car devoted to
that business and invented by Mr..
Pullman; the motion has the
same effect upon my brain that
rocking has upon. a child. In q
lew seconds / should have been
beyond all disturbances, but it hap
pened that I was awakened out
of my first wink by a row in an
adjoining section. There seemed
to be a pitched battle going on be-
tween one OF the delegates and a
gentleman who claimed the berth
to be the one he had vacated. ]
heard him say, "Now get cut of
that; !" aud he called the good man
the offspring of a female dog, add
ing thereto some very profound
language. The conductor came
to the rescue of the weary delegate,
and when the man called attention
to the fact of the white hat, he
puzzled him sorely by showing
him two or three white hats fur.h.
er along in the same car. At