Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1871-08-25
My Btdk lION.

weEk,I once rode on horseback at the end
of D weary day, passed in continuous
mud hole, studded with stumps and or
nalnent,a with logs, that benighted
country called road. Night had already
closed in, and | was guided to the hotel by
a thousand and one boys of the place, aud
the noise issuing from the bar-room, no
less disagreeabie. l found the landlord
shut up in corner pen, dealing out LIQUID
insanity TO his customers. To my request
for supper and a bed, he responded tnat [
could eat my fill, but there sas not bed
unengaged or not occupied in the house
persisted until the wretch informed me
that there was "feller" in number six
occupying . double bed, and could "roll
in there If 80 minded.
IL was dismal, but my only hope; so af-
ter the evening indigestion climbed the
rough stairs to number six. l was told
by the landlord to walk in without knock
ing, and did so.
1t was cherries room, without CARPET
upon the floor, or curtains to shut out The
blank night of the windows that seemed
to stare blindly in on one, and wink as the
calidie Hared IN the wind. | found my
companion measuring off his dreams by
snoress and undressing "rClled in as the
landlord had suggested. My stranger
turned over with something like growl
and grunt, as 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
By sneezed out some time during the day.
Besides this, my bed-fellow snOred abom-
inaoiy.. lt sounded like giant trying
to bloWA"Old Hundred" through a tin
horn, without knowing exactly how. l
boz this intliction as long as l could, and
atfast gave my friend dig in the ribs,
exclaimiBg at the same time:
say"
Hulo-sh-what is it?" he asked, in a
confused way.
Z" am sorry to disturb you, but I think
it my duty 70 inform you that walk in
''Well, walk"
"My CHRISTIAN friend, am well aware
that this IS free country, and if man
wishesNto walk in his sleep there is nc
constitutional provision to prevent him
But 1 wish to remark that if do walk
you had better not interfere with me-"
"Oh! walk; l won't say word about
it."
"Well, don't. When addressed or in
tertered with, am apt to get furious.
nearly braint poor man with dog iroI
the other night"
The deuce you did"
Yes, did"
"Well,. that's rather disagreeable. A
fellow might, under an impulse, blurt out
ething to you"
"Better not"
"No, should think not"
A long pause followed this At last ths
now wideawake lodger asked abruptly:
did you notice my hat on the floor p
I believe did"
"If you walk, you know, I'd rather you
wouldn't step in it,"
"Ill bear that in my mind"
After another pause he again asked:
did you notice that door on the left p
| saw door on my left"
Well, if you walk, I'd advise you mo-
to 80 out there. 1t opens on porch
only the porch hasn't been built, and III
twenty feet down into the stable-yard"
Il don't believe shall walk out of tina
door"
Don't think I would if walked much
| supposed my inquisitive friend wa:
dropping into sleep, when he again brok,
out ;
II say, did you really brain man will
dog ironY"
81 tried pretty hard" -..
Then came silence that was not bro
KEN, After little while | heard my bed
fellow creeping softly from the other sid,
Of the bed. could hear him feeling
about for his hat and his clothes. Then
had the satisfaction that the door has
closed softly on my retreating tormentoI
l rolled over aud slept the sleep of in
nOcence. Dob
The next morning, on descending tc
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