The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-05-09
RcminiScence of an 0ldi Nashville
Inn

RemlnlSceneP or an Uldt Nashville
Inn.
The following amusing "reminiscences,
connected with the history OF a famous
Nashville hostlery that was numbered
among the institutions OF the past long
years before the war, is told by the
Frnnklin Rerirlr and JoWnai, which says
that the principal actors are still living:
While tie old inn stood on the square
in Nashville it was the fayorite hotel Of
the travelling public. On the occasion,
among the guests there assembled were
Harvey II, from Williamson coun-
ty, John d from Maury county,
intimate friends, and both conival i'll
their temperament They had imbibcd
freely of spirits, and were in that happy
condition in which they considered the
world all their own, and were rather
noisy i'll their administrations Some OF
the visitors complained of their noise,
and the proprietor, after some persuasion
induced them to go to bed. He con-
ducted them to their room, saw them
safely lodged in bed, waited patiently
until they slept, and then drew the bed,
which, as was then to some extent fash
ionable, was attached to tue ceiling by
cords, up nearly to the ceiling, raising
them some nine or ten feet from the
floor.
Every thing passed off smoothly the
gentlemen sleeping soundly until l or 2
o'clock in the morning, when John
G----who was sleeping behind, called
out to his friend.
Harvey get me the water; the pitcher
is ON the table in the corner.
Harvey demurred little, but finally
| yielded to earnest solicitations, he threw
himself ont OF bed, in the pitch darkness
OF the room, to the floor beneath He
was unprepared for leap, and the shocl
of the fall surprised him. Instantly ht
conjectured he had fallen down stairs
perhaps through trap door, 80 he go
down on his hands and knees and com
menced cropping about to find som,
means Of ascent to the room above. TE
delay caused by these movements wer
torture to John, who wGs purched III
with thirst. So lie called out i'll languag
more profanc than polite;
Harvey, what are YOU DONG?
The answer came from the dopths be
low:
John. ] fell down atnirs, and can
find the steps to get up again.
We'll, must come down there to sho
YOU the way up,
Il wish You would. John. for can
lind the stops.
, John thoroughly yexed at his frient
stupidity, spranS out Of bed, when lC
he too, went whiriug thro' theIuir int
s the distance below, and soon found hin
self Sprawling on the floor beside h
D., companion.
Harvey / fell down stairs mysel
was the exclamation.
Then the two commenced u search f
y staircase, a ladder, anything to euub
them to get out the dsep abyss. Rour
and round they went on their hands NJ
l. knees. They found table upon wbi,
L they discovered pitcher of water.
> Qusnching thoir thirst they resum,
Il their search. Th,ir clothing had be,
{ deposited on the foot of the bed, 80 tn
= this was beyond their reach, and Il
u weather was intensely cold They mu
u keep moving or froze. The weary roul
u was kept up until the gray dawn beg,
to streak the e:st, when they ascertain
e their true condition. Steathily they 10
. cred the bed, hastily donned their clot
ID ing, and only remained long enough
10 pay their bill to the night clerk, whe
y" mounting their horses they made trac
; for home.