Fair play., 1872-10-17
Western Customs How a News
paper Man was COrralled by q
Landlords Daughter.

cause don't know where ! am.
am about nine miles from JuIesburg
ut a little settlement on the Soutl
Platte river. At daylight to-mor
row | am to catch some Of the fines
salmon you ever saw. They Wi
not bite at any other time OF the day
| suppose they learned this disa
greeab,c habit Of early breaiiii,stin.
from the "Bull Whackers" who nav
igato these plains. ! am stopping al
{: little hotel about 30 by 10 feet. The
s.arcest thing in this country is ium,
!,er, settlers having to pay ever SO
many dollars Il foot for all they use,
besides what they brought in valises.
...e landlord is from Pennsylvania.
and seems to be doing thriving
business. BY dint OF hard talking
:n'i liberia; promises, ! got a room to
myself 1t is just large enough for
tie bel and candle box set on a
clair upon which | am writing this
letter. 1t is in one end of the build
ing, and separated from the next
room by bcdquilt, which you must
crawl under to como in or go out.
But it is my room, and after the jolt
ing have had upon the Indian pony,
expect TO have . good nis:ht's-
Was ever poor pilgrim in such a
fix? Just AS l had written nights,
above, and sleep on the point Of my
pen. heard Il knocking on the floor
OUTSIDE the bed quilt. Crawl under,
said l.
Enter tho landlords daughter, a
huxum young lady Of about scven'
teen years of age, 1 should judge.
She opened her rosy lips and spake
as follows:
Mister, don't take off your clothes
tonight when you so to-bcd.'
why"
because am going to sleep with
you.
well, if you have no better rea-
son than that
Hush: Shet up! You told par
that you would not sleep with a
man.
4 had rather sleep with wet dog.
well, have given up my bed to q
sick man. Ihave been hard a WORK
all day, and have to work hard all
day tomorrow, and can't afford to
set up all night. That bed is wide
enough for US both. ! shall stay on
the backside, and if you don't stay
On your side, you'd better, that's
all.
As she said this sho raj scd from
her dress pocket an internal jack
knife, such as farmers use in trim
ming fruit trees, and then let it fall
back with a chuS. l comprehended
the ituation in moment, and unto
this maiden Iuoth as follows:
Miss, young lady, your intentions
may, or may not, be honorable. I
am travelling entirely by myself. My
natural protectors are miles and
miles away beyond the boundless
prairie, ignorant Of the perils which
may hesot their idol. Thus far l
have not been insnltcd by your sex.
I am a man of a few words, but they
are always emphatic. l will give
You up part of that bed. and that's
all I viii do. Ifyou attempt, during
the silent watches os the night, any
thing contrary to this firm determin-
alton, by St Joseph, my patron
saint, will shoot you right through
the midritf.
Is ] eoncfsSsL j Ibid > slocsa.
pistol upon the candle,box. A low
chuckle outside the bed-Quilt gave
evidence That paterfamilas had heard
and approved the arrangement.
My antagonist laughed, and say
Ing, Mister, / reckou,we understand
each other bounded into. the back
side Of the bed. There She is now.
pretending to te asleep. l can't
finish this letter. / can't do any
thing. Talk about the trials of the
earlier saintsMsHabout being broiied
over live coais-ahoat being flayed
alive-about being boiled in oil.
What was all that to all this s-TCor-
respondcnce louisville Express.