Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-02-07

consulted the conductor and the
stewart. and had the satisfaction of
hearing the fact stated that if had
told them earlier the blunder might
have been remedied. But, as it was,
the pious delegation had retired for
the night, and all the berths were oc.
cupied. The conductor, however,
told me that he would try and make
some arrangement, and then went of
about his business.
A drunken mau had been captured
on the platform As he was found adj
dressing the stars in avOclferOus way,
the sleeping-car ticket fished out OF
his pocket, and the inebriate fellow
chugged upon an upper berth. Twas
leaning against the washstand of the
car in very melancholy way some
time after, when this oxicated fel-
low stuck his head out, and, address
ing me, said:
81 would like to have a drink"
"Watcr?" said I.
"No, curse it, darn water! want
some whisky; am dry as chip"
"Well,".l responded, 81 am sorry
to say that have none about me-"
"Ain't you the CONDUCTOR"
"No."I responded, 81 dont't be-
licve am"
"Nor do I. If you were the con.
ductor you would have something to
drink. Where is the CONDUCTOR"
l told him he was in the other car.
"Well," he said, 81 have a great
mind to get up and hustle around till
| get drink"
My Christian friend" said,
"there is nothing in the Constitution
nor the sixteen amendments that pro
hibits you from getting up and hunt.
ing drink, ifyou want it,"
Where upon the inebriatcd indi.
vidual rolled out of the berth. lie
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 berth vacant: above il
was white hat. l Immediately re.
moved that white hat. l carried il
further along and put it over a Chris.
tian Association. who was lost in the
sleep of innocence and peace, and then
returning l emsconccd myself In the
berth vacated by the man who had !:
constitutional right to drink. | was
dropping into slumber, for always
sleep on a car devoted to that bust
ness aud invented by Mr.. Pullman
the motion has the same effect upon
my brain that rocking has upon 6
child, and not only sleep easily, bu,
profoundly. In few seconds should
have been beyond all disturbances
but it happened was awakened Out
ofmy first wink by row in an ad
joining section. There seemed to bt
n pitched battle going OF
between one of the delegates and F.:
gentleman who claimed the berth tc
be the one he had just vacated.
heard him say, "Now get out of that
and he called the good man the off
spring of a female dog, adding there
10 some very profane language. The
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weary delegate, and when the mar
called attention to the fact of the
white hat, he puzzled him sorelv by
showing him two OF three white hats
further along in the same car. Al
this the inebriate passenger desistcd
but as soon as the conductors back
was turned renewed the fight will
the next white hat, insisting just as
positively that that was his berth, ,and
with the same prOfanc and violent
language aud scutllc. lie wa, re,
pulsed only to begin again, and he
kept fighting these good Christian
gentleman who We're so unfortunate
as to have white hats, until | fell
asleep and dreamed till morning oi
my earlier youth-Of the ch:trrh not
round the corncr,but in the, glen whcr.
the forest trees brushed against the
windows, and the sunlight came down
as if in response to the prayers OF the
beautiful: maidcns and snowy-headcd
fathers of the land. l only awok.
when entering the sinful city Of
Washington.