, 1873-09-28

A Midnight Conflict.
From tbs NarssaU {lfinn.l Prafrtc-Schooncr.
h1arshatl Ia full Of Aons. Every new town las
them. They aro tho aboriginos Of the country.
They contend for their oa Stamping gronnas
Though llttlo loss dangerous 1oas aro Of
BOSS many Indian traits Of character, ,prtn-
oipal among which IL their uneaatness;
childron, and dogs. Flons much dislike tho
smell Of tobacco and whisky, and hcnce seldom
trouble man. In their tastes they aro much
unlike tho Indian. To capture nnd execute d
floa confcrs moro happlnoBs upon, roproaenta-
tive Of tho female aox than wearing now bon
net in q crowd for tho Same length or time. Tho
roader will pleaso pardon a littlo personal expo
rienco with QoaB.
We viii first state that wife and baby arc nb-
Bont On visit. Also TINT wo cannot afford any
"1uxurieB' " while running 7x0 country nows-
papor. Henco We are no botter of. 80 fur as
tloas arc concerned, than women and barking
quadrupeds. or course We board. Thinting
own bed. Put up IN vacant house
rented for housekeeping purposes when
our better-half returns. House was for
mer]y occupied by railroad boarderB. About
feeling Of dozen OF moro nccdles prricking dif-
forent parts Of the body at the aamo tino. Our
hands woro passed. Bpasmodlcally about to ascer-
tain the cause, but we could feel nothing un-.
usual. Just thou tho printer Wh9 ,s,o,l bunked as
s1nTe shoulder VIII 0e one hand and Lis left foot
with tho other at tho eamo titno, changing
hands about every secondt aud twisting hts body
like atreakod snake in tho grass. Thinking ho
had an attack Of St. AnthonS's dance We arose
and lit tho lamp. Tho printsr said he felt bot
ter, but there was something In the bod.
Cautiously turning down tho Ded-clothos, we
acovG5ea .aa what .a ssSmod to DO quan [
sheet. Immediately tho soods commenced
dancing like kornola Of popcorn on d hot grid
die. Stimuli ultaneously NO shouted "Fleaa u and
rushed to the attack. There they were, great
weeks before, mud they didn't soem ut all
inclined to run. Not until we had killed
Bevonty-threo Of tho var1nints did they boat
sighting through ono or two unmontionablo gar
monta for the twentioth time, VIC again sought
horizontal position, hoping soon to forgot our
troubles in refreshing alcop. Vain hope.
Scarcely had tho lamp been oxtingulshe1 ! 20; 70;
in myriads md commenced an onslaught
upon our persons compared with whici,
the frat was scarcely . foretaste. All at
oneo we thought Of mothod , Ct do defense which
Quietly the burner was removed from the lamp,
fingers wero dipped in tho unusually repulsYo
fluid, and We began our koroscne bath. Tho
neck and ono shoulder woro nicely saturated
when there camo to our mind tho horrid
remembrance Of kerosene incident
which filled US with dismay. Our big
brother once poured kerosene upon tho
back Of calf to kill cortain insects less active
and less respected than the aea and tho result
was doad insocts-nlso dead calf. Lucky wo
thought OF 1t in timo. With feeling Of relief at
having cheated somo editor out Of o kerosene
itom, wo again lio down, thinking the dis
agreeable smell OF the oil would cortain-
y drive away anything that Ind life
aud little sense, Not 30, however. On
thoy tue FIT BIT the o worst. @ seemed to give the, an
appetite. In despair, the two of US made for
lorn-hope attack with thumb aud finger. But
tho enemy came III CpuntlcHA numbers and