Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-04-08

Presently the door opened, ah'
the sable face of one OF Africa:
sons was thrust into the room with
the inquiry, "Ring, sab 2"
"Ringl ring what, you black
ape if you don't quit looking at
my wife and make yourself scarce,
I'll wiring your old head OFF,"
"Stop mint, said Lie; "what's
the name of the man that keeps the
tavern ?"
"Mr. Coolc, mfrn."
"Well, tell his lady she need not
go to any extra flxens on our ac-
count, for we are plain people, said
the amiable bride.
"As they used to say in our de-
batting seciety," interrupted Jeems,
'I'll amend the motion by saying,
you can tell them to let us have the
best they've got, am able to pay
for it, and don't care for expenses"
"Tee hee! Tee hee!" was the
only reply from the sable gent, as
he hurried down stairs.
Dinner came, and it was Dispatch
ed in fne relish. Jccms and his
bride took q stroll over the city,
seeing the lions and other sights,
until supper time, which being over,
they retired to their room. The
gas was lit by the servant, who re-
ceived bright quarter for his SER
vices. Jeems was last in bed, and
according TO rule in such eases, had
to put out the light, which he did
by blast from his lungs.
The noise in the street had died
away and quiet reigned throughout
the Swan House. The young man
on the watch dozed in his chair.
The clerk (rather curpulent) was
about to retire, when he thought
he smelt gas. Much against his
will, the clerk proceeded to where
the leak was.
1t seemed stronger in the neigh
borhood of the room occupied by
the bride and groom. The clerk
concluded to knock at the door OF
the room.
"Who's there 2" came from the
inside.
"Open the door, the gas is escap-
ing"
"Gas ! What gas ?" said Jeems,
opening the door.
"Why, here, in the room. How
did you put out the light Z"
"Blew it out, of course"
"You played h" Our aim
able clerk came very near saying O
bad word, but remembering that
there was lady in the case, or
rather in the bed, he checked his
rising temper, and having lit the
gas proceeded to show Jecms the
mystery Of the burner, as follows:
"You see this little thing here !
Well, when You want to put it out,
you turn it this way, and when you
make it lighter you turn it this
way. Serious consequences might
have resulted if it had not been
discovered. 1t might have suffo-
Gated US all. Now be careful next
time"
"Much obliged. But how the
duce did l know the darn stuff was
escaping ?" responded Jeems.
Didn't you smell! ?" asked the
clerk.
"Pcars to me l did smell some
thing" said Jeems. "But Lie, II
be burned ef / didn't think it was
you-kase I never slept with G
woman before"
"W Veil, Jeems, / thought it was
YOU that smelt that way all the time.
/ was just wonderin' if all the men
smelt that way. 1t 'peared strange
but, then, / never slept with a man
afore, and didn't know nothin' about
it," was the reply of Lie, as she
turned over for a nap.
The red in the clerks face grew
smilingly redder as it reflected the
light from the burning jet, and O
roguish twinkle lurkcd in the cor
ner of his eye, as he turned of the
gas and our friends were left in
their glory. A sound of suppress.
cd mirth was heard in the reading
room for few minutes and then al
was still.