The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-19
THE BEST BED.

MISS Eva STANLEY, WV" ooa'ucu
around among the scholars, and was
considered the paragon Of teachers.
The last week previous to the holi.
day vacation, she had been boarding
with q Mrs. Carpenter, who was ma
King gigantic preparations for guests
she expected from New York.
"You never met my brothers, va,
she said. There. Sam, and George,
and Johnny. the youngest; aud such
times as they have when they get out
here aud rus,i,ate, as they call IL
But, dear ne! l don't get ni,h rest
or peace, for they are like lot of boys
let out Of school. The last time they
visited me together, John and Sam
actually cut pane Of IS rom the
window, and pelted George from my
best room with snow! You sec there
Is always a regulsr strife for that par
ticular room, for the bed is spring
one, and they tay they don't sleep on
any other in the city. But they don't
get il this time, that's certain, for !
intend 10 give ,ou that room, and so
end the controversy
II had just ms soon occupy some
other room, Mrs. Carpenter, and dc
not wish to incommode ,ur broth
ers."f
mo, you shan't Eva,' peremptoril,
exclaimed her hostess; land what i
the use of your going home vacation
week. You can stay here just as wei
as not, and do your sewing on my ma
chine"
The subject was dropped, and III
entire household retired early, for OIL
the morrow the brothers, young, ar
dent and full Of life, were to be there
But without sending auy word of thei
intention, they had concluded to TAX
the train which would land them il
Hollythorn about bed time. Gcorg
and John did so, and when seated il
the cars began to speculate upon TIN
absence of Sam.
"No reason in the word WY h,
should not have been there sai,
George. II cant make it out, unles
he has taken the FIVE o'clock train b,
mistake"
"Not a bit of it, laughed John
who fancied he understood the entir,
programme. at Is most likely h
took that train on purpose to get int
Hannah's parlor bed room, and max,
us take up with straw ticks and feath
ers.r .-
Il didn't think of that, but l reck
on you are right We must contriv,
to get him out somehow
The brothers put their heals togeth
er and laughed heartily over SOM
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ins' "no 'he' co',a "'s,'"e'y trace
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oc' c'0'nes' a 'e" whispered WORDS
were eAcnanseu, anu ,nen' Us hshuy
rs u snod WIN. uowh' 'hey ore" near
an ready whispered "eorge'
VuieA US thoughl 'heY seized upon
tine FORM Oh 'he sleeper ocdciothes
ana all oore II s"hty Gown the stairs
and out INTO the snow ana were about
TO deposit IL IN a huge driit' when a
shriIi scream broke the stiffness oil the
night and on horror IL was that o. a
woman Ana IN their CONSERVATION
they dropped Their burden plump INTO
The middle oil the driit.
"Good heavens exclaimed George,