The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-27
A Pair Of snorers.
Hg TURNED oUT OLD MAN BuLLARp AND ihh"
TURNED IN HIMSELF.
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from the Virginia Entetptse'i
Af,er the fire old man Billiard found ioos.
INCA OF, south G. street. He IS nuee, .a''
rootl.natured. and very entertaining ueu'
The proprietor OF the todeiug-nouse was
mach picased with Billiard, ana iaugaeu d.
his iokes the first evening oil ms arnSau AZ
his nlsce till tears ran down ms cneeSS. ne
men who were to be BullaN's room-mates
also thought well Of him that eSemhg. Inc
next moruiug, however. they Went 10 the
landlord and told him th@ he must ma sotpe
other place for Mr.. Builart, as be was tucn a
terrific snorer they coulan't stand him.
The landlords rooms were sis occupied,
and he had no place for Buhard but JUST
where be was. The complaining dodgers iel',
and in two or three days two other men were
nut into the vacant Ted. Billiard M ide siorI
work of them, one night let then our. Inc
landlord sought an interview WIN batalu,
and demonstrated. Billiard stout'y asserueo
that he did not Snore-had never neen X now
to snore. The landlord found men 10 Jake
the beds, but again Billiard cleaned tneh OUT
in single night.
Growing desperate the lanolord asain
went TO Buflard. He told HIM ne must
either leave the house or pay rent LOT al, Tue
beds in the room, $40 per montn. builatu y
said bargain was bargain; ne nau paiu
| SIS for his bed, and be intended keeping IL
tiI] hi, month was I'D, and he didn't propose
70 paw for beds be bad no use for; he dldn't
| snore and the man who asserted to the con-
| ,arv was liar and horse-tblef. The lal d.
lord felt very much depressed after this last
interview with Billiard, as he saw be was de'
termir ed not TO be removed from his quar-
| tors. morning or two after, as Bullard'
landlord was going down town, he saw
standing in the door brother lodglng.house
man. o;, .to
"Thapk heaven. he's gone"" SAID the
man. as Billiards. landlord came up.
q Thank heaven, Pm rid of BIN at last "
Grid of whom?"
why, OF the big fat man you see yon'
der, waddling down the street."
"What of him."
"Enough Of him He drove nearly every
man out of the house before he LETT. IDcy
wouldn't stop in the same block with that
snorting FalstafBan porpoise, SIR
"Hc's good one, is he:"
CA good one. He's perfect terror. He's
more different kinds of a snorer than any
man ever heard, and every time he changes
his kew il is for the worse. While had him
here crowds were gathering in front of tie
house nightly, wondering what was the
matter within; and the police came in one
night. thinking some one was being MUIR
dercd. NJ dog ran away, and all theclts lett
the house, sir"
"And The man you pointed out 10 me is
this snorer:"
Yes, sir, he is"
"Good-day, sir" And Billiards. landlord
fastened down the street.
The next morning, with the first peep OF
day, Billiard rushed into the presence OF his
landlord. 60,
"Wbat are you trying to play on me!"
cried he. 81 never slept wink all nlshL
OF all the internal Eoses ever heard, that
man in my room got off the worst. Is he
going to stay there!"
"Stay! Of course he is. Hain't he got
the bed for q month";"
"Then, leaye"; and Billiard was as good
as bis word.
An hour afterward the man who had ousted
Billiard erose and waddled sereneiy into the
presence of the landlord.
"You've cleaned him out" said the land
lord. "You raised him; he's gone for
goods and the landlord geefully rubbed
his bands. "Now," continued the landlord,
"Pll give you a good, square breakfast, and
then you can CO."
| GEO." said the fat man; "not much
don't. Didn't you say last evening In the
presence of Billiard and half dozen others
that was 10 stay here month";"
"But that, you know, was only to"
CT know nothing of the kind, and l shall
stay here! am human l must have some
place 10 which to repose."
The landlord is now trying to get some
man to set up some kind of machine in bis
house that will Dust this snorer, who now
has tine whole place to himself except small
room in the corner of the third story, where
he and his wife spend their nights in mis-