Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-22

HE TURNED OUT OLD NAN BULLARD AND
THEN TURNED In HIMSELF.

1 THIN TURNED In HIMSELF.
| From the Virginia Eate-priseJ
After the fire old man Bullard found LODI p
| fn1s on South c street. He is a huge fat
good natured, and very entertaining man
much pleased with BuIlard, and laughed at
mis- jokes the first evening of his arrival at
MS place till tears ran down his cheeks. Toe
men who were TO be Billiards. roommates
also thought well of him-that evening. Toe
next morning, however, they went to the
landlord and told him that he must find
some other place for Mr.. Billiard, rs he was
him.
The landlords rooms were all occupied.
ana ne mad no place for Billiard but just
where he was Tho complaining dodgers left
and In two or three days two other men were
put into the vacant bed. Billiard made short
work OF them; enc night let them out. The
landlord sought an interview with Bullard,
and demonstrated. Bullard stoutIy asserted
that be did not snore-had never been known
20 snore. The landlord found men to take
the beds, but again Billiard cleaned them
out In q single night.
Growing desperate, the landlord again
went TO Billiard. He told him he must either
ieave the house or pay rent for all the beds
In the room-Sb per month. Billiard said a
t,s 1 was bargain; he had paid s15 for
his bed, and he intended keeping it till his
month was up, and he didn't propose to pay
Ior BEDS he had no use for; he didn't snore
and the man who asserted to the contrary
was liar and horse thief The Landlord
ielt very much depressed after this last in
tervlew with Billiard, as he saw he was de-
ters: A morning or two after, as BuIIari's
landlord was going down town he saw stand
ing 10 tue door brother lodging house man.
'Ihank heaven, he's gOGe!'' said the man
as Billiards. landlord came up "Thank
hea1en, m rid of him at last!"
"Rid of whom?''
wi y, OF the big fat man you see yonder
WaddIihg down the street."
what of him."
Enough OF him! He drove nearly every
man out of my house before he left. They
Wouidnt stop In. The same block with that
"He's good one, is he?''
"A good ohei He's perfect terror! He's
more different kinds OF a snorer than any
man ever heard, and every time he changes
his Key Ii is for the worse. While had him
mere crowds were gathering in front of the
house nightly, wondering what was the
matter within, and the police came in one
nlght, thinking some one was being muir
left the house, sir!"
and the man you pointed out to me is this
eyes, sir, he is"
"Good day. sirl" and Billiards. landlord
hastened down the street.
dc Inc p next morning, with the first peep of
landlord. " LILO
What are you trying to play on me?v
cried hei 81 never slept a wink ali night or
all the Internal noises 1 ever heard, that
man In my room got off the worst. Is he 90
Ing TO stay there?"
,. stay .a.y Of course heis. Hain't he got the
"Then leave!" and Billiard was as good
as his word. 49, e00A
An hour afterward, the man who had
ousted Billiard arose and waddled sereneIy
into the presence of the landlord.
You've cleaned him out" said the land
iord. "Gou raised him; he's gone for goodIn
and the landlord gleefully rubbed his hands.
NOW" continued the landlord, "Ill give
can CO." ~"
ego" said the fat man. s'not much don I.
DIDN'T you say last evening, in the presence
OF Billiard and half a dozen Others that 7
was to stay here a month";"
but that, you know, was only to-"
81 know nothing of the kind, and I shall
stay here! am human; must have some
place in which to repose"
Inc landlord is now trying to get some
man to set up some kind Of machine in his
house that Will GUST this snorer, who now
mas the whole place to himself except q
where he and his wife spend their nights In
miserable way"