The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-04-19

Holy Moses! if you had seen me as.
cend. Coming down struck the globe
around a gas burner and lay helpless
on the floor. In my recumbent posi-
ton proceeded feebly to address the
attendant salamander and asked him if
did not distinguish the aroma of roast
meat, but he only laughed at me and
sponged off the lounge it'll ice water
Thitler l was assisted and carefully
| laid me down. He sat on a lounge
opposite and told me some ghost sto-
ries about how we'll l would feel when
| got dressed again. 1 told him knew
that but did not think there would be
enough of me left to appreciate it.
After melting gradually away for about
ten minutes the fiend looked at the
thermometer moment aud then rush
ed to Il speaking tube: "Jim, she's
down to one hundred and eighty-six
fire up" This revived me somewhat
and asked the individual if he would
kindly go down to the Office and get
me my revolver, but he only shook his
head and slapped me three or four
times on the breast,
"Now You are, all right" said be,
''step in here"
QUITE BRUSH. >
l staggered after him into another
room abont the size of an omnibus
Here l undressed still more, and was
told to lie down on a marble slab with
gum pillow at one end. l did so. l
believe if that salamander had asked
me to deed him my property I would
have consented. l lay down and then
he attacked me on all sides with cou-
pie of brushes. 'sAre they wire bris-
tles'' I resignedly asked; but there
was no reply; nothing but brush, brush,
brush. When l had been rasped to
the satisfaction of this fellow, lie play
ed three or four tunes on my body
with his hands. l had never done
anything to him that he could beat me
in this way, and was about to ask. him
to desist long enough to let me make
my will, when he ceased along the
whole line aud asked5me to sit up. I
did so, but 10 man could Sit comfora-
BILE on q marble slab covered with soap
.suds, go slid of. and landed in cou-
pie of inches of water on tho floor. In
vain did try to rise. 1t was but to
fall again. He swept me over to one
corner of the room, and by his direc-
ton caught hold of some handles and
once more assumed perpendicular po-
sition.
"There you are" said he, and no;
ticed him preparing some kind of an.
internal machine. Pathetically ask
ed for my raiment, sbatahesonly laugh.
ed at me and said l would be through
in a few minutes. Then he proceeded
to hose me off. Gently lie played
abeat one, thousand fiue jets of luke
warm water over my body. liked it;
it was delightful and l began tn revive.
But when suddenly the scounlrel turn
ed off the hot water and let me have
nothing but the cold wa! WI! wall
I could not talk; | only Chartered,
gasped and made faces ut him, bnt it
had no effect. I could have knocked
him down, but if ever let go the han
dies would fall. Eventually he Quit
and asked me how felt. could not
answer him, nor would il | COULD
My opinion of that man was lowered
below the power Of any thermometer
in his establishment to register cortect-
ly. He wrapped sheet around ME
and assisted me to fourth room.
Pointing to big vat filled Will, water
he told me to take plunge, but l de-.
c.ined. He said it would close my
pores. l only wished l was able to
close his pores. He let me skip the
fonrtli degree, and then attacked me
with towels and rubbed me until l
looked like a piece of linen.
Being pretty thoroughly cooked, l
was gently led down stairs again clad
in a sheet and lay me down on a
lounge. l took kindly to it, and it was
comparatively cool to anything that
had struck during the preceding hour.
"Will you have q cup Of cofee7"
asked the Cannibal. JE.
"Coffee to man in my condition.
No, go into Stanton's and tell him I
am in terrible state and he will I'll q
prescription for me. Skip"
He soon returned. In half an hour
I was able to dress and did so. Ny
valuables were restored to me, and I
left the bath-house with my pores all
closed. would have left anyhow if
the shutters were off every pore / own
ed. haven't been back since, but on.
, the whole rather like the Reman bath
and will take it on every opportunity
if only to witness the attendant imp
float off under the door of his bath
house some fine afternoon.