The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-02-03
THE BOSS sNORER.
An Incident of a Wlshoe Lodging
House.

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After the fire, says the Virginia CNev.)
Enterprise, old man Billiard found lodg-
ings Oh South G. street.. He got bed
in large room containing two Other
beds that were occupied. Mr.. Billiard
is huge, fat, good-natured and very
entertaining man. The proprietor OF
the lodging-hou was much pleased
with Billiard, and laughed at his jokes
the first evening of his arrival at his
place that the tears rolled down his
cheeks. The men who were to be Bull
lard's room-mates also thought well Of
him-that evening. The next morning,
however, they looked sad and red-eyed.
Then they went to the landlord and told
him that he must find some other place
for Mr.. Billiard, as he was such terri
BILE snorer they couldn't stand him. The
landlords rooms were al occupied, and
| he had no room for MIR. Billiard but just
where he was. The complaining dodgers
| left and in two or three weeks two other
men were put into the vacant beds.
Billiard made short work of them one
night let them out. The landlord sought
an interview with Billiard and remon-
strated with him, Billiard stoutly assert
ed that he did not snore-had never been
known to snore. The landlord had to
give Billiard up as bad bargain, and
turned his attention to looking up lodg
ers with which to fill his vacant beds.
He found men to take the beds, bnt
again Billiard cleaned them out in sim
gle night. Growing desperate, the land
him he must either leave the house or
pay rent for all the beds in the room
So per month. Billiard said bargain
was bargain /; he had paid $15 for his
bed, and he intended keeping it until his
month was up, and he didn't propose to
pay for beds he had no use for he did
not snore, and the man who asserted to
the contrary Was ''liar and horsetief.
The landlord felt very much depressed
after this last interview with Bullard, as
he saw he was determined not to be re-
moved from his quarters. A morning
or two after, as Billiards. landlord was
going down town, he saw standing in his
door @ brother clearinghouse man.
'sThank heaven he's gone !" said the
man as Billiards. landlord came UP.
''Thank heaven, am rid of him at
last"
''Rid of whom p
''Why. of the big fat man you see
yonder waddling down the street."
"What of him 2''
Enough of him !! He cleaned nearly
every man out of my house before he
left. They wouldn't stop in the same
block with that snorting, Falstafian pur-
poise, SIR
"He's a good one, is hel"
ga good one? He's perfect terror
He's more different kinds of q snorer
than any man ever heard, and every
time he changes his key it is for the
worst. While I had him here crowds
were gathering in front of the house
nightly wondering what was the matter
within, and the police came in one night
thinking some one was being murdered.
My dog ran away, and all the cats left
the house, sir"
s'And the man you pointed out to me
is this snorer %
eyes, sir, he is, and may he burst!'
'Good day, SIR" and Billiards. land
lord fastened down the street.
The next morning with the first peep
of day. Billiard, putting and blowing,
rushed in the presence of his landlord.
"WhaS are you trying to play upon
me ?" cried he; ST never slept wink
all night. Of all the Internal noises !
ever heard that man in my room got of
the worst. Is he going to stay here?"
s'Stay of course he is. Hain't he got
the bed for month";
good as his word.
An hour afterward the man who had
ousted Bullard, arose and waddled Sc
renely into the presence of the landlord.
you've cleaned him ont" said the
landlord. ''You raised him; he's gone
for good. Now I'll give you good
square breakfast, and then you can &c
away"
&C.," said the fat man. ssnot much ]
don't. Didn't you say last evening il
the presence of Billiard and half dozen
others that I was to stay here month p
"But that you know was only to"
"I know nothing of the kind, and
shall stay here! / am human; I must
have some place in which to repose."
The landlord is now trying to get some
man to put up some kind of machine in
his house that will GUST the boss snorer,
who now has the whole place to himself
except small room in q corner of the
third story. where the landlord and his
wife spent their nights in miserable
way.
How THEY FIXED IT.-A New Yorker
while journeying the other day, was re-
cognized by another citizen doing bust
ness near the Bowery, he being also