The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-07-04

Every gE0AAimo th0e oho does no
lsnore. tits plainly her intsrset to max,
this claim, she well knows that no on,
can produce evidence 70 contradict her
The truth is, this fancied freedom of tn,
fair sex from the loathsome and unpard
enable practice of snoring has no sub
stantial foundation, and . recent even
has conclusively shown thas girls both
can, and do snofs. The world may per
haps be slow to believe 80 unwelcoms
an assertion, but there 10 at least on
young man, late of Clinton, ILL.,, who
knows to his sorrow that it is true.
This unhappy young man was engaged
to one of the fairest daughters of Hin
OILS, and was entrusted by her parents
with the precious privileged Of convey.
ing her to Oshkosh, where she intended
visiting her fathers half.sistse- Mrs..
johnson, with slightly reddish hair, and
droop In her left eye. The train in
which the young people travelled start.
cd late in tho afternoon, and arrived in
Oshkosh early the next morning. The
first part of the journey was delightful.
Tho young man heaped peanuts, and
prize packages, and illustrated papers,
and fresh figs, and other railway delica.
cies upon his beloved, and felt that be
could travel on that train for eighteen
months without even once wishing to
get out and stretch his legs. Evening,
however, arrived, and about 9 o'clock
the young lady, in low tone, and with
a slight. blush, remarked that she must
"retire," and that perhaps her lover
would like to 90 into the smoking car
for little while. He was. OF course,
familiar with the Western dialect, and
at once understood that she wished to 90
to bed, and that her delicacy forbade her
to indulge in that recreation while he
was in the car. Accordingly he babe
her goodnight and departed, after which
she went to bed and drew her midnight
curtain around her.
An hour later tho young man, who
also had berth in the sleeping car, on.
tered, and was appalled, to find that some
one was snoring with tremendous vic.
lence. He cared little for his own ears,
but:he was indignant that the slumbers of
his beloved should be disturbed by this
rude and wicked snorer. He soon found
that his indignation waslshared by nearly
all the other passengers. They found 1t
impossible to sleep, and the language in
which they expressed their views was
very forcible, and sometimes extremity
ingenious.
The young man was unwilling :" con-
tent himself with mere words, and re-
solving that tho object Of ais affection
should know that he was watching over
her slumbers, announced, in loud tone,
that he would wake the snorer up with.
out further delay. Accordingly, he ap.
preached the berth where the wretch was
lying, drew aside the curtain, and with.
out trying, In the dim light, to perceive
the snorer's features, shook him violent
ly by the shoulder, and, in . loud voice,
told him that he ought to be ashamed of
The miscreant made sleepy
and inarticulate reply, but ceased to
snore, and the young man, feeling that
he had accomplished great work,
sought his own berth, and composed him.
self to sleep.
The calm was deceptive. In . few
the snoring recommended loud
or than ever. Soon call was made by
The passengers upon the young man who
had already shown his desire to protect
them. They begged him to get up and
kill the wretch, to throw q bucket of
cold water over him, or at least, to drag
him out on the floor. Believing that his |
beloved was awake and waiting for his
he sprang up, determined to
earn her gratitude and the admiration of
he passengers. With great boldness hs
caught the snorer's ankles, and abruptly
dragged the guilty person out of the
berth. This tine the snorer was awak.
,ned, and. with a loud shrek, sprang
o her feet. Before she had time to
plunge back into her berth and wrap
,erself with the remains Of the curtains,
he miserable young man had recognized
Ter as his own hearts idol, and she had
Ilso recognized him. Over q scene 90
errible and SO heart rendering, let rs
lraw veil. 1t is sufficient to say that
he most interesting maniac now in the
chicago lunatic asylum is . young man,
Who constantly repeats: "She snored
treat heavens, she snoredw and weep.
ng, meanwhile, large and bitter tears.-
I. Y. Times.