The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-04-26

lying " StccP InucT OImculticss
He got on the train at Colfax, ant
walking into the sleeping car, pulled
out 81, and demanded Of the African the
lowest berth.
"All full, sah."
slower berths all takenP Well, I'm
deyilish sleepy; III take an upper
berth but it's pretty note that a m.n
can't get lower berth on this road.
Here, chuck that sack into some safe
place, and be careful and not mash the
bottle in the top. Take this money,
quick. and get the bed ready
DE lower berths Is all full, sab and
so is de upper. Ebery ting was gagged
sab, before we left Sacramento. Ye
se--n
1.-The h you say"
When the man finished blowing OF
his steam he bounced into the other car,
slammed down his valise, and woke up
another man who was snoozing in his
seat, TO tell him that the sleeper was
full. The other man informed him that
he knew all about that four hours be-
fore.
The disappointed passenger then put
his carpet-sack under seat and CON-
posed himself to slumber by running his
knees as high up on the back OF the next
seat as possible, while he slid down on
his own seat as low as he could, until
the back Of his head rested on the top
OF brass screw which was used in the
upholstery. In this position his body
assumed the form Of y letter N turned
upside down. At first he imagined he
could rest forever in this comfortable
position, and dropped off to sleep.
The conductor came along and woke
him up for his ticket. lie was under
considerable obligations to the conduc-
tor for waking him up, as he did, for he
found that his joints were getting stiff,
and another Is minutes Of it would have
crippled him for life.
He next put his sack at the end of the
seat and used it for the end Of pillow.
When he laid down his head on the car
per-sack his cheek became smeared
with fresh quid Of juicy tobacco which
the sack had picked up from the floor.
He then remarked So 49, ~ a few
times, removed the tobacco and curled
himself up for a nap.
He was in good position, and his feet
stuck through the end Of the seat and
hung into the aisle Presently man
got ur to get drink, and he had to
move the obstruction by pulling them
through the ornamental work and hold
ing them in the air until the man got
his drink and went back. By the time
seventeen other passengers had drank,
he concluded his position might be i'm
proved, and asked brakeman to turn
two seats facing each other. The brake
man said he couldn't. lie had the same
luck with baggagemaster and news
boy. He then tried TO pick the lock
with bis knife, and broke four blades
out Of six in III minutes.
At length the conductor came along
and fixed the seat. He then endeavored
to sleep by putting his heels in one seat
and his head in another The seat got
the best Of the bout in ten minutes. He
then placed his carpet-sack between the
seats, and sat down on it, with his legs
on the top of the seat ahead, and his
head laid back on the seat behind. The
seats won this round in twelve seconds.
He then took the cushions and stretched
hem on the frames Of the seats parallel
with the cars.
When he coiled himself up in this po-
'ition he thought it was veritable
= Dream Of the Alhambra, and in three
minutes he was asleep, and i'm four he
hought he had just been elected to Con-
yress from bis State bv an overwhelm-
ng majority. Then he dreamed he was
ost on an iceberg in the Polar seas, and
woke up to find that man who had got
III at Verdi had left the door open, and
he cold air Of the mountains was pour
ng in on him. He tried to warm up
With drink, but found his bottle smash
ID. at which he remarked as formerly:
-" and walked up and down the
AR, repeating it every ten minutes until
le reached Reno. Next time he travels
a the night he says he will engage a
leeper a month ahead. 49, Virginia( NcU.)
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