Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-06-27

The SleepinS-Cnr Was Full.


Virginia City, New, Chronicle.
lie got on the train at ColE,x. and. wall
ing into the slecping-car; ltt,lled out S:
and demanded of the African the lowe
berth.
''-tll full. sah."
Lower bertlls all taken: Wen. In
devilish Sleepy. Iii take an upper berth
but ii a pretty note that man can't gn
lower berth on this road. Here, cluc
that sack into some safe place and be care
ful and not mash the bJttle in the ton
Take this money, quick, and get the be-
ready"
"Dc lower berths are all full, sab, an,
so is de upper. Everything was ga red
sab. before we lett Sacramento. Ye Sc
1.-The h-ys'u sav''
Vixen the man finis!,~'l blowing off hi
steam he bounced out into the other ear
slammed down lis valise. and woke up an
other man who was snooZing in his seat
to tell him that the sleeper WAS full. The
other man informed him that he knew al
about that four hours before.
The disappointed passenger then put hi,
carpct-sack under 4 seat. and colnposct
himself to slumber by running his knee,
lis high up on the back of the next seat a:
possible. while he slid down on his owl
seat as low as he could. until the back o.
h.s head rested on tie top OF a brass screw
used in The upholstery. lin this position
his body assiimed the form of a letter \
upside down. At first he imagined he
could rest forever in this comfortable posi-
ton. and dropped off to sleep.
The conductor came along soon ant
woke him up for his ticket He was I'M
der considerable obligations to the con.
ductor tjr waking him up as lie did. for h,
found that his jtiints were getting s,iil.
and another fifteen minutes of it would
have crippled him for life.
He next put his sack at the end Of his
seat and used it for the end of pillow.
When he laid down his head on the carpet
sack his check became smeared with Il
fresh Quid of juicy tobacco, which the sack
had picked up on the floor. He trcn re-
marked. So - - - !, few
times. removed the tobacco. and coled
himself up for a nap.
lie was in 4 good position. and his feet
stuck through the end of the seat and
hung into the aisle. Presently man got
up TO Get Il drink. and lie had to move the
obstruction by pulling them through the
Ornamental work and holding them in the
air til the man got his drink and went
back. Bt tht iliEe seventeen other passen-
gers had drank, he concluded his position
might be improved. and asked a brake
man TO turn two seats facing each other
The brakeman said he could not do ii. He
had the same luck with a baggane-master
and a ncws-boy. He then tried to pick the
lock with his knife. and broke four blades
out Of six III eleven nihutcs:
Al ltLgth the conductor came along and
liked the seat. He then endeavored to
sleep by putting his heels in one seat and
MS head i'm another. The seat got the best
Of the bout in ten minutes. lie then plac-
I'd his carpet-sack between the seats. and
sat down on it with his legs on the top OF
he seat ahead. and his head laid back on
he seat behind. The seats won this round
n twelve seconds. He then took the
cushions and stretched them on the frames
IF the seats paralleled with the cars
Wheii he coiled himself up in this posi-
ion he thought it w:,s vcritable 'Dream
If the .\lhambla.' and in three minutes he
Vas asleep, and in four he thought he had
ust been elected to Congress from his
state by an overwhelming majority. Then
lc dreamed he was lost on IN iceberg in
he Polar seas, and woke up to find that a
nan who mad got off at Verdi had left the
loor open, and the cold air of the NOUN
aims was pouring in on him. He tried to
warm up with drink, but he found his
'Ottle smashed, at which he remarked. as
ormerly: ''--." and walked up and
own the car. repeating it every ten min
ties until he reached Reno. Next time he |
ravels in the night he says he will engage
sleeper a month ahead: