The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-12-16
Fourteen quests and Two Beds In an
Idaho Hotel.
Salt LAX, Ttisune.1

Salt LAX. Ttisune.
Thoss who take chances in new count
riss under hardships that would be unIn-
dursbls at times, only for the vein Of lu-
ficrusnss. that Rms through the pioneers
experience, the camping cut and packing
up, the first lessons OF harsessing up
mule, or the vain sndssvor to throw the
diamond hitch, are matters that may add
wrinkl. Of care al ths tune, only TO be
laughed away in after years. At the time
VI the Salmon river stamped, in 1873 8,
the hotel Accommodations at Challis were
not what they should have been.
The only hotel in the place WAS small
.even-log, dirt-roof house Of three rooms
--one used as dini.g-room, another for
= sleeping apartment and the kitchen was
in the third roon, kind Of slab shed.
Tribune cnrespo ndsnt passing through the
country at that time had occasion to sleep
IN this hotel. and his experience the first
night was not disagrseable, although ex-
ceeding novel. The sleeping apartment
was 10x14 feet, and had in il two rough
pine hunks. Our correspondent had his
wife along, and by some iudicious blarney
was fortunate enough to secure one Of the
hunks.
The stage for the railroad arrived late
in the evening, bringing DIR. N. o. Boat
man and wife, Alex. Toponce and wife and
q. l.. King, wife and daughter, Of Eureka,
New. 10 get nine full grown persons into
two beds was net be thougs of; but ali
wanted bed after long stage ride, and
our land dloFd was at bis wits end. To-
ponce offered to play game OF s0vsn-uP
with Bostman for the only bed vacant /;
but to this King objected. King agreed
10 give the two beds to the ladies, and the
men can roost soAewhere. This plan was
objected 10 by Boatman, and to tell the
truth, did GOT meet With much favor any
way. The landlord came in and said b,
didn't know where in all the mischief hi
wife snd four children were to sleep. Thai
made fourteen souls fer two beds. Toponce
struck OF for the stage stable and got all
the grain sacks, saddle blankets and lap.
robes around the place. Shake-downs wert
made 10 that little room, and vbsn every
one got ready, standing close to the couci.
they were TO rest their weary bones, the
! light was pot out and all disrobsd ast
| cravlsd into the blankets.
What an interesting night that was.
-Four 9f the men were the boss snortir
Of Idaho or lndee-aay-ho, and to crown ali
the rain fell in torrents the whole nighI
a.d came through the roof, gringing with
1t diluted mud and misery tn. whole nigh
long. Then the Doctor forgot where hs
had put his flask, and got out to look fsr
il and passed his hand over one Of tn.
ladies' face. She scresched and woke sv-
~ one up, and il took the doctor till day
| light how the blamed thing" happened
But when the day ligh, cana, filling the
little room with bright, soul-inspirinl
light, a sad picture presented itself. Muo
took the place of the bloom of youth OF
the cheek Of beauty and bushes tried IL
| steal OUT tnTOuBu tns WIeSh' AAo" A. 'A'
.b under are we going to get out OF hers 7
someone asked.
"Why. get up and walk out"
"Yss, buS hang it, all my clothes are a
t'oIher end of the room. You don'I wan
me to make an exhibition Of myself, do
you ?" .........,.. 49,.
The ladies commenced to litter and
things commenced TO look serious. To
ponce suggested that ssme one go aitsI
iced bags and make the ladies put them On
while the boys made their toilets, but
there was not one bold enough to second
the proposition. 1t was getting late IL
the day now, and msn--rude, heavily
whiskered, bronzed men--poSsd then
heads in and asked if we were playing
freeze out. Well, we managed to get out.
but it was a nights ezpeience long to be
remembered BY our families at leaat
| And whsn we assembled at breakfast the
landlord yelled at the cook, 1.-TWO cups OF
coffee for two," we laughed till the tears
chased the mud off our faces and they who
snorsd and made the night hidious were
| the Ioudest 10 thelY merriment.