Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1880-01-09

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Here, Jim, show him to loom &c." was
the reply. In ten minutes Jeremy was
in bed and asleep. Half an hour later
he was awake, and babe fair to remain
50. An attack from those venomous
insects .yulgarly termed bed-bugs re-
quired his wakeful attention. They
were apparently so numerous that, un-
less hasty and vigilant means were re-
sorted to, Jeremy felt he must be ami
hilated. Thus he fought in coed earnest.
All night long the siege lasted. The
slaughter was terrible. The number OF
the slain amounted to about 900, &C.
sording to Jeremy's estimate. The CORY
sheets were sight to behold.
Musing upon his conquest in the
morning, Jeremy concluded he had
we'll earned his nights lodging. So he
dressed himself, crept softly down the
stairway, 'whisked' ont the door, and
scampered down the street without
settling his bill.
About 10 o'clock, as he was saunter-
ing up Arlington avenue, heavy hand
grasped his shoulder, q pair of handouts
were thrust on his wrists, and voice,
loud enough to arouse the seven
sleepers. - exclaimed: :. You are my
prisoner"
"Prisoners must be scarce" replied
Jeremy, "since a simple country lad
like me cannot walk the streets without
being arrested"
"Perhaps it is moro of an offense
than Won think TO leave q hotel without
paying your BILL" the officer replied,
marching Jeremy along to the lookup.
After reaching that vile abode, which
appeared to be filed with profane,
drunken wretches, poor Jeremy began
to think his fathers potato field was q
more becoming place for him. But he
was compelled to remain there until the
next day, when he was taken to the
Police Court. The case was the first on
the docket, and to Jeremy's great
relief shortly disposed of. After q lit
tie parley by the lawyers, the prisoner
was allowed to plead his own case, and
the following was the sum and sub
stance of his speech: 49,
"Gentlemen, I suppose I committed
a great mistake by. not paying my bill
at the Porter House. But when relate
the sufferings I endured that night, and
you realize my hair breadth escape, you
must admit 7 am the aggrieved party.
No soldier on the battlefield ever
fought for his life as L fought for mine
between tho hours of in the evening
and 6 in the morning, utterly annihilat-
ing between nine and ten thousand of the
longest-billed, ravenous insects, which
country people innocently, call ed-bugs,
that I ever encountered. Oh it was q
hard nights work. I would rather have
hoed potatoes three days Qaughter), and
I thought I earned my nights lodging,
and that the proprietor of the hotel
would think I did him a great favor. So
l left tho house as quietly as possible
feeling had done my duty, hoping the
next weary traveller, who occupied No.
26, would not meet with so hearty re-
ception as fell to me. Gentlemen, the
affection those insects manifest for man
kind is indeed marvellous, and find in
my case that their demonstrations are
very exhausting to ones vitality"
Everyone in the courtroom was
convulsed with laughter as the pris-
oner now sat down, apparently from
sheer WEAKNESS, wiping his eyes with
his coat sleeves. He was released by
paying ST. and cost, which took the last
penny he had.
In few hours he left the city, shak-
ing the dust from his No. II bovine
hide boots. convinced that the
country was the place for him. The
following night he slept in a barn
twelve miles from the city, suffering
much from the cravings of hunger, and
was hotly pursued the next morning
about daylight by the proprietress Of
the place, with an uplifted broom, and
the fercest Impressions. She allowed
no tramps on her premises over night
and the next time he came that way he
had better not call. Jeremy assured bel
he would not.
We think he would have been quite
disheartened at the continuance of i'll
luck only that he was but a few miles
from Farmer Smythe's, paradise he
hoped to reach, even in his enfeebled
condition, at noon, and he was MOI
disappointed in his calculations.
At IL precisely, that day, he dinei
off luscious dish of ham and eggs
with the Smythe family. To them h
related the story of his adventures il
the city, not even emitting the disagree
able details of his encounter at tn,
Porter House, incarceration at the lock
up, etc.
HeptaEna was more affected and in
terested at the recital than either of tn,
others, and wept and laughed alter
nately, her sympathies all with Jeremy
We'll, Jeremy, you have found ,
| good haven at last. I will be GLAD t.
have you with me as long as you cal
content yourself, and will pay you TO-
helping me on the farm, my work being
q little behindhand."
This Farmer Smythe said, patting hi
young friend on the shoulder in a YER,
friendly way. 49, ~
Jeremy said he would remain a wee]
or two and then return home, as n
doubt his parents were anxious abou
him.
At the end of month Jeremy starte'
homeward, with his great heart over
flowing with happiness. He and Her
talina had made contract for life
Just one month from then she wonl
become his bride. -. ~,,,,. 70. ,..s-
He was not long walking the twenty
five miles, md as soon as he was i
sight of the old homestead his fathe
and mother both fastened to meet hin
and rain tears of love on his neck.
Jeremy was reminded of the accou1
! given of the Prodigal Son, still We
aware that their cases varied, as he ha
not wasted much in riotous living. Nc
was the fatted calf killed, although til
| Joy of those parents hearts was gres
at his return, for Jeremy had been
good, obedient boy, and was all the
dependence. s - &szs
He could not gather courage, at frs
to tell them of his engagement to He]
talina, but when he did he was told b
them both that the old house should /
enlarged, and that they would all Ii,
and die in the same place.
Thus Jeremy resumed his labor o
| the old farm, never leaving it again
secure an agency. ~,
After haying he brought home b
bride, and all went @merry - a ma
riage bell" AsS@ = .s:..,s.t-,-
II PITTsFIKLD, Mass. gfafsE ~ @lfe. 3.
81 Results OF Stopping His Paper.
=. A Sundsy-school paper tells the 70
lowing swhopper !" A certain man g
\ mad at the editor and stopped his p
per. The next week he sold all his COL
: at a canta below the market price