The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-29
monumental city 60 Modified my wife
that Rhc gaye her consent

that she gave her consent.
On the = ppointed day, provided with
tho ileceesaTf anchors, I started on my
Journey slsSihg int faithfully promised
my yiie III iat Sosld not venture 10 the
etreets oE B 5asoTe after dark. shall
not detail the particulars Of my journey.
Wefe ] 20 do 10 I might describe how
annoyed by "a squalling infant that
itgWas utterly i;:.possible to silence
how no Ber9 delayed in crossing tho
Slisquebannh by some accident 10 the
feryboat how 4 tried 10 read, but could
notion aec9 ut Of the perfect Babel around
mo how 1. >ndeay6led 70 make fun of
tho boys who sold apples, and had the
-iaugh turned agein9tme by those youthful
yenders Of that Wholesome fruit. All
this aud q great deal n3csc Il might tell
bnt le every traveller geea through the
same expeFfaHce, it would oDly be repeat.
ing ai old stosy.
We reached Baltimore at last, and
Hotel. I had some diffiGulty in making
my way to the clerks counter. the bail
was SO crowded with people.
3 "All full, sir" said the pe1tlemenly
clerk, as l pulled The book toward NO 10
enter my name. There was no heIu for
1t. went rf.t nd 10 the Gilmore Houge
and received A.e same replv. n was lie
same with the N.taw. and Howar1 Honse
aDd half dozen ether hoteis' It enc
getting dark. and I begen 10 th;nt +,
should have 10 aJcen In Tho bsct o,i
night. ~ -
TRY Old Town, Bill" said friend 10
the hackman, who saw my dilemma.
'They arc only third and fourth rate
inns. there" "said the driver, "and perliaps
tho gentleman would not like TO lodge
there for O night ?"
Anywhere that I can get bed, my
good fellow" ! returned. at is no use
being particular ~ such time as this.
The horses, heads yeretnrned round and
weproceeded down Baltimore street over
which bridge apanned a muddy stream of
water called Jone' Falls / believe. We
then plunged tsffs IS mass 3 of intricate
marrow streets and at last .stopped before
the door of tayesy ord Ri looking tay.
ern.
II bore q n1ndestfinf i6Dkipp aien
which was. told repfesan ted d Golden
Angel, By which Daine tliei tavern was
known. ='-'t=
entered and made my 5stereotyped in
quiry lietEers could .hase bed there
for ;tiia slssiits llie lasisl chick,
buflysloQ king mi, gles III Ill Intent
htlmoft th bis teces slock his head isaEss
reppat ted tho hatefui g sL9hl Il Ssittl5l
turned to 90 si'sy, bur gns recalled
By the voice of tho iiost.s
"Would3yptl n:ad sharlngsa bed With
If there Is no help Ef It Il aupIc5e i
mus" replied, although to tell the
truth it is by no means agreanble to me-"
and / inwnrdly heaped Recommendations on
;Ardrew's head for persuadipg me to be
his substitute.
"Your bedfellow is quiet fellow when
he Is asleep, although I must say no Ii
violont-when annoyed. He sleeps very
aoundly and all you have to do ia 10 be
CAREFUL MOTTO wake him. He has been
in bed for-some time" 80.
must mako bumiliatipg confession
tothe reader; Fam ,ot q brave man. i
have eEs;en tried to persuade myself that.
/ am, but truth compels me 10 state that
o gre ater coward does not exist than INV.
SELF The landlords description of nv
bedfeilow was anything but assuring. and
/ was on the point of declining. when the
proprietor of the Golden ANGEL. no doubt
.reeding what was transpifing} in INV
mind, exclaimed:
You are not afraid, nre Won p,
Afraid should think not. Indeed. -
/ replied, for i waa two much 81 & cSWard
20 bravo heiuE Thought one # I, ,ilccept
yonr offer Of half d bed. Bfitifr ms some
brandy and water and cigar.
sat s,ov,n ~ one 81. Il, { 1;tsl5 81 q,
the bar-room. and snufilr asysy "a nv 70
s,;r. n ts;c,i.. ~. .r.Atis rAtgiiss .asss e my