The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1882-11-03
A Rural Hotel.

" hlie travelling through Atkau-
sas in a buggy, night overlook an
Indiana drummer Just as he came
20 4 small cabin bearing a rude sign
reading: "Entertaiument For Man
and Beast In response TO bis yell
OF "HelIo y wusnan clad in an old
calico drss covered With mezzo-
tint designs in bacon grease came
to the door aud eyed him with evil
dent curiosity.
''Ala.lasae, san you keep myself
aud horse over mshtF queried the
drummer.
"Yaas, to he shore. Jist light,
stranger, an my boy EnOS II put mp
yer critter. Foteh yer box right
inside AM make yerSelf TO hum"
Upon catering he found that the
cabin contained but one room, with
not even gafret overhead. The
family consisted oi the mother, three
nearly grown buxom daughters aud
the boy Enos, the father being
away at work in a neighDoring
town.
The tired tourist sat and wsn,ler-
ed where they woul store him
away tor the night. There was not
u bedstead in the room, aud he
finally concluded that there must
be another building near which
contained sleeping apartments.
Supper was soon ready, and in
conversation at the table our friend
found the young ladies to DO lively
aud agreeable companions, al.
though little unpublished in man
ners. The meal was really good
one, aud passed over in most
agreeable manner.
After supper the drummer lit 4
cigur, The smoke Of which blended
with that which came from a cob
pipe in the mouth OF the old woman,
who, with the aid OF the girls, was
busily engaged in washing the
dishes. After this duty was per.
formed the entire family gathered
around the fireplace aud sat con
versing with the tired traveller un'
I'll 4 rather late hour, when they
arose and from dark corners and
N, ks piled u great stack OF bed
clothing in the centre of the room,
our commercial friend eyeing the
proceedings curiously. When the
beds were made the mother said
"Now, stranger, if you'll turn yer
back we'll git TO bed. Shake OIL yeI
duds, gals, an hop In, tor we've got
10 git up 'arly in the morniu'."
The traveller turned his back and
tiycd his eyes upon the glowing EN-
bers in the fireplace resolved to
keep them there if it broke his
heart. He succeeded admirably
ard was relieved when the old lady
said:
"All in, an' now, stranger, when
yon feel like snoozin' Just say the
word au' ven kiver up our head'
till YOU git in. That's your shake
: down thar, in the corner t'other side
% the gals. 1t you hain't got pillal
enough arter YOU cit in Emeline 4
haud ye her skirts to bolster up yel
head"
The drummer was really a mod
r est young man, and didn't feel very
anxious to uudress and retire with
> in three feet OF three blooming
young naidens, although the,
might "kiver up their heads" III,
: told the old woman he wasn't sleep,
, yet and actually sat there until thu
] fire burned down and left the room
! in darkness, when he sneaked int
t bed.
He was very tired, and slept lik
% log. When he awoke it was broa'
daylight and the female folks wer
flying around preparing breakfast
Here was Il worse dilemma than th
one of tho night before, but he oil
woman fixed matters by driving th
s girls out of doors aud turning he
back until he was dressed. III
r says that in his hotel experienc
{. he never struck one so unique n
: this primitive Arkansaw house {
{ entertainment.