The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1883-02-02

'fic Takes Revenge on mn Old
Maid and Plays II on His
Father.

Maid and Plays II on His
Father.
Pecs's SIM.
"When IA and rot 10 Chicago" said
The bad hoy. -vc walked around town NJ
DAY. aud went % Tie stores. and ~ nigh,
|pa was oiInI tired, and he pm mo y bed
in the tavern and went ont - walk
around and get rfsted. wasn't tired.
'fnd | walked around tho hotel. i
though! pa had gone 70 a ihca'er snd
lfhst made me mad and fhongiit would
play him for all was worth. Ourtcum
was 2l0 and the next room was 2l2. and
there was al ol1 maid with Scotch ter
Irirr occupied 2i2. | cav her twice and
she called me names. 'canSc she thonglt
L wanted 10 steal her dog. That made
me mad nj her. and SO | took my jack
,kuifp apsl drew lie tacks ON ~ ne fin
thing That the numbers were painted on,
and put the old maids number On our
door, and our number on her door. and
then / went 10 bed. / tried 70 keep
awake 20 as 10 help pa II he had any diff
inculty. but ] rather guess | got asleep.
but woke up when the dog barkcd. II
the dog had not woke me up the woman's
scream would, and ii that hadn't pa
would. You see. pa came home from
1.-The theater about IL, and he had been
drinking. lie says everybody drinks
when they 90 10 Chicago, even the min
lister. Pa looked af the numbers on the
doors an along the hall till he found 2io.
and walked right IN and pulled or his
'|coat. and threw II on the lounge where
The dog was. The old maid was asleep
a Ia. n ..S
,lcusscd boy has bought,a dogv and he
kicked the dog, and the old maid woke
,|up and said What iS the matter. pet
pa intled and said: 'Nothin' the mazzcl
with me, pri.' and then You ought Il
have heard the yelling. The old maid
covered her head and kicked and yelled
..|snd the dog snarlcd and bit pa on tht
pants, and pa had his vest or aud hi'
~uspcnders unbuitoneh, and he got scar
led and took bis coat and vest and wen
|out in the hall, and l opened our doo
'..lind inld m he was III the wrong room
Hand l knowcd Il. and he came III on
room and locked the door and the bell
s.!boy aud lie porter and the clerk came ri
! 10 see what allied the old maid. and ~.
s'.aid ahurgiar got IN her room. and the.
found pas hat on the lounge, aud tho,
\ OK il anil told her 10 be quiet and The
y would find the burglar. II. waS =
''scared that he sweat Ike every thing, AM
the bed was ofIul warm, and hc pretend
'',,ed ~ 50 n sleep. bnt Nc was wondering
',now he ecouid pet bis hat hack. IN iii
"morning told him Il would be har'
work % explain Il 10 ina how he happen
led io GET into lie wrong room, and h
. Said wasn't necessary 10 SAY anythin
.buut Il 10 ma. Then be gave me fiv
's,dollnss % 20 out and buy him new ha
"and he said might keep the change IL
swoulh D. me ton II when ] got hom'
"and goi him one for ten shiilings. nm
we sonk The o'clock train th mornin
and came home, and s'pose the Chicag
Z detectives arr trying 70 fit pas hat ont
::,,a burglar. IN seemed otluliv relieve
when we got across the State line int
"IWisconsin. But you'd died 70 sec hil
4, come out Or that old lady's room wit
'his coat and vest on his arm. and his sn
'apendcrs hanging down, looking scar
rfIe dasn't lick me any more or Ill &c
lima where pa LETT ILL., hat