Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-24
AN INCIDENT OF THE BLOC KApE


"Say, what kind OF a hotel do you
keep (" said . green looking map, as
be stepped up to the counter and reg.
istered his name, and added "and
wife" after It. "Can a newly.marred
| couple settle down here for two or
three days and have quiet visit with
each other, aud not be scared out of
their boots P"
The hotel man said they would 90
right TO their room and stay there three
days or three weeks, and never coma
to their meals II they didn't want any-
thug to eat. "But what il the mater ?
Have you been annoyedpn asked tho
hotel man. II
"Annoyedl That don't express IL
We were married day before yesier.
day, at st. Paul, and weutto hotel.
I live about sixty miles west Of st.
Paul, and the travelling men put up a
OBJ to make me tired. There were
about 100 of them snowed in at 81.
Paul, and III be dsrned If they didn't
keep US awake all night. They knew
we were bridal couple, and thew
bribsd the bell boys ana porters to let
them act Tor them. and when We rang
the bell for bell boy, a drummer for
Chicago cigar factory came in and
wanted 10 know what was wanted, I
ordered pitcher Of ice water and a
Milwaukee, drummer for grocery
house brought it in, aud he looked at
my wife, who is little bashfui. and
made her feal real bad. 1 didn't new
they were drummers uNtii trn a, ),
day, or should have killed some of
them. l rang the bell for some coal.
and travelling man who posts rail.
road cards around, and works up ex-
curslons. came in and fixed ND the fire.
and he stayed and poke il for half an
hour, and he had more gall than ever
see. He asked so many questions
about how long we had been married.
that wanted to thump him, but NV
wife said We didu't want TO have no
row the first day we were, married,
rnng for chamber maid 10 clean up
the room aud bring some towels and
1t was about halt an hour before she
came. and l went down TO the Office to
see about my trunk 9. aud the chant ber.
maid stayed about halt an hour, aud
was very Interesting, and my wife
said she was areal pleasant, affection.
ate sort OF creature. lar above her
station, and l tel, you was mad when
found out that it was smooth. faced.
handsome young Jewish drummer Tor
Milwaukee clothing house. who was
In with the gang. and he gayc the
chambermaid % to loan him an old
dress SO he could play chambermaid.
When my wife told me that the cham.
bermaid patted her on the cheek, and
said she was tho sweetest bride that
was over in the hotel, and asked for a
kiss. and my wife said she thought 1t
would he no harm to kiss a poor cham
oermald, and encourage her. wanted
10 XIII him, and I went down In
the Office in the morning, but the smooth.
laced cuss had gone to Fargo. 1t was
al the landlord could do to hold me.
Well, while we were at supper some.
body got into our room aud put crack.
er crumbs in our bed, aud we found q
cold oil.clOth floor mat over the ton
sheet. enough to freeze anybody. But
the worst was at night. We had just
got comfortable in bed when there
was knock 1t the door, and got up.
and the watchman was there and said
he wanted to point out to me the fire
escape. SO could get out In case of
hre, and went out III the hail, aud he
took me way 10 the end of the build.
Ing to show 1t to me, and while | was
looking out of the window my wife
came running down the hall and beg
ying me to save her. ask ed her what
was the matter, and she said as soon
us went out man that looked like
. porter came 10 the door and told her
TO ny and save herself, and 10 follow
her husband. She felt awful when she
found there was no trouble, aud we
got back into our room hall frozen. L
have got them fellows down fine. TSe
fellow who called me out to see the
fire escape is drummer for Phia.
delphia millinery house, and tho one
that scared my wife out of her wits.
travels tor a hearse factory at Roches.
ter, N. Y. Ny wife said she would
know him because he had a, big gray
and wears diam ond col.
ar button in his shirt. She said she
thought he was pretty stylish for a
porter at that time. They woke us
Up several times in the night to tell us
THAT to do III case we were sick. and
u the morning before we were up
waiter brought up our breakfast. lie
'ald the landlord sent it up, aud he
ust stood ground until we had to eft
Up in bed and eat our breakfast, hut
vhen l found out the waiter who
'rought it up was a travelling man for
reaper factory at Rockford, and re.
nemoered how darned impuden: he
ooIed at my wife, l could have mur-
Tered him, but the clerk said he had
'one to Winnipeg. II was lust about
8 pad coming down here on the sleep.
ng car, and l think half the passen.
'ers Oh the car were those same drum.
ners that were showed in. 1t Was
older than Alaska, aud | would order
1tra blankets and they would steaI
hem. l lad more than twenty blank.
to put on the bed, and In the morn.
ng there was nothing but q sheet
yer us. Aud every time there was
LANCET spread over US there was a
inerent porter put it on, aud think
ley were ell travelling men. Every
title while somebody would pull open
ne curtains and SIT down on my berth
nd begin to pull of his boots, aud I
'ould tell him the berth was occur pied,
nd that he must have made mistake.
nd he would look around at US as in.
ocent as could be, aud ask our par
on and go out aud damn the porter.
nee l felt somebody feeling around
y berth and asked what was the
after, aud the fellow said he was
oklng tor my wife's shoes to black.
hen about every every fifteen min
les the conductor would open the
lrtsins, and hold a red lantern in
Id ask tor our tickets. l think they
lnched my ticket sixty-fve times.
nywsy it looked like q porous plss.
r when got up in the morning. L
ink 1t was the travelling men who
ere playing conductor, but 1 was
'epy and thought the best way was
let them punch it. Well, about3
CLOCK III the morning somebody
'nched Us and said it was time 10 Get
', as all the other passengers were np,
d we would have breakfast in fifteen
'nutes. Aud then we hustled around -
d got dressed the best we could.
ng on our backs aud kicking our
'thss In the air and catching them
ourselves when they came down.
my pants on wrong side before,
y lost every thing out OF my pockets.
my wife lost her hair and had to
handkerchief around her head,
! then we had our berth made up
! sat up till daylight, and tho por.
found my wite's hair and pinned 1t
the curtains OF berth occupied by
reacher from Oshkosh, and lie kick
and got mad and talked about it