The Ketchum keystone. (Ketchum, Idaho) 1881-1884, 1883-04-20
Worse and Worse.

from ketchum, Idaho, with our
printing outfit for shoshonc with
tho expectation of getting our frat
number out on Saturday last. On
arriving At Haley, the great rail
road center ~ trouble commenced
by Picotte refusing to lot us have
the printing press as per contract,
On Monday we arrived at Shoahone.
the great railroad center for all
Wood River and Western Idaho
the rain coming down in torrents
and about foot of mud on athe
streets, uearly froze to death, broken
up, weary and hungry After
throwing down big cocktail at
the Headlight saloon We retired fol.
the night in a certain lodging house
and, of course, thaught We would
soon be wrapped in the arms Of
Morpheus, aud in TIE morning
would he refreshed and feel like
yourselves again. We bud been 10
bed about half an hour when
young lady came mp stairs, with
lamp in hand, and commenced 10
make bed on the floor for lOdger.
| She soon returned to tho psrlor
again, and In q few momenta we
heard tho beautiful strains of muse
s-who shall care for mother now" on
the sewing MACHINE. Finally siie
stopped the racket and went to bed
In a short time We We're sound
asleep, and could not have hoep
snoring more than ten minutes
when y man came up staiis, lit a
candle. and commenced to write n
letter, Judging from the length OF
thc.leiter, and the time ii took to
write it, we supposed il was To his
sirl. After writing the 25th page
we could see that he began 10
weaken, and greatly 10 our relief,
ne let up after writing the 9th and
retired. We didn't go TO sleep
again tor about three hours, and
, then when We finally did get 70
sleep it was no more than an hour
before we were again awakened by
some one outside yelling out. "Are
f. YOU going Jim2" No I'm not" re-
piled the second men. Then" re.
marked the first man, take that,
and bang! went gun. We thought
the young lady down stairs would
IS 70 through the floor, she was SC
scared, but she didn't, and she
didn't sleep any more that night
= which somewhat pleased us for W,
i considered it sweet revenge fol
waking us up. About four o'clocI
. in the morning a young man cam'
|. up stairs and yelled out, what i.
hi are you in my bed fhr2" W
informed him that the landlAdy ha,
o. given us the bed. Welt .sHys b.
you'll have to get out and. hunt VI
/. another bed" We got up and wer
about 10 leave the house when b
:. remarked "The best thing you ca
do is to tumble into that Mormon
bed, pointing it out to US. We tool
! a good look at IT, There were onl,
}, five sleeping in the aforesaid bed
but still room for more. At las
we concluded 10 try the Mormo
bed, and in few moments wer
sound asleep, and dreaming of hom
H. when the same young lady awakene
us from our slumbeis in the for par
afthe evening, and sweetly remarke
= in dulcet tones, too utterly too, too
stage time" We arose, cam
down stairs, and to our astonisl
ment found her sitting in the sol
Arm Chair" sound asleep. w
4 didn't wake her up and ask her t
- return the six bits for The lodging
that was deposited with her for ou
bed but stole quietly out of door
taking an oath to never stop
another lodging house where me
were allowed TO write love letter.
;. lang the piano down stairs and b
woke up at o'clock in the mornin
rs by fair damsel. We have reco'
cred, and now sleep on the floor i