The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-01-26
SLEEPING FEET.

my feet go to sleep. Mus, tell the young lady to wait until they get their nap out, or must get up and stumble ike a blind horse. creating the impres- sion that am drunk. The other night my feet went to sleep just before the cur tain went down on the last act 1 said nothing 10 the lady, but arose and at tempted 10 escor; her away, but fell in the aisle and policeman took me out and the girl went home with her brother Every one thought thai was drunk and the paper the next morning gave a long account of the affair. giving as it's opinion that should not be allowed 10 enter the theatre again. was taken before the po- lice judge and fined ten dollars for drunkenness and disorderly conduct 1 was certain the young lady understood the situation, but when called on her the next night. she turned up her nose al me and told me to leave, and when fingered tn lhe s%ee; atmosphere ei my dead love, like the faint perfume ot psessed flowers and al that sal, oi wash the gris father came ln with :. chunk of 94lamlnota coal and sM ire saat # aidn'i masey ke would oit ne aal ierl4bly have ;. great dra ai eonEdeale ln the old man, so lett n good order. since then l have formed another, yea, d stronger attachment. l have an engage ment To take her to the theatre and am almost certain that my feet ~isi 6o io sleep, for lead d very active life, and whenever sit down my hoofs sink into doke. Somehow, think that 1t would be rather awkward to say, Miss, my feet are slumbering Wait till arouse them The girl, fear, would take me for fool, for my ailment is peculiar. Many per sons ase afflicted with somnolescent pedal eN,resni,les, but with mos, people, only one foot at a tune IS inclined to sleep. Please give me the bench, of your ad- vice.
 The young man is unfortunately siiu- ated. The sleepy inclination ct his feet may result from constant ,i.e. oi onions on his part, ol his ior.iathers may have worked in a ehlotoform taetory. old asin Johnson was 4;flieted very much F the me w-y. and t e1used hlm great inconvenience. Ai,er many experiments he ,ried tea with much success. some times while the renowned ieNieosraphct's ; lee, were h dreaml4nd. ne would. after drinking the tenth cup ot celestial lnfus- ion, hear them yawn and feel them stretching themselves in an effort to shake of drowslness. Goldsmiih's feet were sound sleepers, and many tune when he heard a creditor coming up the stairs, he tried in vAin 10 arouse them. One time with his quick pencil he wrote the following on the wall of his gaEret:
 "! s, ne here through tim long hours slow. i Listening to the set ,ping ,himncy sweep. i hcAr gum man ,tefs. cannot ge. 1 For hang the !u,h. my ,fc4uherous ioo,'s
 asleep.
 ! We hardly know how to advise the ] young man Tn question. If he had time to let his feet ,ake a nap in the afternoon, he might keep them awake at night, still, however. If they dc not snoie and disturb the audience, no one has q | tlght ;e complain. The aspect of drunk enness IS a serious matter. Il might be well to ptin, loi If hand bills. setting forth m graphic terms his physical pe- culiari,ies. This would cost something. | il ls true. bu, after Ill |, would be cheaper and tar less annoyIns than having to pay tine During the las, session of the AIkansaw legislature. member from Josiah county, introduced bill, entitled a blil tor an act, for an act of blll for an act of law for :, biil for law for a bill, to prevent the sleeping of feet, A i lively discussion arose when the bill came up for the final reading. but after warm nght Il was passed. The governor, how ever, was opposed to the measure and vetoed il, giving the following reasons
 "l am constrained to nip this bill in l the bud, for do not think that the state 1 Is financially able to stand such an out lay. For very old states 1t nigh, prove advantageous, bu: Tor our commonw edith. l am inclined toward the belief that Il would simply be an engine of oppres- sion
 A similar bill was introduced in the senate, bu, its al ocaSes could hope for but little from an adverse administration. and therefore its supporters tell away ! from i, in the hour of its peril.
 A FAIR BANK ACCOUNT.
 The following article. from the Nash vile Banney, IS finding extensive eircula-