The Osceola times., 1884-03-29
TOLD HIN.
How Mr.. steveal Informed the Red whis-
kered Man when He was Not snoring.
Ark. Traveller.

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The hotels of interior Arkansaw are
not what advanced enlightenment de-
mands, n that several guests have to
sleep in the same room. The other day
Mr.. John Steveall, well Unknown gentle
man, stopped at the Burdell house.
When informed that he must occupy
room with red-whiskered fellow with
whisky-streaked eyes, he demurred, but
seeing no chance of lettering his condi-
ton, he finally consented. Mr.. Steveall
has the annoying misfortune of snoring.
Other men have been known to snore
pretty well, but no person who has ever
heard Mr.. Steveall, will attempt to turn
over his memory in search of any one
who can score higher or deeper triumph.
Mr.. Steveall and the red-whiskered man
with whisky-streaked eyes went to bed
about the same time, fortunately, or un-
fortunately, as the case may be, occupy
ing different couches. We say couches,
in mockery.
Mr.. Steveall soon dropped off to sieep
and at once began to saw hickory timber.
"Say," called thr red-whiskered man.
R"Well2'
"You are snoring"
"That so?" replied Mr.. Steveall, sar-
castically. 81 am forty five years old
and you are the first man that has ever
accused me of snoring"
| Il lra~,,aI 10, al a,va;,, Cor -
seems that snoring men never lie awake.
SAY"
"Well."
"You are snoring again."
"You must excuse me, sir. am for
ty-five years old, and don't think that
any one ever accused Inc before of snor-
ing"
Again he slept, and again he put on a
large hickory log. He had stabbed of
one side and had just struck knot when
the red-whiskered man called:
"Say, over there~
"Well."
Snoring again.
''This is indeed singular. am forty
five years old and you are the first person
to discover that / snore."
He dozed again and found black
jack log that needed saving, so he rolled
it up on the trucks and began work. He
ripped off one slab and started to split
the middle when the saw struck shat
tered place.
"Say?"
"Well"
"You are snoring again"
"Well, declare, this is singular. am
forty. five years old and you are the first
person to make such an accusation"
"Look here, my friend, that is getting
to be trifle too attenuated."
whats that"
why that forty-fve year old story"
"Then you don't believe l have told
you the truth"
81 know you have not. Bet anything
that you have been snorer all your life
Bet you kept your mother awake when
you were boy. Will you do me a
favor"
"Yes."
"Well, i'll drop off to sleep and you
stop snoring will you wake me up and
tell me-"
Eyes"
"All right. will remember 1t as the
crowning favor of lifetime"
After awhile the red-whiskered man
sank to sleep. Mr.. Steveall arose, took a
slat from his red, approached the sleep
ing nan, gently turned down the covers
"hauled OFF, with the slat and struck
him blow that he will never forget
"Great Lord What are you doing?'
Il am not snoring" replied Mr.
Steveall, striking his victim again. "You
wanted me to inform you when
stopped" and "whack" he took him
again. 81 am not snoring now, you an,
noying rascal. Lay down there and if ]
hear another word out of you tonight
III wear you and Mr.. Steveall lay
down and soon %, gan to saw al elm log