The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-08-07
A Fit for q

Tw New York drummers travelled
through Texas last summer. When
they left the railroads they hired q
team and leisurely vent from one
town to another. One of the drum.
mers discovered that his companion,
Immediately upon retiring at night,
would Invariably grit his teeth to-
gether, not unlike the bad man from
Bitter Creek who was itching for a
hight. Some affection Of the muscles
OF the jaw caused them to contract and
rub his molars together. Both men.
We're full of pranks, and generally
kept the landlord where they stopped
IN a state OF nervous excitement at the
antics and practical jokes they played
upon each other. One day they
separated and the drummer who did
not grit his teeth at night went a day
ahead of the other. The hotels he put
up at were always notified to have a
nice room ready for the drummer, who
would be there the next day. After a
week of~trayeling apart the head drum
ner thought it was monotonous. He
told the next landlord that he had a
friend coming OF a day behind. He
said that his friend was a fine, clever
fellow. but required watching a little
at night. II was best to have some
one sleep in the same room with him,
as he was subject to fits, which assum-
ed the nature of mania a potu. These
hts were always preceded by his grit
ting his teeth together. The only way
to prevent harm was to seize him and
pour half-dozen buckets of water
over him. The landlord promised he
should be watched. The unsuspecting
drummer arrived and was WARMLY
welcomed by the proprietor of the
hotel. That evening two cowboys in
spurs and buckskin rode up. They
were put in the same room with the
drummer, ard informed of his ma
lady.
IF he should grit his teeth" said
the landlord, ''just rush over to his
bed, seize him, hold him there and
call for me. | will come with water
This is a night for fun" The cow
boys said. They kept on their spurs
and clothing, and lay down quietly on
top OF their bed They waited for
the drummer TO come in and 90 to
sleep. His bed was some ten feet from
theirs, He came up finally and saw
the two cowboys sleeping side by side.
"Nhat barbarians.' he said, s.to
sleep with their clothes and boots on"
Quietly pulling off his outer clothes
and putting on a long silk gown, The
elegant drummer retired to rest. He
sighed once OF twice and muttered
something about failing to sell a bill.
HIS teeth gritted together. The sharp
ears of the cowboys heard it. Both
sprang up and leaped like panthers to
the bed of the drummer. They seized
him and yelled. The drummer thought
he was being robbed and fought and
yelled at the same time. His desper-
ate struggle resulted in his being held
down by the weight Of the COWBOYS,
who kept astride Of his body. The
landlord rushed in with a bucket of
cold water and dashed it over the head
and shoulders of the PROSTATE man.
The servants came in with several
more buckets. which were poured over
the bowling drummer.
Are you well?'' asked the landlord
kindly.
"No"' roared the drummer.
"Oo you think, you will have anoth-
er FTP"
''Fit?" screamed he, "who said had
Iits?n
why, your friend who has gone
ahead said when you gritted your
teeth you We're going to have a terri
BILE fit.n
The cowboys were drcnched will,
water, but they enjoyed it. The drum
mer got up and chartered the nearest
saloon. Before the moon was down
he saw the landlord and the COWBOYS
lying on the floor, and ordering his
vehicle he put out post hast to over
overtake and murder his friend ew
York Nal aud E1press.