Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-06-20
GRATED HIS Teeth.
The Unpleasant Results that Followed
in Consequence.
The Little Joke that's Wicked Commercial
Traveller Played on His friend-cowboys
Participate.

Two New York drummers travelled
through Texas last summer. When they
left the railroads they hired team and
leisurely went from one town to another.
One of the drummers discovered that
his companion Immediately apon retir.
ing at night would invariably grit his
teeth together, not unlike the bad man
from Bitter Creek who was itching for
fight. Some affection of the muscles Of
the Jaw caused them to cantract and rub
his molars together Both men were
full of pranks, and generally kept the
landlord where they STOPPED in 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 nice room ready for
the drummer who would be there the
next day. After a week of travelling
apart the head drummer thought it was
monotonous. He told the next landlord
that he had friend coming on a day
behind. He said that his friend was
fine, clever fellow, but required watching
little at night. 1t was best to have
have some one sleep in the same room
with him, as he was subject to fits which
assumed the nature of mania potu.
These fits were always preceded by his
gritting his teeth together. The only
way to prevent harm was to seize him
and pour water over him. The landlord
promised that he should be watched.
The unsuspecting drummer arrived aud
was Warmly welcomed by the proprietor
of the hotel. That evening tive cowboys
in spurs and buckskins rode up. They
were put in the same room with the
drummer and informed of his malady.
aft he should grit his teeth" said the
landlord, .just rush over to his bed, seize
him, hold him there and yell for me. i
will come with water"
"This is night for fUn," the cowboys
said. They kept on their spurs and
clothing, and lay down quietly on top of
their bed. They waited for the drum
mer to come in and go to sleep. His
bed was some ten feet from theirs. He
CAME up uDdlly GHu sdW tHC iWoOoM-
boys sleeping side by side.
"What barbarians," he said, "to sleep
with their clothes and boots on"
Quietly pulling off his outer clothes,
and putting on long silken gown, the
elegant drummer retired to rest. He
sighed once or twice and muttared some
thing about falling to sell bill. His
teeth gritted together. The sharp ears
of the wboys 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 desperate struggles
resulted in his being he'd down by the
weight of the cowboys who kept astride
Of his body. The landlord rushed in
| with 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.
"NOp roared the drummer.
"Do you think you will have another
fit?"
"Fitw screamed he, "who said had
fits?"
"Why your friend vino has gone ahead
said when you gritted your teeth you
were going to haze terrible fit.'
The cowboys were drenched with
water. but they enjoyed it. The drum
mer got up and chartered the nearest
saloon. Before the moon was down bt
saw the landlord and the cowboys lyirl
on the floor, and, ordering his vehicle
he put out post haste to Overtake anC
murder his friend. New York Mail.