Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-25

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On the following night discovered that
there were some other creatures who
seemed to have prior claim on my bed,
and awnke to find myself lying across the
centre table, and, as / never walk in my
sleep, attributed nay change of position
to my bedieliows. Towards morning |
found myself in the hall. This was too
much. l complained 10 my hostess, and
stated my serious objections to being ex-
hiblted in the hall previous to making
my morning toilet. She apOlogized and
said, that being exposition year the bugs
seemed to come around thicker than
usual, and suggested that l should lock
my door in future. The next night | did
so, and, feeling safe on that point, re-
signed myself to the arms of Morpheus,
but towards daybreak [ was awakened
by fearful shock, and found myself on
the sidewalk. In my dazed condition l
could hardly realize that, finding the door
locked and the key gone, they had thrown
me out OF the window. A policeman
passing by kindly lent me his coat and
rung the bell for me. The next day
returned to my old quarters. Early in
the night l heard faint rustling in the
further corner of my room, and glanced
up to find pair Of cleaning red eyes
fastened upon me, the malignant express
sion of which beggared description. A
feeling of dread overcame me. tried to
discern what kind the monster was. 1t
appeared something the shape ola parrot,
only larger. The longer ] looked the
more horrible it appeared. To break the
agony of suspense | threw my boot ut it,
This reused it., and, posing a while on its
wings, it started for my locality. Now |
saw. what il was. 1t was that vampire
pest OF the Southern cline, that fend in
carnate, the blood-suckng, life-drinking,
muTderous mosquito. | threw my razor
at It; it lodged it alertly. threwa chair;
it escaped that also. AS | reached over to
get the poker the thing bit me so deep on
the neck that feared it had cut the jugu-
lar vein. STAYED pillow at it; its bill
came clear through 1t and nipped me on
the shoulder. AS ! reached over to get
my cane it disabled my right arm. As
started for the door it took a small steak
out Of inyiee. fftlt for my pistol; it was
gone. | was at the mercy of the enemy,
and just as ] YVES shiyerlng with fright it
gave such a dig into my left shoulder that
| screamed 0utsO loud that Mrs. Jones
and all the boafders rushed in
TO find me suspended in midair
on the bill of my implac-
able foe. IL took all the
bOarders in orr house, and halt I'm the
next, together with five policemen, TO pull
diately turned upon nv deliyerers, and it
was not without a great deal Of difficulty
and blOOdshed that IL was tnally slain and
had the satisfaction to behold it lying a
pulpy mass on Mrs. Jones best carpet.
When l was sufficiently recovered for
speech, Mrs. Jones remarked that
she was very sorry l should have
spent such disagreeable night,
and excused the mosquitoes on
the plea that in exposition times they
seemed to attain unusual dimensions.
and assured me they would not be so bad
next year When | suggested that II ever
able 10 move again / should seek rOOst-
ing place elsewhere, a sardOnlc grin over
spread her cOuntenance, and she informed
me that there was no better boarding
than hers in New Orleans, and that the
only difference between her establishment
and the hotels was that the hotels were
a great deal worse. | thought as she was
in the business she must know, and con-
Gliding that in my present enfeebled
state the bosom Of my family was the
safest place. requested her 20 telephone
for smith, who arrived shortly bringing
with him letter, carried by a raw-bOned
Spaniard and tipsy Frenchman.
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When asked Smith how he managed
TO preserve himself whole 80 long i'm New
Orleans. he said II was entirely due 10 MS
having fallen I'm with knowing set
some fellows who had heea here before
and knew the ways. After seeing me
safely established on my litter, smith de-
parted % meet me at the depot. As was
starting on. Mrs. Jones rushed out With
the sbill" She said IL was not quite
complete; she had left out few little
things. 10 never was her custom to be
close with boarders. The amount was
only S. 800 70, which, she Observed, was
ridiculously moderate, considering expo
sition year and my having had
the choice OF apartments and best
0f treatment suppose she
charged something extra on account OF
that mosquito being of a larger size than