Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-07-31
ONE MIGHT OF HORROR.
Bill Eye Goes Back to Ear,y Youth and
Tells Tales.


Tells Tales.
Much loss aud annoyance might be
avoided III this world by reasonable
eate III securing our property iii such a
way that it would be Perfectly safe,
and, While such precautions do not
cost much, the neglect may be produc-
tive to us Of Serious loss. How often
are we led to regret the overs ght of
some triiing duty lii this direction, the
performance. of tieh would have Sd, ed
us many aud bitter regrets.
Man. years ago, VIXEN | was stu
dent IN the law office of Bingham d
jenkins, there were TWO of US, young
law cubs, who not only labnred in the
office days but camped in back room
adjoining during the night This room
was one of the suite to which the
Offices belonged. So we had to do NJ;
our bed lounge daytimes, and put our
blankets, etc, iii some place where they
would be out Of the way. Foldir G beds
that look Ike an. upright piano were
not very common then, so we had to
90 the est we could. | favored put
ting the blankets in one eGd of the fire
p:oaf vault days, so that they would be
out OF sight, out more espeela ly because
they would be pe'fec, ly safe there in
ease Of hr-. Ii the city should burn
down and evcrybo " left homeless and
bedless, [ manta ned that we could 20
to on: tirrproof vault wien it got cool
aud take our bed out in good order,
Will others looked on and enlied our
forelhougit
B0h, nryy room mate, agreed to tltis,
and, as he always mada~up~tAe- -hul.
didn't tiy to learn the combination of
the lock on The vault door. My duyies
consisted III keeplrg up the fires and
sw. epimg the room on legal holidays if
it needed it. Sometimes holidays came
so close tegf'her that we would let
them go bs without celebrating in tIt.
aIo, manper.
Every evening Bob would go to the
vault aimut ten or eleven o'clock, re-
vers- '.lle nj kle knob on the lock three
ar four iines ta the left, then two or
three times 10 the right, stopping on a
certain humber, theii back thee or four
tim S o The fl, and 50 Oh TIL The. ban
ele turnei, its bolts shot back AID the
door ~o;1l, swing open. Ihen lie
@ouia g t he bedalpg IA d make NJ
our iowly couch. After tl1,t We
wauid flel c aiound iii the Iai4 plight
SHEDDING our clothes as We ci.a ed each
other through tue otter rooms, and
Wien We got tired we would sing some
l4tll. simple song that would reduce
the price OF rent for haf mile in
every directions. Then we would go
to sleen.
Ole day B b had to go away for
week between Chlis mas and New
Years, So got him to tell me the com-
bination ef tie vault. At the usual
hour that night | got sleepy and lone
some, and as the fires bad all gone out,
| thought | would make Up the bed
and rellle. 1t was about the coldest
night OF that extremely cold winter in
very cod state. took the lamp
aud began on the combination. | got
to sixty-six TN the second turn and
carelessly allowed the knob to move
little to far. Then ] went back to
place of beginning and reversed the
thing back aud forth till | got 10 here
the lo:k is SUI posed To cl,ck and tie
door swing open, but 1t did not do SO.
A wilu feel. ny of doubt and uncertainty
came over lue, and my fingers got stiff.
with the great wealth of cold that per
yadefi the apartments. I went through
ii again, slowly and carefully, warming
my hands every now aud then in my
capac.ous mouth. / did this till the
clio, k i'll the steeple struck II. Then l
put on my oyer-oat, kicked the vault
door @itE my remaining strength, and
went to the Central Hotel The clerk
woke up and told me that it was Christ
mas time tile house was plumb full and
| could not be accommodated. | went
to the Waltnan House, and they told
me the "Yule tide yarn" there, and