Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-11
A CHASTITY SUBJECT?
But Not Permanently Elastic Under
Unusual Atmospheric Condi.
tons Flatulence vs.. Gas.
;. f.Jones aud Hts Experience with the
Luminous Article in Room ~ OF
Ginocchio's Hotel.

MI ) +, Jones, at present resident
OF Austin, came 10 the Fort this week on.
pleasure trip, The exact date of MFR.
Jones advent to the capital city Is not
known, but II is settled fact tina, he
now numbers among her progressive
and wide-awake people. As above stated
Mr. Jones paid visit to the great me-
tropolis OF Texas The time of his arrl.
val was Sunday night, and the place he
decided to rest his weary limbs for the
night was at Ginocchlo's hotel. MIR.
Jones of course placed his autograph upon
the pages of the register and being avery
prepossessing looking individual. the
clerk, Mr.. Al. Woodward, assigned him
TO the sky parlor, one of the most Gle
gantly furnished rooms In the house
Mr.. Jones wished TO know the number OF
his temporary Sanctum. Groom No. 2g,
one of the choicest In the house." replied
the clerk. "Havc YOU an cleyatorY''
ooh, yes; | will have you elerdted when
you are ready to retire. smllingly tested
bashful AL
"All right" said Mr. Jones: "as soon
as 20 up town and see your great cit,
and take in your principal sights | will
return and then 20 to bed Did YOU no,
say my room was No. PSF BE sure moi
to give 1t TO any one else.n
Immediately Mr.. Jones was off for III,
street-car, which he boarded for the NOR,
thickly populated part of the Fort. About
2 O'Clock In the morning he returned &c
the hotel and was escorted to his room
The gas was turned on and match ap
piled, which showed of the room mucl
to the great delight of Mr.. Jones. Aftel
sitting quietly for some time IN hi.
chair, meditating npon the lps anC
downs of Fort Worth by gaslight, Mr.
Jones, tired and weary, commenced pre-
pairing himself to receive the tender EN-
braces of Morpheus. The only impedi
mcnt that stared Mr.. Jones directly In TIL
face, and one which promised TO caus
him much annoyance was, how coul,
he sleep with such a brilliant light In hi
roomY He planned and planned for re
lief. Finally he decided to retire lcavln,
the light burning. This would not an
swer. After rolling from one side of tn
bed to another for about ten minutes h
arose and walked the room for Severa
minutes, celebrating upon line OF &C
ton. (lic had already made two unsuc
cessful attempts to blow the gas OUT !
was now growing very late and patienc
was beginning to cease as virtue wit
Mr.. Jones He decided TO make one NOR
attempt to extinguiSh the light. Strik
ing the attitude of Bashi Bazouk, i'm
medately in front OF the gas iet
and with the hatulency that would pui
zle any living thermometer to obtain tn
correct'vclocity He succeeded in c>
tinguishing the gas.
Fortunately for Mr.. Jones, one of tn
windows in the room was partially rise
and before he retired he slight
raised another Notwithstanding th
fact our hero awoke about O'Clock
the morning feeling, as he expressed i
; as If he had been pulled through the kC
, hole OF the door of his room. His fac
was almost as white as the sheet tn
: covered his body during the few hours
\ his repose, and for several hours he WI
(; deathly III. Were II not for the fact tn
the windows were open, Mr.. Jones won
I have been spared the expense of pu
chasing ticket for his home, which
7 did Wednesday evening, and d
parted In peace that night, remarkir
' that he would much prefer taking in Il
. clowns" of Fort Worth by gas-lig
than the cups" by daylight