Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-06-18
nDIs place. o. give me a glass OF

nDIs place o. give me glass OF
water"
After drinking lie water sam drew II
breath, then closed hi, eyes
Tell my friends II Lpuduu' he gGsped
that died with bay lace to the mattress
and my back To the foe
Whenever yCIre ready" said, 81
am"
Heroic soul, said sam, ARE you' Once
more unto the breach"
"Now, said |, sam if You can give me
a seconds warming before you drop that
thing, wish you would
III don't drop dead this time, said
sam, Il will
. Iquickly wrenched the cover ntT the new
roll, set il in the holder and fixed it there
Then came an unrarthly shrek from sam,
and | shut the holder once more IN the
valise, when sam dropped to the liuOr, the
mattress On top and sam below.
is that here regret to state that Sam
used language that it i impossible for me
Ia print, roll holder fixed yct?'
One more try" said, will fix it.'
Samuel groaned.
Il should like" he said. to be buried IN
that graveyard where they put all those
guides that slide down from Mont Blanc.
Put up simple slab with the words,
Here lies hero
I'll put lies on it anyhow" said.
We'll, here We are again. said sam.
Don't hurry on my account
! Just as sam took his place there was a
! loud peremptory rap at the door
"Open de door" shouted someone.
"Oh, get out, cried hurrying the cover
| on the roll holder.
"Open de door at once" cried the voice,
/ which | recognized as that Of the head
! waiter the only man in the establishment
who could SPEAK English.
| All right, sam | shouted
sam dropped like a plummet.
"NiCtory,' he cried, graspinG the mat
! tress by the throat and dumping it on the
| bed ag.uu Wur..lu up the clothes from
| the door and with "A beautiful athletic
| fling worthy "A wrestler. he spread them
nicely on the bed. Then he threw open
/ the door \ crowd of twenty frightened
| people stood in the passages. The head
waiter, who had been trying to look
! through the keyhoe fell back with a sud
! denness that nearly upset the two local
| policemen who stood behind him. Outside
on the street noticed crowd of about
2OO or So gazing up at the window where
| they had seen the mattress periodically
| placed and heard the shrieks of sam.
/ What is the meaning Of this intrusion, u
/ demanded sam of the head waiter.
| "Sar.' said the head waiter, what is de
/ meaning you, | saw de mattress placed
| against de window
"Nonscn>e," said Sam.
why WAS dose scream?"
Fudge said sam.
I'VE hear struggle in dis room
| "Humbug' said sam.
| sat Oh the chair by the window with a
| book in my hand and gazed with astonsh-
ment and severity at the waiter. sam
| fixed him with his glittering eye. The
| officers and the crowd seemed nonplusSed.
See here" said sam, putting his hand
| on the shoulder of the waiter, you are
/ going actually crazy, that's what's the
matter with you. Any fuss there wa
| was in the clergyman's room next door.
! You've got into the wrong cell. You re
| of You're r'abbergasted Go and cool
| down bit. We won't put up with this
! sort of thing Retire
/ The waiter apolugized in the most
abject manner and the proprietor after
wards tried to make things smooth, all Of
| which Sam received with lofty demeanOr,
| and finally agreed TO overlook the matter
| on the condition that it wouldn't happen
| sgain.-Luke Sharp in Detroit Free Press.