Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
MELoDioys SNORING.


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Ihave : friend who snores. Ny
friends snors Ii like himself, whole
souled, self-satisfied, pnctuous, able
bodied-inl fact. the kind Of snore that
leaves absolutely nothing to the imag-
nation. In my opinion my friends
snore - not equaled In this part Of the
country, and / ought To- know for I've
sat up with it nearly every night since
it was a5shrill treblesss nore In knee
pants, watched over it with more or
less tender solicitude during the trying
periodSin which It's voice changed and
its mustache sprouted, and celebrated
its ARRIVAL at the fnllness Of its deep
baritone maturity by congratulating
the other members Of nv friends
family uponstheir fatal connection with
9 steamboat explosion, early in the By
fifties.: 1 say 4 have sat up with my
friends snore all: these years out Of res
gard for the truth. My friend andsg1
have always roomed together and
always occupied the same bed but
never slept together; he slept, but 4
didn't; Lay awake to hear him snore.
My temperament ii artistic in the
treme. Nothing inspires in me such
profound reverence as a thoroughly
perfect and artistic achievement Of any
kind, therefore nothing could induce
ma to fall asleep during the progress Of
thesymphony which my friend nightly
performs in his nasalgOrgan. SYMPHONY
- e guoN wor1. tGennes sne leuasi rs Y
Z Aac.ly arIenas 2 snore y nos, we
|ssnas ~ ,Sralnary inalvla o 2 series
~ - a.lnieSs ylDratlons q me u W.
~ w. ~ pDJecC y, view neN', ~ ~ !. syn
a Us ~ Well-regaiatea perform
AnSeLcnISalh rises % SLOW muse
9Wnent climax y! reached, curtain
~ lllp ma Dlaze of green light With
sRieHSy q una and lightning. Each
leIEormance consists Of \ act only,
WnNacn inVarlaDly commences about an
E snoal alter my TREND mas retlredTand
Scontlnues tn ms alarm clock has
"a him TO g remembrance OF
stnp pse MINOR dutlesaWhlch the day de-
m4nds Or him.
S n steamboat explosion above re-
!e1red to.ls the. circumstance which
all these facts within my grasp.
"a coun OF this painful incident, my
( !lpend ats the tender age OF three and a
EnAif years, became an orphan Unable
tApenetratc the misty veil OF the future,
~ father. who happened along at the
TINE OF the explosion, did not leave the
DSy 20 perish among the debris OF the
Ea1-iated 9 : q worse-fated passcn.
BITS, pul nsned Mn. out and warmed
nm ~ tne y 81 his family. Thus
saf1a tender age we were thrown to-
a8ftner, and despite the orphans Inc
iitmltyy, which was not long in coming
sf9 the surface, we became firm friends
Ipe scenes OF y youth were the
ing Pralrles and virgin forests
On Mlnnesota, and q companions,
necessity, chosen from the youth
olf tne nelghboring friendly bands OF
p y Wlnnebagoes Ere we were
So1t OF our teens thapipeofpeace we had
ymoked with these bands was broken
/ mo 9 thousand meces nd-thee rag
smentsS arenched with blood. The blow
came Wlgnout amoment.sWarnlng q
E9ne DAY before II fell Will still be vivid
IN our where ~recollections OF
other days have vanished. How dis
tlnctiy ! RECALL each incident Of that
memorable day as, now at midnight I
rccline on. q elpowa nd gaze upontheS
race .o1 my snoring friend! The. curtain
mas JUST risen, and plainly than
Words; 2 Pleased expression on my
irlenass race, and the peculiar gurgling
cackt which apparently issues from
S1ng OF MS eplglottls, re-