The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-23
WHY HE WENT TO BED EARLY.
Tho Weird and Wonderful Tale He Told
in u Broadway Car.

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4 fine looking gentleman with gray mus
iache and imperial, a pair Of double eye
| nlasse, and a high white lat, white "P.
X. -" necktie aud y diamond horseshoe caused
all The passengers in Broadway ear this
morning 10 caze at him in blank amazement
| and open their mouths and eyes in wonder.
| lie was Jordan l.. Mott, and he was telling
why he had TO go to bed last Saturday even
ing at O'Clock
II am member Of the Tonawanda Fish
ing club, OH a little island down off Long
Island he said, "and I've been down there
fishing lately. Eve been going there every
season for the past dozen years"
"Did you catch any hshf asked a gentle
man with him.
"Oh, lots Of fish All We could pull in,
but had TO come away on Sunday"
why
"On account of the mosquitoes The air
was 50 thick with them that ii was difficult
to move around on Saturday night. We
were sitting on the front porch Of the club
house In big armchairs, and the mosquitoes
actually lifted those chairs right up IN the
air and threw them all over the grounds
Why, we had to keep jumping up and down
and slapping our necks and faces like wild
Indians in a war dance, and Mr. Mott, for
gettipg where he was began to stamp first
with one foot and then the other, and to give
his neck vigorous slaps He was SO carried
away by his Imagination that he actually
looked at the palms of his hands for dead
mosquitoes.
The passengers were very much interested,
and one thin lady Of middle age exclaimed,
my! myi hcw dreadful"
Yes, SIR" continued llr Mott, sit was
the worst experience | ever had. Why, when
| would close my hand suddenly and squeeze
hard the musqui Oes' blood would trickle out
between my fingers ana splash Oh the porch
door like rain
Cool graciousm exclaimed the thin lady,
and the conductor came inside 10 listen. Tho
driver turned around and poked his head in
nj the front door letting his horses look out
for themselves.
"Weu" Mr Mott went on, 'of course, |
couldn't stand that sort OF thing long. 50
went to bed at o'clock Think OF IL
| had to 20 to bed at O'Clock, and on
Saturday night, too First time I've done
such thing since wore biDs. 1t was hor-
rible; but | got under mosquito bar, ana
after a while the singing Of the mosquitoes
put me to seep. They made a noise like
~alo soughing through a cedar brake. guess
Id been asleep about three hours when
woke up with a smoibered feeling and found
that the mosquitoes had broken down the
net ever he with their weight | fought my
way out from under them only by dint Of
the greatest e1erti0ns.'
Heavens" exclaimed the thin lady, and
the driver pat on the brakes and came inside
the car The passengers did not seem 10
notice 1t. for they all had their eyes glued to
M MOtts expressive face
1T took ne two hours TO shove up that
musqulto bar with some spars and oars"
that gentleman continued; and 10 YOU know
know that if Hello we're down to Cham
bcrs street, aud was to get out at Canal.
Good by"
Air Mott LETT the car and disappeared up
Broadway, the passengers crowded to the
windows and platforms TO look after him,
the conductor and driver resumed their
posts. and the car started down town again.
We'll, never" exclaimed the thin lady,
and q tall man answered: No, neither did
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