The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-28
BxE-T- NYE'S WOES,
SOME OF THE CHAMRERAfArDs ORE
MEETS on THE ROAD.

l had very trying experience
last week, 1t was painful, bat not
fatal. | had been travelling all the
night before, and fatigue and brain
fag were together fght!ng for my
very existence, l got room when
| arrived and retired to seek much
needed rest. | had just retired. in
fact, having carefully locked the
door and left the key In the lock
that the curious could not look in
through the keyhole and see me a. !
lay there asleep and make u $5,C00
painting Of me-
just then there was a slight rattle
at the door, such as you hear when a
chambermaid attacks it with pass
key and comes in the room to sweep
holes in the carpet and FIJI your lungs
full Of debris. smiled 20 myself
for my own key was in the door, and
| said softly, as l ba'hed my blush ;
ing features In the pillow: "Aha!
aha, ye cannot enter now" But
she continued to rattle away with
her key,9nd | soon saw, with horror,
that NY Ow1 was beginning to lose
its grip, ard finally it fell to the
floor with loud report, having been
pushed out of the lock from the
other side.
can hardly describe the horror
of my situation. | thought OF hand
ing my handkerchiefs and pcrfumcry
over the transom to her, and beg.
ging her, if she had q mother or any
other Relatives in whom she had anv
confidence whatever, to 60 away. |
thought of going to the door and tell
ing her that we had better go through
life as nearly as possible by separate
routes, and that | needed rest really
more than | did society, but did
not dare to get ont Of bel for fear
the door would open. and | was wise
for it dld now burot open, as had
feared, and tall girl in the prime OF
life, with flashing eye and distendc
nostril, came into ;hc room. With 3
wild Shrek covered my head with
the bcdclOthcs, shudiering till my
teeth which were In a tumtler Of
water ncac by, chattered together.
Go away, you hateful thing" l
SAID, Can't never, never come back
again any more"
But want to change them
sheet" she said.
''Go away said again. "Even
Yoav oice is hateful in my sight.
Take NY beautiful Seth Thomas
silver watch if you will. but. oh ! &C
away, ana heaven will reward you
even better than that"
She then skunk from the room, hut
1t was long time before | could &C
to sleep. Even then my dreams Were
trouhl, d anu my mind flltd Will
apprehension. | tlopght was be
ing pursued by red eyed unicorn
with 4 navy blue stomach ard {
Chinese laI tern tied to his tail.
! tried to shake him off, but ] could
not. He led me down into the in
fernal regions, and insiS' c1 on show
! ing me the iron bridge and the hig!
school. and spoke of the great pro
grcss Of the place, and said that
they were likely to get q neH and
competing road in there this
summer; and lie showed me tn,
library and walked me out to the
| fair grounds and down on the lakt
| shore so that | could take sulphur
bath. ANA spoke Of the desirability
Of the climate for people with bron
chiai affections and wanted me tt
speak Of it II my letters to the press
and said he would pay me we'll foi
it.
Just then | heard knock on ny
door. was so glad to have any
body knock, instead Of picking th'
lock that | asded: "Who'5 ttere?'
y rich, manly voice replied, Me
was glad to hear tie weicou'
voice of one OF my o6n sex, ani s;
| undid the door for the gcntlema!
with great alacrity. just as wa
bounding lightly back to"ards m
couch with merry laugh the part
stro)led into the I1iddle OF the ro"r
bearing small at rare c,i.ecti~.
of clammy, mucilaginnus towels
She was heavy set cha mbermal
with terror cotteF hair and bas
voice.
| do not complain. | 30 not muI
mur. I do not repine. Bat l ga