The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-07-10
1T DIDN'T CALM HIM.
THE COLONEL GROWLED THE HARD
Err WHILE HIS RIVAL COMBED. 81
What Became of Colonel Voix's Repute-
tion for Pecularities When Wrapt in
Slumber.
[ From the Gurer-Journal.l

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Simpson county. KY, was in
great political ferment over the ap
preaching election of a county judge
The nominating nventiou was tt
meet on Saturday, and on FRIDAY
night two well known Politician
caught in rain storm stopped at The
house of old John Perdue. The poll
ticians, Maj. Bloodgood and Col. Voix
were sly candidates for the coveted
position, so sly, in fact, that neither
one knew. Of the schemes Of the
other.
After supper, while Old John and
his guests we're sitting on the poach
talking over the coming struggle and
listening to a wet katydid that held
vesper services in locust tree, old
John, getting up and stretching him
self, said to the Major:
Let me see you moment, please
The Major followed him to the end
of the gollery. major" old John
whispered, II am compelled tc tell
you something. You gentlemen are
| welcome t" stay with me as long as
you like, but ability-to ACCOMMODATE
can not always he measured BY will
! liugness 20 do so. The truth is, l
haven't but one spare bed."
But can't the Colonel and l sleep
together?" the Major rejoined. -===
ayes, you can, but the truth is, the
Colonel is awfully particular.
"How?"
"Well, as rational as he appears
while stirring abont, he's strange
man in bed. Our families, you know
are well acquainted, and [ therefore
know all about him His popularity
comes from a scare he received when
he was child. 1t seems that a dog
or ce tried to bite him; and now. just
before he dozes off to sleep, he begins
to growl, and, unless something is
done to stop him, he begins to bite
fearfully." -
"Humph," the Major grunted,
chats odd; but what can be done to
stop him after he begins to growl?"
"Well, his brother told me how he
used to work it. He always took a
coarse comb to bed with him, and
ould rake the Colonel with it when
he began to growl. AS strange as it
may seem, it was the only thing that
would quiet him. The family d"ctor
said that comb was somehow the on
ly thing that would start the blood to
circulating"
That's very odd. And would it
quiet him?"
"Would make him act just like a
lamb. Why, he uster insist that his
brother should take the comb to bed
with him. He don't like for any one
to mention the freakish misfortune, as
he Away terms it, but it would be do
ing him a great favor if you would
take the comb to bed with you and
give him rake in case Re should be
gin to growl. I am telling you this
because I arr your friend; because I
know that you are good timber, and
especially because | hope that you
may secure his influence if you should
ever desire any Office. Don't you
know that we always respect the man
that understands our peculiarities be
fore we are asked to explain them to
him? He is sensitive that way, and if
he sees that you understand him he
will then know that you have had
your eye on him, have held him in
your mind" 3Es iiItE-ist
Call right. You get me the comb
aud will go through with the cere
mony when the time comes"
"Here's one; put it in your pocket.
They returned to the Colonel, and
after awhile, when the Major stepped
into the house to get drink of water,
the old man said:
"You and the Major are good
friends, 1 am glad to see."
"Yes," replied the Colonel, 81
think he is first rate fellow"
"Glad you like him, for you and he
will have to sleep together tonight, for
the fact is, / have only one spare
bed"
"That will be all right, I reckon"
said the Colonel.
"Yes, but the truth is, the Major is
the most peculiar fellow you ever
saw"
"In what way?" ~ ~ : 1 -
"As a bed-fellow. L was very intiia
AnotC Will HE 0Hu huOW al.
about him. It seems that he had a
nervous trouble wien he was boy,
and could not go to sleep until someI
one growled like dog. have known
him to lie tossing in bed for hours at
time, and then when I would go to his
bed and growl he wonld doze off like
a lamb"
"Inever before heard of an afflic-
tion so strange" said the Colonel.
II either, but then it is q very ea5S
matter to relieve him. He and S fsl-
lew na med Buck j ,hnsoii WERE once
candidates fors prosecuting
attorney. Well, they had to sleep
together Que night. Buck knew Of
his peculiar affiictioD, and shortly af-
ter they went to bed, Back began to
growI The Major didn't say, any
thing tnat night, but the next day he
froal9the race, declaring
that he would not run against slgopd |
q nah a. Buck. IL hH5SH
*You don't say SO" exclaimed the
Colonel. ,..Ix. ~ s,l
aYes. / do. and / know Il q Be ! ! |
fact. would adsse yod Ito humor