New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-23
THE COUNTRY SPARE-ROOM
ONE OF THE QUEER THINGS PUT THERE
EXPERIENCES oT TIE TRAVELLING PREACHER
WITH Ir-A JOKE THAT LOST ITS POINT

EXPERIENCES OF THE TRAVELLING PEEAOhE"
WITH IT-A JOKE THAT LOST ITS POINT
O.. Whore do the flies go in winter time Is question
often asked" said a minister the other day nave y"
doubt many Of them lind ontoi 'h'"'S P'a'o "
Turk in TIL warm weather comes aId'"' ''' 49,
,f them arr, nearer u, all the timo than We perhaps
,,. : ,ercpIor once when ON visit IN the
country going 10 the house ~ w"llto iaFiher'
vhcre / was mt 10 bed in the spare room a 'lo
guest chamber Is generally called, room t'a' ~.
many farm houses is never used "pehcu VI an"
more than once in twclvem0nth; It's bedflotne' J."
winter time are cold and even damp a the grave
it, whole appearancc j. meN prcssiby neat and chilling
and the visiting preacher nearly always catches oh
cold i'm H. / had learned from experience 10 So T"
bed in these rooms with nearly all my 'lo'ie' vi.
and after having parted with most ~ the warmth Oh
nv body in partially taking the chill OIL TINS pHucui"
bed. began 10 done.
81 dro,,ncd after a while that ] heard the Kissing
g,uud If a snake which seemed TO come nearer ana
nearer till | felt sure i was IN the bed Win me-
awolc In a cold pcr,piration' but stll inc hlsS'"s
continued and certainly proceeded from the bed though
il now seemed not much Ike the noise Mduc OS
.pal,, a. that made by bumbc-bccs Rather alarmed
NOW leaped from the bed. lighted my lamp and tore
,r tbo ouilt, Nothing ont Of the way was visible ana
vct the buzzing continued. pulled up the cage
Of tho big feather bed. which lay upon straw
mattress and there 70 my surprise "a" huhureu'
hibernate when cold weather came, and had been
,l.,,d ou, nv the heat Of my body and the extra
v.,r,,,b that had crept into the room by tile door
,.,,, opened into the hallway Of the house.
yt wishing to wake anybody. pulled the featherbed
ONT into the hall and slept on it there for the rest OF
The ri,lt ! opened the window Of the rooW and
closed the door on my strange bediellow'' and the
,~.t, ,imo-pner, soon made short work Of them"
,-<prr>~NXr To MELT WITH u THE DARK.
... i, ,,,, g md another minister who lad
lam H.. ,,.,,.. - , ..e-ri,k le got INTO on similar
,,. ,,,, ~ slocp IN the ,pare.room. or
"'i'''' ' -. ,,r,,,,o ,vhere tia
guest 'hal'O', Va 90. ~, ,o,., bo, hoebive,
lo' minister NM, to,,Io. - room where
I' inc ',,re - he couaby chilly. and
The temperature Wa SURF ~ ~ ''''T ., -,
whore nothing would disturb them. I"e' ''oou Oe
brt , nrcfontiou, screen that cut Of corner II
3D., ION, and t,e, ,yor, forgotten by All the family
when was put ID there 10 sleep '''''''' "'' 80
made FOR warming tie room on those rare occasions
when such u"ns was o''e III All ~ o'' a,on,
thing, called dumb stove because ID ha' "" oIo"
,r. i'm IL .un,o.e known also a, a drum
,,.n ,,.,, ,rn no,, fr,r, ,be n,rlor stove below
l"I"u-" Wiz" "' "'i' ''" '', -. .,,va
passed i,~ way 10 the chimney. lh' PaI'o' S''o
lad been In 10 greet the visitor. and the result was
That the bee, thought spring time had come. and
was awakened from my sleep by bulhn' ''uho NN'
the one that reused Foi. -.
"'Gra,.ou>.' slh | To- myself nave al t'o NJ
/ Aic, u the country made TINS room '"e" Winter
home ana been tiANcl ON DN ''' "'''' -
hear them dying around ana presently i p'N i0''"
Do ng ms hand. slapped al him, and got we'll
,..4 i,,t ,t .cri,,,s Slim, for my reply Bees
"'''''-" "'' '' 49,, ,,.,an 1he,
b 7 shouted as loud a. could 'l''P' H''P' 49,
divcd down among the covers. hd my eli As wei
....,.., .,.,.,,,,,,,,,.
IL 'PuIu anu '"'"'" "', - Ill, am,
" Ihc H''I VIC h'" "'"'" '"' " | -
reused her husband. lie got up and knocked at my
49,, III, =, IN. If wanted ANYTHING Ny
"""I' '''''"7 ~ ''N - -, :,
. answer from deep ulucI uc "'u''" ~
nv FERROUS that ne promptly burst IA the door, thnk
/ 't- ma -, 80, ., .-,,he,
candle IN hl' manu. az" 'l' "'o' 49, ~ $50
around the light Not thinking oi WHAT lie wa
. s.t,, he lill- he'd them away. and instantly
7' " . ... u.,,b ,,u ia
, H'El- ll d"o"' ''' P''''' az "'N' "
dropped the candle and rushed INTO MS vic room
. .lDutins: The bees The bees are out ana are
lIuu. Brother ~, told you not 10 put them
there and now what, happened.
lie had left ny door open. aud the bees followed
him into the hall, where MS VIE l" Attl n-.t,cu
hou,c for IN hour while lay hidden anons
thc blankets ard eEloNtd II al mu'"Neh Iiiv v,g
/ Way ot the difficulty was 10 open every NlnuVw
ana door an the hu;i>e. and the cold rush OF ar III
/ about ana iour quoted the bees. which we're theh
b nearly all easily gathered up bN inc fanny, Mnc VIII
with many apologies they came To see no" , EtTS,
ul,,,. aud l,u,lel Al them All heartily
,-,,,. ., ., ,,,> .tt,N,.rn tus VEINS
Hi' 'I" NM "'N''-" -
.rn,t., -, rood story said the first speaker, and
.,t,, ,,,. , L,v and went Ia visit
''' -, , , MIN, ,,b, k.n, a ,ountry
an ausl're "'u UNTO " ",','' VIZ "i -, =,
store in a Florida town. lie was 'cNci N"""" ~
l..,.l, ,,,t ,ud nr 10 take much amusement out of
'' - . ,t, i,,u,i,ie bee.' most i'm the
alNt"n-, '",0 w" "d Store. however and the
NV, 49, nm. al,v,,. HANGING about used L. stir
dar would come around Wno da mot hn9" Ti u me