The evening world., 1891-08-12
THE DRUMMER COT EVEN.
A Champion snorer Lured Into a
Parlor Gar for Vengeance,
II Was Fun for the Travelling Man,
but Hard on tho Passengers.

A Jolly drummer at the Hotel Norman.
die rognled two or three friends thusly
recently while ENJOYING an after-dinner
cigar, SAYS the Detroit Free Press;
II had whole exposition coming in
over the Grand Trunk last night. In the
smoker l discovered one Of those little
faced men whose features strengthen the
theory OF evolution and whose style Of
wearing his struggling red beard intensi-
fed the faith IN cocoanut-tbrowing an
cestry.
couldn't help discovering him. for he
was bumped up In his seat and snoring SO
loud that every other noise was drowned.
and you had 10 look out the window to see
whether the train was running or resting
on a side track. He snored in and out,
kept his nose and mouth both busy,
twitched. groaned, grunted, wheeZed,
pufed. blowed. snorted and wound up
every series OF strange sounds with pro
longed p-i-s-h that created an alarming
impression that hot steam was escaping
in the car.
There were lot Of high-hended. unso-
ciable people in the pnrlor car who had
Mt taken kindly TO my advances and |
was inspired with plan for revenge. l
shook the little man up, and before he
could open up his vias of wrath, rs he
was evidently bent ON doing, i said:
Hero. my friend. you're not sleeping
comfortably. Come back here and I'll
fix you mp"
"I'll so you, air, " wns tho response.
and l took him, bushy hnir. rumpled
clothes, wrlnkled 1oots. bushwhaCking
beard and all. right into the parlor car .
got him stretched out in two chairs, nut
footstool under his fierv head aud told
him TO 90 it, Three minutes after his
wonderful snoring machinery was in
active operation. Tho ladies elevated
their pretty noses ana wondered how that
horrid mau ever got into their car. was
behind n paper shaking MS If in an ague
fit, but doing all my laughing internally.
- Why. that's too bad, doncher know.
Ill-ah-Pll inst excuse tho crethah, "
volunteered the littlest dude of the
party. and he started airilv on his dan
Rerous mission. He delicntely nudged
the snorer with one finger and said ::
"Ah. / say. my denh sir; this is too
much. CRhn't you change cave, my deah
fellah ?" | gave my guest sly but solid
kick and he came to with snort that
made the dude jump three feet bnck-
Yard and look wild. The red headed
I ihansiad caught the last request and let
How the devil can change caws
when we're travelling n mile minute.
look. What right have you disturbing a
sleeping gentleman like that? Get out of
this, you pipestem imitation, or I'll throw
you out the window !"
BY this time the diminutive champion
was half the length of the car away, and
white as a ghost, but he managed to
stammer out:
" But we're all so disturbed, my good
fellah.
well. sir, my little whiffet. don't you
be trying to make your disturbance cpl
demic here. | am comfortable and you
people are not in my crowd. I'm with
this gentleman. Now keep away.
There's long run after the conductor
first goes through out Of London, and
for over nm hour / revelled i'll my sur
roundings. The little man snored AZ
though snoring for revenge. the enemy
sat glaring in impotent rage. | osteDsiblv
read a paper and when the conductor
came through it was only to intensity the
fun.
Dollar, please" he said to the snorer.
Pye paid my fare. Sir, and first class
at that.
But this is parlor car.
Then I'm looking in the parlor, nm / ?
| Where's the sleeping apartment
Here, have no time for foolishness." "
Then I'll not detain you. Good
night. sir.
The conductor was about to lunge when
I slipped him dollar. he passed on. the
man only waited to say, - knew | could
bluff that ticket puncher, " and then away
to the land of Nod, only to awaken when
we reached the Brush street depot. got
even. and when one of the ladies re.
marked for my hearing that the specimen
had picked up was really better look
ing than |, ] knew that it was only her
head that talked.