The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-23
Noodles Finds Him an Unpleasant
Visitor During Peaceful Evening.

Noodles Finds Him an Unpleasant
Visitor During a Peaceful Evening.
From the Washington Star
ibid you ever keep alligatorsw said
Noodles last night at the Platypus Club
"They are not very entertaining pets, but it
happens that a rich aunt of mine, now trav-
cling in Florida, has sent me pair Of them.
Out of respect to her keep them in a large
tub in the yard. However, | have no in
tention of giving you q lecture on their
habits and pretty ways.
"W hat was going to say relates to our
friend Snoopkins, whose addiction to peri
odical overstimulation you are well ac-
quainted with. l was alone in what l call
my den at home last evening, in the second
story at the rear of the house, praoticing
upon my violin. 1t is vice which l have
adopted recently, and mean to become an
expert fiddler if my neighbors die in conse-
quence Of the attempt. My E string was
little fiat, and l was just screwing it up and
giving it an experimental scrape or two
when l heard the door open. looked
around and there was SnoopkinS.
ut was not so much the fact that he was
very drunk which surprised me. He was
also completely soaked as TO his clothing
with water. apparently. The night was
clear and, any way, it could hardly have
Deem possible LOT a man TO D6COLU6 50 b0OFs
oughly saturated by rain.
"'Hellop l exclaimed, In establishment.
'Hel-hic-lo!' he replied.
"'What does this meanP asked.
'Fullzergoat,' he said.
$50 see,' l assented. But how did you
get SO awfully wetp
HE made no reply, but sat down in the
middle Of the floor. steadying himself by
clasping the music stand with one arm,
Il - 4.
clothing in every direction over the carpet.
felt annoyed.
"'lhis Is nice condition in which TO
make visitr l said. How did you get In 2
Back shtairs, he answered.
"'The deuceF said. But you look as il
you had been In swimming
'Sho 1 have, he replied, just as If 1t was
quite a matter of course.
This is two miles from the Potomac I
observed
"'Fell into lake, he explained.
There isn't any lake around here,' l
said.
"'Betcher life zere isl he answered.
Know better, cause was 'most-hic-
drowned in it..
"'You certainly look So admitted as l
proceeded TO wipe up the carpet with some
towels that were handy. But my opinion is
that some one has been squirting a hose on
VAN SNON~
you up
"FHose be d-dph he said 'Zink don't
know hose from lakes Came ia through
back gate. found lake in yard and fell into
it. Been zere half an hour
"'Why, you've been in the tub with the
alligatorsp l cried.
"Alligatorsr he said.
Certainly l replied. 4 keep a pair Of
them in the back yard, and you have been
taking bath with them evidently
"'Real alligatorsP he asked.
"'Of course, they are I answered. why
should keep imitation alligatorsp
"Zank heaveap he said. L sought I had
'em again. Eat all right. want anuzzer
drink
"'You can't get anything to drink here,
replied. You have had decidedly more
than enough already
II dried him as we'll as could with tow
els, called cab. put him in it, paid his fare,
sent him home and resumed my practice on
the violin with thnnkfulness to have got rid
of very Objectionable visitor. The alli-
gators found the next morning crawling
about the Yard