The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-12

SS94~S get for a long time.
and myself, after travelling most of the
afternoon in a buggy, reached the Weaver
House about dark. The ride had been a
cold and disagreeable one and we were
about used up when We reached the hotel.
Neither Of us were sure of the accommo-
dalton we could obtain, because the Weaver
House bore an unenvable reputation. and
as the boys used to say, they ''wrung towel
snstead Of a gong" to announce meal time.
still we hoped that something to eat and
some kind OF bed could be had aud stiff
aud sore, got out Of our buggy and entered
the building.
Nobody was visible and the place ap-
peared to be deserted. At last we heard
voices proceeding from a room In the rear.
and on opening the door found the landlord
and his wife at supper. They were very
angry at being disturbed. and all the salts
faction we could get out of them was being
told that we would have TO walt until they
had finished their meal.
To put in the time we went outside and
stabbed our horse, after which we returned
TO the hotel and found cur host at last ready
to receive Us.
Both be ana his wife were very deaf, and
they we're also very sensitive regarding the
affection, so that we were compelled 10
use great deal Of inesse in making our
demands.
However, they gave Us a passable meal
and then showed US to a large room In
which there were several beds, one of which
was occupied. We turned in at once ard
were soon sound asleep, but that night
proved a night Of many Interruptions.
Hardly had we entered upon our first
slumbers when we were awakened by a
gypsy peddler, who came numbering in, and,
after examining the contents of his pack
and estimating his profit for the previous
day, dropped into bed. We thought. how
ever. that his calculations would neye T
cease. Then, thanking heaven that we had
no more TO endure than his SHORES. we again
settled ourselves for the remainder of the
night.
The sudden bang of the door, however,
once more aroused Us, and we found the
| hired man would also be one of our room
mates. lie brought strong odor of the
1 stables with him, and when we endeaVored
! to open one Of the windows for ventlating
! purposes, we were confronted with gen.
/ ergl protest from ali the other occupants Of
/ the room and were compelled to suffer I'm
/ silence. Ii was surprising To Us how much
/ news there was in this miserable town. At
! all events, the hired man started in 10 en-
terrain US and we thought we would at last
/ have TO choke him TO obtain relief.
Quietness a last reigned again. Suddenly
in burst the driver OF the north bound stage
who threw his boots into the corners Of tue
room. and with many clearings Of his throat
! jumped into bed.
OF course We studied these exhibitions OF
humanity with much edifcatlnn to our
selves, and almost gave up all idea of sleep
| for the night.
To make long story short, we were only
| Interrupted twice again. The first time the
| landlord came and woke the man who had
| been sleeping when we arrived, aud the
/ second time he came and got US all up for
/ breakfast. We ate our breakfast somehow
/ and then east the dust of that town off our
/ feet, making up our minds never to pass
another night in IT, and also TO tell all others
! of our brother travellers about our wretched
experience. w. b. PECK.