Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-12-12
In So ARCH o i REST
ALtTTLE EPISODE ON THE SLEEPING
aEl CAR .vAvASoUR. 51yT

In Some of His Fine Work ana II
Ably Seconded BY His vlctimized
! Fellow Passengers. ;%F@
There was a disturbance in the sleep
Ing car. Favasour Of the New York him
tied. d ~ NJ. s.;Es&sIr.ssI
There was no trouble in locating it.
: 1t came from one Of the berths in Sec
ton No. 8, where a large, beefy5 passen-
yer was performing an impfomptu solo,
the refrai in being something like this: -
'y'Ngk! Su'g! 'Ngk-k-k-k-k- XIX kngk!
Gn'ngk-k-k-k-g-g-g-gk! Aw-w-w-w-w-w!
Gr-r-r-r-r-sngk! Gngk-ngk-ngk-ngk! o.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" K. ~.
There We're variations but this SEEM
ed to be the, burden Of the song.
The recital had been in-progress con.
siderable time, and symptoms Of -impa-
to manifest themselves. = =.
Ring off,
Give him air"
olive it down, old man" )
"Tell my mother l died for my coun-
try. ~ =.
>"Louderv'
Put the rest Of it in writing!''
shut the box!'
|, But the solo went on.
F "sn'gk! Ng-ng-ng-ng-ngk! Ah-oooo.
oo.oorp! GEgl-gr'-
l. The curtains Of the opposite berth
opened, and in the dim light a large,
bony hand was seen grasping the south
ern extremity of a cane. .. =,
The cane presently was seen to be
feeling it's way across the intervening
space. 1t parted the curtains that hid
the musician from view. The curve at
the end of it hooked itself around large,
fat arm, and then the stick was pulled
backward with decisive jerk.
= "Hey7 Hey? Wha-what's the naatterT p
exclaimed husky voice.
"That's what am trying to- find out"
re- lied the owner Of the bong hand. rs
it something that uill yield to- treatment?
Did you ever take liver pills for itT'
"What are you disturbing me for1
What do you want? Who the deuce arr
youY'
"I'm . committee Of one to ascertain
on behalf of this carload Of suffering peo>
pie what it is that ais You and to see II
something can't be done. Are you open
to any offers of a compromiseT'
Are you drunk, sir, or are you only
crazyY'
"Never mind what my trouble Is.
What we want to know-and ask it in
perfectly respectful manner - Is
whether or not you have an engagement
to serenade the passengers in this coach
and whether or not it is a whole night
stand, because If it is''-
"Eh?' snorted the fat passenger, now
thoroughly awake. you're taking a
good deal on yourself, STRIP
Il am, and took a good deal before
made any kick. Pm the last man on
earth to trespass on the rights of other
people, but
"Was it you who woke me up?"
II cannot tell lie. l did it with my
little cane"
"Confound you, sir'-and he threw his
legs out over the edge of the berth-"if
you're hunting for trouhIe"-
"Wait moment" said the other, re-
versing his cane.' IF you come any near
er, III sink an oil we'll into you. Let us
discuss this matter in a spirit of friendly
investigation. You haven't halt the ex-
cuse for losing your temper that l have"
A dozen heads were thrust out from as
many berths, and dozen pairs Of ears
were listening with keen interest to the
discussion.
'"The Pullman Wagner combination
charges me So for the use of this padded
SHELF" resumed the owner Of the cane,
with the implied agreement that am to
have nights sleep. You have murdered
! that sleep. You killed 1t off before I
even"-
"Blank dash your roared the beefy
man. give paid my 81 too! What right
have yo1"-
$50 have wey' shouted dozen voices,
one after the other.
"Was talking in my sleep?" demand
ed the aggricved colossus, slightly check
ed by this unexpected demonstration!
"No; you were not talking" responded
the committee of one. "You were giving
an imitation Of a Wagner concert, with
,, boiler factory accompaniment and fog
horn obligato. You were snoring, sir, to
' beat the Pullman band. Do we hear any
apology, sir, any expression Of regret, any
promise Of reformation|'
"No; I'll see you all dummed frst!''
"Then, sir, you are out Of place in this
| car. You ought to travel in hog train.
No man has a right to spoil the sleep of
two or three dozen other men. No man
with snore like yours has any business
to take it with him on a night journey
where civilized human beings have to ruin
up against it. In heavens name, can't
you sleep sitting up? Can't you stay
awake awhile and give the rest Of us a
| chance2 Can't you gag yourself with the
pillow? It's about the right. size. Can't
you throw yourself from the train? Can't
you take-stop! I'm talking. You've
snored at me for nearly an hour, and it's
my turn. I.have only few more words
! to say to you, though. Human endurance
has limit, and if l don't get any sleep
this night III see that you don't. You
turn that corn shelter loose again, my
dear friend, and III wake you up again,
every time"
"If he doesn't, we willv' shouted the
other voices, one after the other.
1T is hard to squelch snoring fiend,
but it can he done.--Chicago Tribune.
An "Attractive" Name.
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