West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-03-22
RATS.
EN-AttOrneI General T.. a. Rucker Slept
In n Nesl Z Boone County Rats..-
Here is Funny Experience as
Related by Fred High. the
Well.knOwn Entertainer.

few years ago when ex.Auorney Cen
eIaI Kuektr was running for Congress in
the Fourth Congressional district Of West
Virginia, he was stumping Boone county,
VIII oh was then forty miles ftom the rail
road. lie lost his route and could not pro-
coed to his next appointments, so he had 10
loaf few days at Boone Court House.
That evening Mr.. Rueker retired early.
was writing at the table when about 10
o'clock the rs's started their night, reverly.
'rney were bauqusliug on some nuts that
they were gna~irg around over the ceiling.
good sharp rap on the ceiling with the
poker soon put quietus on their banque,ing
hilarity.
retired about II o'clock and soon the
Innocent SHORES of the Snowman, as the pie
bans were wont to call me, mingled with
the sonorous wherIe at The political orator,
about a. M, there was fierce scream that
rent the air. Mr.. Ruckcr was sitting up i'm
bed, when finally brook loose from the
arms II Morpheus. asked the cause of
tins sudden awakening From the CLASSY
look IN his eye thought he imagined "Cap. 4"
Hatfield was under the bed Oh, exclaimed
the gesiiculaling man If law, a big rat lust
ran over my face. This bed is full Of them
Then going through ,hs same motions tina,
mother goes through when she kneads the
dough for good mess of dough nuts, he
vigorously jabbed the two bed ticks which
were filled with corn husks and two gener-
atoms OF rats, presently one dropped on the
iioor with thud that sounded like a New
foundland dog lighting on board walk al.
ter high dive for life. Four rats were pu,
TO bght by this modern Pied Piper of Ham
elm. The next morning at the breakfas,
table Mr. Rucker told The good landlady
that the bed was full of rats. l said. YES
you have rats in your garrett too. She said,
well noticed where my carpet has been
chewed. don't know where they get in
at. said, well mother, the hole is Just in
side the door and if your understanding had
not been so good you would have fallen in
The hole every time you went in the ROOM
The old lady said: OH we leave that hole
for the cat to so in and out at.
We had talked over the probable results
of the election and as 1 had expressed the
hope that MIR. Rucker would win, stating at
the same time it was my belief that the tide
was running the other way. We had agreed
that it Mr.. Rucker was defeated 1 was 10
have The honor OF writing him ~ told you
so, - while if he came N a winner he was to
write The same to me.
was sorry had to write to him but the
voters had decided that they would sooner
have me write letter than To see +. p.
Rucker inCongress, 50 wrote one of those
cheerful letter that you wIite to a defeated
poli'iciau' whipped prize fighter. or a man
who has just buried his third woman. /, in.
eidenialiy, referred To our rat experience.
lie wioic me very nice letter in which he
thanked me for mentioning the rat story,
for, he said, My wife had hinied that the
rat story sounded little biz far fetched.
She added if it were true story it certainly
was ruuph IN the