The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-16
THE MAN IN THE OTHER BED
The Peculiar and not Pleasant Experience
lima Hunter
A. II. Barnes, in Columbia State.


year South Caroline sportsmen hat
known since the president himself ha,
come down as the guest of Gen. Ash
ley and the Palmetto Club, and NOR,
than two score deer had been seen a
one stalking. From the swamps O
the Cooper to the uplands beyond tb,
Santcc, deer, wild turkey, quail raj
In such abundance as to make tn.
shooting Of tilcm, especially the lat
ter, mere matter of choice. go
together my gun aud dogs. and, at
tended by Amos, my serving boy, re
paired to the field.
l hunted for three days, then
Homcwhat surfcitcd ofor | had grca
.uck from start to huish, I determined
to rest for day or SO at the tavern a
Monk Corner. l was sure I had III,
hearings sufficiently we'll to be ena
bled to find the town with but littl,
trouble.
We.set off at ; o'clock in the after
moi on, confidently expecting to reaci
the tavern at least by 6 o'clock, bu,
getting off theaway, it was sharp or
the hour OF 8 ere We arrived, tired,
hungry, and bedraggled from the en-.
counter with more than one treaoher.
ous .morass.
found the inn crowded, and to my
dismay learned that there was q not
single spare room. In addition to the
sportsmen, the lawyers, too, had gath.
cred, for court had opened only the
day before.
"sorry, said the host, "but there
isn't room I could give you"
He stopped, seemed to consider a
point for moment or so, then asked
hesitatingly. "You wouldn't care to
share room with another would
you?"
"Decidedly not," I returned en-
phatioally.
swell, then, i suppose, sir, there 8
nothing else but.for you to take it sit
ting up in the main room. A fire will
be kept burning all night. You are
welcome, sir, Of course.
1 thanked him and walked away. I
knew there was no other resource,
since this; was the only public house
In the town. I passed through the
door Of the rather small Office end out
into the main room. It was crowded,
and some portions Of the company
therein assembled were not Of the
best. I very soon saw that if + pro.
cured eTea comfortable aitting space I
would have to elbow for it.
1 stood it until IL O'Clock, then,
thoroughly worn out, came to the
decision that even strange bed.fel-
low, however disagreesble, was vastly
preferable: e this miserable make
shift Of sitting up to sleep.
I walked back to the Office. "I'l
take the bed with the other fellow" I
said TO the landlord, with very much
the air Of mcekness had saen nv
mother 5boW when 1e5;sa;as herssle
to the swallowing Of minute globe
Aof quinipe, Fpills being her abomina-
lion.
f'Why,'1 didn't .expect you to share
the bed with another, returned he
Quickly. II was going 10 have q SEQ.
ohd bed put up."
l could have hugged him in Ire ex.
cees of joy the news gave me.
"Why didn't you tell NO so at
frst?' I cried.
- ''Why,:my dear tir, / thought you
1understood it. said nothing about
sharing bed, but sharing room."
H. "All right, III share the room, no
matter if the ether fellow be tramp
or gentleman.
"You'll fnd him. very much Of q
gentleman" said the landlord decid-
edly, though litsle cff in bis ways
and rather IRREGULAR aa ,to f,oura. He