Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-04-02
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From the Minneapolis Journal.
When the landlady asked the book
keeper in the third-story front room II
he would object to roommate he said
'he didn't think he'd mind it. just so
the other fellow didn't snore."
The landlady promised to be very
careful ard question all callers closely
on that point. 1t was two weeks be-
fore she found anyone whom she
thought nice enough to share the room
with the bookkeeper. The newcomer
was q dapper little fellow who he'd his
trousers creased every other day. and
who was in all respects the quintes-
sence Of cleanliness.
The two young got pretty well ac-
quainted the first evening, and the
bookkeeper thought he should like his
companion immensely Before morn
ing he changed his mind. He knew he
should hate him. The roommate
snored. 1t was not an infant snore,
but a fully developed. mighty snore.
such as he had never heard in all his
varied experience. He spoke about 1t
while they were dressing.
"Snored, did I?' said the ROOM
mats. That's funny. Nobody ever
told me about 1t before"
Maybe you have never slept in the
same room with anybody"
"Oh, yes. have, lots Of times. I tell
you. don't thing it is natural for me
to do that. I think 1 did 1t last night
because I've got bad cold"
The bookkeeper accepted that ex-
PLANTATION. and both men set to work
to cure the cold. At the end Of a week
there wasn't trace Of it left, but the
snoring continued at more lively rate
than ever. The bookkeeper complained
again. The roommate was very nice
about it. He said he deeply regretted
his affection, and If anybody could
recommend anything that was good for
snoring he'd be willing to take 1t. and
ask no question, no matter what It
| was. That night the bookkeeper
brought home newspaper clipping
which he had run across in the course
| of the day.
1T people who snore would take a
tablespoonful of cayenne pepper and a
tablespoonful of olive oil before retir-
ing they will find the mixture a posi-
tive cure for snoring"
! That was the gist Of the paragraph
After dinner the bookkeeper went to
the drug store and bought a plentiful
supply Of both ingredients.
| II tell you what 1t is" he said. when
he came back. IF little of anything
is good, whole lot of it ought to be
still better. Instead of taking two
tablespoonfuls Of this mixture you
ought to double the Dose"
Notwithstanding his promised do
cility, the roommate demurred little,
but the other persisted. and after much
gasping and weeping the fiery dose
was swallowed. The roommate had
taken to the sofa several nights before
that. He sought the couch again that
evening and the bookkeeper, being left
In sole possession of the bed, slept
peacefully the whole night through.
/
next morning he sat up and looked at
the silent form on the couch.
"Hello, old man." he said. that stuff
worked like top, didn't It? Nary a
snore, eh?'
There was no answer from the mo-
tionless figure.
"Say." he went on, ARE you still
asleep"
The figure sat up. It's face was
flushed, its eyes bloodshot, its hair
rumpled.
4 Asleep" 1t beloved. Asleep!
Don't speak to me. hate you. I'm
burning up. II Mont Pelee were In
my stomach couldn't be any hotter
than am now. No, am not asleep
II haven't been asleep all night.
never expect to sleep again. No won
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