Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-10
| also told him that | had found many

| also told him that | had found man;
living things in the bed with me.
I'm looking me over the landlord
said: Yes, they have bitten you free
ly, and should you conclude to re.
main with us | will find you a bec
which is bugless.
rs it possible" | said. that yon
have beds without bugs?"
I'VE have" he replied. You see
that we cannot afford to keep up fires
the year around to save bugs for all
beds"
! was amazed, and asked: why do
you keep bugs" He replied, "YoA
see, it is this way; if a stranger Vas
to be placed for the first night in a
pugless bed he would not believe that
he was at The SHAMELESS" After re-
ceiving this information | was fully
satisfied that | was certainly at The
SHAMELESS.
Conversation now drifted into 9th.
Ter channels. He informed me that
he was not a resident Of The Sham
bles in the days of its glory, but was
=; what might be called a new conner;
that on his arrival he found the hotel
for sale; that the place was sadly
run down, but being an old hotel man
and the price asked being reasonable
he purchased the hotel; that by get
ting the table back to its old reputa-
ton and careful attendance to bust
ness he had built up a good trade, and
laid by considerable money; in fact,
was thinking of selling the place and
retiring from the business; thai as he
was a very old nan he could not give
the place the personal attention it
should have, considering the large
trade.
asked him, How old are you? you
certainly do not look like an old man.
He answered well | do not know
exactly when | was born, but since |
have lived here | have been telling
the boys all the various businesses in
which | have been engaged, and the
, time in each, and they have figured it
that | am one hundred and twenty
years; some make it Ape hundred and
tlfty. think perhaps one hundred
and twenty is nearer right. ! asked
lIIHl, Vail tHlo NC pOooIUlc, dLu 10
not the lovely dark.eyed woman your
wife," He said, "She is, but | mar.
ried her when | was over one hum
dred, but she did not know. l feel
myself good for many more years and
If I do not dispose of the property
will make some great improvements.
When these are complete you should
visit The SHAMELESS"
How is it," l asked, that | see 50
few men in your little town." There
are some men, he replied, but they
are not up yet. Men do little work
at The Shambles; women do the most
of the work. Lately a new game,
called "Jamaca," has been introduced
here and the boys spend most Of their
thine playing that. There were some
young men working on the farms, but
since the arrival of these beautiful
young ladies, whom you see around,
the boys have all fallen in love; have
moved to town and stopped work to
court the girls"
"But how do these young men live"
asked. Live" he replied; well,
they are living at the hotel now, but
when board due, | expect they
will be gone to the woods.
How about the girls" | asked; "do
they work?' "Do they work, we'll |
should say they do; why any Of them
is capable Of keeping a husband"
l spent a week at The Shambles. |
found all the meals equal to the first
breakfast. Once l got in the bugless
room | vas comfortable, indeed. Once
each Saturday evening l found there
was a dance for the young folks,
where they all enjoyed themselves.
In leaving The SHAMELESS | thought to
myself is there a more happy lot of
people on earth?