The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-11-25

wolf. l couldn't
think of anything else for three days.
And when the meal was dshed up /
had an attack of jumping toothache.
and was jumping over the chairs with
my head under my arm"
That's always the way in this
world, doggone it," commented the no
tel keeper. Just as sure as you look
forward to something you're going to
run up against a disappointment that
will break your heart
Last week ] had so much business
| was on my feet day and night
/ didn't get any sleep to speak Of for
several nights and my eyes felt like
| hard-bOilcd eggs ! was just dead on
my feet | was so played out. / looked
forward to the time when / could saw
off a few lengths of slumber Just as
you looked forward to that boiled fod-
der"
AT last things Stacked up and
went up to my room at seven o'clock
in the evening, prepared to sleep
round the clock, or as much longer as
| felt necessary. | was so drowsy /
could hardly see to get my rags of,
and | heayed sigh Of relief when I
crawIcd in between The sheets But
before l had been there three minutes
old JiggleSon came along with his
brass band and began playing selec-
tons under my window. The congress
man from This district was occupying
the room next to mine, and those Loo
coed musicians were serenading him.
probably hoping to be appointed post
master before long. They played ey-
cry blamed tune you ever heard of.
and I had to leave my own room and
90 to one at the back of the hotel
"That room hadn't been used for
long time, and things weren't in good
repair. I climbed into the bed and
was snoring a few quotations from the
classics, when all the Stats came down
at once and / landed on the floor on
my ear with my feet up on the foot
of the bed. ! thought my back was
broken In three places, but / managed
to get up. and then | hiked back Il
my own room. I had left the window
open when ! yelled at Jiggeson and
threw some furniture at his musicians,
aud was SO sleepy | forgot to close TO-
The bed was right up against the
window and | was Just getting asleep
once more when it began to rain.
About forty gallons of water blew in
on me before | could get the doggone
window closed I had to rustic around
for dry night shirt and some sheets
and things, and by that time | was
pretty near desperate. I don't know
Of anything more aggravating than to
be dying for good od-fashiOncd
sleep and then be unable 10 make con
nections.
at last ! got into he'd again, all
snug and comfortable. and was doing
some ground and lofty sleeping Then
along came guest who mistook my
room for his own, which was on the
floor above. II happened that his key
fitted the lock of my door. so he opened
it and coma In. When he saw me there
ne took me by the ankles and dragged
me out onto the floor and sat on me
and asked me what iG thunder l meant
by occupying his bed, for which he had
paid i'm advance II took ten minute,
to make things clear to him, and by
that time ! felt like q driyelirg idiot
"But | had sense enough left to gel
back into bed and make another try al
sleeping had slept about twenty
seven watts when a big framed pic
mre of my wife, which hung over IN,
head of the bed, came down AM
smashed itself on my face and put n.y.
nose out Of joint Then ! gave up
put on my clothes and went down
stairs and sat up all night, hoping tn
building wouldn't cave in on me. |
didn't and that was the only bit o
luck | had that night"