Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-11-27

And when the meal was diShed m !
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 disappointment that
will break your heart.
Last week / had so much business
l was on my feet day and night [
| didn't get any sleep to speak of for
| several nights and my eyes felt like
! hard-hoiled eggs. I was just dead on
my feet | was so played out. looked
! forward to the time when could saw
OF few lengths of slumbcr lust as
! you looked forward to that boiled fod
/ der"
AT last things Stacked up and 7
went mp to my room at seven o'clock
in the evening prepared to sleep
/ round the clock, or as much longer as
! felt necessary. I was SO drowsy /
! could hardly see to get my rags off.
! and ! heaved n sigh of relief when |
/ craWled in between the sheets. But
/ before | had been there three minutes
old Jlggleson came along with hi4
brass band ana began playing selec-
/ lions under my window. The congress
man from this district was occupying
/ the room next TO mine, and those To-
+ coed musicians were ScrcnAding him.
/ probably hoping 10 be appointed post
master before long. They played ev-
cry blamed tune you ever heard Of.
and / had to leave my own room and
20 TO one at the back of the hotel
THAT room hadn't been used for n
/ long time. and things weren't in good
repair ! climbed into tie bed and
/ was snoring "A few quotations from the
classics, when an the Stats cane down
nj 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
10 get Up. and then / hiked back tt
my own room. had left the window
/ open when I yelled at Jiggleson and
threw some furniture at his musicians,
1 and was so sleepy forgot to close If.
The he'd was right up against the
window. and was just getting asleep
once more when 1t began to rain.
about forty gallons Of water blew in
on ne before | could get the dogg0ne
window closed. had to rustic around
for a 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 old-fashioned
sleep and then be unable 10 make con
nections
at last . eJt into bed again, MI
snug and comfortable, and was doing
some ground and lofty sleeping Thcr
along came a guest who miStook my
room for his own, which was on the
floor above It happened that his key
fitted the lock of my door, so he opened
! il and came in. When he saw me there
he took ne by the ankles and dragged
me out onto the f0or and sat on me
and asked me what IN thunder / mean
| nv occupying his bed. for which he haf
paid in advance. It took ten minutes
to make things cle0r to him. and b.
that time 7 felt like driveling idio'
"But I had sense enough left to &c
back into bed and make another try q
sleeping. / had slept about twenty
seven watts when "a big framed pic
ture Of my wife, which hung over IN
head Of the bed, came down am
smashed itself on my face and put m
nose ont Of Joint Then ! gave up.
put on my clothes and went dowr
stairs and sat M all night, hoping III
building wouldn't cave in on me.
didn't and that was the only bit q