The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-12-03

think OF anything else for three DAVIS
And when the meal was dished I'M
mad an attack of jumping toothache.
ana was jumping over the chairs with
my head under my arm"
That's always the way in this
world, doggone it." commented the bo.
TEL keeper. "Just as sure as Won loox
forward to something you're going to
run up against disappointment TINT
VIII break your heart.
Last week l had so much business
l was on my feet day and night. I
didnt get any sleep to speak of for
several nights, and my eyes felt like
hard-boiled eggs. I was Just dead on
my feet was so played out. looked
forward to the time when l could saw
on 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
l FELT necessary. l was so drowsy !
could hardly see to get my rags off.
and heaved sigh Of relief when /
crawled In between the sheets. But
before had been there three minnie
ola Jlggleson came along with his
BRASS band and began playing selec-
hons under my window. The congress
man from this district was occupying
the room next to mine, and those To-
coed musicians were serenading him. \
probably hoping to be appointed post
master before long. They played .ev- \
cry blamed tune you ever heard of,
and had to leave my own room and
go to one at the back of the hotel.
THAT room hadn't been used for a
long time, and things weren't in good |
repair. climbed into the bed and |
was snoring few quotations from the |
classics, when all the Stats came down |
at once and l 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 l managed |
to get up, and then l hiked back t.
my own room. l had left the window
open when yelled at JiggIeson and
threw some furniture at his musicians
and ! was so sleepy forgot to close It,
'"The bed was right up against the
window, and I was just getting asleep
once more when 1t began to rain.
About forty gallons of water blew in
on me before could get the doggone
window closed. had to rustic around
IHN, MI oh irtn rIa 4
and things, and by that time l was
pretty near desperate. l don't know
of anything more asgravating than to
be dying for good Old~fashiOned
sleep and then be unable to make con-
nections.
Eat last got into bed 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. 1t happened that his key
fitted the lock of my door, so he opened
1t and came in. When he saw me there
he took me by the ankles and dragged
me out onto the floor and sat on me, :
and asked me what in thunder meant ]
by occupying his bed, for which he had
paid in advance. 1t took ten minutes
to make things clear, to him, and by
that time felt like q driveling idiot.
.'But I had sense enough left to get
back into bed and make another try at ]
sleeping. I had slept about twenty 9
seven watts when big framed pic 4
ture Of my wife, which hung over the =
head of the bed. came down and !
itself on my face and put my !.
nose out of joint. Then gave up. J :
put on my clothes and went down =
stairs and sat up all night, hoping tht :
building wouldn't cave in on me. L Q
didn't, and that was the only bit o, Il
luck i had that night" t,