New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-01-07

1hink of anything else for three days.
And when the meal was dished IN |
aud an attack Of jumping ~toOthache.
and was Jumping over the chairs with
NY head under my arm"
THAT'S always the way in this
World, dogsone it," commented the no
Eel keeper. Just as sure as you look
forward TO something you're going to
'un up against d disappointment that
will break your heart.
Last week | had so much business
I was on my feet DAY and night. |
iidn't get any sleep to speak Of for
several nights, and lily eyes felt like
%lard-hoiled eggs. / was just dead op
ny feet ! was 50 played out. looked
Onward to the time when / could saw
n "A few lengths Of slumber lust as
'ou looked forward to that boiled fod-
Ter
al last things Stacked up and |
sent up 10 nay roo II seven O'Clock
II the evening, prepared 30 steep
ound the clock, or rs much longer as
{ felt necessary. | vas so drOwsy
'ould hardly see 10 get my rays of.
md ! heavcd n sigh of relief when 7
'rawled in between the sheets. Bot
before | had been there three minutes
Nd JigglesOn came along with his
'rass band and began playing selec-
ions under my window The congress.
nan from This district was occupying
he room next TO mine, and those 10
:oed musicians were sefenading him.
probably hoping 10 he appointed post
master before long. They played ev-
Try blamed tune you ever heard of.
md had 10 leave my own room ano
% 10 one at the back Of the hotel.
That room hadn't been used for n
ong time. and things weren't in good
'epnir. I climbed into the bed and
vas snoring o few quotations from the
~las~icS, when all the Stats came down
II once and J landed on the floor OF
ny ear with my feet up on the foot
If the bed ] thought my back was
lrOken iH three places, but ! managec
q get NJ. and then J liked back Il
ny W room ] had left the window
Ipcn when ! yelled al Jiggleson and
brew some furniture ut his musicians.
md | wa, so sleepy I forgot tn close II
"The bed was right mp against the
window, ana ! was just getting asleep
Ince more when il began to rain
lhout forty gallons Of water blew in
m ma before ] could get the doggone
Window closed. had TO rustic around
or n dry night shirt and some sheets
md things, and by that tiEe ! was
lretty near desperate. ] don't know
# anything more aggrayating than To
80 dying for a good old-faShi0ned
,lcep and then be unable TO make con
ipctions.
AT last I got into bed again. all
mug and comfortable, ana was doing
.ome ground and lofty sleeping. Thor
dong amt a guest who miStook my
DOM fer his own, which was on The
ioof above. II happened thGt his Fct
lifted The lock Of my door, SO be opened
I and came in. When he saw ne there
10 took mo by the ankles and dragged
ne ont onto the floor and sat on me
md asked me what in thunder J meant
~ occupying his bed, for which be had
,aid IN advance. II took ten minutes
o make things clear to him. and by
hat time I felt like 2 dwelling idiot.
"But 7 had sense enough LEFT 10 get
Jack into bed and make another try AZ
sleeping ] had slept about twenty
watts when n big framed pic
Of my wife, which hung over the
head of the bed. came down and
smashed Itself on my face and put M
nose ont Of joint. Then I gave up. !
out on my clothes and went down
0nd sat up all night, hoping the
building wouldn't cave in on me. i
didn't. and that was the only bit Of
luck | had that night"