St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-03-19

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ana when the meal was dished up ]
had an attack Of jumping toothache,
ana was Jumping over the chairs with
my head under my arm"
':Ihat's always the way in this
world, doggone it." commented the no.
tel keeper. "Just as sure as Won lool,
forward to something you're going to
run up against disappointment that
will break your heart.
Last week / had SO much business
! was on my feet day and night /
ndn't get any sleep to speak Of for
several nights, and my eyes felt like
nard-boiled eggs. was just dead on
my feet was so played out. Hooked
torward to the time when could saw
on few lengths OF slumber lust as
you looked forward to that boiled fod-
Ter"
AT last, things Stacked up and I
vent up to my room at seven o'clock
n the evening, prepared to sleep
sound the clock, or as much longer as
! felt necessary. I was so drowsy I
sould hardly see to get my rags OF.
md I heaved sigh Of relief when I
raWled In between the sheets. But
,efore had been there three minutes
Ad Jiggleson came along with his
BRASS band and began playing selec-
ions under my window. The congress-
nan from this district was occupying
he room next to mine, and those To-
:oed musicians were serenading him,
probably hoping to be appointed post
master before long. They played ev-
my blamed tune you ever heard Of.
md | had to leave my own room and
20 to one at the back Of the hotel.
"That room hadn't been used for
png time, and things weren't In good
repair. I climbed into the bed and
vas snoring few quotations from the
classics, when all the Stats came down
1t once and I landed on the floor on
ny ear with my feet up on the foot
pf the bed. thought my back was
broken In three places, but managed
10 get up, and then I hiked back to
my own room. I had left the window
open when I yelled at Jiggleson and
threw some furniture at his musicians,
md / was so sleepy forgot to close it.
1.-THE bed was right up against the
window, and was just getting asleep
3nce more when it began to rain.
about forty gallons Of water blew In !
pm me before l could get the doggone
window closed. I had to rustic around
for dry night shirt and some sheets
and things, and by that time I was
pretty near desperate. / don't know
of anything more aggravating than to
oe dying for good old-fashioned
sleep and then be unable to make con-
nections.
AT last I got into bed again, all
snug and comfortable, and was doing
some ground and lofty, sleeping. Then
along came a guest who mistook my
-oom for his own, which was on the
1oor above. 1t happened that his key
1tted the lock Of my door, so he opened
t and came In. When he saw me there
1e took me by the ankles and dragged
ne out onto the floor and sat on me,
md asked me what in thunder I meant
" occupying his bed, for which he had
paid in advance. It took ten minutes
o make things clear to him, and by
hat time I felt like a driveling idiot.
"But had sense enough left to get
back into bed and make another try at
sleeping. I had slept about twenty
seven watts when a big framed pic
ure Of my wife, which hung over the
read of the bed, came down and
smashed itself on my face and put my
lose out OF joint. Then gave up. /
,ut on my clothes and went down
stairs and sat up all night, hoping the
wouldn't cave in on me. It
lidn't, and that was the only bit Of
uck I had that night"