Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-02-04

tnlnk OF anything else for three DAYS
And when the meal was diShed I'D |
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 1 had so much business
l was on my feet day and night l
didn't 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. I looked
forward to the time when I could saw
off a few lengths of slumber just as
you looked forward to that boiled fod-
der"
"At last things Stacked up and I
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. I was so droN~y
could hardly see to get my rags off.
and l heaved a sigh of relief when /
crawled 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 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 I 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. l climbed into the bed and
was snoring a 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. I thought my back was
| broken in three places, but l managed
70 get UP, and then | hiked back tt
i my own room. | had left the window
open when I yelled at JigGleSon and
threw some furniture at his musicians.
and I was so sleepy forgot to close it.
The bed was right up against the
! window. and I was just getting asleep
: once more when it began tc rain.
About forty gallons Of water blew in
/ on NE before I could get the doggone
! window closed. I had to rustic around
] for a dry night shirt and some sheets
and things, and by that time l was
| pretty near desperate. I don't know
| of anything more aggravating than to
| be dying for a 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
room for his own. which was on the
floor above. 1t happened that his key
fitted the lock of my door, so he opened
it 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
! ny occupying his bed. for which ne had
! paid in advance. 1t took ten minutes
to make things clear to him. and by
that time I felt like driveling idiot.
| But I had sense enough left to get
| back into bed and make another try At
sleeping. l had slept about twenty
seven watts when n big framed ri,
| ture of nv wife. which hung over III,
head of the bed, came down arr
smashed itself on my face and put IN,
nose out of joint Then l gave mp. l
put on my clothes and waut DOWN
stairs and sat up all night, hoping the
| building wouldn't cave in on me. 1t
didn't, and that was the only bit of
| luck had that night"