Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-13

wolf. ] couldn't
think Of anything else for three days
And when the meal. was. dished UP
had an attack of Jumping teothaehe.
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 lock
forward to something you're going to
run mp against a disappointment that
will break your heart.
Last week hac so much business
was on my feet day and night.
didn't get any sleep TO speak Of for
several nights, and my eyes felt like
hard-boifed eggs I was just dead on
my feet was so played out looked
forward TO the time when could saw
OFF few lengths OF slanber just as
| you looked forward to that boiled fod.
DER
AT last things Stacked up and /
went mp TO my room at seven o'clock
in the evening. prepared 10 sleep
round the clock, or as much longer as
felt necessary. I was so tirowsy ]
could hardly see to get my rags Off.
and ! beaved a sigh Of relief when i
lrrawled in between the sheets But
before I had been there three minutes
Did Jiggleson came along with bis
brass band and began playing selec-
ions under my window. The con gress-
nan from this district was occupying
he rOon next 10 mine, and those To-
coed musicians We're Sorcnading him.
probably hoping 10 be appointed post
master before long. They played ev-
cry blamed tune you ever heard Of
and l had TO leave my own room and
90 TO one at the back of the hotel.
'@I91at room hadn't. been used for Il
ong time, and things weren't In good
repair. 1 climbed into the bed and
was snoring few quotations from the
classics, when all the Stats came down
at once end ] landed On the floor Oh
ny ear with my feet up on tie foot
! Of the bed. ] thought my back was
broken in three places, but I managed
70 get Up. and then l liked back Il
my own room. ! had left the window
open when yelled at JisgiesOn and
threw some furniture at his musicians.
and was 50 sleepy forgot to close IL
The bed waS right up against the
window. and l was just getting asleep
once more when 1t began to rain
about forty gallons of water blew III
On me before could get the doggone
window closed. had to rustic around
for dry night shirt and some sheets
and things, and by that time I was
pretty near desperate. I don't know
Of anything more aggravattng than to
be dying for q good o1d-fashioned
sleep and then be unable to make con-
nections.
''At last 1 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 TIE lock of my door, so he opened
1t and came In. When he saw me there
he took nee by the ankles and dragged
me out onto the floor and sat on me,
and asked me what Ia thunder meant
by occupying his bed, for which he had
paid in advance. It took ten minutes
TO make things clear TO him. and by
that time felt like 8 driyeiing idiot
"But I had sense enough left to get
back into bed and make another try at
sleeping. I hasa slept abeut twenty
seven watts when big framed pic
ture Of my wife, which hung over the
head OF the bed. came down and
smashed itself on my face and put my
nose out OF joint. Then gave up I
put on my clothes ana went 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 r. night"