SHE SNORED.

Inangahua Times, 4 October 1878, Page 2

SHE SNORED.

Ko wna ongngod to ono of tho fairest duughtors of Illinois, and was entrusted by Ivor parontd with tlio prooious privilege of convoying hor to O.shko»u, whoro sho iuu'udcd to visit hor fnthor's half-sister, a Mm Johnson, with »lightly reddish huir, imd a droop in hor loft eyelid. Tho train in which tho young people, travelled started lato in tho niternoon, and arrived in OshkobU ourly tho next morning. Tho first part of tho journoy was delightful. Tho young uiau heuped pcu^nuta and prizo baokagoo, and illustrated pitpord, and Irosh UgH, und other railway delioucios upon hitt bolo/od, and l«lt ihut ho oould travel on that train for eighteen months Without oven onco wishing to get out and stioteh bis legs, Evening, howoror, urnvod, and about nine o'clock tho young lady romurkud in a low tone, and with a tfliglil blush tbul »li«s must 'celirc/ uud

that perhaps her levor would liko to go into tliu .smoking car lor a while. Mo was, of course, familiar with iho Western dialect, and nt onco understood that she wished to go to bod, mid that her dolioiioy forbndo hop to imlulga in that rocroation whilo ho was in the cur, Accordingly ho bado her good night and dopnrtod, after which nbo wont and drow hor midnight curtain around hor. An hour later the young man, who nlsu had a berth in tho sleeping enr, ontorod, and wan oppalcd to find that some ono wns Bnoring with tremendous violence. Ho cared little for his own cars, but ho wns indignant that i tho slumbors of his beloved should bo disturbod by this rudo nnd wicket snorer. Ho noon found that his indignation was shnrod by noarly nil tho other passongors. They found it impossible to sleep, and tho languago in which they expressed their viows was foroiblo nnd sorao times oxtromly ;ingoniou*. Tho young nan was unwilling to content himself with wero words, and resolved that Iho object of his affection should know that ho was watching over hor slumbers, announced in n loud tone thnt ho would wako the unorer up without further delay. Accordingly ho approached tho berth whoro tho wretch was lying, drew aside the curtain, nnd without trying in the dim light to perceive tho snorer's features, shook him violontly by the shoulder, nnd \n a loud voice, told hinvlhnt ho ought to bo ashamed of him* flolf. Tho miscreant made a sleepy nnd innrticnlnto reply, but cea<od to snor.% nnd tho young mam fooling that ho had accomplished a great work sought his own berth and oomposod himself to sleep, Tho calm was deceptive. In ft minute, tho snoring wni recmmcnccd louder than over, boon n gonorn! call wns mado by tho pnsionscrs upon tho young mnn who lmd already sl.own a desire to protect them. They bogged him to got up anJ kill tho wretch to throw ft bucket of cold water over him, or, nt least, to drag him out on tho floor. Believing that his beloved was awako and waiting lor his rosponso, ho sprang up, determined to earn her grntiludo nnd tho admiration of tho pnssenuers. With groat boldness ho cauiiht hold of tho snorer's ankles nnd abruptly dragged tho guilty person out of tho berth. This timo tlio snorcr was thoroughly awnkenodi nnd with a load shriek, sprang to hor foet. flcforo slio had timo to piungo back into her berth and wrap horsolf with tho remains of tho curtain, tho miserable? youn« man had reoognisod hor ft 3 his own heart's idol, and sho had also recognised him. Over a sccno so torriblo and l'Oar.ioi\ding let v* draw a veil. It is 8 .Illcient to sny that tho most interesting mnnino now in tho Chicngo lunatic asylum is ft young man who constantly repeats, • Slio snored! Great honvons, sho snored I* trooping, meanwhile, largo and bitter tears.— Ne«r York Times,