Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885 / 2008-06-28 00:00:00
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TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM
BY T. S. ARTHUR
NIGHT THE FIRST.
THE "SICKLE AND SHEAF."
Ten years ago, business required me to pass a day in Cedarville.
It was late in the afternoon when the stage set me down at the
"Sickle and Sheaf," a new tavern, just opened by a new landlord,
in a new house, built with the special end of providing
"accommodations for man and beast." As I stepped from the dusty
old vehicle in which I had been jolted along a rough road for some
thirty miles, feeling tired and hungry, the good-natured face of
Simon Slade, the landlord, beaming as it did with a hearty
welcome, was really a pleasant sight to see, and the grasp of his
hand was like that of a true friend.
I felt as I entered the new and neatly furnished sitting-room
adjoining the bar, that I had indeed found a comfortable resting-
place after my wearisome journey.
"All as nice as a new pin," said I, approvingly, as I glanced
around the room, up to the ceiling--white as the driven snow--and
over the handsomely carpeted floor. "Haven't seen anything so
inviting as this. How long have you been open?"
"Only a few months," answered the gratified landlord. "But we are
not yet in good going order. It takes time, you know, to bring
everything into the right shape. Have you dined yet?"
"No.
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