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was only one, from the peculiar pungency
OF his bite, even It he invarlable character
of the mark also had not been q witness.
The room had been for long period unoc
Cupied, save by this flea, the survivor of all
| his tamy and friends. who had died of star
walton in The course o. the summer. bore
1t patiently for several nights. thinking tina,
it was tax to fea-manlty which must be
paid hui when, night after night. week
after week, tie same torture continued,
began to grow nervous and irritable. |
sought after him diligently 10 the morning,
but never found any thing save his trail.
| Like Destiny, he was always to be felt, but
never seen. IN the night scarcely had
torn the skin off my shoulder, ere | was
mperio,sy called upon to apply the same
remedy 10 my leg. felt him hop across
my hand us | raised it up and so rapid |
were his movements, that he seemed to be
jumping on every part Of my body at once
like the Indian Apollo, he appeared to have
the power Of multiplying his person, and Of
being in fifty places at the same time. He |
was single fcnd, "whose name was Lee
glon." | started in anguish shook the
sheets apostrophised the mistress of the
house, and mentally sent the housemaid to
the hottest place could think Of. 1t was
all 10 no purpose he seemed to have some
extraordinary power of disgorgng his prey,
and clearing his stomach, which, like.
Tine WIS always devouriDg--never full.
So RAPIDLY did his constant consecutive
meals Of breakfast, luncheon, dinner. tea,
and supper, tread upon each others heels,
that seemed to live twenty days in one
tortured night. onged to complain to
the master Of the house; but how to tell
him there was flea in the best bed--tha
bed in which he took such pride, and be-
6 held with such admiration?
At length met the housemad on the
stairs. She was as ugly as Repentance,
grabbed as Chastity, and old as mother
Shipton; nevertheless addressed her as
"My dear little girl" gave her kiss, and
piece Of money, and entreated her to kill
the feas in my bed The next day met
her. and she said "'rhere bean't no heas in
. your bed as now sir" Alas! knew that
there was but one; and he was q flea Of
, Fate, beyond her power to destroy. Still
{ the torture went on; still did lie. night
r after night, miserable, feverish, slecpless,
r pinched, torn. and tortured in every part
of my burning skin. At length, consider
ing the enormous power possessed by my
tormcnor, his dlvsIbilty. his ihfa Ilibl,ty
G came at last to the conclusion. that it was
G no living flea that thus distracted and dis
e turbed me. but the ghost of some starved
o tenant OF former times, who was allowed
y this recreation, to make amends for past
o suffa,ng7. This idea once established,
G knew that had no hope; had nothing
d for it but to fly. So went to my friend
o declared TO his asto1ishment) my intention;
Q and, wien hard pressed for my reason
painfully and reluctantly gave it. "A flea!
/. shouted he, in q voice between dspleasur,
and ninth, "a hea--and in that bed .--ther
e thou must have brought it! Now was
e no. this too much' thought my hear
t, would have broken--I, who had endured
Il so much--l, who had suffered torture il
" silence for six long weeks, to be accused
t. of having brought that alderman of flea
.! with me! 1t was beyond human nature t
ID bear. burst from his presence, paCSe'
Of up my clothes, and, though | am a yer,
is good tempered man, have not seen tina
le friend since. can never forgive his accu
* sation--I can never forget what | hav
N suffered! AS call to mind that burnln,
,e sorrow. take comfort in the knowledg
I'd that | am s'andldg up to my neck in
of horse pand!
,b Thank you, gentle lady moon! ar
70 grateful for any kind of attention. even tho
| it should be of no use to me ; but yours Is
~ | wish was poet now:--l could max
something Of this scenery--l had read
d. good deal about moonlight on the waters
| but | never saw so near its dancing beam
he before. The devil take this rat how h
er nibbes! My boots are new--a hole
nd them at last !--There's n vllanous odor
nix that comes over me from some part Of til
lily horse. pond, Sat which my nose is in gre,
Indignation" 1t strikes me also, fro
ly something uncomfortable in my stomach
Il, that 10 my plunge must have swallowed
a. good allowance OF Mark Anthonys quo
,r. ;See SHAKsPEARE's anthony and Cieopatr
ut Act |. scene A. The bare idea is enoug
10. to make me faint; only who would be 70
nd enough to faint in borse.pond.
if | have been in my life several tim
taken in, besides to night, by these water
Ter Thank you again, dear. gracious moor
am large tract of blue in the heavens ov
me which, for at least the next twenty minute
he she may travel without being "capped by
rl clouds" so will have time to look arou
III me am nearly in the centre of 4
per pond; the water is perfectly tranqu
,ck except when 1t hobs against my chin, dl
turbed by the movement of my hea
hat Heaven help me suppose | should {
OF here las, If nobody comes to my ass
be ance, certainly shall.
ure On my first ascertaining the character
the my position, recollecting that the hor'
als ponds are generally in the neigh5orhood
h ! towns or farms, hnlloocd so Justify, tina
found my voice grow husky so | det
sell mined to reserve it for better occasion
be I moan in case nnv pcrsou should approa