Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-11-21

NPecunS ms intention, fastened to communi-
|cate 1t to his fellows. They, alarmed at the
prospect OF losing their plumber, and deter
mined 70 outwlt the master, Immediately held
secret council, in which plan was suo-
gested and plot laid the result WILDE found
lin the sequel.
Night had thrown her mantle oyer the
earin, and all the honest people were at home,
wheh Reuben anticipating foray, and chuck
ling over his ingenuity, unaware that his
IPian was discovered, and armed with loaded
Plstcis, emerged from his back door, and
icreeping along in the shadow, at lenoth de.
posted himself and his artillery in the fence
/ corner determined to blaze away at the first
Intruder upon his premises. Ali was still
not mouse or a cricket disturbed the silence.
nut Reuben slept not. ''Solitary and alone,'
ne sat ike grim sentinel on some beleagur-
ed rampant, unconscious that the enemy were
at his gates! Alas could he have behelJ
the scene transacting on the other side of the
mouse, how would his blood have boiled with
IN his veins! Slowly and silently party of
hiteen or twenty boys approached the win
dow In Indian file; ladder is planted, the
window is raised, their leader enters, a line
is formed, and melon after melon is passed
hand to hand, like buckets at fire, till all
are safely deposited in the valley below. TO
be removed at leisure. The enemy departed
unseen and unheard; the garrison slumbered
lundisturbed, while Reuben, unconscious of
his loss, kept guard on the other side. Uour
passed after hour, but all was still the full
moon had climbed to her meridian, the stars
winked. and Reuben nodded; when 10 !, a
wandering jackass, installing him fora slum-
bering brother, put his head over the fence to
salute HIM lifting up his trumpet voice. he
poured his unearthly s'JVhoo-ee a,v aa,-Ia,c
icase-aao aohee-a,c," in Reuben's aiiriqhted
ear. Reuben started, stumbled, and fell
bang, bang, went the pistols away ran the
Jackass, and away ran the scloolmaster, the
one bringing up against board fence, and
the other against his own kitchen door. Reu-
Den S lace was soon deluged with blood; for.
as Is usual In such cases, his organ of SMELL
ing struck first. Atfrighted, bruised and dir
w. he scrambledin, struck a light, washed his
race, and started to bed; In his way there he
passed through the room in which he had de.
posted his much loved melons. A sinple
glance told him they We're gone; the open
window pointed out the way of their depar-
ture. Truly "misfortunes never come alone,
10 this day Reuben thinks the whole af.
lair conducted by the devil and his imps-the
young chaps having flown away with his
melons, while the old 'un beloved in his
ear, and Knocked him down by kick on the
nose with his club foot. AS a confirmation of
the truth OF his story, he is ready to swear
that the marks of hoof were distinctly yisi-
bic outside the fence /; also that the devil
started off in flash of lightning, with two
distinct claps of thunder, leaving strong
smell of birthstone behind him.
10 those who have read our story, it is evil
dent that the ghtning, thunder and brim-
stone proceeded from the pistols, invounta-
| rily discharged by Reuben-that the bows
had outwltted the Yankee, and two iackasses
had frightened one another.-N. o. Picnvune.