Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-12-05
IA Z y e & Y
4 yENTRlLoQUI,T TREATING HIS
FRIENDS TO A sEEENADE or CATS

A yENTRILoQUIsT TREATING HIS
FRIENDS TO A sEEENADE or CATS
.ssoI vALSsrIss vox.
There hsppsrsd to b only four bed rooms 10
tie hou.s; tSs best. Of cous.e, was occupied BY
Miss Maionna, ths second, by Plunptes, the
third by Mr.. Beagle, AID tho fourth BY Inc ~
want; hu. that ia which Mr.. Beagle slept was q
doat.e bodied room, and va!enlins bad. ,ae tefare.
to make his ~sslec,ion between ids spare bed AID
,sle sofa. OF course, tie former was pIefsred, and
a, The preference .eemfd highly Satisfactory 10
Mr.. Beagle himself, they passed he remainder Of
The evening" very pleasantiy together, sad IN due
lime retired.
Val.asite, on having his tsd poiulsd opt 10
him, daE,sd between The sheets in The SPACE Of .
minute, for q, Mr.. Jonas Besg's f4c.siousiy 90.
served, hs had but TO shake himself, end .v.ry
thing came oil; when, a. be did not by aoy ,assrs.
feel drowsy Of tho tias, he fancied ths. hs miah.
as well atuuae his c 81 pslion for an hour OF - q.
not. He therefor, sufned the thing seriously over
in his mind, while Nh Beagle Was quietly Nm
dressing, being anxious fos that scnt!smen 70
SnS l9n', osAesS SotDAAchSsu Vtii1
lions.
Now for . beautiful nights .e..,' observed
Mr. Jonas Beagle 10 himself. ~ he put oss tic
light with a tranquil iui1d, and turned 10 with .
great degree VI comfort
.MsHl-mew!' CRIED Valentine softly, Aso~
ina bic voice under the bed Of Mr Heag.e.
.Hishl-consound thst cst!' cried Mr. Beagle
We must have YOU out o. Ill ssens.. my ID
d. And Mr. Dess'e At once slipped 90, Of bed
aud ia, log opened the doo', cried ,hi.h" again,
smpha,ically, and threw his breschts towards ,hs
spot ~ an additional in%ducenrnt fas the cat IL
stand notion the order Of her soics,' ~h+a II,
Valentine repeated The cry AID msdo i. spt~ar ID
proceed from the sisis-. NJ. Desg,s ,ha.ksJ
Heaven she was gone, closed the door and
then very carefully sfoPed his ray again iGiu
he'd.
eMcw!- 3ew!-mewl. cried Valentine, just :.
Mr. Beagle had again comfortably composed
himself.
What! ere ycu4s.i!eh.'e, madam!' snqui,sl
tina, s%ent.ed3 rn in a highly sa'ca.ric tone. ).
,ho't you bad been turned out msdasn. DO you
hea, this witch Of ssv!'1ps con,inurJ address
ing Valentine with the sier .ef conffrins .opor
him tho honorable office Of TjHk fs the sir.
being; but Valentine replied with . dee. hea,y
snore, aud began to new ssain with additional
emphasis.
.Well, I don't have . treat every day. j. is,,uc;
but il this isn't one, Why IIn out in my reckon.
ing, that's all!' observed Mr. Jonas Beagle, slip
ping again out of bed. i don't much like to han.
die YOU, my lady. but il I did I'd Of course give
you physic!' and he .hi,heJr agsin with con.rrn.
mate violence, and continued to .bish!' until VAL
entine scratched the bejpost sharply. . feat which
inspired Mr.. Beagle with the cnnvicties Of its be-
ing the disturbcr Of his peace in the act Of de.
camping, then be threw the pillow very enereeti.
cally towards the door, which he closed, and ,hen
returned 10 his brd in nMmph. The moment.
however, he had comfortably tucked himself up
again, he missed the pillow he had converted into
an instrument Of vengeance, and as that was an
article without which he could not rscn hore 10
q, to sleep, be had of course 10 turn out sga,n
and fetch il.
How many more times, l WONDER no ohserv
ed 10 himself. shall ! have TO get ont cf tai,
blessed bed to night! Exercise il ~ceftainly
comfort, and very conducive to health; bu. suet
exercise as ibis-why. where have you gotf' h.
added addressing tho pillow. which fas oil the
sweeping actions Of his feel. be was fos som.
time. unable to ind-'Oh. here ron are. sir. .ss
your and he picked up the ohjec, Of bia search
and gave il scvera! severe blows. whom. hasine
reinstu.ed himself between the sheets. he e1ciaim.
cd in a sublued tone. well le.'s Try sgsin!'
Now Mr. Jonas Beagle was 4 man who pfded
himself especially upon the esenness Of his tern
PER. His boas. was that nothing could pat him
in . passion.
lie did, however, feel. when &c violently smo..
the pillow, tina. the linle ebulltion ?at,ook core
what Of the nature Of passion. snd jus, commenc
ed Representing himself os having INDUCED in ,ha
little ebulli,ion, when Valentine cried, .~a,eyow!-
pi,i'-mevow!'
.lIallo,' exclaimed NJ, Jonas Beagle, 'ther
again!
.,see!' cried Valentine in somewhat biehe
key.
What another come 10 con,fibuts to the bar
mony ofihs evenipe3
sMeyow!-meyoW! cfteo saiehtino II Aey
sill higher.
We'll, how many moro Of yout' inquired M
! Beagle. you will be able to get up n seeons
concert by and hye,' and Valentine began to .pi
| and swear with great felicity.
Swear away. you bean,iss' cried Mr. iona
| Beagle, as he listened to this voiley ~cffeline oa,hs
Il only wish I was not 81 much AFRAID Of you 70
your sake.. At il again! Well. this is a hlss
sing. Don't you hear these CATS! he cried. anx
ious no. to have all the fun himself; tn, Va'eu
tine recommended snoring very loudly. WI
this " particularly pleasant he continued, as b
"a, up In he'd. Don't yoa hear! What's CO.
tort i. is to be able to sleep s~oundlyr g.,
remarkable observation was doubtless Ps.,,;s-
BY The NO less remarkable fact that g..
and swearing became more and Ho, :. ~.
What's 10 be done! mytsee~sss -
midst Of ten aI off my -: md ,ha. fellow
scar tho serySs a top. patio! Do yoa mean 10
there sjsHi't hear these cats. how they're going
saJA'en,ine certainly meant to say no snch
~t1ins, ~ The whole Of the time that he was nc.
engasedin mcyewing and splitting, he wa. dill.
ee''iy occupied 10 snoring, which had . v,,y