The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-12-17
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AvENTRlLoQuIST TREATING MS
FRIENDS TO A .sERENADE or CATS.
There happened 10 bo only four bed
rooms to the house; the best OF course was
OCCUPIED byi Miss Madonua, the second by
the fourth by q4iId By Dir. Beagle aud
Which Dir. Beagle sisp, was Gbuth9' %
dsd room, and Valentine had, therefore TO
make bis selection between tho spare bed
ena tie sofa. OF courss the former was
/ preferred, and as the preference seemed
highly satisfactory to Mr Bangle himself,
they past the remainder Of The evening very
| Tcosaol.y together, and IN due time retired.
VaIeotue. 90 hayius his bed pointed GU,
| to BIN, daued between lba sheets IN The
space Of nuunic for, as SIR. Jonas Beagle
ilcc,ioGsy OF crved, be bad bu, 10 sbska
himself, aud every thing came % shsn, as
he did not by any meaus feel drowsy OF
the time, be fancied that be mighl as sci!
sDpse his companion for an hour or so as
not lie therefore turned tie thing seri.
ously over 10 his miod, While Mr. Beagle
vas quietly undressing, bang anxious for
| i6ai gentleman TO cSIInguish thu light, be-
i5re he commenced operations
"Now Cor benu,iful nights rest" oh.
saryed Mr.. Joo.. Egagle TO himself, as be
tal out toe hight vilh tranquil Usaj, and
tlroed 10 With great degree Of comfort.
Mew l-mes ~ cried Naen'ioe solllq,
| throwing his voice under the bed Of Slr.
Beagle.
"iiisb !-coaf1ond that cat y cred Nr.
| Beagle. 1--WE nus. have yon out al all
.yenis, my LADY," Aud Nr- Beagle at
once slipped ont OF bed, aud having opened
. tie door, cried i" hisb !" ngaio emphsucally,
GOD throw Lis brooches towards the spot as
81 additional iudueemcni for tue ca, 10
s,abj not on the order Of her soios, ~hen
f-!eline repeated the cry AID uaade It ap-
psar to proceed from the stairs. hlr. Bea.
Gle hanked heaven she was gone, closed
tho door and very carefully CROPPED bis
say into tho bed.
Mew new p criod Valentine. Just
Is nr. Beagle bad again comfortably CON.
posed himself,
What arc you sill here madam n an.
glted that geptleman IN highly sarcastic
tone. u ,bo't 700 had been formed out
madam. Do you hear this witch OF a cat I"
9 continued addressing Valentine with the
pew Of comforting upon BIN the honorable
plice Of tyler for the tins being bot Val.
ealne replied With deep heavy soofo, and
Iegan 10 new again with additional eUpha
"Weli, dout baye a trea, oVsry day,
is trns bot If ibis iFn't one. why I'm out
. my reckoning. that's al !" observed Mf.
,oa' Beagle, slipping agaio out Of bed
don't moch like TO handle you, my lady,
%! # did, III Of course give you physlc =
pod 10 "bshed !" again With eonsumulnta
oIcnce, aud continued 10 bIsh!' until Val.
olne scratched tho bedposi sharply, feat
Fhicb inspired AIR. Beagle with tho conyic.
on Of lis being the dlsturbcr Of his peace
the act of decamping, then be threw 'he
'I'ow very geographically, towards The door,
Nbloh ha closed, aud then returned TO h's
bed 10 triumph. Tho momtut, however, he /
had comfortably tucked himself np egain,
he mssod the pillow he had converted 'nto
90 'nsromen, Of vengeance, and as that was
hn article, wthon, which he could mol even
hoPe 10 20 10 sleep, he had OF coGtsc, to
'nfn out again and fetch IT,
"llow many more times, ! wonder, he
observed to himself, shall have 10 Get out
Of this blessed bed tonight Exercise Is
certainly comIor, and worry conduclgo 10
health; bot such exercise as this--vhy,
"borc bavo yhu eol!" hc added, addressing
the pillow, which, Cor oil Tho sweeping &C
a. lions Of his feet, he was for some tIme GOA.
bic TO iind--" On, hero you are, sir, are
yao 7" and he picked up the object Of his
search and gave /, seyeral sevpro blows,
when having rcinstaied himself between the
sheets, no exclaimed in scbdued tone,
well let's try again.
Now Mr.. Jonas Beagle was man who
wided himself especially upsn the evenness
OF his temper. His boaet was thai nothing
could pnt him in passion.
lie did, however, feel, whom he violently
smoic the pillow, lba. the littlo ebuililon
partook somc VIA, of tho nature OF passion,
and just commenced reproachine himself
Tor having INDUCED IN TINT little ebuil'i,on,
when Valentine cried meyow put :!
meyow
Halo T. evclaimsd Mr.. Jonas Beagle,
"hsre ugaiuW