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on the oupject, an0 IeIt nimsei
Of course, to frame laws by which
he tempers Of men in the aggregate should
De governed. He did, however, feel, when
he violently smote the pillow, that the little
ebullition partook somewhat Of the nature Of
passion, and just commenced reproaching |
himself for having INDUCED in shatiit,le ebul- |
tion, when Valentine cried. 'meyow!-l
pit !-meyow!
Halo! exclaimed Mr.. Jonas Beagle.
here againl'
Newt cried Valentine, in = somewhat
higher key.
what, another come to contribute to the
Of the EVENING"
'Mcyow !-mcyow!' cried Valentine in
key still higher.
swell, how many more Of you = inquired
Mr.. Beagle. You will be able 10 get up
concert by-and-bye and Valentine began to
spit and swear with great felicity.
Swear away, you beauties!' cried Mr..
Jonas Beagle, as he listened to this volley Of
feline oaths; Il only wish that I was not 50
much afraid Of you for your sakes. At it
again Well, this is blessing. Don't you
hear these devils of cats = he cried, anxious
not TO have all the fun himself but Valcn-
tine recommended snoring very loudly.
We'll, this is particularly pleasant he con-
tinued, as he sat up IN bed. Don't you
heart What comfort it is to he able to sleep
soundlyr which remarquable observation
was doubtless provoked by the no less re-
markable fact that the splitting and swearing
became more and more desperate. whats
TO be done = he inquired very pointcdly.
Whats to DO done1 my breeches are right
in the midst Of them all. l can't get out now:
they'd tear the very flesh off my legs; and
that fellow there sleeps like top. Hullo!
Do you mean to say you don't hear these
cats, how they're going it7' Valentine GER
tainly meant to say no such thing, for the
whole of the time that he was not engaged in
mcyowing and splitting, he was diligently
occupied in snoring, which had very good
effect, and served to fill up the intervals ex-
ceedingly well.
Atlength the patience of Mr.. Jonas Beagle
began to evaporate for the hostile animals
continuedto battle apparently with great des-
peration. He, therefore, threw pillow
with great violence into the bed of his COM
panion, and shouted so loudly, that Valen-
tine, feeling that it would be perfect nonsense
for him to pretend to be asleep any longer,
began to yawn very naturally, and then to
cry out who's there 2
IT'S !! shouted Mr.. Jonas Beagle. Don't
you hear these witches Of cats 7
'Hish = cried Valentine, why there are
two of thcm'
Two! said Mr.. Beagle, 'morc-likely
two-and-twenty I've turned out dozen
myself There's swarm, whole colony
of them here, and know no more about
striking light than fool.
'Oh, never mind said Valentine lets
go to sleep, they'll be quiet by and bye
Its all very fine to say, let's 60 to sleep
but who's to do it?' cried Beagle, emphati.
cally. Curse the cats wish there warn
a cat under heaven.-I do with all my soul
They're suchspitefal vermin too, when they
happen to be put out, and there's one Of
them IN a passion, l know by her splitting
confound her! l wish from the bottom Of my
heart it was the very last spit she had in her.
While Mr.. Jonas Beagle was indulging il
these highly appropriate observations, Va
lentine was laboring with great energy in thu
rrod"r';on of tho ""-:-". h:'..~ --:o. ~t:"i
arc peculiarly characteristic Of the feline
race and for man who possessed but ;
very slight knowledge Of the grammatical
construction Of the language of that race, j
must in justice be said, that he developed ;
degree Of that fuency, which did him grea
credit. lie purred and mewed, and criet
and swore, and spit, until the perspiratiol
oozcd out Of every pore, and made thu
sheets as wet as if they had been dampe'
for the mangle.'
'What on earth are we TO do? enquire'
Plumplcs, myself, have horror Of cats
The same to me, and many of 'em!
observed Mr. Beagle, 'let's wake that youn
fellow, perhaps he don't mind them
Halo !" cried Plumplec.
'Hul-lo!' shouted Beagle; but as nei
Their could make any impression on Valen
tine, and as both were afraid to get of thu
bed, TO shake him, they proceeded TO roll VI
the blankets into balls and to pelt him witt
infinite zeal.'
who's there7 What's the matter :?
cried Valentine, at length, in the coolies
tone imaginable, although his cxertions hal
made him sweat like tinker.
For Heavens sake my dear youn
FRIEND said Mr. Plumplee, do assist US il
turning these cats OUT
| Cats where are they? Hish!' cric'
Valentine.
'Oh, that's Of no use whatever. l hav
tried the hishng business myself. All tn
hshlngin the world won't do. They mus
be beaten out; yon'rc not afraid Of then
are you7"
Afraid Of them; few cats!' exclaimed
Valentine with the assumption of some con
siderable magnanimity, where are they
'Under my bed replied Beagle. 'Ther
brave fellow. Break their blessed necks :
and Valentine leapcd out Of bed, and ate
striking at the imaginary animals very flu
riously with the bolster, he Kissed with vic
lence and scratched across the grain Of tn
boards in humble imitation of those domesti
creatures ooa",Po-;"s out VI room w'u" Ia
rushed to the door, and proceeded to make
very forlorn mcyowing die gradually ava
at the bottom Of the stairs.
i Thank Heaven! they are all gone at last
cried Mr.. Beagle, I'VE shall be able to get