The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-12-18


which might be carried too far, with her
which could not be the case with the
dog-and ten thousand pounds was rather
too large sum to pay for society; he was
despatched accordingly, heavily chained
and collared, and consigned per wagon to
Cornelius Bathershins, Esq, of the liner
Temple.
With heavy heart did Major O'Calla-
CHAN make his next appearance in his
inamorata's best front drawing-room.
"The MISTRESS will be down i'll mo-
ment, sir" said Molly.
"Poor Baste," calculated the Major.
Molly stared, and rafting the handle
for some time, without obtaining her IL
sual assistance from the usually gallant
visiter, banged to the door in pet
Poor Baste-ye are far enough by this
time-hungry and thirsty may be-and
exposed to all the 7erils and temptations
of the matrapolish."
A low, prolonged whine and and fu-
rious scratching interrupted the solloquy:
the next moment the door was forced o.
pen, and Caesar, dirty and footsore; lay
crouching at his masters feet
eye divil's darlinn' cried the major, in
the greatest possible surprise and alarm,
''isn'l it that am ruinated entirely? What
in the name of ould Nick, has brought
your disagreeable face back again?
Cesar replied by throwing his enor-
nous paws upon his masters chest, as if
lntlmatng that it was to them more di,
rectly he was indebted for his unlocked
for return.
'Fire and water" pursued the distrac-
ted Major; 81 hear the MISTRESS on the
stairs, into the balcony, We blackguard,
and down, sir, down-niver stir, if you
value that overgrown tail Of yours"
There was but just time TO close the
French windows, and, for the dog to
stretch himself on the outside, behind
large geranlum stand, ere, Miss Seraphnc
made her appearance. Major O'Callaghan
did not OH this occasion receive his be-
trothed with that modest assurance and
gallantry SO peculiar to gentlemen of his
country and proit ssion; his conversation
|
"Dear me, the room is very close OBJ
served Miss Steinker; pray be so coot as
open the window"
"Oh, divil bit-isn't it as cowld as
Caucasus? and would you have that lie
giant face swelled as big as a cauliflowerl
No; put on your hat and boots-broth-
er9 bonnet mane-and we'll just take
stroll to the pier; its high wather and
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"Wauw-wauw!" screamed something
behind him.
"Gracious heavens! what's dat?" said
Miss Seraphine
"Och! nothing-niver mind that" said
the Major, ''put on your bonnet"
'Spit-spit!-wauw-wauww wow-wowr
continued the unkno WIN individual.
"What is Itch DEAR" cried the lady,
turning yellow in alarm.
"Put on the bootsw shouted the Ma
jor.
'Bow-wow-wow,n came from the bal
cony, and in an instant, with trcmen-
dous crash, over went the geranium stand
smash went the window, and through
iEsprang large tom-cat with brass
collar round his neck, and tail like
German sausage, in a second after, in
dashed Caesar, shivering the glass to a.
toms and overturning several small tables
of curious china in his course! he caugh,
the luckless fugitive by the back-gave
one sharp grippe, and
SIT once was Thomas that thou lookcst upon"
The lady emitted shrieks rapid and
shrlll as those of steam carriage with
"the whistle" up. Major O'Callaghan
had recourse to oaths of a much deeper
note, and expressed in the purest Milesi-
an. while the dog with one paw on the
PROSTATE foe, waggcd his tail, and parked
occasionally, with an extremely self-satis-
fled expression, weakly imagining per-
haps, that the concert in question was
got up in express celebration of his vic
tory.
ooh, mine life! mine soul! mine dear
Tommy" screamed Miss Seraphne,-'It
is all overl ] will faint"
"For love of Heaven and Major O'Cal-
laghan don't think of it! Oh, brother!-
| where's the wather?"
In his agitation the gallant officer gras-
ped the tea kettle, and had not Miss Ser
apne, with admirable presence of mind,
postponed her fit, and recovered on the
instant, ere the lapse of another. she
would in all probability, have found her.
self "well-washed and done for.''
Caesar now laid the breathless favorite
at his masters feet, and looked up into his
face anxiously, expecting notice and
commentator. Poor fellow? what DIFF
lerent fate awaited him-the sentence of
perpetual Punishment was committed in
deed but committed for immediate execu-