Washington telegraph., 1849-08-29
From the Great West.
THE FAT GIRLS JUMP;
OR, HOW TO DO UP SOMNAMBULISM
BY NJ OF C.

1 l.
at this time that l was sent to country
boarding-school, some thirty miles from
my birthplace, Louisville-and an agree
able school it was, for it had bat two de-
partments, and they simply consisted of
male and female. Our tutor and tutoress
were the kindest souls in Christendom
and never Indicated heavier punishment
then that of sending the guilty one to bed
supperless, or depriving him or her the
privilege of the recess. Then there could
be no wonder in our imposing upon such
good nature-but for my adventure.
There was only door that, of course,
locked) that separated the dormitory of
the boys and girls; but the kind builder
had not omitted to place ventilator over
the door, and, as luck, would have it, the
good mistress had covered it with small
green baize curtain upon our side. After
enjoying a fine dance upon the green, and
that, too, under the prettiest moonlight
that ever shOne, we were assembled in
the chapel to prayer, and then sent to our
separate dormltories-th girls, some fif-
teen in number, taking one flight of stairs.
while we, eighteen or twenty, of the
flight-our master and mistress returning
to their own room. A few moments found
all in bed, and strange to say, perfectly
quiet. We had lain so but short time,
when we heard sudden creak, like
bedstead put III violent agitation, and this
was followed by a suppressed but general
litter.
"By golly, boys, there's fun among the
gals l exclaimed, "and here's what's
going to have peep at EN-
In a moment every bed showed sitting
figure. bounded out, and running softly
to the keyhole-but the fallen angels had
stuffed it with rag. and that was no go.
"Never mind, boys-easy now, and I'll
give you all sight
softly drew table and placed against
the door, and with the greatest difficulty
stood chair upon it-for the table being
small, the chair made most too great a
stride for it. However, | mounted, and
raising one corner of the curtain, the
whole scene was visible to me.
The girls had placed two beds, some
six or eight feet apart, and laid a feather
bed on the floor between them, and they
ing from one bed to the other. There
she was long, and in no way calculated
for physical exertions; but she had got
upon the bed, and stood swinging her
arms to and fro, making every indication
for desperate jump. By this time was
on the floor, and my place at the curtain
supplied by another sprig of mischief
He leaned down and whispered-the fat
girl was going to Jump.
''Oh, golly..'' said he, "if Fan only falls,
won't she roll over nice!'
was determined to see this; and climb
ing up again. we both occupied the "tot-
| tering pile" With one hand over our
mouths, and pinching our noses, to pre-
vent a burs, of laughter, we stood breath
less, awaiting the lawful calamity"
"There she goes, by lingo" exclaimed.
She didn't do it though-for her feet just
resting on the round of the bed, she bal
anced but for a moment and fell back
| wards, head down and feet in the air,
rolling and putting like porpoise, but
displaying no mean agility for such an
| embarrassing situation.
We could hold in no longer, but shook
with laughter. The chair tilted, and
| down all came together, with crash ike
young peal of thunder.
"To bed-to bed, boys said I, "and
| leave the rest TO me.
! In an instant all was quiet; every boy
| in bed and sound asleep, with the excep-
| ton of myself. Oh. such attempts to
snore as might have been then heard
but we were all used 10 playing the pos
sum, and I now concluded to give the
approaching tutor and wife sample of
somnambulism.
s'Now don't laugh for the world, boys,
and see me do the thing
I raised the table on its legs and get
ting on it, was concluding my speech that
[ had written and committed to memory
for the day-and here the trainers of
Young ideas entered, but still continued:
sFriends and fellow Students Over
whelHied as [ am with gratitude for your
kind attention, l cannot refrain from ex-
pressing thanks, yes, warm and heartfelt
thanks; and to you, dear sir, (thls OF
course meant the tutor, and at this point
my vacant staring eyes were upon him.
twill my heart ever yearn. l look upon
this moment of my life with pride that
| swells my young bosom almost to burst
ing; and when manhood shall close my
| youthful career, and when my country
shall call me to her halls of legislation,
| there will exercise every truth and viz
tue instiled into my heart by your kind
and fatherly tutoring These boyish tears
of Joy will yet swell to gushing stream
of ambitions glory-and then will | look
back to these days, and with you upper
most in ny thoughts, exclaim, "Iwas
| x-.,, ,roc ,rl,,, that ra-do me w hat L