Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-18
Ibr })cntriloquist.
THE vENrnILoQUIsr AND THE CATS.
by SPASM,

A ventriloeuist travelling, put up over
night at a country hotel, and getting into
room with a fdgety old fellow, he be-
thought that he'd get up little fun, by
treating the old gent TO a cat serenade.-
Valentine, the ventrioquist, on having his
bed pointed out to him, darted between the
sheets in a space of minute; !or as Jonas
Beagle facetiously observed, be had but to
shake himself and everything came off,
He therefore turned the thing seriously
over 10 his mind, while Mr.. Beagle was
quietly undressing, being anxious Tor that
gentleman to extinguiSh the light before he
commenced operations.
'Now for a beautiful nights rest,' Oh
served Mr.. Jonas Beagle to himself, as he
put out the light with tranquil mind, and
turned in wi,h degree of comfort.
'Mew-mew !" cried Valentine softly,
throwing his voice under the bed of Mr..
Beagle.
'Hish !-confound the catv cried Bea-
ste-sWe must have you out at all events,
my lady, And Mr.. Beagle at once slip
ped out of bed, and having opened the
door cried 'hisl' again emphaticaliy, and
threw his breeches towards the spot, as an
| additional nducement for the cat to stand
not on the order of her doing when MIR.
Valentine repeated the cry, and made 1t
appear to proceed from the stairs. MIR.
Beagle thanked Heaven she was gone,
closed the door, and very carefully gtoped
his way into bed.
'Mew. .-mew .-mewr cried Valentine,
just as Mr.. Beagle had again comfortably
composed himself.
'What are you still here, madame p in.
quired that gentleman, in highly sarcas
tic tone. Il thought you had been turned
out, madame. Do you hear this witch off
cat @ he continued, addressing Mr.. Valen.
tine-but Valentine replied with deep
heavy snore, and began to NEW again with
additional emphasis.
well, I don't have treat every day, !
is true, but If this isn't one, why Pm out o
my reckoning, that's ALL observed MIR. 10
mas Beagle, slipping again out OF bed. 8
don't like much to handle you, my lady
but if do, I'd of course give you physlc
and he 'hished' again with consummate VIC
lence, and continued to 'hishn until Val
eniine scratched the bed-post sharply.
feat which inspired Mr.. Beagle with tn
conviction that the disturber Of his peac
was in the act of decamping; then h
threw the pillow very energetically tc
wards the door, which he closed and re
turned to his bed in triumph. The me
men., however, he had comfortably tucke
. himself up again, he missed the pillow h
had converted into an instrument of ver
: geance, and as that was an article witho,
which ne could not even hope to go
. sleep, he had of course, to turn out agai
d and fetch it. ...
l. slow many more times ] WONDER" t
ID observed to himself, "shall l have to g
ct out of this blessed bed tonight! Exercl
!. is certainly comfort, aud very conduct.'
!. to health; but such exercise as thls-wh
where have you gotn he added, addre'
ing the pillow, which, for all the sweepi'
: actions of his feet, he was for some TN
unable to ind-"Oh, here you are, sir, a
G. your" and he picked up the object OF
nj search and gave it several severe blow
" - when, having reinstated himself betwe
n. n the sheets, he exclaimed in subdued toT
- swell, let's try it again."
a Now Mr.. Jonas Beagle was man W
a. prided himself especially upon the eve
ness of his temper. His boast was u
nothing could put him passion.