Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-08-18
sUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY. PA. sATU
He did, however. feel when he violently

for having INDUCED in that ebulition, when
Valentine cried "meyow pit meyow !"
"Hallow! !" exclaimed Mr.. Jonas Beagle,
"here again ?"
"Mew !" cried Valentine in a somewhat
higher key.
"What, another come 10 contribute to
the harmony of the EVENING""
"Meyow .--meyow !" cried Valentine,
in key still higher.
"Well, how many more of you?" en-
quired Mr.. Beagle. "You will be able 10
get up second concert, BY and by )" and
Valentine began to spit and swear with
great felicity. ...t
''Swear away, you Beauties" cried Mr..
Beagle as he listened to this volley of feel-
ing oathes 81 only wish I was not SO
much afraid of you for your sakes. AT it
again Well, this is a blessing. Don't you
hear those cats?" he cried anxious, not to
have all the fun himself; but Valentine
continued snoring very loudly.
"Well, this is particularly pleasant" he
continued, as he sat up in bed. "Don't
you hear! What comfort it is 10 be able
to sleep soundIy!" !" which remarkable OBJ
serrallon was doubtless provoked by the no
less remarkable fact that the splitting and
swearing became more and more desperate.
"Wha's to be done? My breeches are
right in the midst OF them ALL I can't get
out now they'd tear the very flesh off my
egs--and that fellow there sleeps like
top. Haloo! Do you mean to say that
you don't hear these cats, how they are go-
ing it 2" Valentine certainly meant to say
no such thing, for the whole time that he
was not meyowing and splitting, he was
diligently occupied in snoring, which has
a very good effect, and serves to fill up the
intervals exceedingly well.
At length the patience of Mr.. Jonas
Beagle began to evaporate-for the hostile
animals continued to battle, apparently
with great desperation. He therefore
threw a pillow with grea! violence into
the bed of his companion, and shouted so
loudly, that Valentine feeling it would be
perfect nonsense for him to pretend TO
sleep any longer, began TO yawn very
naturally, and cried-"who's there?"
"Tis ~ shouted Jonas Beagle, ''more
like two and twenty. Pve turned out
dozen myself. There's swarm, a whole
colony Of them here, and | know no more
about striking light than fool"
"Oh, never mind" said Valentine, ''let's
go to sleep, they'll be quiet by and BY"
''It's all very fine TO cry let's 90 TO sleep,
who's to do it - cried Beagle, emphatically.
:'Blast the cats! / wish there warn't cat
under Heaven-I do, with all my SOUL
They're such spiteful vermin too, when
they happen to be put out, and one Of
them is in passion, know from her spit
ting, coniound her! wish from the bot
tom of my heart it was the last spit in her."
"Who'S th-re1 what's the matter ," cried
Valentine at length, in the coolest manner
imaginable, although his eXertions made
him sweat like tinker.
"For Heavens sake, my dear young
friend" said Mr.. Beagle, "do assist me in
in turning out these cats"
Seats! where are they 2" "Iish :" cried
Valentine,
"Oh, that's of no use whatever, have
tried the Kissing business myself All the
Kissing in the world won't do. They must
be beaten out; you're afraid Of them, are
you!"
"Afraid of few cats :" exclaimed VAL
entine with ar assumption of some consid-
cradle magnan:mity, "where are they %
"Under my bed" replied Beagle
''That's a brave fellow. Break their necks"
and Valentine leaping out of bed, and after
striking at the imaginary animals very fu-
riously with the bolster, he hissed with vio-
lence and scratched across the grain on the
boards in humble imitation OF those domeS-
tic creatures scampering out of room
when he rushed to the door and proceeded
to make very forlorn mewing die gradu-
ally away at the bottom of the stairs.
"Thank Heaven. they are all gone al
last" cried Beagle, ''we shall be able to get
little rest now | suppose" and after min,
utely surveying every corner in the room
in which 1t was possible for one of them tc
have fingered, he bade Valentine gooC
night.
Valentine assisted Beagle TO rpmake hi
bed; and when they had accomplished th
important business with the skill and dex
terity oftwo thoroughbred chamber-maidS
the light was again eXtinguished, and MIR
Beagle very naturally made up bis mind t'
have six hours uninterrupted sleep. HI
had however, scarcely closed his eyes
when the mewing was renewed, and as h
had not the slightest disposition to listen Il
sounds so familiar to his ear, he started u
and exclaimed, 81 wish / may die if the.
are out now. Here's one of them left,
added he, addressing Valentine; but Val
entine having taken deep inspiration, an
swered only by respiring with Prolonge
} gurgiing sound.
"He's off again." continued Beagle
81 never heard of one sleeping so sounC
, Hollo, my good fellow, ho! Fast as fou
t year only'' Won't you be quiet, yo
E witchl Are you determined not to let n
e have wink Of sleep Tonight She mu
, be in the cupboard; must have overloo'
: ed her; and / don't yet see how l coul
8 Oh keep the thing up, my dear! Don
e let me rest" and he fumbled about for b
e box, aud having taken hearty pinch
is snuff, began to turn the thing seriously
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