Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-04-30
=" Oh, YES" said Bouncer, mildly, 9th

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"Oh.' observed Box; there was a
pause. "There's nothing particularly re-
markably about him, except his hat |
meet him in all sorts of hats-white hats
and black hats--hats with broad brims,
and hats with narrow brims-hats with
maps, and hats without naps-in short, I've
come to the conclusion that he must be,
individually and professionally, associated
with the hating interest"
Yes, sir. And by -the-bye, Mr.. Box,
he begged me to request of you, as par
ticular favor, that you would not smoke
quite so much"
"Did he? Then you may tell the gen
tie halter, with my compliments, that il
he objects to the effluvia of tobacco, he
had better domesticate himself in some
adjoining county"
"Nay, Mr.. Box !. you surely would not
deprive me of a lodger?''
at would be precisely the same thing,
Bouncer; because, if detect the heslightest
attempt to put my pipe out, at once give
you warning-that shall give you warn
ing at once"
"Wcll, Mr.. Box, do you want anything
more of me 2"
"On the contrary-I have had quite
enough of you ~
"Well, if I ever.' said Bouncer,
bouncing out of the room. "What next,
1 wonder?"
It's quite extraordinary" soliloquized
Box, when left to himself, "the trouble
have, to get rid of that venerable female.
She knows I'm up all night, and yet she
seems to set her face against my indulging
in horizontal position by day. Let's
see: shall l take my nap before swallow
my breakfast, or shall l take my breakfast
before l swallow my nap-pshaw. don't
know what Pm talking about. I've got a
rasher of bacon somewhere" continued
Box, feeling about his coat tails. "Where
is it i? I've the most distinct and vivid re-
collection of having purchased a rasher Of
bacon-oh, here it is" And Box pro-
ducing the same, together with penny
roll, laid them upon the table-the next
thing was TO lipht n fire.
Now, upon my life," said Box, taking
a lucifer matchbox from the mantel-piece
and looking into it, "upon my soul, this
is too bad of Bouncer-this is, by several
degrees, too bad =! 1 had whole box full,
three days ago, and now here's only one
I'm perfectly aware that she purloins my
coal, and my candles, and sugar-but l
did think did think, that my lucifers
would be sacred! And here added Box,
taking down a candlestick snow | should
like to ask any unprcjudiced person, or
persons, their opinion touching this candle.
In the first place, a candle is an article L
don't require, because I'm only at home in
the day time and bought this candle
on the first of May, calculating that it
would last me three months, and here's
one week not half over, and the candle
three parts gomez
Box slightly groaned, and lighted the
fire. Then taking down the gridiron that
hung near the crate, looked at it, and final
ly burst out into the widest accents
" Mrs. Bouncer has been using my grid
iron The last article Of consumption that
l cooked upon it, was a pork chop, and
now"-smelling of it-"it is powerfully
impregnated with the oder of red herrings!"
In despair at Bouncer's conduct, Box
placed the gridiron upon the fire, and then
laid the bacon upon it. Drawing up a
chair he sat down to watch the bacon, and
thought that if there was only somebody
there to superintend it for him, he should
like very much to indulge in short nap.
A long, weary yawn, soon decided the
question; and taking one more look at the
rasher, it occurred to him that if it warped
much at the corners, it might, possibly
turn itself and so, after wistful glance
at the bed, he arose, and eventually laid
himself down for brief interval, drawing
the curtains around him.
Not two minutes had elapsed, when
Cox entered the room precipitately, and,
with very merry face, began to pace the
floor. Conscious of being eleven minutes
and half behind the time, he had
sneaked into the workshop, somewhat ex-
cited, when his employer, with smile Of
benevolence, said to him-"Cox, l shan't
want you to-day-you can have holiday"
Thoughts of "Gravesend and back fare,
One Shilling" instantly suggested them
selves to Cox, intermingled with visions Of
" Greenwich for Fourpencs" Then came
the two-penny omnibusses, and the half
penny boats-in short, Cox was quite be-
wildered.
"However," thought he, al must have