Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-04-30

moi L, lnueeu, MT. COX.
"Nor partial to apipe?"
"No, sir"
"Then how is it?"
"Why," said Mrs. Bouncer, wondering
ly, al suppose-yes-that must be it."
DAT present, l am entirely of you
opinion" said Cox, "because l haven
the most distant particle of an idea wha
you mean"
"Why, the gentleman who has got th'
attics, is hardly ever without a pipe in hi
mouth-and there he sits, with his feet o,
the mantel-piece!"
"The mantel-piece!" said Cox "tha
strikes me as being considerable of I
stretch, either of your imagination, Mrs
B., or the gentleman's legs. presume
you mean the fender or the hob"
Sometimes one, and sometimes t'other
Well, there he sits for hours, and puff
away into the fireplace"
Ah-then, Mrs. B., you mean to say
that this gentleman's smoke, instead O
emulating the example of all other sorts O
smoke, and going up the chimney, think:
proper to affect singularity by taking :
contrary direction"
"Why-"
"Then, 1 suppose, the gentleman yor
are speaking Of is the same individual thai
invariably meet coming up stairs wher
I'm coming down, and going down stair'
when I'm coming up?"
"Why-yes-I-"
"From the outward appearance of the
man, 1 should unhesitatingly set hin
down as gentleman connected with th'
printing interest"
| ayes, strand a respectable young
gentleman he is"
" No doubt. Good morning, Mrs
Bouncer"
"You'll be back at your usual time, sir
I suppose ?"
Yes-nine o'clock this evening. Yot
needn't light my fire in future, Mrs. E.
I'll do that myself. And don't forget the
bolster" And so Cox went, but cam,
back to request Mrs. B. to purchase fol
him half-penny worth of milk, and tC
let it stand, as he wished the cream to ac
cumulate, and finally disappeared.
He was gone, at last. Mrs. Bouncel
declared she was all of tremble for feal
Mr.. Box would come in before Mr. Cox
went out. Luckily, they had never met
and what was more, thought Mrs. Bouncer
they were not very likely to do SO. Fol
Mr.. Box was hard at work on newspaper
all night, and never got home till morn
ing; and Mr. Cox was busy making hat.
all day long, and never came home till
night. So that Mrs. Bouncer was getting
double rent for her room, and neither OF
her lodgers whit the wiser for it And
upon the reflection, Mrs. Bouncer immedi-
ately slowed away Cox's hats, dressing
gown, and slippers, into Cox's closet,
locked them in, and put the key upon the
ledge of the door. She then hustled about
and made the bed for Box, not forgetting
that what was the head of the bed for Box,
was the foot of the bed for Cox-people's
tastes differed so. and was about plump
ing up the bolster little more, by way Of
finish, when in came Box, very cross,
and calling out behind him, down stairs
Pooh-pooh! Why don't you keep
your own side of the staircase, sir +? l say
it was as much your fault as mine, sir"
claw, Mr.. Box" said Mrs. Bouncer,
"what is the matter ?"
Mind your business, Bouncer
"Dear, dear, Mr.. Box! What a tenn
per you're in, to be sure! declare you
are quite pale in the facet"
"What color would you have aman be, !"
returned Box, who was thin, dry-stoop-
ing man, II say, what color would you
have man be, who has been setting up
long leaders for a daily paper setting up
and sitting up, all night"
"But then, you've all the day to your
self, you know"
So it seems" retorted Box, frowning
askance at Mrs Bouncer. "Far be it
from me, Bouncer, to hurry your move
ments; but think it right to acquaint
you with my immediate intention Of d.
vesting myself Of my coat, waist-coat, &C.,
and going to bed"'
"Oh, Mr.. Box " said Bouncer, retiring
Immediately.
"Stopw said Box; " can you inform
me who the individual is, thatI invariably
encounter going down stairs when I'm
coming up, and coming up stairs when I'm