Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-12-12
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Mr. and MIS-, Hall hare resided In aiban, Il,
some months. ,Their home Was formeriy h
hetigun. eMr. Hnllis gentleman Of fulI hsb;ts
ana strong passion for duck shooting. this mr.
counts, perhaps, for his having bag.ed MrsgHa,l
| Mrs Hall Is hright-eYed, rniddle-aced woman
who not like TO BE ieftalone." She 4 si,b.
jected TO hts of nervousness anu rtns AWAY with
.ae idea that the more Solitude you hare In
mouse, the sooner Il becomes haunteds Mrs, Hall
| ga5 Is . very agreeable womsn, has a magnifcen.
| eye, and talks ''Gidly, ia Mrs Harris would
say. So much for the general ysnne aranas os
Mrs, Hall. On Monday last, Atr. Hall inprin,eJ
KISS on Mrs. Halls check, and told her he was
gong a.shoo,ing on Long Island, and would bs
absent from home for week. Mrs. Halls burst
INTO tears and said such an absence would he the
| death OF her, Mr. Hall said .pshaw! ~ and con.
einded the spcechb by promising 10 bring herSs
hundred dollar dress, from Stewartss Mrs Hall
was n'o,hhed In consequence OF this, Mr.. Hall
repaired TO the oi'icc TO s'writep The cash book"
ana give the clerks such advice as would Keep
| their morals sweet for "thc coming weck.ns Drr
ing Mr.. Halls absence "at the ofice.n Mrs.
busted herself in filing his sntchel with q few
neecssaries for the tramp. In the collection we're
two shirts, four dckeys, six handKerchiefs. two
pair of socks bottle OF cough medicine. a nair
OF rnzors, one latler brush, and a broken cnr,.-
Mr., Hall returned to the house, Fixed himself un
and about6 II o'clock started for the steamboat,
Mr.. ltaiiIntendcd, when he left home TO stay a
week. Instead of that, he only staid ono lay.--
on arriving in New York, he was overtaaen bya
sore throat, OF such severity, that his physician
SAID he must Instantly return home as a weeks
duck shooting on Long Island would lead 10 an
early funeral in Albany. Hall took the advice,
and on Tuesday returned to town on the Hudson
hlver railroad. He came up in the s r NJ
train and got home about I01-2 He was met
on the stoop by the house dog, who wagged his
tail, and when the door was opened by the ser.
want girl, accompanied him '.up stairs Mr.
Hall found Mrs. Hall still up and dressed Mrs.
Hall was surprised at Mr.. Halls sudden return,
and hoped .nothing had happcned.p IS Mr. Hall
SAID, NO, nothing serious, only a sore throat,
that little care and horehound would soon over.
conle.a Mrs. Hall said she was reioiced to near
it, and gave Mr. Halia kiss that areminded iiin,
OF old times" Just here the dog Carlo, went
INTO the bedroom, and commenced barking.
What's that dog barking ut, my dear?o 80
Giant say, unless it's that distressed cat that
has annoyed us all Summer" sHy sci Etsas
III, Not that yaler cat that tried to kill last
week."
The same, suppose"
But how did he get into the bedroom ~ f'"-
n "Caine in of the back shed / presume. I
saw him there just before tea. Hewiil go away
in moment"
"Go away? not by long shot Give me my
revolver and III blow his brains out" idfsatsff
mot for the world, my love. Don't bloody
up the carpet. Raise the window and call Carlo
away and he'll go out himself" Is 81, aias51 sfs
u don't believe in any such arrangement.
Mrs Hall. I've been after that cat about
month, and lam now determined to blow his
brains out, blood or no blood @ ss'tta2istst
Mrs Hall tried to dissuaGe him, but il was with.
out effect. Mr.. Hall was resolved to Kill that cat.
and he would do it. AS .drs Hall would not
touch pistol for the world, y Mr.. Hall went to
the bureau, and got il for himself Having ex-
a'nined load, and adjusted the caps he ad.
vahced towards the bedroom, proceeded by Car.
TO- who poied his nose under the betlstead. and
gave yclp that walked the baby that the nurse
had in the next room. Mr.. Hall droped on his
knees Mr.. Hall then leaned over on his hand,
and by this means enabled himself 10 see far un.
der the bed as Carlo did. Mr. Hall gave ons
look, and then asked Mrs Hall s'if that yellow
cat wore blue coat withbrass buttonsgn MRS Hall
gave screcch, and .lost her reason, Mr.. Hall
told "the ya!!er cat" TO come out The vaIIar cat
obeyed the order, and when he did so. he was
discovered TO be ''an old Inouser.n who heepsa
lumber yard in the vicinity Of the Little Basin
The yal!cr cat fell upon his knees, and promised
to explain matters in the morning Mr.. Hall
said matters explained themselves In proof of
which he ordered the VALLEY cat to take Mrs.
Hall by the arm, and leave the house." The,ysl.
Ter cat did as he was ordered. This finished up
the business of Tuesday night. What win be.
come OF twill be known ut the next Court. We
should not wonder if "the yaller cat with brass
buttons, had to- Come out about ten thousand
g dollars. Wicked world this,--Albany, Police
Tribune g $50