Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-07-11
MISCELLANY. Y. .
Obtaining Revenge.

Mr.. Snarl resides in Forsyth street. Mr.,
Snarl is an old bachelor, with an Irish girl tor a
housekeeper. Snarl lives in good style, but has
some queer notions. He dS,ikes dogs above all
thinrs. organ grinders aud beggars not excepted.
Snarl'S next door ueighbor is Harvey Sampson.
He sets high value on dog, and there is only
one article equal to a Newfoundland, and that's
q woman. Harry has several specimens OF the
canine race. The other evening they got up a
bowling match because the noon became ecllpSed.
They commenced about ten o'cluck, and kept 1t
up lill the sun got an inch and half above Will
5liamSburg.
This so annoyed Mr.. Snarl. that he had Har-
nv ierked up for nuisance" f" and fined ten dol
lars. Harry paid the money. but resolved on re-
venge The next morning the following adver-
tisement appeared in the Herald:
WANTED-At Forsyth street, two Bull Dogs
and four Spaniel Pups. For full bluoded dogs the
highest price will be paid. Call between aud
p NJ. JAMES SNARL.
We need not say that the advertisement was
inserted by Harry. His reason for making the
calls between aud 8 2. NJ, was because Mr.
Snarl was always out at that hour, taking an air
Ing round the Battery.
A. the hour specified, dogs and pups might
have been seen going up the Bowery to Grand
to Forsyth. and up Forsyth to the mansion occu
pied by Mr.. Snarl.
The first person that pulled the door bell was
butcher boy from Centre Market with pair ol
bull dops that would tear pieces out of tiger"
Maggie answered the bell, when the following
colloluy took place:
"OOes Mr. Suarl live here 2"
''He does. Why do you aX?"
'H have gnt some dogs for him"
''Dogs for Mr.. Snari--rnother Of Moses did you
ever: you'ye mistu0k the door"
''Oevil a bit OF it-read that"
Here SykSie took out the morning Herald, and
showed Maggie the advertisement. Maggie was
thunderStruck there was no ''denylng the adver-
tsement" She accordingly told Sykse to 90 in
to the back yaid 'wid the dogs" aud await the
return of Mr.. Snarl. Sykse did so.
In about two minutes Maggie was again sum
moned to the door bell.
"What do you want 2"
'"NIr. Suarl-I've got them dogs he wanted"
"You have-well then 60 into the yard wild the
other blackguard."
No. 2 followed No. | !; No. 2 was followed by
No. 3, who was succeeded by lots, 4. 8, and g..
BY half past five the back yard contained twenty
one bull dogs and fourteen spauies The former
got up misunderstanding, and by the time Mr.
Snarl arrived, seven Spanies had been placed hOrS
du combat, while a brindle bnll dog from Fulton
Market was going through his third fight with ''a
yaer tarrier" from Mott street.
Mr.. Srarl reached home few minutes before
six. Maggie opened the door, aud burst out as
follows:
''For the love of Lord 90 back and stop 'em.-
They are atejug one another up, and if not choked
of will devour the cistern. Since the days of
CrLmmel I've not seen such hulabaoe entirely"
Snarl event bacli"-Snarl looked into the yard
and would have sworn. but he could not fad
oaths sufficiently powerful to do justice TO his
feelings. When we left, Mr.. Snar was empty
ing "'the backyard" with an axe-helye. The
next morning Harry Sampson complained of him
was fined twenty five dollars for having ''such
fight" and ten dollars for being ''an old hypo-
critic" II is necessary for US to say that Harry
Sampson slept better that night than any night
since the war with MeXico.-.Ntp York. Dutch
man.