Squatter sovereign., 1856-03-11
.Ths Fat Girls jump;
Or hovv TO do up sozanambulssnl

Twas just twelve years of age, and the
most unequaled rogue for mischief that old /
Kentucky could produce. 1t was at this
time that was sent to country boarding
school, some thirty miles from my birth
place, Louisvilie-and an agreeable school |
it was, for it had but two apartments, and
they simply consisted Of male and female. |
Our tutor and tutoress were the kindest
souls in christendon, and never inflicted
heavier. punishment than that of sending
the guilty one supFerless to bed, or depri-
wing him or her the privilege OF the recess.
Then there could be no wonder in our i'm
posing on such good nature-but for my
adventure.
There was only door (that, of course,
locked that separated the dormitory OF the
boys and girls; but the kind builder had
not omitted to place ventila,or over this
door, and. as luck would have it, the good
mistress had covered it with small green
baize curtain upon our side. After enjoy
ing fine dance upon the green, and that,
too, under the prettiest moonlight that ever
shone, we were assembled in the chapel TO
prayer, and then sent to our separate DOR
mitories-the girls, some fifteen in num-
ber, taking one flight of stairs, while We,
eighteen or twenty of the greatest scamps
alive. took the opposite flight-our master
and mistress returning to their own room.
A few moments found all in bed, and
strange to say, perfectly quiet. We had
lain so but shert time, when we heard
sudden creak, like bedstea6, but ia vio-
lent agitation, and this was followed by a
suppressed but general litter.
"By golly, boys, there's fun among the
gals" / exclaimed, sand here's what's go-
ing to have peep at 'em."
In moment every bed showed a sitting
figure. bounded out, and ran softly to
the key-hole-but the angels had stuffed ii
) with a rag. and that was no go.
.Never mind ,sboys, easy now, and I'll
give you all sight,
softly drew table and placedit across
the door, and with the greatest difficulty
stood a chair upon it--for the table being
small, the chair made most too great a
stride for it. However, / mounted. and
raising one corner of the curtain the whole
; scene was visible to me.
The girls had placed two beds some si1
or eight feet apart, and laid feather bee
on the floor between them, and were ther
exercising themselves byjumping from one
bed to the other. There was one very fa
girl, about as broad as she was long, ans
in nc way calculated for physical exertions
: but she had got upon the bed, and stoo(
swinging her arms to and fro, making eve
ry hadication for desperate jump. BY
this time I was on the floor, and my plac,
). at the curtain supplied by another sprig o
: mischief. He leaned down and Whispered
the fat girl was going TO jump.
"Oh, golly," said he, 'if Fan only falls
:, won't she roll over nice g
was determined to see this; and climb
ing up again, we both occupied the totter
ing pile. With one hand over our mouth:
}. and pinching our noses to prevent burs
e of laughter, we stood breathless, awaiting
u the awful calamity.
u "There she goes, by jingor' exclaim
ed. She didn't do it, though; for her fee
s resting ON the round Of the bed, she bal
c anced but moment and fell backwards
y head down and feet in the air, rolling ant
putting like a porpoise, but displaying n
mean agility for such an embarrassing SIT
/ ton.
q We could hold in no longer, but shoe!
L with laughter. The chair tilted and dow
e all came together, with crash like youn,
L peal of thunder.
e ..To bed. to bed. boys" I said, "an
leave the rest to me.
In an instant all was quiet; every bo
in bed and sound asleep with the exceptie
is of myself. Oh, such attempts to snore a
4, might have been then heard-but we wer
-e all used to playing the possnm, and no'
concluded to give the approaching tuto
or and wife sample of somRambulism.
l. "Now don't laugh for the world, boy.
IS and see me do the thing"
Iraiscd the table on its legs, and gettin
lie on it, was concluding my speech that / ha
to written and committed to memory for tn
day-and here the trainers of young idea
[ entered, bot still continued
Friends and fellow students: Ovel
whelmed as / am with gratitude for yos
- kind attention, / cannot refrain from e.
- pressing thanks. yes. warm and hearife
thanks; and to you. dear sir. (this
Il course meant the tutor. and at this poil
). inv vacant starInu ewes we're unan him