Nebraska advertiser., 1857-02-19

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yelling and leaping till the foam drop
pedfrom their jaws in prodigiOus drops,
and I, the while kindly assiststng them
by hinging down upon their irritated
backs squads Of green, hard walnuts.
For the first half hour the fun was
all on my side, and I enjoyed II huge
ly; but presently the wslnuts became
scarcer, and in proporhonate ratio the
howls plentier, until only
The fear Of something that undiscOveredcOuntry
kept me from precipitating myself on
'sterra fcy7na" right ssin their midst. "
After reasoning the matter in my
own mind for some minutes, I finally
settled down on my perch, with as
much dignity as under the circum-
stances I could command, pessuading
myself it was quite a romantic posi-
ton after all, and determined to stake
things as they come" The internal
hounds done the same, seating them
selves quietly on the ground, one on
each side of the sapling, and from
their upturned snouts an occasional
whine burst forth.
Noon came on and I began to grow
hungry. A similar feeling seemed to
be prompting my guardians, for their
anxiety was evidently increasing every
moment. They again circled the tree
howling and tearing the bark from the
trunk and leaping in the air in the vain
hope of tearing me from my asylum.
The old farmer returned from his
field to dinner. I saw him come down
to the gate in the direction of s'head-
quarters I felt relieved; Ifelt GER
tain he would call away his dogs, and
let me 60.
''Sic him Tige! sic him Pompp
shouted he, and waving his straw hat
over his head several times, aceompa-
MED with couple of stentorian yells
he quietly returned to the house. The
dogs, as a matter of course, pitched
their tune from G to Al and kept on.
/ 0, how l wished for Sharpe
lriAe, Colt pistol, the old "fuzee"
shot birds with in days gone by, o.
even the "crOss-bow" of my juYenil
ity.
Although no cannibal, Icould viii
gravity almost have drunk the bloot
of them 'tarnal curs--proyided
could have got it. I was, at any rate
awful hungry, and thirstier than hun
CRY, and madder than thirsty.
In about an hour the cid straw ha
came down so the gate again, accom-
panied by its owner, but instead 0
hating and going through with man
euYers, the two came on leisurely to
ward eur (my and the dogs station.
'sGot any books treatin on geese
to sell here, hey p said the old fellow
as he came up.
Il I hadn't word to say for myself
aSee here, stranger, you must b
purity good game, or them ere dog
wouldn't stick to you so close. No7
I've got a bit Of a bargain to perpOs
to you. IF you'll throw me that car
pet-saek b yourn, books and all dow
here, III take these dogs away and le
you gp home and 60 to weedin' cor
for your daddy or some other sensibl
'mplOTment. Decide quielS, for II
in 4 hurry and Tige and POmp ca
] can watch you till mornin', if 70
ha7en't time tomake up jour mind in
mejedly"
Seeing no other alternative I pitcf
! ed ny svaluables" geese works an
. all at him, which be seized instantt
and marched OF with ~Tige" an
> ..Pouip" at his heels / shed no tear
not that I loved the carpet-sack les
. buSfeared these ours more; and whe
the gate closed on those bipeds, I sli
from my perch and sloped
Ever since when / hear tel Of ut
nerant Booksellers I look straigI
t down my nose and ---g grin
|! West Charleston, Q.
: The sound Of the hammer at Eve
! the morning or at nine sit night, hear