The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-01-28

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"But l snorc to beans, chu'nmy, this is just
what VIC want; its right under their win.
dow; it couldn't be be,tercd at any price.
"Fact." responded Bob, surveying at ono
glance the line and the window, and unity.
ing the neck of the sack which he had
carried upon his shoulder. "Now stand by
TO leave suddenly"
"All right, fire away says Dick, putting
his best foot forward.
"Wcll, here goes, then," replied Dob,
and he drew from the sack a span of exag-
gcrated Tom cats, securely bound together
by the tail, and slung them over the line.
"Run," he exclaimed, setting a vigorous
example
Not till have stirred them up bit"
returned Dick, bcstowing an assortment of
bullets upon the unfortunate animals, which
caused them to lift up their voices in awful
rcmonstrancc; then ms it were, taking the
wings Of the morning, he flew to the utter
most parts of the door yard and slowed
himself away with his companion behind
the low stone wall before mentioned.
Perhaps some Of N.Y. readers have been
III Bcdlam; or if not, tic fact Of their llav-
ing read thus far shows that they soon will,
OF ought to bc there. But let that he as it
may, the uproar popularity supposed to reign
in that celebrated institution, WIS as moth
ing ut all to the uncarthly duet tha: follow
ed the the Stirring up"
Scott, in describing some tremendous row,
says:
| "'Thcn rose the cry Of women, shrI
| Like goshawks wlisliny on the hill;
and Moore, hard pushed for something unto
Which to likcn n jolly rumpus, breaks forth /:
$50 loud and terrible ,h" shout,
As all the ticnls from Heaven that fell
Had pealcd the banner cry Of" etc, etc.
We all know the quotation. But though
Scott may have known not a little about
women, who, it must he owned, make their
share of noise in the world and though
Moore was, donbless, on intimate terms
! WIN tii tiiC ilCiHiS IOUl llcsNSll lll:lL
ii is evident they were not posted in the
matter of cats, or they would not have gone
SO fur for Il si'nilc. Words cannot give an
idea of tho tremendous melody such a
squcaIng aud suuaIIing and s1ualking, such
howling and growing and splitting and
fighting never was heard before. Not all
the hul!s Of Bashan-al the many and
great bulls Of I'ashan, that bcsct and COM
passed poor Mr.. psalms round about.
though, without doubt, they roared right
Justify, could SO much us hold candle, as
the saying is, to the turbulent pussies even
the originators Of the disturbance behind the
wall, were flin to put their fingers to their
ears. Not many minutes elapsed before
second story window was raised, and a
thinly clad gentleman pokcd forth his head
into the night.
" Tha:'s him-thal's Rivers" whispered
Bob, fetching his companion a dig in the
ribs.
"Shoo, scat, get out " shouted the white
robed individual, impaticnty. But the
furry vocalists did not seem disposed either
to shoe, scat, or get out at the first invita-
ton, and the words were repeated, much
more velcmenty than before. This time
with more effect, for the hideous roaring
subsidized into long low growls. The gentle
man appeared satisfied with this state of
things, for the window was closed, the cur
tain dropped, and all was still.
You are not done with them vet. nv
noble bridegroom" said Bob, leaving his
covert to inflict divers smart kicks upon the
suspended cats, and Immediately rushing
back to his hiding place.
In the startled car Of night
They screamed out their alright,
Too much Mortified to speak,
They could only shrek, shrek,
Out of tune
|. Again the window went up, this time
with bang; amid torrent of yituperative
epithets; and chunk, chunk, came various
missiles upon tbe sod; now ayblacking bot
,ts, nov nov q boot5jack, and again piece Of
|.soap. Louder and louder squalled the cats,
az they furionsly dug their. .clawsfiptoa each
others hide. With a sinful exclamation:
the persecutea gentleman vanished, and a
light began;to glimmer, in the Sroolpl.,, Ap-l
psosehi1g the window he thrust gilie lamp;
outtat q arms leaghtb an took s deliberate:
survey s lsMisss Iat israys were.
i 4 slas ssiels poyerIa % eSstrats stlleI
gloon, and tl.e feeble liignt, ,enl showed
|: him hin ~ darl moving, howl objects With
the @as lat
testls elothes Zine. ssizings tie swatsf2 I'd 81;
pitsbsrshy the; handle ksa SWith.
great force at his sttof fitors. sTIe accdg