Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-09-17

the nightmare Our conscience is clear and don't
admire bird supper8. But we are haunted, afflicted,
bedevIed annoyed cursed rled exasperated put out,
excruciated, contaminated and exfuntfed generally,
by innumerabe nghtdogS which seem determined that
we shall pay the price Of liberty which distinguished
authority has defined to be "sleepIess vigilance" Why
the COMPOUNDED brutes should take such delight in the
thing is more than we know. Watts or somebody else
says they delight" in it, and really it appears to be the
fact.
In China when they want to put al unfortunate to
death in fearful tornents, they place guard over him
whose duty it is to see that he gets asleep This
guard is relieved at stated intervals until from muck
Wakefuness the criminals pigtai drops off, he als to
pieces generally and only few fragments are eftto show
where once there was Chinaman. We think the dogs
have got some such notion into their heads They have
entered into conspiracy against the unfortunate nhab
tants of Wilmington. Last night, for four successive
hours we heard nineteen different dogs keeping it up,
evidently determined to not go home to the morning
the incessant Yapp! Yapp relieved occasionally
by a pleasant fight and the Ri vi of the
defeated son of female dog If We could only rap
up the spirits that we wanted, we would Immediately
have the Kilkenny Cats on hand to inspire the dog
fights on our HILL then would there be tails but no dogs
to unfold them.
A gentleman of the Hbernian persuasion once
said with truth than poetry, that every other man
you meet in Cincinnati hog In tact, it said
at time that the hog interest strong in that
city to send pretty hoggsh representation to the
Legislature. In Constantinope and its various suburbs
the dogs have the freedom of the city and make night
hdeous. They the licensed scavengers the buzz
yards are in Charleston They divided into factions
and have great pitched battles. We cannot but
think that if the Turks of STEAMBOAT could only sleep
little better at night they would be wide awake ir
the daytime, but all their sleeping must be done after
their masters the dogs have retired.
Among the diseases of dogs, bronchitis cannot be in
cluded. We never yet found a dog whose voic
failed him, and we say it with pride and pleasure
that the vocal powers of our Wilmington dogs art
unsurpassed The dog is said to be docle ANIMAL ant
susceptible of training We that they be organi
zed to howl by note and in concert. Our hill can ge
up quite chorus of its own, from the big base
bull or mastif1, la Labache up to the Mario tenor
the pointer and the higher tones of Grisi Let hav
it, since we must have the noise anyhow.
Ra~There is pathos and beauty in the following ele
giant extract from the Boston POST
EGG!
Pledge of feathered pairs affection
Kidnapped in thy downy nest,
Soon for my breakfast-sad reflection
Must thou in this cup be drest.
What are the feelings of thy mother?
Poor bereaved, unhappy hen
Though she may lay, perchance another.
Thee she ne'er will see again.
Yet do not mourn. Although above thee
Never shall parent brood,
Know dainty darling that love thee
Dearly as thy mother could.