The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1859-02-25

cisco Golden Era, IS not only Homeric in styIt
bot complete in itself, for /. ends in the tota
annihliation of the combata uts
s'On pine wood shed, man alley dark, wher
scattered moonbeams, sft ing through a row 0
tottering chimneys and n awning torn an,
dropping, fell, strobe back and forth, with stiff
and tense-drawn muscle and peculiar tread. ;
| cat.
! His name was Norval; on yonder neighbor.
ing shed his father fonght the cats that came in
squads from streets beyoud Dupont, 10 search ol
/ food and strange adventure.
Grlm war was coured and twisted tail, and
spine upheaVing IN fatastic curve, and claws dis
tended, and ears fatty pressed against head
thrown back deiantly, told of impending strife.
With eyes a-gleam and screeching blasts of
war, and steps as silent as the falling dew,
young Norva crept along the spInirred edge,
and gazed moment through the darkness down
. with tail a-wag trumphantIy.
Then with an Imprpcaton and growl-per-
hapS an oath in direst veangeauce hissed - he
started back, and, crooked in body like letter
), or rather like j inverted, stood 10 fierce
expectancy.
Twas well. With eye-balis glazing aud ears
aslant, and open mouth in which two rows of
fangs stood forth in sharp and dread conformity
slow up post from out the dark below head
appeared.
dreadful tossin of determined striE. young
NorVal uttered then, with face unbIanchpd.
and moustaChe standing strait before his nose, |
and tail flung wildly TO the passing breeze, step
ped back in cautious invitations 10 the foe
Approaching the other and, with preparations !
dIre, each cat surveyed the vintage of the field |
Around they walked with tails uplifted and |
backs high in air, while from their mouths in |
accents kissing with consuming rage dropped |
0rIei but awful sentences of hate.
Thrice round the root they ment IN circle,
each with eye upon the foe nteutly bent then
sldewse moving, at is wont with cats, gave one
long-dTawn, terrific, savage yaw and buckled
in.
The fur flew. A mist Of hair hung over the
battlefield. High bove the din of passing was-
ons rose the dreaGul tumut OF the struggling
cats. So CLEANED their eyes in frenzy, that to
me wto saw conflict from window near.
naught else was plain but fiery ball that moved
IN orbits most eccentric.
men iaiot and fainter sse4 in tempestous might,
m untii all sound was hushed Then went forth
win lantern, and the field SURVEYED What i
,ons., ok cia"s-one ear-of teeth, perhaps 4
~ ~, a'u save lur, nought except solitary {
an ia. tail was Norval's-by rinp I r
newt. The ear was-bu: we'll let the mai {
F' pass Ire tale will do without the ear, If
FARMERS HIGH School OF PeYNsyrv,v,,
ne following circular has ben i sued bv The II
resident OF the above institution p
ii ne officers of many County Agricultural "
'cieties nave omitted TO nominate Candidates o'
ADMISSION to this School whilst many W
heFs desire TO name a greater number tb,n III
Flr ratio OF representation entities them 70 uo
II charer enJolns upon US The observance or u, u,
= PFlnc'Ple, and We desire to comply with Il =,
lhe recommendations be made TO us. IF the a, az
GERS OF County Societies do not make nomina- wi WI
rs on or before the 10Th February. when ths ma
lool will open for instruction-we will adl ea'
the surplus of other counties or those WIN iro
recommended to us by individuals, If sncb 70 !
sess the necessary qualifications. In the oi
Ia lime individual applications will be rece;- iha
Applicants must be IS years aop. and syn
In ed by knowledge of reading. wri,ine n
arithmetic, grammar, and geography. 10 . who
rec sotlclent TO qualify boy 10 commence val
'iegate education of the highest grade prea
-- has
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