Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-05-07

slant, there was a series of tremeDdou
meoaus heard to proceed from the be
clothes.
"Mad Cat.' roared Types, as he brok
for the kitchen and put the door betwee
him aud danger.
"Oh, Lord !'' yelled Scribe, as he she
into tho parlor and closed the door an
held it.
Here was pretty fix. The lamp an
matches in the bed room, no other to b
bad, and in that room terrible cat VOW
ling and splitting as viciOusly as tLOugl
she went by steam.
Scribe opened his door half an inch:
"Types"'
HIIulloW
"Go in and light the lamp"
"See you banged fusi"
About a minute later, Types opened
HI, door half an inch:
"Scribe ~
nHullo !"
"Go in and light the lamp"
"See you hanged fust."
a minute later both doors opened:
"Scribe"
"Types!'
"Hullow
"IIullow
"Less both 60 in and light the lamp"
"I'll do it,"
$50 will [.
"Oue took a lothes-basket, the other a
hat.b box, to fend off the enemy, and, SIM
ultaneously opening their doors cautiously
advanced. Makinga detour, they reached
the lamp and lighted it, In the bed, sat
the enemy monstrOus big Thomas Cat,
With tail swelled to the size of COM
mon hat, and whose eyes emitted sparks
Of pale green fire. These observations
we're made in distan. corner, under cover
of q bre,stwork of clothes basket and hat
box.
How came that cat there? Scribe own
ed no cat, the door and windows were all
locked, nobody visited the house-was it,
,sas that fierce animilc Spook come to
torment them before their time? Either
it was ghostly cat, or cat laborlng un-
der delirium tremens, for never before so
howled and spit and arched its back as did
that cat:
"Less get her out" said Scribe.
"Agreed," said Types.
"WGll, you 60 ahead"
"No, you 60 ahead"
"COme on, thep," said Scribe, getting
behind Types.
"All right, come on" said Types, as he
pushed around and 60, behind Scribe.
"Let's advance in line Of battle" said
Scribe, who is military man.
"Tll do her," .aid Types, who belongs
10 the Executive Greens.
"All right" said Scribe, "Im general
oficer-I mount this chair to overlook the
field Of battle, to give directions and be
out Of danger. You will arm yourself
with a poker, advance in line Of battle,
and dislodge the enemy. Attention, Bat
sallion. Forward! Double quick, march"
"See you-furder FIRST ~ said Types,
"I'll superintend the battle and you do
the chargin!'
"Can's do it, I'm kurnel, and you're
only private. 1t is my responsible duty
to command, your glorious duty to fight"
Finally compromise was agreed on ::
Scribes took big over-coa., Types the
poker, and, opening ell the doors to give
the enemy opportunity for retreat, they
advanced firmly in line, and said "Scat."
The enemy returned clarion "MeoW"
of defiance.
"Chsrge! said Scribe, in tones Of
thunder.
The heavy poker came down like a
weaver's beam on the caput Of the enemy,
and the next instant Scribe had enveloped
him in the Overcoat. Types took that
part Of the overcoat that seemed to con-
tain the head, Scribe seized that portion
along which was prolonged the tail, and
bore the kicking, squalling, struggling foe
to the back door. "Now," said Scribe,
"one, two, three-6re % and the next in
slant Thomas went flying, like kissing
rocket, over two back gardens, and landed
in the alley beyond.
That night, there come to the virtuou'
Sleepers sweet dreams. and they slept as
"slesp the irave who sink to restn
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A preacher, whose text led him Il
sneak Of the prophet Jonah. remarked in