The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-03-05

marks of old battles, for Tige had fight in
him, as was said before, and as might be
guessed by certain bluntness about the
muzzle, with projection of the lower jaw,
which looked as if there might be bull
dog stripe among the numerous barsinislers
OF his lineage.
II was hardly fair, however, to leave AL
miny Cutter waiting while this piece OF
natural history was telling. AS she spoke
OF little 10, who had been "haaf eat up,''
by Tige she could no, contain her sympa-
thies and began to cry.
"Why, my dear little soul" said Mr. Ber.
nard, " What are You worried about!
used 10 play with bear VIII en- was boy
and the bear used to hug me and used to
kiss him. sol"
Il was too bad of Mr. Bernard, only the
second time he had seen AIminy, but her
kind feelings had touched him, and that
seemed The most natural way ofexpressing
his gratitude Alminy looked roand 10 see
il anybody was near, she saw nobody bul
stout young fellow, leading yellow dog,
mnzzled, saw her thro' a crack in a picket
fence, not great way off the road Many
year he had been ''hangin' 'raoun +" AL.
miny, aud never did he see any encoura.
giag look, or hear any " Behave naow % or
Come naow, ain'l ye 'shamed p' or iher
torbidding phrases of acquiescence, such as
village bellies understand as well as ever did
the lymph who fled 10 the willows in the
ecoiggue we all remember.
No wonder he was furious, when he saw
the schoolmaster, who had never seen The
girl till within week, touching with his
lips those rosy cheeks which he had never
dared approach. But that was all, it was a
sndden impulse and the master turned
away from the young girl, laughing, and
telling her not to fret herself about him-he
would take care of himself.
So Master Langdon walked on towards
his school-house not displeased, perpaps,
with his hnle adventure, nor immensely
elated by it, for he was one of the natural
class of the sex-subduers, and had many a
smile without asking, which had been de.
MED to The feeble youth who try 10 win ia.
vor by pleading their passion in rhyme, and
even 10 the more formidable appro aches Of
young officers in volunteer compaLies, con-
sidered by many to be quite irresistible TO
the fair who have once beheld them from
their windows in the epauIettes and plumes
and sashes OF the" e"Pickwacket Invincibles,"
or the 'Hackmatack Rangers
Master Langdon took his seat and began
the exercises of his school.
The smaller boys reciIed their lessons
well enough, but some of the larger ones
were negligent and surly. He noticed one
or two of them looking towards the door, as
il expecting somebody or something in that
direction At hals-past O'Clock, Abaer
Briggs, jr., who had not yet shown himself,
made his appearance. He was followed by
his 'yaliah dog" without his muzzle, who
squaited down very grimly near the door,
and gave wolfish look round The room, as
if he were considering which was the
plnmpest boy to begin with. The young
butcher, meanwhile, went TO his seat look
ing somewhat flushed. except around the
lips, which were hardly as red as common,
and set pretty sharply.
''Put out that dog, AbEer Briggs ~ The
master spoke as the captain speaks to the
heImsman, when there are rocks loamiug at
the lips. right under his lee.
Abner Briggs answered as The helmsmau
answers, when he knows he has mutin-
ons crew around that mean to run the ship
on the rect, and is one OF the mudneers,
himself. ''Pni him aoui y'rself, 4 ye amt
aiea,d on himp'
The master stepped into the aisle The
great cur showed bis teeth and the devilish
instincts OF his old wolf ancestry looked out
OF he ewes and flashed from his sharp
tusks aud yawned in his wide mouth and
deep red guile,
The movements OF animals are so much
quicker than those of human beings com
monty are that they avoid blows as easily
a one OF us steps ont of the way OF an OK
cart. 1t must be very stupid dog that ie;s
himself be run over by fast driver ia his
glg, be csu jump out of the wheels way
alter the lire has already touched him So,
while one is lifting stuck 10 strike or draw
ing back his loot 10 kick, the beast makes a
spring and the blow or kick comes too
iae
II was not so this time The master was
a ieneer and sonehing of boxer, he play
ed at single stick and was used TO watching
an adversery's eye and coming down upon
him without any of those premonitory sym
IONS by which unpraciiced persons show
long beforehand what mischief they medi-
tate
"Out with you" he said 6erceIy,-and
explained what he meant by sudden fash
OF his boot that clsshed the yellow dogs
white leeth together, like the sprnging of
bear trap The cur knew that he bad found
his master al the first glance, as low AMI
mails on four legs, or smaller number al |
ways do, and the blow took him so much !
by surprise that i; curled him up in an in