The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-04-30

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Nancy ''always on the move when you
are asleep, and making such loud cries
that l wonder the people in the house or
the watchmaa haven't complained before
this. [ often tremblc for fear they viii
break the door open and come in; and
then should certainly give up, and dies.
fright and shame"
"He, he.' laughed Betsey. "I should
laugh TO see them make such fools ioe
themselves"
"You eat too much, and that's what
gives you the nightmare Ifyou keep Oh
eating so much, you will die in a fit"
81 must eat what [ want when I'm
hungry" j" declared Betsey. "You mustn't
be afraid of your victuals, neither. |
pay half. Now, yeu don't eat enough
You should more, and exercise, and you
would be as stout and we'll as | am
81 know you are .attcr than [ am"
said Nancy; .'but it isn't the fattcst peo-
pie that can stand the most. I don't be-
!ieve it is healthy fat. You mustn't blame
me fer being worried about you, Betsey !;
bat l am afraid that if you keep on eating
SO much, and having the ightmare, you
will sometime be Carried off in your sleep,
and / shall wake up and fnd you dead by
my side, and perhaps, be charged with
murder, and hung, when it is all your
own eating
Ella, ha - No danger of dying and
your not knowing Of it. For you're al
ways awake-as mouse, and not half
so bold"
Besides, you talk in your sleep, some
t.,pov o,J {oli caora+, Id No,
cy, wishing to frighten Betsey by further
prudential considerations. But Betsey
was inipregnabie, turned her back,
pshawed mildly, fell asleep again and
snored.
Nancy, now, not only heard that, but
heard, or fancied she heard, another noise,
new to her timorous herring. Betsey
had conipared her to u mouse and nosg-
did siIe-?-she thought she heard a
mouse i mouse AID that mouse in
the room.
1t was slight rattling sound. She
listened Her heart beat violently
Again she heard it. Il must be mouse
"a thieving, mischievious, mercenary
mite of q thing, come perambulating after
provender, and she was horrified. She
thought that, as there was plenty or food,
she should hereafter be constantly worried
by another nightly torment.
Afraid to get up in the dark, and afraid
of the mouse, she again awoke her impa-
tient chum, announced the arrival of
new terror, and begged her to arise and
strike light, and search.
"Dear me what a Poodv - expostula-
ted the sleepy Betsey. "What harm can
come of a mouse 2"
81 wouldn't sleep with mouse in the
room for worlds -
"Wby not? They won't bite"
81 think I've heard of people running
mad from the bite OF mouse Do get
up"
Nonsense A rat-blte is poisonous ;
but mouse can't bite, more than cana
ry- bird Some folks make pets Of them.
I'd as lief have little tame mouse III bed
with me, all night. as not .
90 you wretch How can you tease
me 50? Do get az, if you ain't afraid.
and hunt
at isn't monse ; folly, can't be !.
There amt any holes here
GLOW do you know, when you haven't
looked? know if you should strike .
light and look sharp, you'll find one
There's the noise acaic. Hark y
81 don't hear anything. But tc please
you, I'll get up. | amt afraid of twenty
mice. There are things worse than mice
in this world, to torment folks Pooh =
Betsey got up and 1t lamp, and com
menced fumbllng about the room. receiv-
iHg anxious directions, as she proceeded,
from the tremulous Miss Poody, who,
during the reconnaissance, leaned on her
elbow, general and sentinel, at her bed
post.
s'Look a little more, do. Here There
Over yonder, Uuder the bed. Under
the stove. Wash-stand lounge-the cor
ners- in the drawers. / thought | heard
him, just then
But Betsey, having trod on tack,
jammed corn, bumped her head, and
bruised shin, with sudden expression
of scorn and contempt, blew out the
light, jumped into BED again, aud vowed
she would hunt 20 more.
al won's get up again. even rat should
come If you want 70 catch lhonse
you must get cat, or trap. Watcn
for yourself, you're so fond OF keeping
awake I'm going TO sleep, and don
you dare to wake me up. If you do, II
bite you myself." :"
And SO Miss Poody was left to her fate
and lay quivcriny til daylight.
When morning broke, neryed by des
peration, she went out and bought