The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-02-03
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ing 10 Inc air IKE porpofse, but displaying
no mean agility for embarrassing situa-
ton.
We could hold in no longer, but shook
with laughter. The chair tilted, and down
/ all came together, with crash like young
peal of thunder.
To-bed TO bed, boys" says l. ''and
leave the rest to me.
In an instant all was quiet, everybody
was in bed sound asleep, with the excep.
lion of myself. o such attempts TO snore
as might have been heard-but we were
all used to playing the possum, and now
concluded 10 give the approaching tutor and
wife sample OF somnanbulism
'Now don't laugh for the world, boys,
and see me do the thing"
raised the table or its legs, and getting
on it, was concluding my speech that I had
written and commiited 10 memory, for the
day-and here the trainers of young ideas
entered, but still continued
"Friends and fellow students Over
whelmed as | am, with gratitude for your
kind attention, | cannot refrain from ex-
pressing thanks, yes warm heartfelt thanks;
and 10 you, dear sir, (this of course meant
the tutor, and at the point is my vacan, star
ing eyes were upon him,l will my heart
ever yearn. look upon this moment of
my life with a pride that swels my young
bosom almost 10 bursting and when man.
hood shall close my youthful career, and
my country shall call me to her halls of
legislation there viii exercise every truth
aud virtue of my hear insliIIed into my
heart by your kind and fatheriy tutoring
These boyish years of Joy will ye, swell to
gushing stream of ambitious glory-and
then will look back to these days, aud
you uprermost in my Thoughts, exclaim,
"twas you, yes, you, sir-that made me
" hat am ~
"B'svo Bravo! my boy, T" they both ex-
claimed.
got off the table now, seeing ! had The
game in my own hands, and walking slow
ly up TO the window gave myself up to
deep sobbngs, and really appeared much
affected.
! The tuior approached me and called me
softly by name. bnt answered him not
and turning slowly from him walked to
the other side of The room, avoiding the
rays OF the lamp which the mistress was di-
recting upon me.
''He is asleep, my dear" exclaimed the
tutor, and il must have been the dragging
of the table over the floor iha; made such
rumbling noise. Give me The lamp. and
60 bring me basin of water-I will effect
a lasting cure upon our somnsnoulist."
heard many suppressed filters, and
could see sundry corners of sheets going in
Ia sundry mouths. This nearly destroyed
my equilibrium though mastered myself,
and again went sc the window, though the
mention OF the basin of water caused mo-
H.enlary shudder 10 shoot through my
whole frame.
The good dame returned with what |
magnified INTO an uncommonIy large vessel
of water; but it was no delusion-for in
her haste she brought the ''filterer," and
knew certainly il was cold ducking was
to have. Could 1 escape it? ! would try
walked first TO one bed, then TO another
the tuior following with the flierer, his
wife playing q iorch- bearer" while the
heavy breathing OF 'possuming sleepers ad.
ded 10 lhe soIemnity of the scene. / still
walked on. turning away every time he
proposed 10 donse me. They had COM
pIetely cut of the retreat TO my own bed,
and ! saw a, once | should have 10 take it.
walked boldly out and placing myself be-
fore him, he upset the conten;s of the Jug
upon me.
Igasped caught my breath, totered, and
played the fsighened boy SO well. the de-
cepsion was complete. heard merry
laugh in the next room-my schoolmates
on their beds rubbed their eyes and enquir-
ing the matter
aWhere am 2p asked; "whai awful
thing has happened? Did | come near
drowning I"
Then looking up. my eyes encountered
those Of the mistress. | hung down my
head, crouched my little form together, for
was minus my mnsn't-mention-'ems.-
She ympalhsed With me, and left me in
the care OF The tutor, who afforded me eve-
ry facility Tor drying my drenched skin and
changing my robe de nrtit. belook me
once again to sleep. We were alone again;
but never did pass such a merry night.
and not till long after the old upright clock
had told the midnigh, hour did we close
orr eyes.
Upon awakening next morning, | thought
for the FIRST time of the laugh heard in the
girls room aand on going TO the door thro'
curiosity, found the rag Oas gone from he
key hol<s
Coon Reply "A country girl once riding
past turnpike gale, without paying the