The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-12-14
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Two Arkansas lawyers were domesti-
ated in the rude hotel OF q country
own. The hotel was crowded, and the
DOM allotted to ourstwo heroes was also
occupied by. six or eight others. Shake
Town beds. enough to accommodate the
uests, were disposed about the room,
against the four walls, leaving an open
pace in the centre of tue apartment.
Fndge Clark lay with head to- the North,
% one side, and Judge Thomas lay with
lis head to the South, on tho other side
~ the room. 30 far as the room was
oncefned, IL might be- said that their
2eads represented the North and tho
SOUTH poles, respectively. ALI the other
Tsds In the room were occupied. The
central part of the room was deemed
heutral ground, in which the occupants
pf the beds had equal rights. Here, in
picturesque confusion, lay the boots,
bats, coats and breeches of the sleepers.
There were no windows, and though the
Sioor was open, there being no moon, the
plight was very dark in that room. The
H1ly lawyers, who had been opposing
tonnsel in case tried in the town that
iay, and had opposed each other with
he contumacity of wild pigs, were now
fhe. very incarnation Of ,meekness, for
fuhen the hungry swarm of mosquitoes
Fettled down and bit them on the one
eheek, then slowly turned the other to
.Pe bitten also. But hushl bark! A deep
Sound strikes the ear, like rising kuelli
'tMe-ow-ow!" .-e ,...,
Judges Clark and Thomas were wide
awake, and sitting bolt upright in an in
istant. Again, the startling cry:
"Ye.ow-ye-owi"
CLARK.
"Scat. your Kissed Thomas.
Cat paid no attention to these demon
strations, but gave vent to another
yowl. w.
ooh, Lordl" cried Clark, 81 can't
5stand thisl Where is she, Ihomas?"
where, replied Thomas.
"No, she's on your side" said Clark.
"Ye-wo-ow-owlp
'There, told you she was on your
side, they both exclaimed in breath.
And still the s.yowl' went on. The idea
now entered the heads of both the law
iyers, that by the exercise of certain
strategy they might be enabled to exc
cute certain flank movement on the
cat, and totally demoralize him. Practi-
8cally each determined to file ga motion
to quash" the cats attachment for that
room. Each kept his plan to himself,
and, in the dark, unable to see each
other, prepared for action. Strange as
it may appear, it is nevertheless true,
that the same plan suggested itself to
both. In words, the plan would be
about as follows: The yewler is evidently
looking and calling for another cat, with
whom he has made an appointment. I
will initiate cat, and this cat will think
tother cats around. This cat will come
toward me, and when he shall have
arrived within reach, I'll blaze away with
anything I can get hold of, and knock
the mew-sio out of him. So each of the
portly judges, noiselessly as cream comes
to the surface of the milk, hoisted him
self unto his hands and knees, and, hip
potamus fashion, advanced to the neutral
ground occupying the central portion of
the room. Arrived there, Jud ge Clark
selected boot jack, and Judge Thomas
heavy cowhide boot, from the heap,
and settled themselves down to the work.
Clark frightened his grip on the boot
jack, and throwing up his head gave
vent to prolonged and unearthly aye
ow-ow!" that would have reflected
credit upon ten of the lnrgest kind of
cats.
"Aha. +" thought Thomas, who was not
Six feet away, "he's Immediately close
around. Now I'll inveigIe him!' and he
gave the regular dark night call of
feminine cat. A
Each of the judges now advanced
little closer, and Clark produced a ques-
tioning "Owl.ow''
Thomas answered by re-assuring
"Pur-ow! pur-ow!" and they advanced a
little more.
They were now in easy reach, and each
imagining that the cat had but moment
more to live, whaled away, the one with
his boot, the other with his boot Jack.
The boot took Clark square in the mouth,
demolishing his teeth, and the boot Jack
came down on Thomas bald head Just
as he was in the midst of n triumphant
"Ye-ow!
When lights were brought the cat had
disappeared, but the catastrophe was in
opposite corners of the room, with heels
IN the air, swearing blue streaks.
A BELLE BURIED IN PoTTER's FIELD
The vicissitudes of life are strong and
suggestive. On Wednesday, Mrs. ". Fl.
Disbrow died in New York. Only few