Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-06-03

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We'll, l can't make you fiy, reckon,
replied MIR. Stott, surlily land yet
that's what this fellow can do, con-
found him He's like bird Of the air
"A bird of prey"
We'll, John, do You know l can't
help sometimes thinking-only l would
not have mentioned it unless you had
that, perhaps after all, it is bird
You know magpie is q thief by nat
ure."
And so you suppose a magpie could
have stolen the town mace, do you
Why, you are . greater fool than the
newspapers"
II forgot the mace, john" observed
Mrs. Stott, hambly.
Il wish | could forget IT," growled
the chief-constablc. You had better
put on your bonnet, and take my ticket
round the corner TO Mrs. Jones, who
will be glad enough to go with you !;
only take care shaw don't keep YOU
both. and put you in a cage for pair
Of owls. There I'm sorry to be 30 rude,
Mrs. Stott; but the fact is, feel as il
] shall go out Of my mind unless
tackle this mystery E; and l must be LEFT
alone to think 1t out
So Mrs. S,ott, obedient wife as she
was, attired herself in gorgeous ap-
parcl. and accompanied BY her friend
and neighbour, the parish doctors wife,
honoured Mr.. Shaw's menagerie with
her presence. II was sort OF fete
which that practical student Of Natural
History (Which included some knowl-
edge Of mankind) had given to the in
habitants Of the town, and everything
was on very splendid scale. The
show was lit up by rows Of fchandeliers,
made Of circlets Of wood and candles.
from the latter OF which, as they OF
necessity hung very low, the tallow
dripped upon the heads Of the company
but that was not found out till the next
morning. The floor and cages had
been thoroughly swept and garnishcd,
| and some attempt had even been made,
by means Of unguents and spices (or,
| in other words, chiorate of lime), To
mitigate the odour that hangs about
all establishments devoted to the recep-
| ton Of wild beasts. But it must be
confessed that this last refinement was
a failure--it was like the jar Of ottar,
which, do what you will, the scent of
the roses would cling 10 it still !" only
in this case the perfume was the result
OF combination the hyena and the
musk-rat, the royal Bengal tiger and
the marmosct, each contributed their
:saaSSaSps ssaq SSse Ri.iso af she J ssnaI a.. se2m
Gus objects Of interest, explained their
habits, and narrated anecdotes Of their
extraordinary sagacity. The monkey
cages. as usual. were the chief attrac-
ton their innocent gambols, and the |
remarkable penchant they exhibited Tor
biting each others tails, were the ad-
miration OF the beholders. Mrs. Stott,
while regarding these parodies Of man
kind with contemplative air, was very
nearly-indecd literally within half m
inch or so-paying great penalty for
her philosophic abstraction. A ribbed
face baboon of gigantic size, looking
not unlike one Of Mr.. Cooper's Indian
heroes in his war-paint, made snatch
al her fingers, which. loaded with rings,
happened 10 be ungloved, for she had
just been taking r.freshmc nts.
"Your charms even ,anquish the
brute creation. Mrs. Stott, observed !
the clerk 10 the magistrates gallantly
1.-The enamoured animal seeks your
hand"
Yes but. like the rest OF the male |
sex. for what is in II. or on 1t, replie,. /
Mrs. Jones, who had been an heress |
In a small way, till her husband re-
moved from her that invidious distinc- !
ton by spending all her money.
The ribbed-face baboon screamed |
with disappointment, and swung by /
his rope head foremost, and with his |
eyes shut, for the rest of the evening. |
1t was A. NJ. and the chief con-
stables wife had been in bed since
midnight, but she had not yet fallen |
asleep. She was awaiting the arrival |
OF Mr. Stott, in hopes that he might /
have some good news 10 tell her, or TO
comfort him with her sympathy IN case |
u.
and she had left the window open, |
through which the soft fresh air came |
gratefully enough after the atmosphere
of the menagerie. She would be able
to catch the majestic football OF her lord
while it was vet great way OF, and
she was listening for it. Presently,
through the deep summer stiffness
sounded human step, which, albeit
not that she was expecting, seemed
familiar to her 1t was step which.
although it moved with quickness, had
slight limp, such as she had noticed
| i'm the gait Of-Mr. Shaw. Yet he had
himself assured her that verv evening
that he was man Of early habits, and
always shut up his house on wheels be
fore twelve o'clock. 1t was most un-
likely that on the night OF his fete, OF
all nights, he should have made an ex-
ception to this salutary practice and
vet she knew no other step than his
like that step. 1t stopped beneath the
window, and then there was sliding,
scrambling noise, as though something
were struggling up the water-pipe that
ran down the side Of the house, and she
felt at once that the mystery OF these
nightly Thefts was about to be solved
She was frightened. OF course; but
she did not shut her eyes aad put her
head under the bed-clothes, as most
ladies' would have done under such
circumstances on the contrary, she
stared SO hard at the window, that the
sides seemed to meet, and leave no
window at all. Or was it that the space
had become obscured by the presence
Of the marauder! Yes. that was It f:
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