, 1870-11-20
Jim Wolf and tho Tom Cn2s.
: Nr MARE TWAIN

EEew hv the sympathetic glow upon his
laid heAd-1 Kew by the thoughtful look
upcr ls !ace-I knew by the emotioual aush
ulsuu tb" strawberry on tile end Of the old
Org VAS b1.y With the olIeu times. And 80
prepared to leave, becauIe all these vera
symptoms ef rcuIisccuce-signs that ho
was 2oirE 10 a,e deliveredd Of another Of his
titttoEac personal ezperiences-but I wa5 TOO
rlow he got tie ttult Of NE. As nearly as I
cnn ltco1l-ct, the inAiction was couchesl In the
following language;
We wer all BOYS tlen, and didn't care for
nothing. ard didn't worry abont nothing only
IN thirk school, ard keep up rasiSin' state
1T civlflment all the time. This Yah Jim
Wofi Was talking atout wRs tho prentice,
and he wss tho tett-hearted feiler. he was,
ard the most forgiven aud onseldah ever
boy than be was take him how goa would.
AID fo7y enough Has when 1 saw him for
the ilet time.
Ne and Henry wss a1wava pestesing him
AMI yfa+terinE boss bilis on Lis back, and pct
ting hurnble bees in his bed, and 20 on, aud
notwithstanding his growing, and we'd let on
to get MAD and fight ac-osa him, so as to keep
him Asir.ea w like. He was 19; he was long,
aid lsnk, and hnshfrl: and We WIS Is and is,
to:ezab'y worthless and lazy.
so that night, 5ou know. that my sister
Msry gave candy -rullin, they started US Oh
to bed early, SO as tie company could have
fu:, swing, and We run into Jim to have some
fun.
Our window looked cut into tlsa roof Of
tLe ell, and about 10 o'clock, couc1e Of
old tom-cats got 10 rasia' and charEin'
al oat it. and earring on like ein- There
was four iEches OF Enow on the roof, and
! slhrt crust OF ice on it, and the moon
was shining bright, and We :could sce
! item cats like day hg!.t, Fitet. thcvd st4nd
| oil AID f-yon pow-wow, jas: the sstae Is il
they re: a-cus-iu' one smother, You kao9, aud
toS rr their hseIs and pusll up their tails,
And swell sTouna and aeit, and then ali Of a
sad 'sn the gray cat ned snatch ; hsai iful OF
fur out Of tho yeller cats ham, aud spin him
round luxe the. hutsou uus1 Laln-doar. Bot
shs Sel[sr cat wHs Gamef49 ho'd come and
sra he J. sna sa,,,1 ,he .ay sSSSa maize ths fai
Wei. Jim. he got ,aisgus.ed With tbs rov,
AID lowed he'd climhdot there aud shake
en- OF Il the rcof. Hs,haan't RELY no notion
Ct dom it, !ikelEs but We evst1astin1F dogged
him, and bnil.ragged him, and 1oFed he'l
Ealea - hraggec bow he wonldn't take dare
aud e' on, till bimebv he histed mp the win
der, and 10 and behold you, he wens-weu
exactly as hc Was poshinG on bnt \ shirt
and it VAS Short But you ought to I seer
ilm. You ought to see him cfe-e-pin owe
that ice. and diggiu' his toe-naila in to kee,
from sl'rptn:; .nd nd .hove II you ought !;
them long. ridiculous ehanks of his glistenln,
in tho moonlight. -
/ THIN company folks was down therc uude
tho caves, The whole equad OF EN-, under thu
! oruer5 shed OF old Washin'ton Bower vinea-
ali tcttin' round about TWO dozen e.ssers o
hot candy, which they'd eot in the snow +
ccol~ And they was lAnsm1f and talkin' live
ly; hut hlese ycu, they didn't know nothit
: aboct she panorama that was Eoin' On owe
their he5ds. Well. Jim he vert soea-kit
up nnbt known to them tozn-cate-they WAS
sWitlaia' their tails, aud yow-yuwiu', m
| th7satenin' to ciinch, sou know, anu not pay
in any attention-he vent \ sneakiu' right /
the comb Of the roof, till be VI
! | within Z foot'n half OF sen. 1nd then \
! OF sudden he made grab for tha yelle
; cat! But. by goeh, he missed fro and slipped
his , hsels ss tsx np .na hs Topped On hi' b.el
elashin and smishin'. and ctashia' dow
through them old rusty vines, and landed
tie centre Of them comply peoples.
down Ike Ee.zthquake IN them two DOGS
t tMsers OF re1-hot candy, and let on = hot
. Nb,ch naa hark from The to.nbs Them gals.
) wasn't dressed for company, and 90 they III
o AL dane In second 1t vi. Just ons lit
!, wat-wLoop and Hhiah. Of their drasse
aad Eane the weneh Of EN- was in sight N
!, Where.
0 Jim. he VI. right He vas gormed vi
J, thai btlin' hot rnolasses-ca1dy clcau down
his heels, and lad more busted eaaeeza han
; in to him tl1an II he WAS An 1njun princess
5 aod he came p,ancin' up s.a;ra, just arlloo
ia and = cussin, Aad every jump he made 81
3 soroc ct;n7. acd every eQniru he fetched
6, dropped come c2ndy!
g Ana bl.te1ed! Why, bless four soul. tt
I rocz creature ceulda't reely set down for
much Is fout weeks.