The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-05

with cats ftein-it duz beet all how they went
on, how menuy there wuz Of them-I don't ne
Josiah said there WIZ upwards OF 50-I, mysel,
made kahn estimate Of about or T. But tell
u they went in strong, what there wuz ov them.
What under heavens they found to talk about so
long, and in such unearthly voices, is a mystery
2 me. U couldn't sleep more than ez if u'wuz
in Pandemonum, and about II, I guess it wuz
herd Thomas Jefferson holler cut oy his cham.
Der winder-
~ hev preached long enutt, brothers, on that
text-Tll put in seventhly for u,"-and then I
herd a brick fall "U've protracted ure mectin'
here plenty long enutf. L may adjurn now to
somebody elses winder and exort there spell"
Then herd another brick tall. "Now wonder
1t u'll kum round on this circuit agin rite away"
His room is rite over ourn and I raised up in
tho end of the bed, and holered out to him to
"stop his noise :" but Josiah sed, 'do let him be-
Do let him kill the old creeters, am wore out"
SEE l. Josiah l don't mind him killing the
cats-but l won't have him taken about their
holdin protrscted meetin, and preechn, won't
have it," SEE I,
"Wall" SEE he, 'do lay down, the most care
fer is to get rid ev the cats
See l, ~ do have wicked streaks, Josiah, and
the way let that boy 90 on, is awful" seq 1.
"Where do IL think will 90 to, Josiah Allen ?"
See he, 81 shall 60 into another bed, if u cant
stop talkin. have been kept awoke till mid.
mite by them creeters, and now u want to finish
the mite" .-.
Josiah is real even tempered man-but moth.
in makes him kinder fretful as to be kept
awoke by cats, and it is awful-awfully mystic.
rious =. For sometimes IS u listen, IL say wildly
to urself, how kan an animal 80 small give utter.
aace to noise so large, large enuf fer elifant
Then sometimes, agin, will git encouraged,
thinkin' that last yawl had really finished en-
fer u think they at rest, and better off than
they kan be here in this world, utteria' such
deathly and terrific shrieks-and U no u are hap
pier will get real encouraged, and begin
to get sleepy, when they'll break out agin all ov
asudden, seemin to say, up in a small, fine
voice, 1--WE won't go home till mornin," drawing
out the "mornin" in the most threatenin man
ner, and then great. hoarse, grum voice will
take it up,-"We Won't Go Home Till Mornin"
And then they will spit fercely, and shrek out
the appaulin words both together. 1t is diskour-
aging, and couldn't deny it, so lay down, and
we both went to sleep
hadn't more than got into nap when Josiah
walked lac up, groanlng. And SEE he Chem
darned cats are at it agin."
wall" seq |, III needn't swear SO, if they be-"
listened minute, and then said: at amt
CATS
SEE he, "Itiz."
'Sez |, Josiah Allen, know better, it amt
cats"
wall, what is it," sez he, IF it haint ?"
l sot up On the end of the bed, aud pushed
back my mite cap from my left ear, and listened,
and says /, at is an akordeum.'
"How KUN an akordeum under our winder,"
sez he. SEE ], "it is Augustus Peedicll serenadin
Tirzah, and he haz got under the wrong winder"
lie leaped out ov bed and started for the door
''Sez I, 'Josah Allen, kun back here this min
ute" seq |. do realize ure condition." SEE l.
~ amt half dressed
He seezed his hat from the buro, and put it on
his he'd, and went on. SEE l, Josiah Allen, if II
go to the door in that Rendition, III prostitute H.
What do u mech, actin so to nite!" sez /. ~
waz young once, yourself"
81 wuznt kontounded fool, if wuz young
SEE he.
Sez 7, kun back to bed, Josiah Allen! Do
want to get the Pecdicks'es and Dobbsons'es
mad at II. should think wud be ashamed,
swearin and actin hev to mite" and seq I.
gu will get ure deth cold, standin there without
ure klose on. Kun back to bed this minute,
Josiah Allen"
1t amt often l set up, but when 1 do Josiah
knows will be minded, so, finally, he took off
his hat and cum back to bed: and there we had
tolay and listen. Not word could Tirzah hear,
for her room is clear the other end ov the house
and such time rs had to keep Josiah in the
bed. The hrst he played wuz what they call an
involuntary, and | kontess it did sound like a
cat. Before they get 10 spittin and tearin out
tur, u no they'll so on kinder melancholy. He
went OF. III Jlat wa Tor Il length 0v time, which
can't set down with any kind ov akuracy. Jo-
siah thinks it about 2 hours and l., l,
myself, dent believe it wu2 more than i ov
an hour. Finally he broke out singin tune, ov
which wuz-
Oh, think me oh, think ov me-
mo danger our not thinker on H." seq Jo.
siah, mo danger on it." 1t waz \ long piece and
he played and sung il IA u slow and affectionate
manner. He then played and SUM-. the follor.
ing song
Kun oh kun with me, Miss Alien,
The moon Is beemmg
Oh. Tirzah, KUN with me
The sarsare gleemng,
All around Is bright
With beauty teaming.
Moonlight hours, in my opinion,
IL the time fer love.
Ny skin is b. the shore
She's light, shes free.
To ply the te1tkered oar, Miss Allen
Would be Joy TO me.
And as we glide along,
My song shall be,
If you'll excuse the liberty, Tirzah)
love but thee.
Ira Ia Ia Miss Tr2ah
Ira Ia Ia Miss Allen.
Ira la la ira Is Ia
Ny dear young maid.
He then broke out into another pieco che Choir.
Gus Of which wuz:
Curb, oh curb thy bosoms pain,
III KUN again, I'll kun again.