Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1871-01-28
After Cats, or the Tr,buiation' OF Liv-
lux tn Row.


iDg in n Row.
The fact thai Nj. Oussf lived 10 = uni.
form row oi houses 10 the fourteenth ward
was the iesson why he WAS unfortunate.
One moonlight night. las, week the nolso
made by Ihe cat. on the ROOT was simply
awful. Mr.. Diver Ia, 10 bed. ny ipg IN
vain 10 gel 10 sleep. snnd'ng hs teeth
wuh rage, unill al iasi The upiosr over
head became unendUIsble. Mr.. Oliver
crept 90, Of bed sollly. 50 that his wIls
would not be awakened. lie pu, on his
slippers, sezed a boot ~''h each hand.
and clad in the snowy robes OF night. hs
opened The trap door. and emerged on the
roof. There were thirty az forty csis
out there holding kind OF general synod
IN the cool vi the evening. enjoying tho
br,clng ar. and slngns Rlee'. A. Mr..
Oliver approached. the cate moved over
10 ihe neal roof. Mr.. Oh'er advanced
and flung boot al them. They then .d-
journed suddenly 10 The next residrnce.
Mr.. Oliver projected snnih.r boot. aud
went over alter The fret one. ln this
manner the synod retresird. and Oliver
advanced, unil the last row OF 20 houses
was reached. when tie cats arranged
themselves ~ line sloDc The psrspr'.
rUilled up their fur, curved their 'plnvs
and spa, lurously al Oliver. Ths. bold
warrior gathered up his boo, aud de,eun-
med ,orclreai. lie walked over dozen
house, and descended through . trap
door. He went down stairs t. his bed
room, and opened the door. There ~ss
a man ~ the room ~ the act ol walking
up and down uiih baby. Before Oh-
yer recovered from he amszemsni. ihs
man flung the baby on The bed. and ''Iz-
ing a revolver began firing rapidly I, Oil
yer. II then dasnrd upon Oliver, hst
he had come down the ~fong rap door.
DE proceeded up stare agsIn 'udderl,.
Ihr man siIh The revolver pfsr'trinR Of
hIm ~ painful manner. Whrn Oliver
reached The door he cio.rd lhe trap quick.
Is snd stood upon u The man 6red
through the boards twice. md then hook
ed the door upon The inside. A nnnpht
mans ra,ile from tie iront ~indow. 40
soon % the nsIPhbns knew there Vas
man on The roof. they ali few Up Stare
and fastened their tr,p-doo's. and Mr..
Oliver fastened hrs. wiih ihe htb con.
rlc,lnn that some predatory villain h,d
entered vblir she slept and stol. her OH
yer. Whrn he tried The door Il was l,U,
and Nr,. Oliver Was screaming 90 fierce
Iy that be could not mst. himself heard.
by this nTr the street was filled vIih p,.
lIcemen. al nj whom were biszinR ss.y
al Oliver nith fevol'sr,. whIis The youpf
men in he house. srrOs. The sueei kept
up steady ERE with pistols. shot guns
and mIsc.llaneoU. missiles. OlI'rt.suh
every advantage ~ forming in opinion.
SAID that Gcuyshure usa mere skun-
ish tn IT, He hid b,hind ue chimney
bInseIf ~srn. uhIr tine p"lirsn,n s,.-
toned themselves I'll sroonI ihe 'qoss
to capture him when he would slide down
one OF The water spouv. But Oliver DID
not sllUt. rSl OCI on we fODl
night. Win he brusr air circulating
through his too tnfing garment, .ii..n,ng
10 the yo~Irng cat. and The ocenion,l
,hou. from the picket line belo~. snd
thinking o, tie old lev, who u,sd 10
pray from their hoU'e.tnps. and ~ondsr.
ing II Mu'selhen were e,ei shot Of or
bothered ~iih cafe or police men whsn
they prsenced iben evening dr,oiions on
Their rooI.. AID then he wondered how
u would do ~ take OF hI, nisbi.'bin and
wave 1t over the edge ss flag Of truce.
lie concluded not Io, because OF The dan
ger 81 ballet iIom some misguided pr.
lIcensn not familiar With the rules Of
var. Wbrn daylight came. the nigh
bors rallied ~ crowd. srmed 9Th sli
kinds Of wespons from bovnzsrs down.
snd mounted Ia the T"of. Oliver vss
taken do IN and pot To bed. snd he now
has more ingRnz1 for y m.n OF hm s,rs
.ihsn any oiLsScnizsn OF the fouriesn,b
ward. He ssvs he .. going To move %
soon as he gets ~elI-he 10 going 20
move into house ibsi 10 next 90 nobody,
. house that stands IN the middle Of
prairie OF some klaf. and he. .iniends 10
stencil bis name IN shl,e on the usp-
door.