Maryville Republican. (Maryville, Tenn.) 187?-1877, 1876-08-05
they started homewnrd, convinced
that they had attained very little
satisfaction from the attempt.
From the Sunny South.
Coin 10 Bed

and thirteen.
"Come, now, Bill; hurrah les go
to bed" said Hal, the younger.
"Oh you go long I'll be there
in Il minute" and Bill went on with
his reading.
Hal edged towards the chamber
door, stopped to pinch the cats tail,
kicked up the rug, knocked over a
chair, and then snorted out:
"Now, Bill, you jeS' got to como on;
I amt going up there alone"
Eyes, Willie DEAR" interposed the
mother, "go together like good
boys"
"And, William" suggested the
father, with some emphasis, 81 don't
want to hear any giggling, nor snick,
ering, nor snarling. l want you both
to go to bed quietly to-nightj do you
understand ?"
"Yes, sir" responded William,
dutifully, as he arose and laid aside
his book,
Hal, porcoiving that his brother
was really coming, felt good-natured,
and resolved to have somo fun.
Accordingly, no dartod ahead, and
slamming the chamber door after
him, ran te-he-ing up stairs.
"Oh! I'll pay you for that, young
man y exclaimed VIII, as he opened
the door and rushed after him.
At the head of the stairs the luck
less Hal was overtaken, and a fierce
battle ensued, which was only ended
by the stern voice of the father from
the foot of the stairs:
civilian Harry! I want you
boys to go to bed and stop that
noise; do you hear 2
eyes, sir" answered both boys, in
subdued tones.
A few moments of silence followed,
and then, as the bed creaked, voices
were heard like this:
"Now qui>it| y "Now sto-op !"
"Behave, or I'll tell pa! "Te-ho-he!
"IIa ha ha"
Boys called the father inpatient
ly, "what the dickens are you doing
there ?"
"Nothin," said Hal.
"Goin' to bed, said Will, surprised
that such a question should be asked.
"Well, now, 1 tell you it won't be
healthy for you if 1 hear any more OF
that noise"
The father closes the door, and
there is another short space Of silence,
and then Hal remarks;
"Will, l saw you kissin' n gal to-
day, and 1 am going to tell all the
boys
SOh, no smart, amt yo? I saw
you hugging Nettie Brown yester'
day"
"No You didn't"
eyes, l did
Didn't, either"
"Did, too
"Take that, smarty.
"And that, you young ape.
ooh, oh, oh Ma, ma, Wills a
pinchin' me !"
The mother opens the door and
sighs as she sadly exclaims:
"Willie, what are you doing 2
"Nothin'," answered Wills "ain t
touched him tonight
ooh, ma, he did, too. He
"Well, no, 1 want you both to lie
still and go to sleep; won't YOU
boys ?" pleads the mother.
"Yes'm, they both answer, turning
over resolutely, determined to be
The mother rctires, and thon Will
happens to think: o.,
ooh? say, Hal, did you lose that
slate pencil l lent you to-day
ooh, l dunno"
"You needn't pretend to be so
awful sleepy" punching him in the
ribs "if you've lost that slate pencil,
Young man, you'll catch it.
"Quitl Lemme lone! ! dunno
nothin' bout your slate pencil
"You don't, hoyl Well, you JOS
better find out something about it
pretty quick, too
"Jes lomme be, now
"Yes. III let you bel You git mp
and find that slate pencil, or III
just then, the father jumped out
Of bed, and taking his slipper IN ms
hand, with lips grimly compressed,
started up stairs When he arrived
in the boys room, they were sleeping
as peacefully as little lambs. lie
lust achcd to use that slipper but
remembering how boys do yell when
thcy feel tho slipper, he controlled
his inclinations and crcpt back to
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