The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-05-01

OF the PIT INTO Wnlcn IL hau 1aIien
on the Sabbath day, there could
not be much harm in releasing
Il miserable little rat from the
trap into which it had fallen. He
thought this was joke. Better
would it have been for GilhoOIy
to nave heeied the pious sugges.
ton of his wife, but some men,
GiIhooly was one them, think
that they know everything aud a
5oOd deal more. '*'''
Is THE COMBAT.
He brought the cage with the
rat in it out intO the back yard,
and called Fanny. Now, there is
nothing mean about GilhooIy. He
happeued to look across the
street, and there he saw his neigh
Dor Spilkins lea..ing over his
gate and looking very lonesome,
so he called over to him: "Don't
you want some fun Come over
to the matinee. My dog is going
to everlastingly destroy a rat. 1t
shan't cost you a cent" Spilkins
came over, aud they all gathered
in Y circle aronnd that rat trap.
Fanny, in particular, was anxious
to be introduced to the doomed
rodent, that evidently began to
understand that the governor
had gone back on him.
Expectation stood on tip.toe.
Gilhooiy was.in his shirt sleeves,
and had a pair of loose summer
pants on. The rat took Il look
at the open door, bnt evidently
hesitated about submitting his
name to that kind Of a convention.
He didn't care for the nomination.
anyhow. Finally Gilhooly push
ed the trap with his foot as Il hint
to- the rat that the convention
was organized and ready for bus
mess. Still the rat hesitated in
taking part in the ceremonies,
while Gilhooly kept on pushing
the trap with his foot. All at
once, with a yell that wonld have
tone credit to u Comanche, Gill
hooly jumped about ten feet.
Then, with his legs spread out,
and wild look of mortal terror
in his.eyes, which stood out like
the handle of the front door, he
gave a snort like a wild mustang,
and inflicted upon his own person
several emphatic slaps.
1t seems tho rat bad run up
one of tho legs of his pants. Once
more he punished himself in the
vicinity of the place where be
had the rat securely hid. Then
he stretched out one leg, like the
pictures on the circus posters oI
the female equestrian, and wrig
gled all over. just about this
time Fanny smelt a mice and
bounced him. She made a gooG
line shot, but GilhOoly and thu
rat had both moved, so it was nO1
the rats hide that suffered. Gil
| hooly made u vicious kick at the
faithful animal that was try ing tt
catch the rat, bnt the rat, acting
on the suggestion of the terrier
also took u nip or so. At any rate
Gilh0oly set up such a piercin.
i plaintive vail that his frient
SpiIkins, who had come over t.
see the show, and who was speecl
less and convulsed with laughter
held bis hands to his ears. l
was scene for a painter. Ther
was GilhooIy gallopihg aroun'
the yard like a quarter horse
patting himself whenever b
thought he could reach the rat
Fanny close behind him sanplin
tie unfortunate desecratOr OF tn
Sabbath from time. to time in he
vain efforts to bite the rat. Gil
hooly tried to pray, snow l la
me down to Sleep" but he inter
rupted himself with the most be
; rid profanity and violent kicks =
the faithful Fanny, who Was d
; ing all poor dog could to ASST
him in his search for the exasp
. rated rat, which, as u CORE.
map of the seat of war woul
j slAhow, bit him three times to r.
tiny's once. Bat then the rat OCT
pied a better position, looking
| it from a stragetic standpoint.
t The doleful cries Of Mrs. q
e hooly and her children who we
: Mortified spectators OF the tras
t dy from the back of the CALLER