The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-02-12

ones Teellngs seemed to be very
much hort about something, for he
was crying like his heart was going
to break. ! inferred that they had
been expelled from the convention;
or that they had come off from
home and forgot their credentials.
| lay and listened to the frogs until
my eyes began toSfeel heavy; and
just as / was about to fall asleep in
spite Of the frog a mus
quito concluded to make his sup
per of Of my nose. Sometimes |
would actually get into comfort
able doze, when he would light,
anc begin to put his pumps to work
and wake me. / would drive him
away; but he would not take the
hint. Ia order to get rid of him,
offered a,fair Compromise; | was
Wiling that he might pump as
much b.ood cut of my feet as he
could chamber, and taking them
from undor the cover held them
out to him, but 10 rejected my lib
eral offer with scorn, and seemed
TO have made up his mind to fight
it out on the nose liae; the result
was, after a half hours contest, |
killed him, end then | soon fell
asleep. 1t was but natural to sup
pose taat my Slumbers would be
disturbed by unpleasant dreams,
How could any thing else be ex.
pected, har&saed as my mind was
With cuch unpleasant reflections.
| dreamed Of war, blood, and duels,
and a Thousand ether things too to-
dious to mention; bit l must tell
you Ct two of my dreams: l first
dreamed that | was young tad
poio, swimming about in the pond
among the frogs; l was very proud
OF my beautiful tail, and imagined
that all the frogs were dying with
envy, because they had lost theirs.
It never had occurred to me that at
no distant day should lose my
5aiI, and be reduced to an equality
with the frogs. | was dashing about
among the frogs, and switching
my tail in their faces, in a very
rude manner. The fact is was
tan nsalizing them for being out oI
fashion. had the misfortune to in
cur tie displeasure of celebrated
frog, who was famous for his cour'
age, and who possessed. an ungov
ernable, temper. l trust that my
friends will not be disposed to cen.
sure me for describing such a ri
diculous dream; but | am telling
exactly what did occur, and moi
what ought to have occurred. In
the first place, it will be we'll to re-
member the circumstances by
which | was surrounded. | wat
about to be forced into duel, with
man against whom | bore no ill
will, and one whom was determin'
cd not to hurt. Then | was full o
perplexity, because | did not know
the cause that had induced HIM tC
challenge me. While my mind was
completely unsettled by these un
pleasant reflections, | was trying tt
steal a little sleep, in order that
might be in condition to wrestle
with the situation on the next day
Then it was a natural consequence
that | should dream OF duels, Tom
cats, and frogs. Especially when i
is remembered that the cats ant
frogs had conspired to keep m'
awake, and when in spite Of them
| did fall asleep.
But let me go on with nay strang'
dream. When | had been so incon
siderate as to tlirt my tail agains
the nose Of the high-tempered frog
| discovered, when it was too late
that | had involved myself in a Sc
rious difficulty; and hoping to es
cape the consequences, | sough
refuge behind an old rotten log tina
lay in the edge Of the pond. l wa
very much alarmed when | saw
large number Of frogs collecting
round the one whose nose had 81
Iimprudently slapped with my tail
A little timid tadpole swan up clos,
to me and very meekly informed mi
that | was in great danger, as l hat
Iinsulted the most dangerous frog il
the pond. 1 was very much dis
turbed by this information and wa
preparing an apology to be sent
when | received a message from tn
Iinsulted frog. To the best Of m,
recollection, it was in substance a
follows:
"General Frog presents his com
pliments to Col. Tadpole and beg