Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1884-06-20

uoy0u suppose that noise -
00oiness knows" Whispered MI
h'iough "but its dreadful Where
you suppose it is>"
There was some disagreement ON m
rough s6iect 50 husband ana wife sat up
u and discovered it was directly il,
geir heads
Perhaps they're putting down cal
pets suggested Mr., Through.
LETS hope they haven't man,
then said her husband.
ltseemed they had not for after th
noise had lasted about an hour an,
Mr. Through had begun to dress him
self 50 as to 60 up stairs and remon
strate the torment ended. and tn,
weary couple dropped asleep.
.ad But the next night the same myste
int riOuS noise began just after midnight.
,er Nh Through calculated Ghosts" in a
of sepulchral tone, upon which his wife
NJ buried her head in the bed-clothes.
n Suddenly Mr.. Through sprang into the
of middle of the floor dressed himself.
10 took revolver from bureau drawer.
# and, in spite Of hoarse whisper of
q Don't from his wife, went upstairs
and rang the bell of the Hat overhead.
+ The door was opened almost instant
tfW, and Through felt rather ashamed of
fhimself, for in front of him stood a little
woman who seemed entirely composed
fand was neatly dressed while he felt
THAT his face was wrinkled, his hair in
! disorder and his clothes awry. Never
theless he proceeded to business by say
ling:
Tm very sorry to disturb you, mad
am, at such an hour, but there is
most peculiar noise seems to come from
your apartments am the tenant of
the floor below--I feared perhaps a
burglar was at work here.
"Noise ?'said the woman. Burglar"
"There it is now" exclaimed Eb-
rough, as the dreadful blow-not loud,
yet quick and hard fell upon his ear
"That" said the woman. "Oh, that's
,nly the drum
"Drum?" echoed Through.
please come in a moment, sir, and
ecu anu 4, 4 14ftly' ~ Ehroneh
lor, where he was simply paralyzed
the spectacle that met his gaze. On
srge rug, spread en- the floor, were :
anged inclined planes, ladders, hoops, :
Is, barrels and trapezes, all in minia-
e, and over and through these four
lie dogs were doing tricks, some quite
icult, their changes being regulated -
taps upon drum, which was beaten
an inoifensive looking man, whom :
woman add. essed as professor"
! suppose you've seen them before, !,
though, of course, You wouldn't :
ognize the two smaller ones, they a
ng only learners at present" i
1 can't say that have replied
rough, when he recovered his tongue. I
Why, how strange" said the v
man. We've had them at every .
'iety show in the city, Give me one +,
our cards, dear" h
rhe card was produced, and Through +
d "Protfessor Raflino and Mile =
flino, sole owners and managers of f,
marvellous performing dogs, Lulu :,
iSprite. Twenty minute specialties. f
B Managers are warned to beware j
persons who initiate our name as y y
irly as the law allows" =
This is the first year that my name
been on the bills" exclaimed the
le woman; but there's more busi- y
IS to be had than the Professor can N'
SO, as you see, we're training a new e"
lple Of dogs for me to show. OF =
arse, I'm Mrs.-Mr Ralin the 'o' is
Y put on, you know Mr.. Ranin and = :,
we're married ten years ago, but Mile ''
better for business" p
4 sea. said Through, meiitatively; "
ut wouldn't it be better to train u
EN- by daylight" i
"0h dear, no. said the little woman. i'
laa haIf plying smile. "They have =
act by gaslight, don't you see, 50 thev g
lst be trained by gasligat, and the o'
'''Ime to doitisa after the older dogs /
Nc o7eh playing at the theatres
ey re thoroughly woke up then"
Just IKE us murmur d Through Io
M himself Then he meekIy asked: Sc
10" long will it take to train the !,
W ones?" P
We'll said the woman, meditatiye- :,
II now almost May; I'm trying to q,
ing myself to believe that I can risk :, :,
u .d ns engagements for September" 60 So
oO'o evening please excuse my in E,
1'oil-l assure You it was well =,
saa, "a SAID Through, rising abruptly. q, ~
y !, woman saw him to the door. and :, =
'a confdentalIy: 0'' ''l' Ia !!
!. be thankful you're on the second n Fl
.',,i ~ instead of this Oh, the noise tba to 10
.'.se % Alameda, the three-lingareI ~, ~
M las,. player is oyerus. lies a peace Y,
: Il. -. sober gentleman, but it takes him N \,
nv. png to learn new tune that h. ~ -
..na es Us, us almost crazy with his prac- %
SIl ans and it disturbs the dogs drea5 rlaI 60 g,
'aly' beg Your n,rdoa VI e'0- IN