The Republican journal., 1884-09-18
A Night with a Ventriloquist.

! ,
was occupied by Miss Madonna, the
second by Mr. Plumplee, the third by
! Mr. Beagle, and the fourth by the ser
/ want Bat that in which Mr.. Beagle
| slept was a double bedded room and
| Valentine had, therefore, to make his
selection between the spare bed and the
| sofa. OF course the former was pre-
| ferred, and. as the preference seemed
/ highly satisfactory to Mr. Beagle him
/ self. they passed the evening very
pleasantly together, and in due time re-
tired
Valentine, on having his bed pointed
0ul to him, darted between the sheets in
| the space of a minute. for, as Mr.. Jonas
Beagle facetiously Observed he had but
10 shake himself and everything came
off; when, as be did not by any means
feel droWsy ut the time, he fancied that
lie might as we'll amuse his companion
toI an hour Or So as not. He therefore
turned the thing seriously over in his
mind While Mr.. Beagle was quietly un-
dressing. being anxious for that gentle
man to rXtinguish the light before he
commenced operations.
"Now for a beautiful nights rest" OBJ
served Mr. Jonas Beagle to himself, as he
put out the light with a tranquil mind,
and turned in with great degree of
comfort.
"Mew new cried Valentine softly,
throwing his voice under the bed OF Mr.
Beagle.
''IIish -confoand that cat =" cried Mr..
Beagle. I'VE must have you out at all
events, my lady" And Mi Beagle
slipped ont of bed, and, having opened
the door cried 'hish - again emphatically.
and threw his pan1alOons toward the
spot as an extra lnducement for the cat
to ''stand not upon the order Of her 60
ing, when, as Valentine repeated the
cry, and made it appear to proceed from
the stairs, Mr.. Beagle thanked Heaven
that She was gone, closed the door, and
very carefully groped bis way again into
bed
"MleW new new cried Valentine,
iust as Mr.. Beagle had again comfortably
composed himself.
"W hat. are N0u still there, madam 2"
inquired that gentleman in a highly sar-
castle zone. 81 thought You had been
turned out. madam DO YOU hear this
witch Of a cat he continued. addressing
Valentine, with the view of conterring
upon him the honorable office OF tiler for
'lt l'iAe helhg 0ut NaIthtlhe, replied
With a deep, heavy snore, AMI began to
new again with additional emphasis.
"WelI, don't have treat every day,
it is true; but if this isn't one. why I'm
not my reckoning, that's all" observed
Nj Jonas Beagle. slipping out Of bed.
II DON'T much like to handle Won. nv
lazy. but If dld, q ol course give you
PhlSlc' Ana ne "hisbed = again with
conSGllllhatt Nlolence, ana continued 10
hiNh ollH talehllhe scratched the
oed-post SHARPLY leat winch inspired
Aif. BeaSie win the conNlclion OF us be-
lnS the dlstpTper OF MS peace IN the act
Oh oecamPlhS: Wheh he threW ms plIloW
very enefSetleallE 'oWar"S lhe door,
Wh'cA ne c!"Se'i' ant theh returned 10
HIS nt'l IN triumph. ne moment now
ever ne had comlortapiy tucked himself
MP again. he missed the pillow, Whlch ne
haa converted mo an instrument OF
vengeance ana as ms was an altlcle
Nllhout Whlch ne cou!d not even nope TO
30 TO sleep, he had OF course to turn out
AGAIN 10 letch H.
no" many more llmeS l wonder, ne
o9serVed, 'shall | nave TO get out OF TINS
oIesSed pea lo-hlShl ; Exercise certain
a comfort, ana very conduclVe TO
Hfallh put such exercise as thls-,why,
"here nave You got 10 ne adaed, aa-
dressing the pIloW' Whicn, Win al the
sweeping actloll OF ms leet ne was lor
some time unable to ma: ION mere
you are, SIR, are you ana ne plcked
up the oojecl OF MS SEARCH ana gave 1t
several severe Dlo"s, When, having re-
lhstated himself between the sheets ne
eAcldllned IN suoQRed tone: We ell,
lets my II AGAIN
Now UT. Jonas beagle was man
VINO pflded hilhSeH especially upon the
eNenilcsS VI His teuipei, HIS oodSt Was
Illat iothlNg couIa put MN IN passion.
ne oIu however leei Wheh ne Vloiehtly
Sliiote 'ne pilioW' lliat 'hat lll'ie epuilI-
'ioli pdrtooh SoliieN nat Oh lhe nature oi
passion ana nag Just commenced re-
foachlhg nlhlsell lor having ihaulgeo
III mat Htue eonliltl"n Wheh aienlihe
CRED; "MeyoW meyow PIT PIT =
IheHoW, =.
"halioo eNciallhed MI Jonas hea-
Sle, mere again
'MeW crled Nalentihe' Ill some
wnaI hl9ner key.
." nat ailotlier come 10 eoilIrloute
10 the harmony OF 1he evening
'MeyoW meyo" y cfled aiehtlht' III
Key syn hiSher- A..
wv en-, now many more oi you IN
CURED ny beagle; ''youii pe aole 10
get up d concert oN ana oy'" ana
Nalehlliie began 10 SPIT ana scoia WIN
sfeat leHclly
swear away you peaulles cried
Jonas DtaSie' as le llSielito 10 the VOL
iey OF leilne oaths. ~ only Wlsn that !
was ho1 50 lhuch alfad oI you, iof your
Sahe3 At II again Neil' 'nls is a
DiessinS' Don You near those lmps OF
catS ne cfled' ANXIOUS not TO nave all
III" nun 10 himself bul aiehtlne recon-
nehcea snoring very loudly "Nell, THIS
Is par.lcularls PIeaSalt, 5 ne continued M as
ne SAT up ID BED. Don't you hear
" nat a comfort to be able to sleepsound
~, Whch remarkaole observation was
douotless provoked by the no less re-
markahle TACT at that particular moment
the splttng ana swearing became more
desperate NV mats to be done? My
panlaloons are rlght IN the mldst OF
them. cant get OUT no" tneyd tare
the very flesh OH my legs; ana that TEL
low there sleeps like top. Hailoo DO
you mean TO say you don't near those