The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-07

eriul Feats.
Old Mr. wagslaif Thimblsiig
says That thst9ilet soapthat comes
ballsiostead 10 IN cakes 4 %
lahomination aud an abomination
and anesillhat should dbesappress.
eddy law. One day laStWeek Nh
EThimBleilg was standing in tbe
bath ltoClnbS the open indow en-;
gagedin waEhing his hands with
one 6fihese spherical speciinensct
ltranspreptscap.
He coulaa't get any lather optoi
ITO sayehis life iy rubbing i On
Hbisahalil.she was either to get 4
Eldlher Sy litst rubbing il on his
Ehalr, crbs holding u pretty tigbt.
n inone band and tutiting Y nap.
Eidly round With .hc oshes, as a
pitcher naliipnlatcs d baseball be.
fore delivery toget the prcpetlvist
on il.
AS he was turning Il around for
about the fiftieth time, il slipped
Iswiftlgfrom his hand, flew upt
the ceiling, and came back, taking
HMr. ThimbIejig on The n,ee, and
then ycuddi0g out through the
window
Before il could achthe ground
il came ih cantsCt with the dig
that was asleep in The path, and
dre@a yslpoat Of him that could
be head after the dug was out Oi
sight From tGe dogs head il hit
a elothes.pole, thence upin The
air, taking the silk hatutf d paint.
Ter. Then down it came crashing
toward Young Thimblsjig, who
couldn't understand what itmsant.
he had a base bali bat in his hand,
land with that he cleft the soap ball
lii as hard as he could. He sent
the hall flying en-a line toward The
kitchen dor. Before il got there,
however, Mr.. WugslafF Tbinblejig
came bounding through thai al'er.
tuFs 70 get the soap. He 90. it ton
go IL risat bei@egn the eyes
The meelingwas very aIlsc!ine =
Ass@n as M. IhinUlsjig could
regain his feet, he started upstairs
To wash the blood and dust ,otf his
face. That soap never got him in
such alaEher before.
BY This time Tie dog was a mile
of, increasing his speed. Aud The
further he got from the house, the
more distinctly You couldhear him
lIf.he could sign his name toall be
Twas ba' king, il would otbe a very
complimentary advertisement ful
that soap.
Meantime the soap, after 70
bounding ftom Nj. Thimblyjig'.
nose, bad taken the liberty Of lam
ming The milknan's horse on tht
head, and the poor animal ran
away, and upset the cans as he
went along, thus watering, ormilk.
ling, tho hot dusty road.
The soap was almost master oi
the situation The cook had aec
60 Che cellar. Young Thimblsjir
came out aitired in a base ball
calcher's mask, a fencing iackel
and tennis racket. But before he
could dget On his guard, or rather
before he could locate the soap, II
came suddenly around the corner
ofthe house, trok him on the back
of the head, and grassed himlike i
shot.
AS itspsd on its course, a nice
innocent dig nextdnursaw il coin
ing. lie was a sort Of trick dog
and he thought he would catch II
being nuder the impression that il
WAS hurled for him tofetch. But
instead, it fetched, fetched hin
right inthe mouth, and a fsw hour
later, when be was down at Iht
village being measured fF a set q.
false teeth, ho concluded that th,
next time he ran to get a ball h.
.Epoqld run after It, and pick tim
.ldfer it stopped, Bot right oiI'tht
dogs jaw il bounced straight buck
lessrd The window, whsro Nj
Tldm6lejig gas washing The go,t
ion his f'ce, aud flying through thl
aPerteis, laaded square in h6
haadsi apl he went on washing
ms haad' with IL is as ,hougl
ao'hing had happened.
After he was through, howsyer
he secured every spherical cake q
snap in the house, and tl4ltered
them ant with a hammer TO make
Them harmless And he ves i
Ellis @iie bri1gs any pore cf lheu
in the house, he will t,y u secure
land absolute divorce from her.