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Hies street. ; ANEW lot or WHALE AND CAR GREASING OILS, received at the store or Mr sobseriber. R. WILLIAMS. litap 10,1854/. Front Street, Columbia ; Pa. SI 50 Ell My heart grew sick, no more 'afraid, When the Sword came back from sea; Upon the deck n tall white maid, Sat on Lord Roland's knee; His chin was pressed upon her head, When the Sword came buck from seat There is a tottering red brick inn in the city of Toulouse; an ancient hotel, well scored with many cracks and wrinkles.— There is a traveler inside, uttering impreca tions against the institutions of the country; moreover, waiting for the horses. They have set him, poor-souls, for peace sake, in their best apartment—one with a famous bow window, and noble prospect of the town; but he only :yearns to cast the dust from off his shoes, and have done with them utterly. Meantime, while he performs an unholy tattoo upon the window pane, it may not seem wholly unprofitable to set forth how that traveler came to be bestowed in that unpromising neighborhood, and un der so provincial a sky. The year previous, I—no other than the wroth voyageur of the inn—had the good fortune to make M. Dangenu's acquaintance at the famous baths of Ems. A pleasant man, M. Dangeau, like most of his country- I men; pleasantest, perhaps, when assisting at little private fumigations; or in extract ing one from that Slough of Despond, a table d'ho(c of strong Anglican complexion. , Just before my departure it became known to me that my friend was, to use a delicate phrase, peculiarly circumstanced. M. Dangeau was, so to speak, becalmed, and drifting about uneasily, waiting for the wind. In this extremity I was not found wanting; and M. Dangeau went his way re joicing, provided with the needful funds.— To say the truth, I had misgivings as to the fate of my napoleons; for, with all faith in my late commensal, I could not shut out a truth known to all of any Brunnen experi ence, £hat those with the laxest notions con cerning money matters are the most gentle manlike and insinuating of their species.— At no distant date, however, arrived my moneys, together with exuberant thanks; the despatch concluding with an earnest re quest that I would come and take up my abode as soon as convenient at the Chateau des Loops, on this side of the Pyrenees.— So came I to bo bestowed in doleful Toulouse —in Toulouse of the rueful countenance, at the very back of God speed; so came there to bo a traveler in its crazy red-brick inn, looking from thea l low-window, and waiting for the horses. They came round at last—those steeds so ardently desidemted, and I was securely fastened up in .a rickety vehicle; rod brick dom was soon a pleasant prospect in the distance. We journeyed on ell that day, catching glimpses now and again of other little red towns; fora brief span; too, float ing sluggishly down the Garronne; until, at last, about ten o'clock that night, a whip handle was pointed in the direction of a dark 441nrop of trees, indicating that the wished for . Chateau des Loupe was in that I. O. IMUINER. CO gstry. The Sailing of the Sword. I= Across the empty garden beds, When the Sword wcntout to sea, I scarcely saw my sisters , heads Bowed each behind a tree. I could not see the castle-leads, NVlleu the Sword went out to sea. Alicia wore a scarlet gown, When the Sword went out to sea, But Ursula's was russet brown: For the mist we could not see The scarlet roofs of the good town, When the Sword went out to sea. Green holly in Alicia's hand, When the Sword went out to sea; With sere oak-leaves did Ursula stand; Old yet alas for mc! I did but bear a peeled white wand, When the Sword went out to sea. Oh, russet brown and scarlet bright, When the Sword went out to sea, My sisters wore; I wore but white; Red, brown, and white, are three 4 Three darnozels; each had a knight, When the Sword went out to sea. Sir Robert shouted loud, and said, When the Sword went out to sea, "Alicia, while I see thy head, What shall I bring for thee" "Oh, my sweet lord, a ruby red:" The Sword went out to sea. Sir Macs said,while the mil hung doter, When the Sword went out to Pen, Umuird while I see the town, What shall I bring for thee' "Dear imight, bring back a falcon brown:" , The Sword went out to sea. But my Roland, no word he said, When the sword went out to sea: nut only turned away his head,— quick shriek came from me: "Come back, deur lord, to your white maid.. The Sword went out to sea. The hot sun bit the garden-beds. When the Sword came back from sea; Beneath an apple-tree our heads Stretched out towards the sea; Grey gleamed the thirsty c matte-leads, Whets the Sword came back from sea Lord Robert ',relight a ruby red, What the Sword came back front sea; Ile kissed Alicia on the head: "I am come back to thee; 'Tie time, sweet love. that we were wed, Now the Sword in back from seal" sir Miles he bore a falcon brown, When the Sword came back from sca; His anus wen ;round tall Ursula's gown,— "What joy, oh love, but thee, Let us be wed in the good town, Now the Sword is back from sea:" grirrtiintds. At Wolf's Castle, "NO ENTERTAIN3IENT IS SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING." COLUMBIA, 'PENNSYLVANIA, SATURDAY 'AIMING, MAY 22, 1858. direction. A few minutes more and we had pulled up before a tall, repulsive gateway, all over plates of iron, like a prison door, which, after long ringing at a bell, hung high among the trees, came at last to be opened by two strange salvage men, very wicked looking and unkempt. One held a flaring torch high over his head, by whose light I made out a black aisle-like avenue, formed of great yews meeting overhead—a vertible yew tree tunnel, exceedingly dis quieting to weak minds. It was then bluntly notified to me that I should have to walk up, there being a part of the road where a bridge had broken down, impassa ble for carriages. Accordingly my mails were got down, and shouldered by one of the salvage men, while the torch went on a good bit in front. After a dark and dispir iting journey, of some ten or fifteen minutes, we emerged to my great comfort, upon a graceful plaisance, garnished abundantly with fountains, statues, cool bowers; sun dials, and other such pleasant conceits, the moon shining tranquilly over all. Exceed ingly refreshing was the prospect after that awful probation. There was a stately chat eau before me, with its broad sloping roof pierced for many windows, with the usual high minaret, or bell tower, most likely place ofcongregation for the rooks. Before I could take note of anything else, a figure came running down the steps to meet me, and in a. moment I was most heartily bid den welcome to Wolf's Castle. An hour after I found myself bestowed before the fire, in a venerable oak-room, with a bottle of miraculous Burgundy be tween us. I was infinitely refreshed by that noble fluid. We were very glad to see each other, and got very pleasant over cer tain Brunnen experiences, when we had heard the chimes at midnight, and. later too. "After all," said M. Dangeau, stirring the logs with his foot, "this is a dreary place to have brought you to; you will die of ennui, in a week's time. Rude wild sports, such as the dame au Sanglier, mountain shoot ing, and a little music of an evening—be hold all the poor entertainment I and my sister have to offer you." His sister! I felt a sudden chill—a dim presentiment of coming dangers, of hidden shoals and quicksands. His sisterl where fore his sister? how came I not to hear of her before? I shook my head mentally, and held that here my friend DampMl had slightly protruded the cloven foot. Later on we took our way to the drawing room—a very wilderness of Kuhl and mar queterie and delicate coloring, over which a soft and subdued light, as of shaded modcr ateurs, was playing. Afar off on the sofa I could see the presiding beauty of the wil derness; a being with dark round eyes and darker hair, with great gold pins and chains at the hack, and a dress of lace and bright colors, after the Spanish fashion. As I stood before her, her large eyes roamed over me with a sort of haughty inquiry, which ' to say the truth, rather confused me. A regular Spanish Circe, this sister of Dang eau, thought I; but nevertheless seated my self on the sofa in dangerous proximity to the sorceress. •'Angelique," said Dangeau, "thank the bon Dieu in your prayers to-night for •send ing us this stranger. We must make much of him, my sister. Though for that matter 'tis a crime to bring a Christian man to such a place. Wolf's Castle! call it rather Ghoul Palace!" Ciree looked up. "Do you:thinleso badly of our old mansion? It is a fashion with soy brother to abuse it—only a fashion." Being thus appealed to, I of course was loud in praise of its beauties. There was one thing, however, I must protest against, and that was the awful avenue of yews. "It is a horribly scuicidal place," said Dangeau; "I am always expecting to see a wood cutter dangling from one of the branches. It should have been cut down years ago but for the Mere Angelique hero." Ho had got this name for her out of the old Jansenist controversy. "0, monsieur," said Circe, turning to me, "I love every one of those old yews, and should grieve wore but a branch touched." "As for that," said her brother, "we must hare them thinned, and let in a little day light. Am I not right?" he added, turning to me. "Why—yes—that is," I said hesitatingly —for they were both looking to me for an answer—"that is if mademoiselle---" But mademoiselle's lip was now curling scornfully. "You would have him sell them, perhaps, monsieur? They would bring money." "No, sweet Angelique," said Dangeau, coolly, "they are too old for that; but An toine and his woodmen shall certainly visit them to.morrow." Circe's eyes flashed out; but it seemed to me that I was the chief object of their wrath. "Yon would not be eo cruel, so barberous," said she at length; "I declare it would be a crime. And all because this stranger here (a quivering finger pointed me out to public scorn) would have you follow the cold.bearted principle of his nation! Sir, you would have us turn our heart, soul, of factions, everything, into gold 1 Ten thou sand thanks!" Verymuch hurt at this unprovoked attack, I said, in a halting kind of fashion,, that ma demoiselle accusal me very unjustly; that I had given no advice whatever on the subject; thatlti. Dangean, I was sure, would bear me °atria this.. . "For Heaven's sake, Angelique," said Dangeau, evidently vexed at the turn mat ters were taking, "be not so willful. You shall have your trees, spoiled child—there!" But the Mere Angelicine had swept indig nantly from the room, the black 'Mantilla streaming behind her. I looked after her in exceeding astonishment. "She will come round in the morning," said her brother. "She has Spanish blood in her veins, and is a little wicked some times. .N"importc, she is a noble creature; and so you *ill think when you know her better." That night I had long before my eyes the Sol re of the wawpard Spaniard, as she swept so haughtily past me. "A very scornful dame," I thought, as I settled myself to sleep, "but Pair, passing fair! If one only knew how to tame her, I should not mind playing Petruchio. Suppose I try." After breakfast next morning, I was sent forth to view the lions in the neighborhood, that being a kind of duty incumbent on all strangers; the inhabitants taking great pride in their lions. These, of course, included a famous healing spring in the place; the fearful hollow where the man was killed last year; also the gap in the mountain side with the curious and delightful echo. This duty performed, but utterly wearied out, was permitted to return home, just in time to frt ready for dinner. Mademoiselle was not well enough to as sist at that meal; and I cannot help fancying I should have found it more entertaining had she been present. There was one little incident during dinner that struck me as rather curious. Just as the wine and fruit were being set on, some one came in and whispered Dangeau; who thereupon rose and left the room hastily. I sat there, I suppose, for more than half an hour, and then thought I - Would go to the drawing room, where I would find him most likely; perhaps Mademoiselle Angelique. Passing through, I ran full agaia two conspirator like men, with cloaks, who, in much confu sion, stepped hastily aside into the shadow. What might be the business of those suspi cious looking gentry? In the drawing-room I found the Mere Angelique alone, arrayed in the Spanish picturesque fashion, with perhaps a shade less of color in her cheeks. I had not for gotten the rather pointed manner in which I had been held up tittecorn the night before: so I assumed a reserved and stately manner as I inquired after her health. Sho was well now, she answered coldly enough. I was sorry to hear she had been suffering from head-ache. It was gone; and now that I had sufficiently complied with the ceremo nial of society, suppose we talked of some thing else. Had I seen her brother? Here was a thrust for Petruchio! "I should have hoped," I said, with.a wonndeil manner, "that the fact of M. Dangeau being my friend would interest me in the well being of any of his family; but it was quite evi dent that Mademoioelle was prejudiced against me." "No," said she; "I should scarcely be so unreasonable. Recollect that I have the misfortune of knowing you no longer than a single day." "Mademoiselle is very severe," I said. "Very, no doubt. For not discovering your perfections in that short time. It would. be possible, would it not? And yet I know what were your thoughts when you entered the room. You thought you would encour age me—perhaps patronize me—with that grand air. Ali, you islanders can be rend like books!" I was decidedly making a poor figure.— When was the taming a la Petruchio to be gin? But though smarting under this treat ment, I determined to keep my good humor; and so answered, with a very forced laugh, "Mademoiselle has wonderful powers of penetration; but I hope to give her no more trouble, as I moan to remove myself without delay to my own =etched island." The largo eyes here settled on me for an instant; they were filled with compunction. "Forgive," she eaid, putting out her hand. "I have been very malicious, and you so good humored. Let us be friends. This was really magnanimous; so I struck my colors, and wisely forbore all Potruchian ideas. It is surprising what excellent friends we became. Later on, a guitar was brought out, and little ballads of fervid tendency were chanted sweetly enough, and excited boundless. enthusiasm among the audience. It was later that night before I. found myself in my room. Some way I did not feel sleepy; and the moon was shining so gloriously, that, instead of turning into bed, I threw the shutters wide open, and walked out upon the balcony, with a kind of veran dah overhead. There I sat and cogitated again—not a little, I must confess, upon the Mere Angelique and her strange ways.— Just to my right was the Yew Tree Cave, as 1 I had christened it, with a great black cloud hovering over the entrance. A very mys terious, illlooking region it seemed. "Ile was right," I said, "in.calling this Ghoul Palace; most certainly the ghouls live down there." What particularly struck one, being something of a painter, were the strange and fearful shapes the shadows bad fallen into. For instance, hard by the month of the cave I made out the shape of a horse, with the high Spanish saddle and accoutrements all complete. I speculated long upon the horse, and tried hard to shape, ,a rider for him out of the neighboring shadow. times, the breeze would stir the branches behind, and give the appearance of the sliado'W's moving its hind leg. How singular, how curious, is nature and her vagaries! Singular indeed, if what followed was to be accepted as one of her eccentricities; for at that moment a loud neighing seemed to come from the shadow. I was startled. It was plain there was a genuine bona-fide horse there. I was welcome to that fact.— What to do nest was now the question. It would be easy to rush blindly to the yard, and pull frantically at the alarm bell. But a. simpler and more judicious course would be to go to Dang,eau's room, and bring him to view the mysterious quadruped. I was turning away on this errand, when I thought I heard the sound of footsteps on the gravel below. The next instant I was looking cau tiously over the balcony, and was much con founded at seeing a tall man in a cloak stealing across the lawn; no doubt making for the shadowy steed. "The plot is thick ening," I thought to myself, looking after him through the trellis-work of the veran dah; but there was more yet to come. For the caballero turned round suddenly, as if he had been called back, then hastily re traced his steps. (Intense excitement in the verandah.) Just as be reached the trees, I saw another figure glide out and join him: a woman's. Some Pessita or Nina, no doubt, belonging to the house, meeting her swain by moonlight alone. No mystery af ter all! Tcnez anon alai, the caballero is moving, and both have come a little forward out of the shadow. The next moment Ni na's (or Pesita's) face was turned up full to the moon. I was-utterly confounded; it was incredi ble! I would look again. It was no mis take. I knew those eyes and that white forehead to well. Hark! Speaking, too.— "To-morrow night!" There, she is taking leave of the noble caballero. 0, false, fleet ing, perjured Mere Angeliquel Here was a discovery! This was the cold, haughty creature that so brought me to book the night before; this was the proud Castil lian dame who took so much to heart the impending fate of nn old tree. Pessita, Ni na, forsooth! honest respectable girls that never indulged in such pranks; though when their mistress does so, why not they? A man in a cloak! It was as good as a play. I was so amused at the idea that I flung my cigar into the grate, and threw myself with des perate violence upon the bed. I dreamt all night long of men with cloaks. who dis tressed me exceedingly; particularly a series of large men, who came one after the other, and sat on me for varying periods. I must confess that on waking next morning I felt very much mortified; for I fancied I bad mado a little way, espoelally after the recon ciliation of the night before. But the man with the cloak had cured me of such delu sions. I felt in a savage vein, and only wanted to feed fat my rage and vexation.— Should I tax her with it openly, bring on a grand scene—furious brother, tableau!—and leave the house in a storm? No; I would fright her guilty soul with strange allusions and mysterious hints. I would keep her on the rack; that was bettor. So I finished dressing in all haste, and went down to breakfast with a very grim countenance in deed. bandeau was waiting for me, with tidings that the Mere—mademoiselle, I mean—Art- Angelique was too unwell to come down. "My . dear friend," said he, taking up the tea-pot, "when the excellent Pero Methusa leh reached that fine old age of his, believe me, ho knew as little about the ways of women as you or I do. It is an awful rid dle, whereof no man bath the mot." So present vengeance was snatched from me. But I could wait; it would come later. There was to have been a chasse au sanglier to day; but tho rain streaming down in torrents, put that wholly out of the ques tion. So the men with queer horns round them went to their homes; and Dangeau and I, by the aid of pistol-shooting, lunching, lounging about, and such dreary devices, managed to prolong existence until dinner time. I felt a little nervous when I found myself in presence of the frail being so addicted to moonlight and men with cloaks. She was full of spirits, and welcomed me with great good humor, which civility I acknowledged with an executioner's smile. We sat down to dinner; and after a proper interval; when the soup had been . removed , I thought it time to fire the train. "A miserable day, truly," I said; "and yet last night the moon was shining most poetically, towards ono o'clock, that is." "Why, said Dangeau, "you won't per suade us that you wore up at that hour." "Pardon me, I was; and what is more, sat in the balcony for hours enjoying the romantic prospect. Shall I help mademoi selle?" Mademoiselle was in great disorder, and had turned very pale. But she had her pride to help her; and when I next stole a glance, she was looking at me with scorn and defiance. It was impossible to break her spirit, yet I would try again. Certainly; I would try again. • "By the way, Dengeau, that reminds me, Have you any person that goes round of nights, any watcher?" "Not I," said he, "Why do you ask?" "Becanse"—here I looked steadily at her —"because it iseemed to me that people were going about last night. I certainly heard voices." She was paler now, but still sat iamb dued. I only felt more remorseless. "You astonish mel" said Dangeasi, lam $1,50 PER YEAR IN ADITz 0C •1 00 •• •0 • : now struck me as being a little discomposed himself. "If I had only common curiosity," I went on, "I need only have looked over the bal cony to have seen their faces. In fact"— here I looked steadily at Mademoiselle Jim gelique—"l thought I recognized one of the voices." She was conquered at last, and dropped her eyes upon the table. Dang,cau abruptly changed the conrersation, and the rest of the meal was as dreary as could well be imag ined. To say the truth, this constnnt war fare must hare been wearying to all parties; in spite of all good intentions, I was only making myself disagreeable. The best thing, in short, was to depart on the first available excuse. And yet I would have found it pleasant—perhaps too pleasant—if the Mere Angelique bad been only a little tractable. But, then, last night; and the tryst for to-night. No; I had done with her forever. A. cloud fell upon us for tho rest of thu evening, and the conversation grew spas modie and disjointed, like the dropping fire of musketry. The "situation" was growing painful; and I must confess it was a relief when mademoiselle got up to retire for the night. Dangeau went out to fetch her a candle, when she turned hastily to me, as if she had waited for the opportuaity. "Don't judge me too harshly," she said, in a haughty manner, as though issuing a command. "I may not speak to-night, but to-morrow I shall explain everything." I thought of all I had heard below the balcony, and I suppose:an incredulous smile was upon my lips. "Well, you disbelieve me," she said. "It is little matter. To-morrdw you shall hear me. Good night." It was about twelve o'clock when I shut myself in for the night; and ruffirst thought was to throw open the window, and take up my post in the verandah, There was no moon out that night, but a heavy rain fal ling. "Do will not come to-night," I said aloud r "that man with the cloak. But she will be waiting. 'Yes, he will come. The precious meeting will be. How lucky it was I found her out! I might have been taken , in by her tricks and minaudcries.— And yet what eyes! what an appealing look she gave with them! I must have a heart of stone. I was cruel; certainly very cruel. But the man with the cloak!" Soon after this soliloquy, I think I must have fallen asleep in my chair; for I recollect finding myself awake of a, sudden, and the lamp burning very dimly indeed. On look. ing at my watch, I found it was close upon two. I pushed away my chair in dig,ust.— I was always doing something absurd or extravagant. I started up; for at that moment I heard a shot close by, in the direction of the dark avenue. Then came another and another. What could it all mean? I was out on the balcony in an instant, but could hear noth ing more. Yes; I could hoar something now—a dull, hollow sound, coming nearer and nearer, as of horses trampling—all, too, in the direction of Ghoul Avenue. Perhaps the ghouls were abroad to-night. It was drawing nearer. And suddenly from out the black mysterious cloud at the entrance came riding forth furiously a long train of horsemen, each leading a mule, and making straight for the hall door. Two o'clock in the morning—shuts—and a band of wild fellows at the door; was I dreaming? What would come next? Going out upon the gal lery, I heard voices and strange confusion below, and ran down with all haste to the hall. It was filled with people. All the ser vants and retainers of the house wore there, together with Strange looking men in pic turesque jackets and Spanish hots, all talk ing at the same time, and dragging in huge bales just unstrapped from the mules. And there, in this wild scene of confusion, direct ing, inspiriting, and encouraging—the guid ing spirit of the whole—was to be seen the Mere Angelique. I knew what it all meant now, what was the significance of the mules, the packages, and the dark-looking mon. I gathered from voices near mo that the gene-il'armes would be there inn moment, having only gone back for reinforcements. They had the worst of it in the Yew-tree Avenue. But she, the Mere Angelic - ie, to be in such a place, mixed up with so des perate an enterprise! I found myself beside her. She seemed filled with excitement. "Ahl" said she, with a curious laugh, "yoa have come down at a strange moment. Well, perhaps it is for the best. You shall see what the brave contrabandists can do. I know what you suspected last night, but you were wrong." She stopped. There was a sound of horses tramping outside; a sign the enemy was at hand. Daugeau came running down stairs with. a musket in his hand. Seeing me ho started. "Forgive me," said he, "for having brought you into this. But is too lute now for excuses; you had better go to your room." "And Mademoiselle Angelique." "I can protect my sister," ho Amid coldly. "Go while there is time." As he spoke, there came a loud knocking at the door, and -voices were heard demand ing admittance. The besiegers were at hand. I looked round for the &fere Angel ique.. She Was standing on the stairs, with her Mack hair falling about her shoulders. looking like a heroine of old. [WHOLE NUMBER, 1,451. "Now, dear friends," said she, bringing them all round her with a wave of her snowy arm, "now is the hour. Eight like brave men as you are." And with a shout they all flew past her up stairs to take pcst at windows and loop holes, or auy spot that commanded the ene my. She was following them slowly, when she suddenly turned, and saw me looking after her with wonder and admiration. "We are friends now," said she, with a bright smile I often thought of afterwards, "though very late." I caught the hand that was extended to me. "I have many things," I said, "to beg forgiveness for; but let me prove my sorrow by this day doing battle for you." Once more the knocking was repeated, to gether with, "Au nom du roi out - rail" "Quick," said I, "give me a sword!" "What," she said, "fight with them? im possible! You ivould be fatally compro mised." "No matter, I shall protect you." "Look out," saki Dangeau, "they will force the door." AU in the hall rushed in that direction; and, catching the enthusiasm, I was hurry ing after the rest, when suddenly I was I seized from behind by strong arms, and borne away in spite of all resistance. I just caught a glimpse of the white figure on the stairs waving an adieu to me; and that was the last I ever saw of the Mere Angelique. Then was I led away violently towards the back of the house by long subterranean ways, as it seemed to me, and at last a trap door was raised, as we found ourselves in a kind of a cottage, which was hidden in a small wood. So had the Mere Angelique providently taken thought for my safety.— The chateau was still in full view; they were defending it right valiantly. I walked on, sorrowfully enough, to the neat village, some four miles oil; where I found horses, and lost no time in placing myself beyond the reach of the constitutional authorities of la belle Fiance. * • Passing that way long after, I found tho Chateau des Loups abandoned and falling, to ruin, and heard from the - neighbors that Dangeau was dead, and his sister, La Mere , Angelique, a nun in a convent at Seville. The Haunted Bed. A BOARDING SCHOOL REMINISCENCE War was declared! The boys in number six vowed they would no longer bear the insolence of number eight. These were the largest sleeping ruoms in the hchool-house where I boarded in the days when my face was not bronzed by travel, when my legs were considerably shorter, and my luxuriant beard as yet an invisible dream, I was thirteen, and the oldest boy in the room, except Slokins, who was sixteen, though you would never have thought it to look at him, for ho was the shortest boy in our class, and the stupidist. However, be was a very good fellow, and ready enough for everything but fighting. Our room was on the top-floor of the house, so wo resolved to have a grand bols tering campaign, and as a preliminary mea sure, I proposed that somebody should creep on all fours into No. 8, and pull Clinton se nior's toe, then utter a war-hoop, and we would all rush in, pell-mell, and give No. S fits—in a word, come down on them like bricks. "Who is to do the creeping?" said Boxer, who was so clumsy that he could never catch a cricket-ball is his life, and was the poorest shot at marbles that ever I :ow. "Not you," said Stockleson junior, a small red-haired boy, who like a terrior, would fight anything, however big, and never leave off under any circumstances. "Not you, Boxer, you always stumble or knock something over." Who then?" said Twigsy, the boy who was so delicate that ho was ordered a glass of port-wino every day to keep up his stem-' Ma, and who was always kissing little Lu cy, the master's daughter, in the shrubbery and who used to buy brandy and bring in to the bed-room at night, in a soda-watei bottle, and giro it us to drink out of the shell of a cocoanut. "Why, Slokins, of course, because he's tho oldest," shouted Torn Crisp. "Yes, Slokins forever!" cried the whole room in chorus. But Slokins would not go; so 1, as leader of the expedition, Sunny volunterred to un ! dertake the hazardous enterprise, and off we started, marching noiselessly in Indian file, holding our night-shirts tightly round us to prevent them from rustling, and each with his bolster over his shoulder, prepared for the direst extremeties. I halted within a yard of tho open door of No. 8, and crawling like a "last of the Mohicans," or the celebrated serpent who tempted Five, contrived to reach the foot of Clinton senior's bed, Insert my dexter hand under the bed-clothes, and give his too a jerk which roused him like a galvanic shock from the embrace of an incipient slumber. "A-e-o-u-yl" squealed Clinton, "who is that?" and he sprang outof bed, but only to I be knocked down, instanter, by Twigsy'e bolster. • Immediately an immense slaughter took place. At the foot of every bed in No. .11 was a hero of No. 6, whacking amay'llke a steam engine at the prostrate form , of .bis victim. It was a decided ease of surprise, anti some minutes elafe.edbefore the enemy rallied. No sooner, however, did they re- Sall
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