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The Peacock.
that shall go before the judges—yes , before the tribunals of our country , — it shall be seen whether there is any liberty of the subject , "—saying which Mr . Calf sought his house , bearing with him his dead . " Now , who would think that people could be such fools to make pets of chickens ! or , indeed , to have any such whims with any such sort of creatures ! LookLucylook " - —and Abel brought his wife by the wrist
, , nearer to the object— " look at that pretty dear , spreading its tail ! AYas there ever any thing so handsome ?"" Oh , Abel—depend upon it , that peacock will be the ruin of you , " said Mrs . Staff . " Pretty creature ! " said Abel . " Mrs . Thrush , ma ' am , if you please , from the next house , " said the
servant . " Pray , let her walk in , " said the gladened Mrs . Staff . " Oh , Abel ! she is such a nice body—we shall be such good friends ! My dear Mrs . Thrush , how d ' ye-do ? I declare , you don ' t look well . " " Oh , Mrs . Staff , how do you expect people can look well , who can get no sleep ?"" That brute Thrush , " said Mrs . Staff aside to her husband— " never comes home till four in the morning . "
" Too bad , " said Staff— " too bad , " with the austere gravity of a regular and early man . " I hav'n ' t had a wink since four—that nasty bird" said Mrs . Thrush . " Quite a nuisance ! " said Abel— " I heard it myself !" " And it isn ' t enough to be worried with it in bed , but when Rosa ' s music-master comes to give her a lesson , you can ' t tell one from the otherthe bird the childDo— doMrStaffwring its neck . "
, or . pray , . , " I'm sure I would with all my heart ! " said Abel— " but there ' s mischief done already ; only eig ht chickens have been killed since yesterday . " " Chickens—what , were we to be screamed out of our houses ! how many filthy peacocks are we to have ?" " Peacocks ! " cried Abel— " you don ' t mean , —no , surely you don ' t
mean my peacock ! " AA h ' at should I mean , Mr . Staff ? AYhat do you imagine has kept me awake these three nights ? " " The jungle-cock—the East Indian poultry of Mr . Calf , " exclaimed Abel . " No , sir , no ; nothing but your screeching , screaming peacock ; and I ' ve only called in to say , that unless you wring the bird ' s neck , I'll make
Mr . Thrush indite you for a nuisance ; " saying which , the sleepless neighbour swam from the room . " I told you , Abel , that bird will he your ruin , " said Mrs . Staff . But Abel was again at the window—again the peacock displayed its tail—and again its master cried— " pretty creature !" It mattered not to Abel that the peacock plunged him into law , and made him an outcast from his neihbours : though suffering in pocket ,
g and wounded in spirit by the silence of his former acquaintance , he would stand and watch his plague , and as it screamed and showed its tail , cry " pretty creature . " How many a man , rich in all the gifts of life , with nought to wish for , will , in some way or the other , to his own discomfort , and the discomfort of his friends , persist in having his—peacock !
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The Peacock.
that shall go before the judges—yes , before the tribunals of our country , — it shall be seen whether there is any liberty of the subject , "—saying which Mr . Calf sought his house , bearing with him his dead . " Now , who would think that people could be such fools to make pets of chickens ! or , indeed , to have any such whims with any such sort of creatures ! LookLucylook " - —and Abel brought his wife by the wrist
, , nearer to the object— " look at that pretty dear , spreading its tail ! AYas there ever any thing so handsome ?"" Oh , Abel—depend upon it , that peacock will be the ruin of you , " said Mrs . Staff . " Pretty creature ! " said Abel . " Mrs . Thrush , ma ' am , if you please , from the next house , " said the
servant . " Pray , let her walk in , " said the gladened Mrs . Staff . " Oh , Abel ! she is such a nice body—we shall be such good friends ! My dear Mrs . Thrush , how d ' ye-do ? I declare , you don ' t look well . " " Oh , Mrs . Staff , how do you expect people can look well , who can get no sleep ?"" That brute Thrush , " said Mrs . Staff aside to her husband— " never comes home till four in the morning . "
" Too bad , " said Staff— " too bad , " with the austere gravity of a regular and early man . " I hav'n ' t had a wink since four—that nasty bird" said Mrs . Thrush . " Quite a nuisance ! " said Abel— " I heard it myself !" " And it isn ' t enough to be worried with it in bed , but when Rosa ' s music-master comes to give her a lesson , you can ' t tell one from the otherthe bird the childDo— doMrStaffwring its neck . "
, or . pray , . , " I'm sure I would with all my heart ! " said Abel— " but there ' s mischief done already ; only eig ht chickens have been killed since yesterday . " " Chickens—what , were we to be screamed out of our houses ! how many filthy peacocks are we to have ?" " Peacocks ! " cried Abel— " you don ' t mean , —no , surely you don ' t
mean my peacock ! " AA h ' at should I mean , Mr . Staff ? AYhat do you imagine has kept me awake these three nights ? " " The jungle-cock—the East Indian poultry of Mr . Calf , " exclaimed Abel . " No , sir , no ; nothing but your screeching , screaming peacock ; and I ' ve only called in to say , that unless you wring the bird ' s neck , I'll make
Mr . Thrush indite you for a nuisance ; " saying which , the sleepless neighbour swam from the room . " I told you , Abel , that bird will he your ruin , " said Mrs . Staff . But Abel was again at the window—again the peacock displayed its tail—and again its master cried— " pretty creature !" It mattered not to Abel that the peacock plunged him into law , and made him an outcast from his neihbours : though suffering in pocket ,
g and wounded in spirit by the silence of his former acquaintance , he would stand and watch his plague , and as it screamed and showed its tail , cry " pretty creature . " How many a man , rich in all the gifts of life , with nought to wish for , will , in some way or the other , to his own discomfort , and the discomfort of his friends , persist in having his—peacock !
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