Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1829-01-07

&C. Msny /. Get Lsi sat lss hsus nrsses
sA,sli ksxAss, kus - wjssisd shsis p~asissss 8
msay . ssass,is kitten lad ssllisd out and
tskss - b trsil IN The vsin hope 81 evsrsk.
iag hi@. asd they returned ~ than they
wssi. theseh not sueesssfal.
The sspsaisd escape Of. this single enemy
vas . easss u greater ehssri" to the dsscsn-
dsnts . fihs wasliks Tabiths, then would have
been the los Of their bvavsst, their strongest,
and their Asslsss eat Of var and bloedshsd.
Il was doubIy embarrassing to have . solitary
Rat Do that sinsIs-tandsd. which . host had
before been vanquishsd In attempting. But
wonderful and humiliatins a. il was' It was
true , they felt Il in their pride, and swors
Vengeance in their wrath. And was Il won
dsrful that they did. should not cat pride
spusn the idea, and cat venom b spit At the
sudacseus psrpetratori
A grand convocation Of the cat tribe were
assembled 10 deliberate upon tho subject Of
eyehar their wounded honors. Tom after
fsSLt esms inv. Abe wise circle. but none
brought tidines iaf tSRSsir uu.irins and indsfa'i-
gable enemy. HIP Sssmsd to DO like the great
orb Of day ia the heavens, while his minor sa-
rsvolvcd around him-liks the wind,
he rsssed BY without voice (; like sweet oil, he
was present without smell ; like the gallant
barque on the bosom Of the ocean, he leh no
trace Of his journey hi.her or yon. But for
al these hsir-brsadth escapes, he was destin-
cd 10 fall tho star Of This Greatness, like that Of
Napoleon, was fatsd 10 be prscipitated whom
at ito petroleum I; like stale cheese, no was
about TO bs scented from afar. Hunted like
Philip Of Mount Hope. from corner to crevice.
hs resolved. finally, to turn upon his pursuers.
and conquer il he could. but die IL he must.
q lifs-like that which he had lately led.
was iastoisducing him TO an ignobls and in.
death F; the fur worn from his belly {;
tho ears which stood 90 erect and 90 smooth
over q discerning pepper. torn and slit ; the
pretty spot Of white under his chin soiled and
tarnishsd ; no felt that no could die subdued.
better than he could live despised.
The aged Cats listened to the representa-
Of the more youthful hunters, with burn
ing brow and swelling bosoms. whilst tho livid
fire Of indignation flashed from their eyes, and
" forbods' tho coming storm that ragged with
in them. All. for q moment. was silen, a. tho
forest I; and Cat and Kitten quail.
ed. as they watched the dattened ears Of the
aged Grimalkin, who chafsd and scratched
his back in an agony Of madness. But he
could contain himsslf no longer, and spring.
ing from his scat, he erected his bristles, and
fixing q 6end-like look upon q fine Maltese
moussr. he grabbed him with his teeth, whilst
planted his talous deep ia the feshy part Of
his I" hind'' leg. g
"Cowards I! misereants | villains that 20
arc :" sxela imed the frantic cat ; " and have
I come to thisl to sec my chosen warriors
quail and shrink before a Ratl Hence. away
ye lily-livered knaves. 70 trembling PGssies!
Give me the testh Of my youth, my claws. my
smelIers, and soon should you 500 the round
tail Of the last ignoble Rat" Then sharpen.
Ing upon the board on which he sat, the claws
which had been useless for years. he sped
away up garrett and down cellar-swimming
docks and climbing eminences- no darkness
stopping his progress. no obstacle impeding ais
course.
The night was already far spent. and yet no
Of the fugitive Rat could be found: and
Tho fatigusd and dsspairing GrimaIkin seated
himself on a pork tub in a neighboring cellar.
10 collect his scattered thoughts and torres, his
~eafied limbs. As he sat musing on the un.
pro6'ablensss Of the nights pursuit. tbs sun
from the eastern horizon, and peeping
the CRATES in al his splendour, discov-
sred the picturesque scenery Of tho surround.
ing apartment. The aged cat CARED for a mo-
nent on the beautissqf creation. and exclaim-
ID. "Hsre could b b happy, hero could l die
contentsd. were iEc bit possessed Of the hide
n dhair Of. the fugitive, rat," His words were
uttered with a thrilling emphasis, which made
The cellar ring hhd rswsrbersted through unex.
rGtuhpf9Go' He ceased speaking. and
of the duet chat was dramatically
scattered over his back, with ama.ement he
'aw staring from beneath q potash kettle, the
andismayed and ferocious Rat. His every bris-:
10 started on end in a moment, but recovering
from the trspidatson, he lifted bis paw and pre-
pared for the contest. He was about 10 pounce
,pon his foe, whom the Rat backed under hrs
ron cover. and barely poking his nose out, said
'Think not to grab ne 20 easy. you ssucy old
grey cat : I seors ,suphd your whole brood
! will not bulge oas Gnsls inch rat me il I
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