The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-10

'tizsnsof ftheownen Of shedof and esi-in-
sonurh shsfihe whole eiiy vas splii into
most determined cat snddog factions. and
sll strangers ihss entered ihe gzies we're in.
sisnily sbsorbsd in the dcg and cat vorirr.
snd~hirled setuslly round and round in Ihis
terrible fray. which every now and lhsn
broke out with fresh fury. noswithsisnd-
ing MI the vigilance OF The Rsjsh's guards.
And yet even these vzlisni heroes were
in some degree infected. giving sly cuts
at dog or esi men, jusi a they ihem-
selves inclined 10 support The cat and dog
epesiion.
And so matters might have rmsined.
either 10 ihe day Of hnai depopulalion or
Shorspcor. or Doomsday itself. but Tor
The wise old Brshmin who had given
such timely warning TO turn oui The slrsn-
ger.
He had In reality been quietly chuck
ling liiile. as many are wont 10 do who
have lived 10 see their prophecies firsl de-
rpised and then fulfilled !; bul his heart re-
leniing. he hasiened TO the palace, and
prosiraiing himself before The Rash with
hands joined together. he thus spoke:-
May | be your sacrifice. d thou eater
Of mountains and drinker of rivers! I
have petition 10 make in this matter Of
the cat and dogr'
"It shall be heard" replied the Rajsh.
Thou srt wise man; what dost thou
say ,-dog--eai--dog and ea'. or cat and
dog For my own part, ! still reserve
nv decision. though somewhat inclining
10 The opinion that the cat caused all the
mischief, and for this reason--because il
the dog had moi seen the cat. he very pro-
baby would not have chased her. out
Of sight Of mind being one Of our oldest
as well as iruest proverbs"
.Alas that should differ with your
Highness-Brave Falcon. terrible in War
the most valiant Of the Siaie--ihe ri.
ger Of The Country" replied the Prime
i Minister. How could the cat help be.
ing worried by the dog land did moi
nature give her . right 10 60 where she
pleasedl"
So the whole Court took al once dif.
) fereni sides, and matters might have come
TO serious explosion. even within the
sacred walls Of the palace itself, but fol
J the Brahmin, who again lilied up his voice
: and said -
"Nay il please your Highness! lie
me declare to you that il was neither iht
dog nor the cat that caused all this mise
ry, but the Fly and the Honey!"
"The NY and the honeyl The fly ant
the honey!" exclaimed the aslonishet
Rsjah. What honey, and what fy :"
And, as this was perfectly new idea
the assembly listened with profound at
/, iention while the holy man unfolded ,h,
true history Of the case. His having seer
the stranger, and warned the people agains
, him. How accurately he had observes
, the drop Of honey dabbed against The wall
Then the approach of the fly, the sly
gliding Of The lizard, the willy creeping o
the cat, and the sieslihy vindiclive move
: ments Of the dog--involving all these
creatures in much pain and difficulty, and
which afterwards overspread the city.
"Hold, learned man," cried the Raiah
"thou hast well said; my eyes are open
ed 7" and he desired search TO be mad,
for the man who had TOO well earned ,h,
: title Of Mischief Maker. But he was NJ
where TO be either found or heard Of ant
the poor four.dealer. who stood amonl
! the prisoners with bandaged head, de,
clared that The the villain had not ever
. paid for the honey that caused the whole
J tumult.
WE'LL" exclaimed the Rajah, after ;
} profound pause; here now may mos
, plainly be seen proof--if any such. .wer'
> Tequired--that my subjects only want ,
/. prelext, no matter what. TO quarrel, an,
] they are sure 10 60 to loggerheads.
3 II now throw no blame upon eiihe
S the cat or the dog; for each animal fol
E lowed its own peculiar instinct. Tn
!. blame and the punishment, too, must l,gh
upon the owners Of the dog and cat 70
1 fighting, and thus inducing others to es
0 pouse so ridiculous QUARREL"
!. And forthwith he ordered all the prin
d cipal rioters into confinement, saying ais
D 10 the rest Of the people:-
"Go home now, tools that ye are, an
|. try whether you cannot make up you
e minds 10 live al peace with one another
i | cannot prevent your keeping cats an
. dogs, because were ! to do so, we shoul
d be devoured by the vermin or exposed !
robbery. But this tell you, you sha
}. not turn yourselves into cats and dogs "a
/ the future with impunily-DEPARr" s
i. they all sneaked off; and the active li,ll
J. man whose head somebody had broker
!. scratched il and said -
ol "0nly think how well that strange fe
. low knew US all u
!" Reminitencc Of Washingt0n.-A CORES
pondent Of the Norfolk Beacon. wriiir
!. from Alexandra, relates the followir