The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-27

hear this Wowal otis very strange" said
hr wise man. "'lhis fellow is sarcly a ma
-aran, and may set all ,the rocks of Shura-
poor danring aud tuHhing about 0ur ears,
some day Turn him instantly await, or Il
may bo the worse for ~ ALL"
"No, no." shouted the multitude, THAT
would be- inhOspitable, Let him remain, aud
~ shall rasH -ee what li.' eaii do
ll4e little active man nnW came iurNAfl a
gaiHSand said, slyly, "Sir, IL YOU really arc
such a mischief maker ~ you describe your
solf "a her auppaze yuu were Ia give ~ a little
'pcclmen Of your power iust some trillng
Natter rojudgc' by
What, iuw ?" saiS the stranger
". now" exclaimed ALI "nud the sDon-
,-r- tl,t. -Irr-ttr-r % l--
"Wcll be il so," said hc, "lct me put up
my things and come along {" Aud with tha
he arose, packed up, girlcd on his sword aud
-iroslu maiusjirally forward followed hy q
crowd continual increasing a. tlics adynnc-
ed further into the town.
"Now don't push or press uponmc ,o much"
said the stranger "but observe what duAHd
watch the consequences" So they let him
proceed aud ~ lee advanced. t,oy aaaa per
CcNed thai hc Was forming some deep plan.
particularly a. he paused every now aud
then, with his iorcingcr between his teeth,
aud nodded, and wnggcd his head, a. much a.
10 say 81 have IL" Upon which hc made
staight for shop kept 10y man who sold
llpur and such like uinls, and acco-uhg the
dealer, inquired, with great cNliW, whrth-
cr hc had any honey 2" THAT have, sir,"
replied the .hopk ccpcr,'plcnty, fresh from the
conh only taste IL, aud I'm sure You'll buy
Here ,ir, look az this beautiful jar, full ot the
finest honey that ever -was seen Ia Shora-
poor"
1T looks we'll" rcplicd.,hr stranger, dip
p.ng h, hand iu; "aud doe, not taste am,,;
SAYING which hc gave his iugcr carolcs,
Kind of shake, but he knew right Well what
he was about asa little lump struck upon
the wall
1T really is good" sid the Mi. hicr Ma
kcr Give mo a small poi Of il, that may
take u home ~ INV rhiidrrn
While the shnpkccprr va. iilingA sm1ll new
pot. over which hc tod fresh HrcGu lrlit
people who had been following rar,r np and
said "Nr. YOU are only making game ol'u,;
you are giving us up proof of what Won said
What mis-. hict Is there in buying liulc pot
OF honey -
BE quiet. nay good people, and contcut
your,cl'r- for couple OF minutes, while get
my change, aud put nay purchase in safe
place, md Won will soon see something wait
hcfr, amt IN In uicI 10 YOU dtrccuys The
Mischief Maker vanished in an instant!
Now it happened that thi. shop was mere
shed oihpllrr, projecting into Lhc street from
the wall on which the bonry had been thrown.
nor had the tempting bait been long there he
fore It was smclt out 10y a large hungry Ay.
which had been spending many irmtlc,- hour,
hnHr'n' about tAr d-a'""', Jar sp carefully
il'-' "re q glp ipH
... ,.....u.. ... ...... ... u.... ..
1mc ""'0 10 with n'o.r ruu,utc- without
I|HIHa. Z.
head. under the ,ovcr oi the wall, among old
chunks aud ,ubwch,, there dwclt wily, dust
eolnrcd lizard, who enjoyed a. beyond cy-
crythlug else IN the world, aud had been par
urulary UNSUCCESSFUL in ilv catching all day.
Watching therefore till the fy had hurried his
,minlng apparatus pretty deep in the honey.
he cropt down quietly, looking "a like bit at
old plaster as possible, hul for those bright
eyes of his, which in his cagcrnr., for the
capture, were intcnty iNrd upon the nv.--
Culucky wight! Little did hc think that
those very eyes hadattTctrd the attention OF
fine tabhy cat. who but a few minutes be-
fore this, with blinking ewes. presented a
perfect picture of contcntmcnt, but now ruus-
eel 10y a sudden temptation. was STOPPING steal
tmlN dQwnaS she bchcld the lizard, Tor whom
she had 50 often watched ia vain. Down
stole the llzad-on stole the cat 80 that hrrc
at The sduc mumcnt were three creatures 81
bent upon Indulgence that they never even
thought oflooking about but were these
three all the parties to be engaged Alas
no There was "A sworn enemy of the cats
approaching also, (undcr cover of large has
kct) in the shape ola mischicyous white dog
Kept 10y aquarrclsome man on the other side
nj Lhe- -AlreeL. doc -ul- The ierrnr- of all
the cats in the peighborhood, and most of all,
ofthc flour dealers, 50 often had he chased her
and 50 often experienced the bitter diaappont-
ment of seeing her climbing up the posts of
the shop aud then splitting at him from the
top OF the shed.
Infatuated lizard Wrclchcd nv /, Bctray-
ed pussy She needed not the Il, creep of
the dog, SO intent was she upon the successful
issue OF her spring upon the lizard. The fly
was gorging himself with honey. He alm,
-partnok not of the intense anNiclx- OF the liz.
ard, the cat, and the dog. He partook only
of,-h0Heyh
The crisis at length arrived The lizard
made its qimblc pounce at the tly. The cat
sprang at the lizard The lizard missed it,
footing IN consequence, and would have beer
the cats portion-ily, honey, and all--but ioi
the dog sudden attack upon pusS
Here was scene The lizard falling t,
the ground, was at once involved in the con
sequences otthe q,Hrrrl between the dog anc
cat. What were fly or honey tn himl--at til,
/ moment, When IN Il state between life anC
death he crcpt back sore and wounded to hi,
chinks and cobwebsl The fiv might or NIGH
not have escaped. Not so the cal, now sorcly
worried by the dog, in spite ofall her outcrio,
and all she could do in the way of biting and
clawing for il WAS al Old score the dupn wa,
I paying her off, and that might soon have COS
her her life it her master had not rushed
out oihis shop with broomstick, with which
he began to belabor the dog
| Now the owner of the dog had been as lont
at enmity with the man OF -four and honey IA
the dog had been at enmity with the cat, an,
, probably longer. Ofcoursc therefore, whet
/ he heard his animals cries, and saw the pun
ishment- -inilicting, he armed himself with
bHeeHastiek tal%a- and, rushing acInzs the strrrt
gave the hour-dealer such crack upon hi
head, as knocked him down az Ant ~ II flap
jack
Take that, you villain" said he, 'for it.
debt I've long owed you .'
! "lIavc you Z" said the flour dealers SON, a
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