The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-08-24
Hi, SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1850.

Upon his the soldier drew biz sword, and boll
began to cut at each other in good earnest.
[ On this all he peopie cried out @tirder mur
der ? and great many splc.s running to tho
spot, were soon engaged, always attacking th,
lliudous, WHO were ou the dogs -id,. and he Hin
docs the Nussnlmans, who were ON the side o
( the cas and wherever a tliuAoo and Mussulnar
were fighting, the linAp1s sided the IIiuduo, and
the Nussumans t;e Mu,sulman; and the con,c
quercc was the dath Of many on each side, ano
the woundi.g Of most Of the foolish quauelsomt
people engaged.
sOf course such hubbub rs this could not ,,
continued long without its being reported to tho
Baiuh, who forthwith fastened from his palace
with bis body guard and some horselnen, and
soon put a stop TO this terrible Fray and all the
ring-eaders Were iorwith seized and tied togeth
er and marched or TO prison, there to be kept
closely confined TIL the sad business shonld be
fully inquired into, and the cause Of 90 dreadful
ariot ascertained, and fixed upon the guilty
All that night, therefore, were tNe magistrate.
and police oHrers hard at work listening to ev
dence, but they did not advance a single step In
the business no, nor for several days after, not
wlthstanding the prcat imnaticrco Of the Eamh
to whom they could only report from time to time
the hearing of nothing but the words Cat, Dog.
Cat and Dog.'-'Dog and Cat'-Dog,'-
very similar feeling, also, was entertained by
the lawyers who were called in, and who, after
intense application, declared themselves doubtful
dag doubtlul-so much was advanced and really
10 be said and supported By various precedents
both on the side Of the cat and Of the dog, and
consequently, OF the owner of the cat, as well a.
the owner of the dog and the partisans of the
owners of the dog and cat--in,umuch that the
whole city was split into the most determined cal
and dog factions and all strangers that entered
the gates were Instantly absorbed in the dog and
cat vortex, ard whired actually round and round
IN this terrible fray, which every now and then
broke out with fresh fury, notwithstanding all the
vigilance Of the RsaIs guards. And vet even
these valiant heroes were 10 some degree infected
giving sly cuts mt dog or cat men, inst as they
themselves inclined to support the cat and dog
question.
And so matters might have remained, either to
the day OF the final depopulation Of Shorapoor
or Doomsday Itself, but for the wise old Brahmin
who had given such timely warning to turn out the
stranger.
He had in reality been quietly chucking lit
tie, as many are wont to do who have lived 10 sec
their prophecies first dcspi.ed and then flushed
but his heart relenting he lastened to the palace
and prostrating himself before the Raiah with
bands joined together, he thus spoke -
May be your sacrifice, o thou eater OF ~ sun
.ains and drinkcr Of rivers! have petition n
make in this matter Of the cat and dog,'
Iss 1t shall be heard, replied the Raiah. Thou
mt wise man; what dost thou say -doe-cat
doc and cat, or catand dog For my own part
stll reserve my decision, though somewhat N
clming to the opinion that tie cat caused all the
mischief and ior this roason-because if tho dog
had not seen the cat he very probably would not
have chased her-out OF sight out of mind being
oneo! our oldest as well as truest proyerts.'
Alas that should dilcr with your Ilghnes-
brave Falon, terrible in War-the most valiant
Of the Statc--the Tiger oc the Country replied
the Prime Minister How could the ca. hen be.
ing worried by the dog .---ard did not nature
give her right 10 go where She pleG-,dH
80 the whole Court took at once difercf sides
and matters might have come to q serious cyplo,
sion, even within the s,crcd walls Of the palace
itself but for the Iirahnlin, who again lifted mp his
voice and said -
May itp,ease your Highncs-, Let me- declare
to you that II was neither the dog nor the eat
that caused all this misery, but the Fly and the
Honey
The fly and the honey! Tie ny and The hon.
oy' exclaimed the astouishcd Raiah. What no.
ncy and what lly!
And, rs this was perfectly new idea, the as
sembly listened with profound attention while th,
holy man uutolded the true history Of the cause
His having seen the stranger, and warned the
people against him. How accurately he had OBJ
served the drop Of honey dabhed against the wall
Then the approach Of the y, the sly gliding oi
the lizard, tie willy creeping Of the cat, and the
stealihy vindictivc movements Of the dog--invul.
wing all these creatures in much pain and Difficult.
ty, and which afterwards ovcrspIcad the city.
Hold, learned man cried the R0iah, thou hast
well SAID my eyes are opcncd' aud he desired
search 10 hc made for the man who had too well
earned the tiilc of Mischief Maker Butt he wa,
no where to be either found or heard Of; and the
poor Hour dealer who stood among the prisoners
with bandagcd head declared that the villain
had not even paid lor the honey that had cau,cd
the whole tumu!t.
Well exclaimed the Raiah, after profound
pause here now may most plainly hc seen a proof
ii any such were reqEircd-that my subjects
only want prctcNt, no matter what, To quarrel.
and they are sure Ia 90 TO loggeIhcads.'
I now throw no blame upon either the cat or
the dog; for each anima. io.owcdts own pcc,l.
liar instinct The blame and the punishment too.
must light upon the owners Of the dog aud eat
for fighting, anl thus inducing others to cspou.c
SO ridiculous quarrel
And forthwith ne ordered all the principle ri
oterS into confinement, saying also to the rest OF
the people,
Go home now FOOLS that We are, and try whcth
er You cannot make Up your minds u live at
pence with one another I cannot prevent your
keeping cats anl~dog,, because we've to do So
We should be dcyoued by ycruiu or exposed 10
robbery. But this tell YOU, YOU shall not turn
yourselves into cats and dogs ior the future with
So they all sncaked off;
and the active llt,lc man whose head somebody
had broken scratched it and said -
only think how well that strange fellow knew
us all!
The nun OF st. Glare.