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shall continue to do so to the very end of my
life = And upon this he rolled up his eyes, and
pulled away at his pipe harder than ever.
'Oh, is this all, cried the party, is this all p
For the matter of hdt said an active little
man with twinkug eyes, you need be under
no uneasiness whatever. defy you to invent
more mischief here than we have already, for
we are all more or less at enmty with our
nerhbors and as our fathers and grandfaihers
were the same, we conclude it must be owing
to something that can't be changed for in
stance, the air or water of our town; so set
your heart at rest, and come along with us,
and we'll take care OF you.'
'Well,' reioined the stranger, q am very
glad indeed TO hear what you say of your own
town for to be candid with you, it's exactly
what heard of you all as ] came along, and
this made me think that in place where all
were mschief-makcrs and busy-bodies already,
| could have nothing TO do but for once in my
life) live in peace. However, don't trust me
that's all have to say-and if any evil arises
from my visit, turn Inc out, and III seek home
elsewhere
An old Brahmin had come up in time TO hear
this avowal '"Iis very strange said the wise
man. This fellow is surely magician, and
may set all the rocks of Shorapoor dancing and
instantly away, and it may be the worse for us
ALL
No, no. shouted the multitude. That would
be nhospitable. Let him remain, and we shall
soon see what lie can do
The little active man now came forward
again, and said, slyy, Sir, if you really are
such mschiel-maker as you describe your
self TO be, suppose you were to give us a little
specimen Of your pOwer-Just some triiling
matter to Judge by
"What, n0,p :" said the stranger.
AYE, nop,' exclaimed all 4; and the sooner
the better
'Well, be it so,' said he !; let me put up my
things and come along! And with this he
arose, packed up, girdrd on his sword and
strobe majcstical.y forward by ii crowd contl-
nually increasing they advanced further into
the town.
Now don't push or press upon me 50 much,
said the stranger but observe what do, and
watch the Consequences So they let him pro-
cced and as he advanced, they soon perceived
that he was forming some deep plan, paIticu-
larly as he paused every now and then. with
his forelinger between his teeth, and nodded
and waggcd his head, as much as to say,
have it = Upon which he made straight for a
shop kept by man who sold -four and such like
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great cvity, whether he had any honey {?
That have sir replied the shopkceper
plenty. fresh from the comb only taste it, aud
Pm sure you'l buy Here, sir, look at this beau
tiiuI jar, iul of the finest honey that ever was
seen in Shorapoor.'
1t looks WE'LL replied the stranger, dipping
| his hand in !; and does not taste amiss saying
which he gave his finger a careless kind o
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about, as little lump stuck upon the wa /.
: 1t really is good said the Mischief Maker
: Give m small pot OF it, that may take n
home to my children
While the shopkeepcr was filling smaI
new pot over which he tied iresf green leaf
the people who had been following, came NJ
and sad Sir, you are only making game o
us; You are giving us no proof ot what yot
>aid. What mischief is theie il buying il t.,
pot Of honey p
BE quiet, my good people, and content your
selves Tor couple Of minutes, while get IN!
change, and put my purchase in safe place
and You will soon see something here
and II be back to You directly. The Mischief
maker vanished in an instant
Now it happened that this shop was a mer
shed of place, projecting into the street, from
the wall on which the honey had been thrown
nor had the tempting bait been long there be
fore it was smelt out by a large hungry fly
which had been spending many rullless hour
buzzing about the dealers jar, so carefully wa
it always covered. Here was glorious oppor
tunity for fine supper, and down he cam
upon it with eager ppetltc-wIthout looHin!
about him as he ought-tor over hl' head, un
der the cover of the wall, among old chlnks ant
cobwebs, there dwelt willy, dust-colorcd IZtru
4 h.,,,n n,,I tlitn OILS
the world, and had been particularly unsucceSs
, full in fly-catching all day Watching, there
fore, iii the fy had buried his mining apparatu
pretty deep in the honey, he crept down quietly
looking as bit of old plaster AS possible, 0u
for those bright eyes of his, which, III his eager
ness for the capture, were intently fixed upo
, the fv. Unlucky wight! Little did he thin
, that those very eyes had attracted the atentio
OF fine tabby cat, who but few minutes be
, fore, with blinking eyes, presented perfec
{ picture of Contentment but now reused by
sudden temptation, was STOPPING stealthily dow
as she bcheld the lizard, for whom she had 5
often watched in vain. DOWN stole the liar
4 ON stole the ca; ; SO that here at the sam
. moment were three creatures SO bent upon III
diligence that they never even thought Of look
ing about them Alas ! no. There was
sworn enemy Of the CATS approaching alsc
(under cover of a large baskeD in the shape {
. mi, chevous white dog, kept by very qua
: relsome man on the other side OF ,he stree
: This dog was the terror of all the cats in tli
5 ncighborhood, and most of all, of the il'u
. dealers so often had he chae her, and s.
e often experienced the bitter disappointment {
0 seeing her climbing up the posts of the s. o
!. and then splitting ct him from the top os Il
= shed.
G infatuated lizard Wretched fly BetrayC
. pussy! She needed not the sly creep of Il
dog, so intent was she upon the successful issr
= of her spring upon the lizard. The fly W;
6 gorging himself with honey. lie alone partoc
MOI Of the intense anxiety Of the lizard, the c.
y and the dog. lie partook only ol-hoacy!
The crisis at length arrived. The lizard mat
q its nimble pounce at the fly. The cat sPran
), at the lizard. The lizarl missed its footing
consequence, and would have been the cat
,f portion-hy, honey, and all-but for the dog
p sudden attack upon puss. Here was a scene
ID The lizard falling to the ground, was at ont
: involved in the Consequences OF tie QUAR-
e between the dog and cat. WHAT were fly
'. honey to him at the moment, when in sta
A. between lie and death he crept back sore al
. | a, his rhipl,s and cohwpbs The