The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-08-23

swell, be it So" said he; ''let me put up
my things and come along" And with this
he arose: packed up, girded on his sword,
and strobe majestically forward. followed by
a crowd continually increasing as they ad-
vanced further into the town.
Nov, don't push or press upon so much"
said the stranger; shut observe what | do,
and watch the consequences" So they LET
him proceed, and as he advanced. they soon
perceived that he was forming some deep
plan, particularly as he paused every now
and then with his forefinger between his
teeth, and nodded. and wagged his head, as
much as to say IL have itI' Upon which he
made straight for shop kept by man who
sold flour and such like things. and accosting
the dealer, inquired, with great civilty,
whether he had any honey2 THAT have,
SIR" replied the shopkeeper. 'plenty, fresh
from the comb; only taste il, and Pm sure
you'll buy. Here. sir, look at this beautiful
jar full of the finest honey that ever was
seen in Shorapoor."
at looks well replied the stranger, dipping
his hand in; sand does not taste amiss;" say
ing which he gave his finger a careless kind
of shake, but he knew right well what he
was about, as little lump stuck upon the
wall
SIT really is good" said the Mischief Ma
ker, "Give me a small pot of it, that may
take il home to my children"
While the shopkeeper was filing small
new pot over which he tied fresh green
leaf, the people who had been following came
up and said, "Sir you are only making game
of US; you are giving us no proof of what
you said. What mischief is there in buying
a little pot ofhoney?"
"Be quiet, my good people, and content
yourselves for couple Of minutes, while
get my change, and put my purchase in
safe place. and you will soon see something
wait here. and I'll be back to you directly"--
| The Mischief Maker vanished in an instant.
Now it happened that this shop was
mere shed of place, projecting into the steet
from the wall on which the honey had been
thrown; nor had the tempting bait been long
in there before it vas smelt out by a large
hungry fly, which had been spending many
fruitless hours buZZ,ng about the dealers jar
so carefully was it always covered. Here
was glorious opportunity for fine supper
and down he come upon it with eager appe-
tite-without looking about him as he ought
for over his head. under the cover of the
wall. among some chinks and cobwebs, there
dwelt willy, dust colored lizard, who enjoy
ed fly beyond every thing else in the world
and had been particularly unsuccessful in fly
catching all day. Watching, therefore, till
the fly had buried his mining apparatus pref
ty deep in the honey he crept down quietly,
looking as mnch like bit ofod plaster as pos
sible, but for those bright eyes OF his, which, in
his eagerness for the capture, were infently
fixed upon the fly. Unlucky wight! Little
did he think that those very eyes had attract
ed the attention of fine tabby-cat. who but
few minutes before, with blinking eyes, pre-
sented a perfect picture Of conrentment, but
now reused by a sudden temptation, was
STOPPING stealthily down as she beheld the
lizard, for whom she had so often watched in
vain. Down stole the liZard-on stole the
cat; so TINT here at the same moment were
three creatures so bent upon indulgence that
they never even thought OF looking about
them! Alas no. There was a sworn en-
envy of the cats approaching also, (under
cover Ola large basket) in the shape of a
mischievous white dog, kept by very quar-
relsome man on the other side Of the street.
This dog was the terror of all the cats in the
neghborhood, and most of all of the flour
dealers; so often had he chased her, and so
often experienced the bitter disappointment
of seeing her climbing up the posts Of the
shop, and then splitting at him from DE top
of the shed.
CONCLUDED TOMORROW