The Nevada journal., 1858-05-14

with rare exceptions, favor the construc-
ton Of a road that will bind together the
extremes of the Union; whilst on the
other hand, the lltras of the South op-
pose any measure Of the kind.
A POPULAR FALLAcY.-It is easy to
sag that at rains cats and dogs" but it
is not true. Itneycr rains cats and dogs
And the reason is, that cats and dogs do
not assimilate-do not gate-do
not mutually occupy in numbers There
are no mass meetings Of cats and dogs.
This is not strange; for the two species
are naturally antagonistic, They have
nothing in common. The dog is faith
full !; the cat, treaeherous. The dog has
noble instincts; the cat, only grovelling
propensities. In word, the dog is a
gentleman; tie cat, loafcr. The
! proofs of this general proposition are
multitudinous. You. no doubt, have, in
the rear Of your house, lines and C. .oss-
lines Of fence, and so have your neigh
bors. Very well. On these intersect-
ng fences, at any hour of the day or
l igl t, you shall Sc Hack cats, white
cats, grey cats and all sorts of cats out
OF employment. They have no home.
| They ale on the lookout for the chances
of your or your neighbors' swill pail or
slop- pail and, between these and stray
rats and mice, they manage to live.
Now, take your lorgnctte and look into
the very eyes Of these fellows. What
do you see Any feeling of shame !
Any consciousness of dependent state?
Any indication that their social position
is equivocal? Not bit of it They
half close their eyes-they wave their
tails-they purr, and are just as self
assured and DIS much at their ease as if
they had permanent home in some
body's kitchen, and who merely rumi-
mated after plentiful dinner This
insensibility to social duties, rights, pre-
negatives. is the very essence of loafer-
ism. On the other hand, take dog
who has home, a kennel, and all things
comfortable and respectable. Let him
go abroad into the streets, by accident,
without his master What are Ajs sem
timents You do not need a lorgnette
to discover them. You have only to
look at his ears, his tail, his general de-
pertinent. He evidently expects kick
from every passer by, whether he gets
it or not. Can there be a stronger CON
trast! The cat, who has nothing-no
home, position, character, frends-is
bold, unblushing, presumptuous. The
dog, who has everything-honesty,
wealth, a house full Of masters, and,
what not ?-is diffident, retiring, shame
faced, in fact, a perfect sneak, when
away from his proper surroundings.
Hence, no two species of animals can be
more diverse than cats and dogs; and
hence, as meteorological fact, it never
Grains cats and dogs
BUFFALO UPON RocHEsTER-Dav be-
fore yesterday, number of gentlemen
boarders at one of our popular hotels,
were in the Office of the hotel, convers-
ing. They were talking of Rochester
Numerous were the remarks, and much
more indignant than complimentary
One remarked that it was very hard
place-very few honest people, and
those were being rapidly ruined by vic
ious example. Another remarked that
there were more people in Rochester
that, had they their deserts, would be in
Auburn, than any other city in the
Union. The latter speaker was en-
dorsed by his companions and other
remarks, not quite as complimentary as
! the foregoing, followed. All at once,
short, thin faced man rose up indignant
ly and stated that they had better hold
up-that he was from Rochester-he
Uas. All at once the company retired.
The much astonished Rochesterian
walked up to the landlord and inquired
where they had gone.
why" said the landlord, "arn't you
from Rochester p
eyes," said Rochester.
40, we'll" resumed the landlord, "that
accounts for their absence; they're gone
up to double lock their rooms; they'll be
back in few minutes
Rochester departed in a reflective
mood d.-Buf6lo Times and ReDubZc