Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-11

FART ".
The next morning, when the Dog came
down to breakfast, he found his old friend sit
ting in her usual place on the rug.
Oh so you have come back, > said he
- How dye do? fYou don't look as if you
had very pleasant journey"
IL have learnt something, said the Cat.
knowledge is never pleasant. -
Then it is better to be without it, said
the Dog.
Especially better to be without knowing
how to stand on ones hind legs, Dog, said the
Cat; ''still, you see you are proud Of it; but
| have learnt great deal, Dog They won't
worship you any more, and it is better for
you; You wouldn't be any happier. What
did you do yesterday ~
Indeed, " said the dog, Il hardly remem-
Der. slept after you went away. Ia the
afternoon | took a drive in carriage. Then
had my dinner Ny maid washed me and
put me to bed. There is difference between
you and me you have to wash yourself and
put yourself to bed"
And you really don't find it a bore, liv-
ing thus? Wouldn't you like something to
do? Wouldn't you like some children to play
with? The Fox seemed to find it very pleas
ant.
Children. indeed 20 said the Dog, when
1 have got men and women. Children are
well enoHgh for foxes and wild creatures re-
fined dogs know better; and for doing can't
! stand on my toes? can't | dance? at least,
couldt before | was so fat?'
All | see everybody likes what he was
bred to :, sighed the Cat, was bred to do
nothing, and must like that Train the eat
as the eat should 20, and the eat will be hap
py and ask no questions. Never seek for I'M
possibilities, Dog. That i- the secret.
.. And YOU have spenta day in the woods to
learn that. said he. =. / could Of taught you
that. Why Cat. one dap when you were sit
ting scratching your nose before the fire,
thought You looked 80 pretty that should
have liked to marry YOU hut | knew
couldn't. 80 ! didn't make myself miscia-
bic
The Cat looked at him with her odd green
eyes Il never wished to,maTry you, Dog
shouldn' have presumed. But it was wise
of You not to fret about it, But, listen To me,
Dog-listen met many creatures in the
woods all sorts OF creatures, beasts and birds
They went about their work, and did it, and
enjoyed it, and yet none of them had the
same story to tell Some did one thing, some
another; and, except the Fox, each had got
sort Of notion Of doing its duty. The Fox
was a rogue he said he was but vet he was
not unhappy. His conscience never troubled
him. Your work i, standing on your toes,
and You are happy. have none, and that
is why ! am unhappy. W hen | came to think
about it, found every creature out in the
woods had to get It's own living. tried to
get mine, but did NOT like it, because
WASH { used 10 il aud as tor knowing. the
Fox, who didn't care to know any thing cx-
cept how to cheat greater fools than himself,
was the cleyerest fellow ! came across. oh
the Owl, Dog-you should have heard the
Owl But came 20 tins, that it was n3 use
irving to know. and the only way TO Dee
Jolly was to - about one, own business
like decent Cat Cats business seems t.
be killing rabbit, and such-liSe. and it i-
not the Ileasantc,t possible so the soon
er one l. bred to it the better ~ for me,
that have been bred 20 do nothing. why as
| said before, | must try TO like that, but
! consider myself an unfortunate Cat.
.' - don't consider myself an uuIortU-
nate dos, -aId her companion.
Very likely You do not. said the Cat
BY this time their breakfast was come IN.
The Cat ate here the dog did uenance for biz
and if one might Judge by the VurrinC on
the hearth-ruS, the Cat, if not the happier
of the TWO. at least WIS not exceedingly mis-
erable.