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

Is budding but to die
George D. Prsafice.
THE { ATS PILGRIM VI AGE
.I,pe. Anthony fronde /. better known 70 Arneri-
cans ty historical writings than by his other works
ana .or tat reason as wei as I5T ~ Keen satrei We
bho.o9hy I5 Gii N many Of phases is esyer treat treat
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lit is all very fine, said the Cat, yawning.
and stretching herself against the fender,
..but it - rather bore: don see the use
of it. She raised herself. and arranging her
tail into a ring and seating herself in the
middle OF it. with her fore paws in a straight
line from her shoulders, at right angles to
the hearth rug. She looked uensiyelv at the
fire. at is very odd. ." she went On. There
is nv Door Tom he is gone. | saw him
stretched out iu the yard spoke to him.
and he took no notice of me He won't
suuroee. ever any more. for they nut him un-
der the earth Nice fellow he was II is
wonderful how little one cares about it. So
many ;ollv evenings we spenr together. and
now seem tn ,ef ON quite ms well without
him wonder what bas become of him
and INV last children foo. what has become of
them Ybat me we here f,r2 would ask
The men only tIev are 81, concerted and stu
MD rbev can I understand what we saw. | hear
them droninr away. teaching, their little ones
every 5ov. teIlinr'tben f., he wood and q, do
what they are bid- and all that Nobody ever
tells me to do ANYTHING. if they do / don't
do it. and / am verv .,,oCd. wonder wheth-
er should De anv Better If I minded more
Illask the Dog.
Dog" said she. To little fat -ranicl
eoiled un on mat. like adv'- muf with
head and tail stuck ON o. it. " Dog. what 30
Won make of ital2-
The dog family opened HE languii eyes.
looked -Ieruilv at the Cat for a moment. and
drourei them again
s. boz. She sand. e. want to talk TO YOU
don't ~ to .Ieep. Can't Won answer civil
Question 9.'
e. Don't bother me. -aid the Dog. Il am
tired stood ON INV bind-ler, ten minutes
tbi. morning hsfit-. e.gI8 .-e- INV Hrea kt.,r.
and it hasn't agreed with me.
.Wba r.ld Won In DO it2-- said the Cat.
..Wbv.tbe Iajy have To take care ofme. rs
r,rlied The Da,
!. DO you fell any better for it. Dog. after
-. .-.-.'i;-,, ~, ,..,,,- ie-.s =, al,
c8 She
..IIayn,t told You. YOU sturid Cat. that
it hash L agreed with me, let ne % to sieeI
and don't plague me.
q. But mean. persisted the Cat. ..do yor
feel improved as the mon call it? They tel
their little children that if they do what
they are tod they will improve, and grow
good and great. DO You feel good and
grcat?''
What do know said the Dog. 81 ea'
my breakfast and am happy. Let ne alone
do You never think, o Dog without a
soul DO You never wonder what dog, are
and what this world is o.
The Dog stretched himself. and rolled bic
eyes laAly round the room. '' conceive,
he sand, '' that the world ls for dogs, and
men and women are put INTO It to take care
of dog women 10 take care Of little dog
like me, and men for the bs dogs Ike those
IN the yard-and cats, he continued, 90 are
to know their place and not be trouble
some.
They beat You sometimes, said the Cat
"Nhy do they do that they never beat me
"lf they forget their places, and beat me,
snarled the Dog, " bite them, and they
don do it again. should like 90 bite YOU,
roo, you nasty CAT; You have woke me up.
There may be truth in what you
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