Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-24

he was about as a little lump stuck on the
outer wall
1t really is good, said the Mischief
Maker "Giyc me q small pot Of it, that
may take it home to my children
While the shopkccper was 6llinga new pot,
over which he tied a fresh leaf the people,
who had been following came up aud said,
Sir you are making game Of us you are
giving US no proof Of what you said What
mischief is there iu buying little pot Of
honey ?'
BE quiet, my good people and content
yourselves for q couple Of minutes. while
get my change, and put my purchase in o safe
place, and you will soon see something wait
here. aud lll be back 20 You directly" The
Mschief-Makor vanished in an instant
Now it happened that this shop was o mere
shed Of a place, projecting into the street,
from the wall on which the honey had been
thrown nor had the tempting bait been long
there before it was smelt out by o large hun
cry 1y which had been spending many fruit
, less hours buzzing about the dealers jar, SO
carefully was il always covered. Here was
glorious opportunity for a fine supper and
down he came upon it with eager appetite
without looking about him as he ought--ior
5 over hi. head, under the cover of the wall,
among old chiuks aud cobwcbs there dwclt a
. willy dust-covercd lizard who enjoyed a hy
, beyond everything else in the world, and had
been particularly unsuccessful IN dy-catching
all day. Watching, therefore. till The hy had
d buried hi, mining apparatus deep iu the honey,
he crcpt down quietly looking as like q bit Of
old plaster as possible, but for those bright
q eyes Of his which in his eagerncss for the
the capture, were intoutly fixed upon the fly.
JTnlucky wight Little did he think that those
very eyes had attracted the attention Of a fne
= tabby cat who, but a few minutes before, with
blinking eyes, presented picture Of content.
ment, but now reused by sudden temptation
was crouching stcalthily down as she behed
the lizard, for whom she had so often watched
in vain. Down stole the lizard-on stole the
e cat so here at the same moment were three
e creatures so bent upon indulgence that they
e never even thought Of looking about them
But were these three all the parties to be en-
:, gagged Alas no. There was sworn enc
1 my OF the cats approaching also (uuder cover
n Of large basket, in the shape of mis-
o chieyous white dog, kept by quarrelsom,
u man on the other side Of the street. Thi
r dog was a terror to all the cats in the neigh
borhood, aud most of all, of the four.dealer's
a so often had he chased her, and so often expe
u rienced the bitter disappointment Of soein
= her climb up the posts Of the shop, and the
10 splitting at him from the top Of the shed.
Infatuated lizard Wretchcd fly Be
ID trayod pussy She needed not the sly cree
Fl, Of the dog, so intent was she upon the sue
v cessful issue of her spring upon the izarC
The fly was gorging himself with honey. II
1t alone partook not of the intense anxiety @
le the lizard, the cat, and the dog lie partoo
ID only of-honey
y The crisis at length arrived The liar
TX made its nimble pounce at the fly. The ca
Mt sprang at the lizard The lizard missed it
t. footing in consequence, and would have bee
5, the cats porton-hy, honey and nll-but 70
at the dogs sudden attack upon puss Her
ne was scene The lizard falling to tn
ground, was at once involved in the eons'
r. quences Of the quarrel between dog and en-
us What were fly or honey to him at the momen
when in a state between life and death /
ou crept back sore and wounded to his chinl
and cobwebs? The fly might or might N
ng have escaped Not so the cat, now sore
'e worried by the dog, in spite of all her GU
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to- rushed out OF his shop with broomstic
~ To". ,ha a,vnos ~ ,bo Jo,,toJ hao5 -,
ite long enmity with the man Of -four and hone
nd as the dog had been at cnmity with the ca
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at os nan.cate
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ay .. Tbon toll mo how ,o', 1;te ha, 'i"; 'i1;
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90 e,ro cr;o,,J oc ,to 1o,.}, 's",
to Win Drawn svord on5 wo'ld ha,a ~.
be ,n;nco1nca, or tho gour.dooIor's snn h,,
;no solS;or ,rho o.;od on, :, ST., H., ~.
md of rA ,ph, mould Al
b;s ro,,,L ,r;th o,I,, All, ;n III La,d a,,1
ormoa With Swordf shane on Ion
III. ;nst liLc " Won roscoliv H;nJoo c,iIo~s q,
ho g&ro,ond & 20 ba sold;ars oaa 49, oso e,,U"' n'oh Y
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IT, WI no,,o rool;oa ,Lo man .no
,n3 ninL r., & oC,o;d " sUob sD Lnn,, ~ -;
. :, Coma On yon soonndrol and Ir} sSo,r
be what difference there is between a cat an
our Iliudoo !"
,me Upon this the soldier drew his sword.
" both began to cut at each other in n
ery earnest.
our On all this the people cried out So Murd
ex. Murder - and great many soldiers rum
,me to the spot were soon ENGAGED. always alta
ace. ing the Hindoos. who were e on the dogs i
lsy- and the Hindoos the Nlusselmen, who were
do the side of the cat and whenever Hin
ow. and Musselman were fighting. the Hind
say aided the Hindoo and the Musselmen