Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-06-16

therefore, Wnen ne heard his animals cries,
and saw the punishment inflicted, he
armed himself with n broomstick also,
and rushing across the street, gave the
flour-dealer such crack upon his head,
as knocked him down as flat ms a pancake
Take that, you villain," said he, "for II
is debt I've long owed YOU"
"lIave your" said the fiour-dealers son,
as he rushed out with cudgol in his hand.
"Then tell me how you like that"-giviug
him such hearty wback across toe shoul-
ders that he was faln to drop his broom
stick.
Yet the blow had hardly been given, be-
fort a friend of the dogs master ran up
with drawn sword, and would have made
mince-meat of the hour-dealers son, but
fora soldier, who cried out, "Shame thou
coward and son of coward, who would
attfSs ypath with only a stick in his
49, nd YOU armed with sword
'slSnie on you. It's just like you rascally
Hindoo fellows, who pretend TO be soldiers,
and are as much like soldiers as that poor
ct. Why don't you try me ?"
'Why not ?" replied the man. "Do you
think I'm afraid of such bully as you? ?
Come on. you scoundrel, and I'll show you
Whit difference there Is between a cat and
a HindooW
Upon this the soldier drew his sword,
and both began to cut at each other in good
earnest.
On all this the people cried out, "Mur-
der Murderr' and great many SOL
diers running to the spot were soon engaQ-
ed, always attacking the Hindoos, who
we've on the dogs side, and the Hindoos
the Musselmen, who were on the side of
the cat; aud whenever Hindoo and A
MlsSelnan were fighting, the Hindoos
aided the lIindoo, and the Musselmen the
Musselman, and the consequence was the
death many on each side, and the wound
ing of most of the foolish quarrelsome poo-
pie engaged.
Of course such a hubbub as this could
no. be continued long without its being re-
ported to the Rajah, who forthwith hasten
cd from his palace with his body-guard
and some hOrsemen, and soon put stop to
this terrible fray; and all the ringleaders
were forthwith seized and tied together.
and marched off to prison, there to be close
ly confined till the sad business should be
fully inquired into, and the cause of so
dreadful n riot ascertained, and fixed upon
the guilty.
All that night, therefore, were the mag
istrates and police-oflicers hard at work
listening to evidence, but they did not ad
vance single step in the business, no, nor
for several days after, Notwithstanding the
great impatience of the Rajah, to whom
they could only report from time to time
the hearing of nothing, but the words,
Cat, Dog-Cat and dog'-Dog and cat. -
DOG, ,''-"Cat."
very similar feeling, also was enter
tanned by the lawyers who were called in,
ana who after intense application declared
themselves doubtful-sO much vas to he
aps2nead and really TO be said and sup
various precedents, both on the
sidt of the cat and the dog, and, conse-
quhtly of tho owner of the cat as well as
the owner Of the dog, and the partisans of
;he owners of the cat and dog-insomuch
that the whole city was split into the most
determined eat and dog factions, and all
strangers that entered the gates were in
stantly absorbed in the dog and cat vortex,
and whirled actually round and round in
the terrible fray, which every now and
then broke cut with fresh fury, notwith-
all the vigilance of the Raah's
guards. And yet even these valiant he
roes were in some degree infected, giving
slight cuts at dog or cat men, just as they
inclined to support the cat or
dog question:
And so matters might have remained Ell
lher to the day of the final depopulation of
Shorapoor, or Doomsday itself, but for the
wise old Brahmin who had given such time
y warning to turn ont the stranger.
He had in reality been quietly chuckling
a little, as many are won't to do who have
lived to see their prophecies first despised
and then fulfilled; but his heart relenting,
he FASTENED to the palace and prostrating
himself before the Raiah with hands Joined
he thus spoke:
"May be your sacrifice, o thou eater OF
and drnker of rivers have
a petition to make in this matter of cat and
log ~
at shall be heard" replied the Rajah.
'Thou art wise man; what dost thou
say y?-dog-cat-dog and eat, or cat and
log? For my own part shall reserve nv
lecslon, though somewhat inclining to
he opinion that the cat caused all the mis-
chief, and for this reasOn-because If the
log had not seen the eat, he very probably
would nOthave chased her-'out of sight out
If mind, being one of the oldest as well as
The truest proverbs"
"Alas that | should differ with your
II Highness-Brave Falcon, terrible in War
the most valiant of the State-the Tiger
Of the Country" replied the Prime Minis
Ter. GLOW could that cat help being wor-
ried by the dog ?-and did not nature give
Ter right to go where she pleased?"
So the whole Court took at once di flerent
sides, and matters might have come to Il Sc
rlous explosion, even within the sacred
walls of the palace ITSELF but for the Bra
him, who again lifted up his voice, and
said;
"May it please your Highness Let me
declare TO you that it was neither the dog
nor the cat that caused all this misery, but
The Fly and the Honeyr
"The fly and the honeyl The fly and
The honeyr' exclaimed the astonished
Rajah. "What honey and what ny2"
And, as this was perfectly new idea,
The assembly listened with profound atten-
lion while the holy man unfolded the true
history Of the ease. His having seen the
stranger, and warned the people against
him. How accurately he had observed the
drop of honey dabbed against the wall
Then the approach of the fly, the sly gld-
ing of the lizard, the willy creeping of the
cat, and the stealthy, vindictive move
ments of the dog--involving all these crea-
lures in much pain and difficulty, and
which alterward overspread the city.
"IIold, learned man." cried the Rajah,
"thou hast said well my eyes are opened r.