Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-23

ton OF these questions, however, by
both these men, the stranger, with in
finite gravity, took the pipe from his
mouth, and thus spoke:
Are you not too much frightened to
hear? ?"
The runaways, however, had departed,
and those left behind seemed more de-
termined not to follow them, more es-
pecially as the stranger had made no
sign as if he would draw his sword :;
neither did they think that he looked at
all so horrible now. They therefore.
| one and all, called out, 'sNo, we are not
bit afraid let us heart"
"Well, then," exclaimed the stranger.
taking long puff at his pipe, s strange
as it may appear to you all, my na-oe is
Mischief Maker! And what is very ex-
traordinary, whatever 1 do, wherever I
go, wherever am, I always create mis-
chief. l always have created mischief,
and shall continue to do so to the yerv
end of my life p And upon this he
rolled his eyes, and puffed away at his
pipe harder than ever.
cob is this all ?" cried the party q;
&c is this all q
| sc For matter of that" said an active
little man with twinkling eyes, "you
need be under no uneasiness whatever
defy you to make more mischief than
we have already, for we are all more or
less at enmity with our neighbors and
if our fathers and grandfathers were the
same, we conclude it must be owing to
something that can't be changed
instance, the air of our town so set
your heart at rest, and come along with
us,sand Wen take care of YOU"
Well, " rejoined the stranger, "I am
very glad indeed to hear what you say of
your own town for, to be candid with
you it's exactly what I heard of you all
as l came along, and this makes me
think that in place where all were mis-
chief-makers and busy-bodies already, 1
could have nothing to do but (for once
in my hfe) live in peace However,
don't trust me-that is all have to say
and if any evil arises from my visit
turn me out, and I'll seek a home else
where"
An old Brahmin had come up in time
to hear this avowal. "Tis very strange. :"
said the wise man. ''This fellow is
surely magician, and may set all the
rocks OF Shorapoor dancing and tum-
bling about our ears some day. Turn
HIM instantly away or it may be worse
for us all F"
No, no, shouted the multitude.
That would be inhospitable. Let him
remain, and we shall soon see what he
can do"
The little active man now came for
ard Oh
are really such mischief-maker as YOU
describe yourself to be, suppose you
were to give us little specimen of your
powers-lust some tritiing matter to
judge by
What, now % said the stranger.
Aye, now" exclaimed all 'and the
sooner the better %
Well, let it be So" sad he; @ let
me put up my things and come along"
And with this he arose, packed up, girded
on his sword and strobe majestically for
ward, followed by crowd continually
increasing as they advanced further into
the town.
"Now don't push or press upon me
so much" said the stranger, &c but OBJ
serve what do and watch the conse-
quences." So they let him proceed, and
as he advanced they soon perceived that
he was forming some deep plan. par
tlcularly as he pushed his forefnger be-
tween his teeth every now and then, and
nodded and wagged his head, as much as
to say, =" have it. He made straight
for shop kept by man who sold -four
and such Like things, and, accosting the
dealer with some civility, asked him if
he had any honey. "That I have, SIR"
replied the shopkeeper, "plenty of it,
fresh from the comb only taste it and
l am sure you will buy. Here, sir, look
at this beautiful jar, full of the finest
honey that was ever seen in Shorapoor.
" 1t looks well, " replied the stranger,
dipping his hand in " and does not taste
amiss )" saying which he gave his finger
a little careless kind of shake; but he
knew right well what he was about, as
a little lump stuck fast on the outer wall.
1t really is good, ," said the mischief
maker. "Give me a small pot of it,
that l may take it home to my children. "
While the shopkeeper was filling
new pot, over which he tied a fresh leaf.
the people who had been following came
up and said, " Sir you are making game
u 10 .you arc giving US uO pIOOl Ol
what you said. What mischief is there
in buying little pot of honey p
" Be quiet, my good people, and con-
tent yourself for couple of minutes,
while | get my change and put my pur-
chase in a safe place, and you will soon
see something-wait here and I'll be
back to you directly" The mischief
maker vanished in an instant
Now it happened that this shop was a
mere shed OF place, projecting into the |
street from the wall on which the honey
had been thrown; nor had the tempting
bait been there long before it was smelt |
out by a large hungry fly that had been
spending many fruitless hours buzzing
about the dealers jar, SO carefully was
it always covered. Here was glorious
opportunity for a fine supper, and down
he came upon it with an eager appetite
without looking about him as he ought
for over his head, under the cover of the
wall, among old chinks and cobwebs,
there dwelt willy, dust covered lizard
Il l. l.