The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-01-17
AernIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
aSw ORLEANS. SUNDAY. JANUARY u, 1875.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
TIE BuFFooN AND THE couNrR

A rich nobleman once opened the theatres
without charge to the people, and gave q
public notice that he would Handsomely
reward any person who should invent o
new amusement for the occasion. Various
public performers contepdod for the prize.
Among them came buffoon well known
among the popnlace for his jokes, and said
that he had kind of entertainment
which had never been brought ont on any
stage before. This report being spread
about made great stir in the place, and
the theatre was crowded In every part.
The buffoon appeared alone upon the
boards without any apparatus or confed-
crates, and the very sense OF expectation
caused an intense silence. The bufoon
suddenly bent his head towards his bosom,
and initiated the equeaking of little pig
SO admirably with his voice, that the au-
dience declared he bad porker under
his cloak, and demanded that it should be
shaken out When that was done, and
yet nothing was found, they cheered the
actor, and loaded him with the loudest
applause. A countryman in the crowd,
observing all that had passed, said, $50
help me, Hercules, he shall not beat me
at that trick !" and at once proclaimed
that he would do the same thing on the
next day, Though in much more natural
way. On the morrow q still larger crowd
assembled in the theatre; but now par
tiality for their fav0rite actor very gem
orally prevailed, and the audience came
rather to ridicule the countryman than to
see the spectacle. Both of the performers,
however, appeared on the stage. The
buisoon granted and sqQeaked away first,
and obtained, a. on the preceding day, the
applause and cheers of the spectators.
Next the country man commenced, and
pretended that he concealed o little pig be-
meath his clothes (which in truth he did,
but not suspected of the audieuce,) con-
trived to lay hold of and to pail his ear,
l. On
in his pain the actual cry OF the pig. The
crowd, however, cried out with one con-
sent that the buffoon had given a more
exact imitation, and clamOred for the
countryman to be kicked out of the
theatre. On this the rustic produced the
little pig from his CLOAK. and showed b..
the most positive proof the greatness of
their mistake. ''L0ok here" he said,
"this shows whatso of judges you are !"
= THE EAGLE AND THE FOX.
An eagle and fox formed an intimate
friendship, and decided to live near each
other. The eagle built her nest in the
into the underwood and there produced her
young. Not long after they had agreed
upon this plan, when the fox was ranging
for food, the eagle being in want of pro-
vision for her young ones, ewooped down
and seized upon one of tie little cubs, and
Iea6teQ hereen ana Drooo. Inc tox, on
her return, discovering what had hap
pened, was less grieved for the death of her
young than for her inability to avenge
them. A just retribution, however,
quickly fell pen the eagle. While hover
ing near an altar, on which some villagers
were sacrificing q goat, she Suddenly
seised . piece of the flesh, and carried with
il to her nest o burning cinder. A strong
breeze soon famed che spark into a fame,
and the eaglets, as yet un6edged and
helpless, were roasted in their nest and
dropped down dead at the bottom OF the
tree. The fox gobbled them up in sighs
of the eagle. a4s a.tss - ...a