News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1883-10-25
A Faithful Tiger
A CHINESE LEGEND,

years ago there dweIt an old woman who
had an only son. One day Hsia, the
son, went up to the hills to look for work
and tiger sprang upon him and killed
him.
When the news was brought to his
mother she ran to the nearest magistrate.
weeping and wringing her hands, and
begged for justice.
The magistrate laughed, and said,
''Foolish woman, how can the law be
brought to bear upon a tieer?" But she
tore her white hair, and, lifting up her
voice, cried, "Justice! justice p until
the hall rang. Then he lost his temper,
and babe her begOne. But with stream
ing eyes and trembling limbs she ran
around the courtroom. "Justice my
son, my son Justice - was still her
cry; and the magistrate, seeing her great
age and grief, took pity on her, and
promised to have the tiger arrested.
But even then she would not go until
the warrant was issued. The magistrate,
much puzzled rs to how he could do it,
began to draw up the papers and Thought
| and thought until the p"rspiration rolled
down his fat checks. Finally he asked
his attendants which of them would
take the ease. Ii-Neng, who was q very
young lawyer and something Of Jester,
stepped forward and said he would,
whereupOn the warrant was Immediately
| issued and the old woman went away.
The next morning when Li-Neng
awoke, and began to think seriously
! about what he had done, he was ut first
much frightened, but after breakfast he
| concluded it was Il trick of his masters
to get rid of the old woman, and a few
days later he handed in the warrant as
| if the arrest had been made.
''Not So, cried the magistrate. ''Gou
said You could do this. and now you
! shall.
Ll-Neng was at bus wits end, and, IN
| great trouble, begged PERMISSION 10 mn
! press the hunters Oh the ulHtflct 10 assist
nm.
This was granted, and, calling together
the men, he went mp to the hills, where
he spent days and nights Watching for
| the tiger
But Il month passed away, and he was
fast growing too llme to hunt; Tor con-
stables audi detectives IL emma are pam
boocd ut intervals of three and five days
until they accomplish successfully what
they have undertaken to ito.
At last IN despair ne Went to the On
en&-huang temple, III the eastern sub
UEbS, and, 1aIIlii& on ms knees, ne WePI
amt prayed ny LlrnS' 0u,iHenlH Tiger
walked IN, ana Ll--NtH@ SII"t ms ms t9'S'
ana waited 10 ne eoioIi' b"l 'l' llSCL
dld not seem 10 hotlce nlln' ana SAT sun
III the doorway.
seeing lhl9' L4t-N' II"che" up CUR
ace anu addressed NM -,
I
! woman's son, let me bud thee with tins
cord;' and drawing rope from his
pocket, ne threw it over the tigers neck
and went ont OF tine temple. The tiger
| followed, dropping MS nead, amt IfjuIlnS
| his t1il in thp dust
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'Li'l ne was ,''i' 'l'' us wy
", wa. " l an%ry for She thonoht the ti@er
shouId have been slain.
All ni~bt she Law HUNGRY and sorrow
fuI Int when she oponpd her door in
fine moInino There was = dead deer before
if II was p fine fat buck. and she sold
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