The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-09-14
A Parallel Case.

HIsop has the following among his admir-
able fables
A Raven once upon time took up her
abode in the topmost branches of n large oak
tree, and there made her nest and carefully
sheltered her young ones. AT the foot of the
same tree domestic Sow also sought the
shelter formed by the large roots for her
young brood OF pigs, and both the bird and
the beast were happily and cOntentedly
lodged. About this time, however, a hungry
and mischievous Cat came along, and seeing
the two broods, set her wits TO work to OBJ.
tain meal She first climbed up the tree
| and approached to the nest of the Raven,
whom she thus accosted: "My dear Mrs
Raven, it grieyes me very much to see such
fine family of young children as yours about
to be destroyed"
Bless me" says the Raven, What do
| you mean?"
"Why, my dear madam" replied the Cat,
your neighbour the Sow, who lives at the
foot of this tree, is Matching up terrible
| plot to destroy your family. She is now, at
this very time, engaged in roofing away the
earth an 1 will soon have all the ground so
loose that the tree will fall and your children
| be dashed to pieces, and she and her pigs
will then eat them ALL"
Horrible" says the Raven 81 will hy
| away at once and get assistance to move my
| children;" and away she flew, when the
wicked Cat entered the unprotected nest and
herself ate the young ravens. She next de-
| sccnded to the ground and addressed the
sow: MADAM, | feel it my duty to inform
| you OF the great danger you and your young
| family are in Your neighbor, the Raven
at the top of this tree, is even now planning
your destruction She is at work as hard as
she can cutting off large limb that hangs
| Just over your shelter, and it will soon fall
and crush you all to death. Then she will
carry your beautiful pigs up to her nest to
feed her young ravens upon"
'Bless mel" calculated the Sow, "then /
must hurry away ut once and find safe shelter
some where else" And off she goes, when
the wicked Cat seized upon one of her I'M
protected brood also, and so completed her
meal.
Precisely parallel to the above is the case
OF a certain Custom House Cat, who is now
endeavoring, with like interested motives, to
create alarm between the friends of the Hon.
Stevenson Archer and Mr.. Maynader. The
trick is too old and stale to take. Scat
The BALTIMORE ORIoLE CELEBRATIoN.-
The severe storm disarranged the programme
vi tnc cllOlc cilcTbhlnHlenC. Inc reception
of Lord Baltimore and the torch-light process
sion were announced for Thursday night, the
grand pageant and ball for Friday night and
on Saturday Rex and his court will be taken
down the bay. The city is crowded with
visitors. If II grand display of the industries
of Baltimore city were incorporated with the
Oriole celebration, it would add greatly to
the pleasure of the occasion, and perhaps
prove gilmore practical benefit than the pres
to the business interests of our metropolis.
The card of Mr.. George II. Boyd, of
IIavre de Grace, which is published this
week, efiectually disposes of the Republican
campaign SANDER that Mr. Geo. F. Walker,
the Democratic candidate for sheriff. was
party to free distribution officer in his own
interest, from wagon, in Bel Air, on the
I'd of August The persons in the wagon
consisted equally of Republicans and Demo
Gratis, and Mr.. Walker, no more than Mr..
Hall, the Republican candidate, is in any way
responsible for their actions Whatever
blame may be attached to their conduct
should be borne and is borne by themselves
alone.