The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-03-06

story about good old man who
found tiger in cage and the
tiger begged the man to let him get
out and drink one time more from
the branch, and promised to come
right back and 60 in the cage again.
The good old man let him out
and the tiger was just going to eat
him up and drink afterwards, when
the old man begged him to ask five
other animals if it was right to do
so, and SC the tiger consented and
asked the horse, and he said man
is my enemy, he rides me and
works me until 1 get old, and then
he turn me out to perish, so eat
him up. Next, they came to a
camel and he says man overloads
me and beats me when I get tired;
SO eat him up. The cow said, man
takes my milk from my calf and
when 1 get old, he kills me and
eats me, SO you ought to eat him.
The sheep said, man shears me Of
my wool before the winter is gone
and ne cuts my throat with an axe
and cooks me and eats me, so go
, ahead and lick his blood and grind
his bones.
But the jackall heard the story
and said to the tiger, you and the
man must put yourselves where
yor were when this fuss began, 50
that l can make up my Judgment.
So the man stood by the cage and
the tiger got in the cage and the
jackall winked at the man and he
slammed the door to and the tiger
never got either blood or water.
And so the Hindoos have set the
jackall up just like old Esop set
up the fox for smartness. Animals
that prowl around and feed at night,
are the most suspicious everywhere,
and I reckon it is because we are
all afraid Of the dark. Napoleon
said that all men were towards in
the night, and we have great respect
for those animals that are not, but
prefer darkness rather than light;
such as owls and bats and frogs
and snakes and rabbits and foxes
and such like varmints. We have
an idea that they are kind of witches
and ghosts. Dogs are so near to
us and so faithful that we don't at
tach any superstitions to them.
Cats are close about too, but a cat
is sorter half and half. Nobody
cares much for cat and a cat
don't care much for anybody. A
cat will be gentle and kind in the
house, but tfat same cat will crouch
down and look mean and suspicious
when you meet him in the garden
or away from the house. They are
tame at home and wild abroad.
They are smart, very smart about
some things and folks say they have
nine lives. We had aeat once that
we didn't like and didn't want to
kill, and one night when the boys
were going coon hunting away off,
they put the cat in bag and car
ried him across g creek on log
and turned him loose about three
miles from home, and the cat was
back in the house long before they
come home. I don't like cats for
Alexander Step, EMS reason, "they
don't like me- But I do love a
good faithful do and he loves me,
no matter what do, heis my friend
and gives me welcome and wags
friendly tail. A stray dog came to
our house three years ago and we
didn't want him aud tried to drive
him away, but he begged US to let
him stay, AMI finally we gave him
to wagner who tied him to his
wagon and carried him thirty miles
and that dog came back the Second
day and looked so grieved and
humble that we let him say, and
he is here yet, and is good dog
and loves the children and can
beat all of them catching chicken
when we want one.
But I am not taking up for dogs
in general, I'm just taking up for
my dogs. I'm willing to have
law passed against other peoples
dogs, butt want mine let alone.
Just like we are about our children
at school, We think it exactly right
for the teacher to whip everybody's
children but ours. That is human
nature, at least tits woman's nature,
and that settles ours.