The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-06-13
before that you know the smell of its burnt

before that you know the smell of its burn
| body so well!'
No" said the leopardess. but this
not like the smell of roast meat. Rak
out all the ashes, that l may see the bone
and satisfy myself.
| Monkey, compelled to do as he was CON
manded, put in his stick and drew on
several half-baked nuts, the shells of whic
We're cracked and gaping open. ines
Leopardess no sooner saw than she Seize
Monkey and furiously cried:
You wretch, you have deceived an'
trifed with me. You have permitted th
murderer of my cub to escape, and YOU
life shall now be the forfeit for his
Pardon, mighty Leopardess, but let mt
ask how do you propose to Stay me:
why, miserable slave, how else ThOult
kill you but with one scratch of ms
claws?"
Nay, then. great queen. my blood vii
fall on your head and smother you. 1t is
better for yourself that you should tos:
me up above that thorny Dough, so that
when | fall upon it the thorns may pene
trate my heart and kill me-.
No sooner had Monkey ended than fierce
Leopardcss tossed Monkey upwards as
he had directed. but the latter seized the
bough and sat up, and from this he Sprang
INTO another still higher, and thence from
branch to branch and from tree to tree
until he was safe from all possible ptI-
suit
Lcopardess perceived that another of her
intended victims had escaped and Was furl-
Gus with rage.
Come down this instant she cried to
Monkey, hoping he would obey her.
Nay, Leopardess. 1t has been told me
and the forest is full of the report, that
your cruelty has driven from you JackaI
and Dog, and that they will never more
serve you again. Cruel people never can
reckon on friends. ! and my tribe, 50 long
servants to YOU, will henceforth be strang
ers to you. Fare you we'll"
great ruStling was heard in The trees
overhead as Monkey and his tribe mi
grated away from the district af the cruel
leopardeSS, who, deyourcd with rage, was
obliged to depart with not one of her venge-
full thoughts gratified.
AS she was returning to her den Loop
ardcss bethought herself of the Oracle. who
was her friend, VINO would no doubt, at
her solicitation. reveal the hiding places of
Jackai and Dog. She directed her steps TO
the. cave of the Oracle, who was Il monde
script practicing his witchcraft in the wild
est path of the district
To this curious being she related the
story OF the murder Of her cub by .jackai
and Dog, and requested him to inform her
by what means she could discover the Grim
lnals and wreak her vengeance on them
The Oracle replied: "Jacka has gone
INTO the wild wood and he and his family
will always remain there, to
IN time into Il suspicious and
cowardly race. Dog has fled to take his
shelter in the home of man, to be his com m
panon and friend, and to serve man against
you and your kind. But lest YOU accuse
me of ill-will to you, | will tell you how
tIer" ' IS large re ant h %heTr55" dtsrv aqd
gather to play in the sunshlne OF
the early day About the same time Dog
leaves the village TO sport and gamboi and
chase the moths. If You can find lurking
place not far from it, where you can lie 81
lentlv in wait Dog may be caught by YOU
in an unwary moment while ut his daiiy
play. 7 have spoken.
IIeopardcss thanked the Oracle and re-
tired brooding over its advice. That night
tho moon was very clear and shining bright,
and she stole out of her den. and proceed
ING due west as she was directed. III few
hours she discovered the village and the ant
hin described hy the Oracle. Near the
mound she found also a thick dense bnsh.
which WAS made still more dense by the tan
wild grass surrounding it. In the depths OF
this she crouched, waiting for morning. Al
dawn the village wherein men and women
lived was aStir,. and at sunrise The gates
were opened. A little later Dog slsnaIcu
himself by his wel-knOWn barks as he came
out to take his mornings exercise tnSuS-
piclous of the presence Ok DIS IatG dIeau
mistress. he bounded up the hill and began
to circle around chasing the lively nouns
LeopardesS, urged by her anger, dId not walt
until Dog tired with his sport, would have
of his own accord strayed among the bushes,
but, uttering "a loud roar, sprAng out from
her hiding place. Dog, warned by ner
voice, which lie wen knew. put his tail be
tween his legs and rushed through the open
gates and alarmed his new masters, who
came pouring from their houses with dread
full weapons III their hands, and chased her
and would have slain her had she not
bounded over the fence. Thus Leopardcss
b,,. l,St fb1una of rpNhn.rDlV the deaf
of her cub. But us she was creeping home
ward her modification was so great thlt
she vowed to teach her young eternal nos
tility for Dog and all his tribe. Dog, also
convinced that his late mistress was one
who nouriShed an implacable resentment
when offended, became more cautious and
a continued life with his new masters III
creased his attachment for them. " men
he finally married and was blessed with u
progeny he taught his pups various arts by
which they might ingratlate themselves
more and more with the human race. lie
lived in comfort and atliuence to good old
age and had the satisfaction 70 see ms lam
i!y grow more and more in the estimation
of their generous masters until dogs anu
men became inSeparablc companions.
I.eOpardess and her cubs removed 1al
away from the house associated with her
misfortune, but though time healed me
keen sore of Her bereavement by biC~S y
her annually with more cubs, her nate LOT
Dog and his kind was lasting and CONTINUES
10 This day And thus it was that the
friendly fellowship which reigned between
the forest animals during the golden age
of Uganda was broken forever
For proof of the truth of what ! have SAID
consider the matter in your own mlndS. iie
card the Ape who, upon the least alarm
springs up the tree, I'D stays not until Tic
has secured himself far from reach. THINK
Of the .Tackal in his chcerlcSS solitude deer
in The bowels of the earth, or i'll the farth-
esr rocky recess that he can discover. ever
on the watch against some foe. too full 81
djstrllst to have Il friend. the most Scll!$I
| and cowardlv of the forest community. The
| leonard is the enemy at all times night an'
| d.y. of every animal, unless it be the liol
| and the elephant. As for the Dog. .whert
, ;e tho man who is not acquainted with his
| fidelity. his courage i'll time of danger. ms
watchful care of his interests by night. an'
| his honest love for the family which feeds
| him? My story is here ended.
RriChtc~ Outlook.
r1ron, THE New York Tribune.
| pnt advertised panics never take place
&C = watched pot never boils. When every
/ hod,. is fully warned that trouble is to be eX
/ rnriod everybody gets his business ready Sc