The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-11-28

he saw how exnctly the mugger EA-
;ated a log adrift on the bar. He hsd
even taken pains To lie az tee exact
angle a naturally stranded log would
make with the water. having regard
70 the current Of the season at the time
and place. All this was purely ne
chanical, Of course, because the muFEer
had come ashore for pleasure. bat q
crocodile Is never quite full. ans II
the Jackal bad teen deceived by the
likeness he would not have lived %
philosophize over il.
MY child, ! heard nothing said the
muggcr. shutting one eye. The
water wa in nv ears. and also ! was
faint with hunger. Since the railway
bridge vas built my people al my VII
lage have ceased to love me; and that
is breaking my heart"
"Ahl shamei~ said the jackal so
noble a heart tool Bu, men are all
alike 10 my min6."
NAY; there are very great differ.
ences, indeed" the mugger answered,
gently. Some are as lean as boat
poles Others, again, are as fat as
young ia dogs Never would cause
lessly rcviie men. They are Of all
fashions, but the long years have
shown me that, one with another. they
are very good. Men. women and chill
dren-I have no fault to find with
them. And remember, child. he who
rebukes the world is rebukcd by the
world
"Flattery is worse Than an empty tin
can in the belly. But that which we
have Just heard j. wisdom. said the ad-
jutant, bringing down one foot
Consider, though, their in-ratituCe
10 this excellent one, began the jackal.
tenderly.
Nay nay. not ingratituder' the
Dugger said. They do not think for
others, that is all. But | have no
ticed, lying at my station below the
ford, that the stairs of the new bridge
are cruelty hard to climb. both for old
people and young children. The old.
indeed, are not so worthy Of considera-
ton. hut l am grieved-I am truly
grieved-on cou of the children.
I Still. ! think. in a little while. when
the newne Of the bridge has worn
away, we shall see my peoples bare
brown legs bravely splashing through
the ford as before. Then the old mug
ger will be honored again"
"But surely ] saw marigold wreaths
floating off the edge of the ghaut only
this noon" said the adjutant Mari.
gold wreaths are a sign of reverence
all India over.
IAN errOr-an error. Il was the wife
of the sveetmeat-seller. She loses her
eyesight year by year, and cannot tell
a log from me-the mugger of the
Ghaut. ! saw the mistake when she
threw the garland, for | was lying q,
the very foot Of the ghaut. and had she
taken another step | could have shown
her some little difference. Yet she
meant well, and we must consider the
spirit of her Offering"
What good are marigold wreathi
when one is on the rubbish heap?" sale
the jackal, hunting for fleas. but keep
ing one wary eye on his Protector o
the Poor.
True, but they have not yet begun
TO make the rubbish heap that shall
carry me. Five times have ! seen tn,
river draw back from the village an,
make new land at the foot of tn,
street. Five times nave | seen tn
village rebuilt on the hanks. and
shall see IL built yet five times more
am no faithless, flsh-hunting gavial, ]
at Kasi to-day and Prayag tomorrow
as the saying is, but the true and cor
slant watcher of the ford. 1t is no
for nothing, child, that the villag
bears my name, and he who watche
long as the saying is, shall at las
have his reward"
~ have watched long-very long
nearly all my life, and my reward ha
been bites and blows" said the jackal.
'Hol Ho! Ho!" roared the adjutant.
I'm August was the Jackal born,
The rains fell in September;
Now such q fearful food as this
Says he, 4 can't remember!'"
There is n very unpleasant pecul
arity about the adjutant. At unce'
tain times he suffers from acute a
tacks of the fdgets or cramp in h
legs, and though he is more v.rtuous
behold than any of the cranes, who al
all immensely respectable, he flies o
into wild, cripple-stilt war-dance
half opening his wings and bobbin
his bald head up and down; while f
reasons best known to himself he
very careful to time his worst attacl
with his nastiest remarks At the la
word os his song he came TO attentiC
again, ten times adjutanter than b
fore.