The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-20

long time for you. Here is a nice bowl
of badger soup ready for you"
After the farmer had taken off his
straw sandals, and had washed himself
he sat down before the table and be-
gan eating. When he had eaten sew
eral cups of the soup, the Badger sud-
denly resumed his original form, and
cried out: You are eating your wife.
Look at the bones upon the floor"
And, laughing derisively, he ran away.
When the old man had recovered from
his first establishment, he fell down,
crying bitterly: My wife has been
made into soup! 1 must avenge her
death! o, what a wicked Badger!"
While he was thus mourning, the
Rabbit, who lived near his house, came
in. The Rabbit, unlike the Badger, was
a good. kind-hearted animal.
AS the old man was well acquainted
with the Rabbit he told him all that
had happened. When he had heard the
story the Rabbit comforted the old
man, saying: Now we must not spend
our time in weeping. First we must
bury the corpse. Then I will see that
your wifes death is properly avenged
upon the Badger, so you must be pa
tient for a little WHILE
Feeling greatly encouraged. the far
mer replied, Though you and the
Badger are both animals, yet what a
difference there is between you. You
are honest and kind; the Badger is
cunning and cruel. He committed a
wicked and unjust deed in killing my
wife. and for this he should meet a
bad end. But 1 am sure he will be
properly punished by you, SO / am sat-
isfied.'
BE assured I shall kill him in a few
days." sail the Rabbit, returning to his
home.
He at once set out to hunt for the
Badger, who, fearing the farmer would
discover him, had hidden at the bot
tom of deep hole. The Rabbit went
to the Badgers home, and finding
Badger, are you sick? Why do you
not like to go to the mountains and
cut hay?"
The Badger hearing the Rabbits
voice, and thinking he had nothing to
fear from him, replied. THAT will be
pleasant. I am tired of this hole, any,
way. Let us go at once
So they set off together to cut the
hay. They walked about the noun
tains all day, and had a very pleasant
time. In the evening they made the
hay they had cut into two bundles.
which they tied upon their backs, and
started for home.
The Rabbit always carried with him
couple of fiints, with which to strike
fire. On the way he dropped behind
and struck them together in order to
set fire to the hay on the Badgers
back. The Badger heard the sound
and asked. What is that?"
Il made the noise to brighten the evil
spirits that are in Kachi Kachi noun
tain replied the rabbit.
When the hay upon his back began
to crackle and blaze, the Badger leaped
and rolled on the ground, crying, Help!
Help! Helpl"
That's dangerous said the Rab-
bit, apparently with great concern
but urging on the flames with his fan
The Badger, shrieking with pain, fled
to his house. The next day, as he was
lying on his bed suffering from the
burns, the Rabbit visited him and
asked sympathetically after his hurts.
Il have heard that plaster mixed
with soy and red pepper is wonderfully
good for burns" said he, 80 l have
brought some with me. Will you let
me apply it?''
Thank you" replied the Badger
DO so, If you think it will help me.
The Rabbit therefore spread the
plaster upon the burn, but of course
1t made the pain twice as great as be-