Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-01-09
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not care whether the Eest got theirs OF
NOT. ,s....,
The. Jewish remarked, dat was very
selfish.
The Oyster continued. There was
one of his neighborS--a's would not call
names who were very sur'y and crab
bed that he was one SIDED individual,
aad no one approved of his notions.
The crab protested against this abuse,
and said that the rest took advantage OF
him because he was a"sost.' He respect
fully retired Jackwords.
Here the Goldfish entered and apollo
gised for his lasenesS, as he had been
visiting aschool. lie tnoug1ly The H'i~!v
was badly off, since men took his oil TO
make lights OF. Ills own case was the
reverse OF this, they took his lights-and
liver, too, for that matter-tO make oil OF.
This might be very good for Consump-
ton, but it was confounded bad Tor him.
The most alarming kind lie had ever
heard OF was the consumption OF Goldfish.
1t might be very good fun for men TO cut
him open and salt him, but TO hang him
up afterwards was rather too bad a joke.
The Herring said there had been dis
position manifested 10 play tricks of this
kind in his school, and that lately some Of
his companions had heen badly smoked.
The Shad, too, in lis spring m!grations,
up the rivers, had been greatly persecu-
ted, particularly by the members of the
legislature. Men Lad greatly nettl9d
him, and had nearly driven him insane
He was <uperstitious fish. and mo
unlucky day for him was fryday. How
ever, he thought his enemies had suffer
ed somewhat in the warfare, and fount
his tail a regular bonyparte.
The FIatfiSh was not particularly fiat
tering in reply to the Shad, for he did no
believe there was shadow Of truth il
his remarks.
The Salmon, also, had his troubles
He was an ariStocrat-(here was gen
eral turning up of noses and some litter
ing. not of the goldfish kind eithrr)-an'
did not associate with the small fry. II,
: spent most of his time in travelling, AM
in summer went up TO the island river.
and took his family to the springs an
the falls. lie had been lately much al
: Aicted and grossly malterIted at th
south. Passing up the Savannah rive
his family had been surrounded 10y
+ party of iufamus kidnappers, and som
= of his children had been hooked. 1t wa
a his intention to inform UnclrS Sam an
Tom of this outrage, and the Lnt0n wou!
be dissolved Immediately. Here ther
Il WAS a regular row among the small fr,
The trout called the Salmon ';Nortl
ern Fish. with northern principles, VIII
u had no busines pokins his nose up soutl
d prn rivers" He considered the story I
y tue salmon all CANNON, and got up f'
! political effect. lie was a small fish, bl
I
anv insult TO his native streams he woul
not brook.
The Flying Fish flew into tremendor
passion, and;appealed t,the Blackfsh, wi
modestly thanked Neptune that thou@
. his back was black, his belly was whit
just then I l.Te WAS great disturbanc
also, among sundry others of the sma
7" fry. who had evidently been drinking.
;" There was a lot of suckers who wei
much inebristpd. and one small fish SUI
= at the top ofh< gills that he was a 'jol
old SOLE" and the conrent'on, like ma
of our pol;tical mpeti"gs, brnke up in
general row; therefore it is presume
everything win go on as if nothing hi
happened.