The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-05-12

look, as much rs TO say" stand by, now,
and We shall have some fun"
Aller the peacock had remained quiet
70; anon mt, swelling aud strutting, and
exhibiting himself to his adrpirers, like a
militia colonel on parade, he askcd the
rose, with n snccr, II she intended to
" insult the audience by such miserable
Jest"
The rose was obou, to reply, when the
ass, who always puts himself forward on
these occasions, aud attempts to lead the
rect Of the meeting, rose aud made
short address.
"My friends" he said, al can no long.
or suppress my feelings of indignation at
the insult offered 10 the excellent, tender.
hearted, aud amiublc peacock, by this bra.
zcn-iOccd rose. Let me ask YOU gentle
men, who and what is this rosci What
has she doncl What use ie she of Who
ever heard her voice in the wood Ms mine
is hcard,and the pcacock's, animating ma.
turc and soothing all that have ears 10
hear aud hearts to iccll The rose is a
stupid and scnscl"ss flower. so conscious
of her own insignfcance, that she dare
not show herself IN the pathway where
we tread. Look at the blush OF shame
which even now rises to her check
look at her fcoblencss, her usclcssncss,
her idlencss; for my part always hated
her, aud preferred the noble sun-nowcr.
which lifts its yellow head in yondcr
field. Now, let me ask the rose how she
dare collect us(whose time is imnnrtant)
together, for the purl lo'c of Judging b..
tween the merits of yon small paltry
brown bird, that we should never think
OF looking at twice, and this gay aud
splendid creature, which is the admira.
tion of myself and all cogaoSccRfi, indeed,
of the known world"
81 must remind the gentleman said
the rose, in n low, but touching tone.
THAT there are other means of gaining
fame, besides appearance. That the
dress OF TIE pcucock is more bright, strik
ing aud gaudy, than that of the nightin.
gale, am willing TO allow; but dress
docs not make the man. The nightin.
gale rcsts his hone Of yolr appreciation
upon higher qualilicU. Nature has given
him u most extraordinary power of touch.
ing the soul, and, think, this must rank
him higher in the scale of creation, than
the peacock"
40, ho" said the ass, "you mean his
singing. have often bccn disturbed by
his voice in the night, although never
before had the honor ofscciug the vocal.
ist. Whatr" he continued, "this is the
fellow, is il, that keeps us awake! Well,
hark yc, ry little chap, give US a touch
of your quality; and be short, do you hear,
for our time is precious, aud important to
the commonwealth"
The nightingale was about TO com.
mcncc, when the peacock broke in.
al ALSO" said he, shave cultivated my
voice, and aspire to some skill in melody"
"Right," said the ass, "and the night
ingnlc is nothing TO YOU"
The little bantam, who had pcrchcd
upon the top of an oil chestnut rail, came
out with sudden laugh, and slapped his
sides with his wings at this assertion;
but the ass, regarding him with grave,
rebuking expression, said:
81 would have you to know, sir, that if
there is anything on which really p iaue
myself, il is being correct Judge OF mu.
music. In that I'll yield to nobody
But hush! that divine creature is going
to sing"
The peacock favored them with n song
than which nothing could be more harsh, |
discordant, and altogether cxccrable.
avery fine, dclicious!' said the ass.
nodding his head, "now, let the nightin-
gale beat that il he can"
An old hen who had been scratching
gravel at little distance, declared that
she "nevrr knew what music was be.
fore"
An innocent little lamb, who loved the
cried "bah 70 but the ass
pricked up his ears and shouted, "Turn
him out" in such u stentorinn voice tha [
the poor thing was frightened half to
dcnth.
"Order, order" said the COW.
Ordtr being obtain, d, gush ofinelody
burst from the throat of the nightingale,
which instantly hushcd every other sound.
Sometimes it melted into plaintivc sweet.
ness, ard sometimes burst forth like an
impuls of love; but the pervading char
acter was tenderness and melancholy, so
incxpressibly sweet aud touching, that
after II had died away, deep silence
hung over the crowd, as il every one were
waiting and Wishing for il to commence
again. The applause which onsucd, man
ilested clearly the triumph of the rose
aud the nightingale. The geese who had
been asleep, each on one log, with his
head behind his wing, were awakened
by the clamor, and scudded across the
road. after having assented to the ass,
who, before he trotled off, shook his ears
with a wise look, and obseryed
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