Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-12-11


spare me 70 my poor naoles
room P'oh Saiu the Sat' Pee'lShly (
Goh want uuo 9Pee'ne' / nlean'
whether you thought IL worth WINE 10 DE .
aii'e ot course you DO . 1t don matter.
co. ana Keep OUT oil my way lor' IL d3n
get my dinner you may MOI get OIL another .
time. "et along ha'Dit.
PART ui
1t was Il great day IN the Fox 5 cave The /
eldest cub had the night before brought home .
his first goose. and they were Just sitting .
down to it as the Cat came by.
" All. my Young lady what. you in the .
woods Bad feeding at home. ch , Come ont /
to hunt for yourself ?''
The goose smelt excellent the Cat /
c1uldn help wistiul look She was only /.
come she said. to pay her respects to her .
wild friends
9. just in time. said the Fox. Sit
down and take q bit of dinner | see YOU
want il. Make room. Won cubs place a
seat for the lady"
Why. thank YOU, " said the Cat. yes
Iacknowledge it i- not unwclcome. PRAY.
don't disturb Yourselves. Young Foxes. lam
hungry. met a rabbit on nv way here.
! was going To- eat him. but he talked So pret-
tilv let him 90.
The cubs looked ur from their plates. and
burst out laughing.
E. For shame. younz rascll- Pc said their
father IS. " here are voar manners Mind
your dinner. and don. be rude 90
.. Fox" she said. when it was over. and
the cubs were gone to play. e. you are yery
clever. The other creatures are all stupid f.
1890.
clever" She continued %. have Heard
about them In the books they use in our
schoal-ro1m. Il is many wears since vouran-
ce-t9r stole the crows dinner"
a." Don't saw stole. Cat. it /, NOT pretty
Obtained by superior ability.
8. bcr your rarlon d" said the Car. o. il
i. al living with those men. ThatIsnat the
roiut. Wei. but want % know whether
You are any wiser or any better than Foxes
were then p"
" Really .aid the Fox. e.. am what Na-
ture made me. don't know. am proud
Of my ancestors. and do my best t. keep up
the credit Of the family
" Well. but Fox. mean do You improve.
DO /? do any of vou3 The men are ALWAYS
talking about doing their duty, and that.
they .av. Is the way ID improve. and o. be
happy. And a- | wa- Not happy. thought
tLat had. perhaps. something to do with il.
So came out a. talk 10 the creatures They
also had tie old chant-duty. duty. duty
hut none of them could tell me what mine
was. OF whether had anv.'
The Fox smiled e. Another leaf orr or
vaur school room. said h. 3. CAM tbey
felI Won there 9''
:. Indeed % .aid She. b.. tbev ore Very sb-
suri. They .av a rrrat deal ab,ur -hsm
..I,es. Int fbev onlv .neak di.re-pc.rf,Ily or
ms If snrf, ,'re,+I,,.. n. tIey ran do rboir
dutv and imrr.yc and he hmm yby can't
we 3--
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Fox. ..-WLa- j, they .ay of me 2-'
Tie Cat he-itated.
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