The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-11-13
nerning Star and Catholic Messenger.
NV oRLEANs. SUNDAY. NovEMBRR -, 1870


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1usCELLAAY.
The For and the Land Cyab.-A young
land crab once crept out of his pond to
make little excursion in a meadow and
see what was going on in the world. A fox
VINO happened to be passing at the mo-
ment, noticed the crab as he crept slowly
along, and, after having wished him good
morning, added, in a mocking tone,
90 you hope to get to the other side of the
Held 1t seems to me that you 60 back
ward instead of forward" Now, this was
q clever young crab, who had heard how
ally foxes are, and he thought there could
he answered politely: 81 am only crab,
1T lie true, and l cannot walk so gracefully
as you, Mr.. Fox, but 1 can run much
faster"
Mr.. Fox sneered, "indeed I"
Well" said the crab, Gas you appear
to doubt my speed, suppose we run race
for wager Have you any objections I"
Nothing would give me greater pleas
ure," replied the fox /; I" shall we run from
h bs,p e. to Baie' OF from Bremen to Bra
ooh, no, that would take up too much
time, I suggest we try half mile, or say
. mile; that will not be too much for
either of u.s."
A mile" echoed the fox, as if he
thought, What is a mile to mef Il can
run that while the crab is getting ready to
81 will offer you one advantage" added
the crab, (which you must accept if 1 am
to race with YOU"
Well, let me hear what it u.s." said
Reynard, who was beginning to feel impa-
tient.
81 will give you your own length start
OF me; place yourself SO that your hind
feet touch my nose, and when cry away
you must set off"
The plan seemed to please Mr. Fox, and he
answered, 81 will do exactly as you wish,n
turned himself round, and placed his bushy
tail within the reach Of the crab, who seized
the long hair tightly within his claws,
without the fox perceiving that he had
done SO, and shouted at the same moment,
"Away!"
Of started Mr.. Fox as if the hunters
were behind him, his feet barely touching
the ground. AS soon as he reached the
next milestone, he turned round and cried,
you dawdlingP"
Now as the fox turned round to look for
ms companion, his tale touched the mile
stone, and the crab, making the best of his
opportunity, let go his hold, and answered,
" Here am /, waiting for you. was just
wondering when you intended to make your
appearance; you have certainly taken time
enough to get over a mile"
had brought the crab all the way clinging
to his brush, looked much astonished at
seeing him there, not the least heated or |
tired, and not knowing what to say, he |
paid his wager and skunk homo to his den.
determined never to laugh at crab again.
Those who are always trying to deceive
others, may expect some day to be caught
by the very people they have been trying
to dupe.-Bechstein.
Animals that CheU the Discriminating
animals gather their food rapidly, give it q
few cuts with the teeth and swallow it, 1t
goes to an interior receptacle, where it is
this is very essential if it be
self, he masticates the food thus slowed
away in his stomach, raising it cud by cud
When portion is completely masticated,
it passes to another receptacle, and the
progress of digestion goes on. Thus an
OK, if left to himself, will raise and masti-
cate all his food thus slowed away in his
If he be pushed and worked
hard, and does not have time to masticate,
he falls off in flesh, his health is poor, his
is incomplete. The horse, on the
however much in hurry he may
be, must masticate each mouthful before
he swallows it, A hungry OK, let into a
will fill himselfin twenty minutes,
while horse would want at least an hour
and twenty minutes to take the same
amount of grass. The OK, deer, sheep,
SO0U, Su0ihOAc dh0 OcluS JIG NATURAL
prey of ferocious beasts, are endowed with
The extra stomach in which hastily to stow
away the food without mastication. This
may, perhaps, be regarded as a wise pro-
vision of nature, enabling them to sally
forth where the food is plenty, and in a
short time fill themselves and retire to
place of safety to ruminate their food at {
their leisure. 1
Reptiles in Ireland-The story of Saint
expulsion of venomous reptiles
from Ireland is known to every one. Some
writer's have supposed that the tradition
should be interpreted in a metaphorical
sense, and that the worship of demons or
Of serpents were abolished by the saint
In any case, the fact that the island was
free from these creatures is mentioned by
several early historians, and a native bish-
Up says, iu Latin poem of the ninth CEN
fury, that in Ireland "no serpent creeps =
through the grass and no frog chatters in :
he lakes" This latter phenomenon re- !
NAMED true till the early part of the 7
Trinity College, Dublin, imported some a
rog spawn from England, and placed it in {
he bitches. Since then, frogs have spread 4
over the country. Several attempts have T
llso been made to introduce vipers and I
,ther snakes, but apparently they have I
lot survived long. A species of lizard, n
however, is said to be found in Ireland II
The island of Malta claims similar immu- c
ity from reptiles. u
AS matter of simple history, we NAV "