Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-22
A Voice from s'The Tombs."

haps little quaint in their style, are genu-
inc and were written just as they preiess by
young man who is now serving ont Il
sentence for violation of the law prohibit
ing the sale of Intoxicating liquors to IN
dams. They have current Of human ma
turc in them which shows the writer capa-
bic of better things lie treats the old
idea that luxury and idlcncss are chcaply
purchased at the price of liberty, very
much in the style it was treatcdby .Esop,
some three thousand years ago. The
moral is well put in both cases, and we
publish the fable entire, hoping that if Il
little hair has been worn off by the collar,
it will not be without some good purpose
to other wolves, if there are any who sigh
for the luxury and case ofthc " blockhou>c
on the bank
THE DOT; AND THE WOLF.
\ lean, hungry wolf happened one moon
shincy night, to meet with jolly, plump,
wcll-ted mastltf and after the first compli-
mcnts were passed, says the wolf: - You
look extremely well; | protest, | think |
never saw Il more graceful comedy person;
but how comes it about, bcscech you,
that you should live so much better than
|: may say, without vanity, that | ven
turc fifty times more than you do, and yet
am almost ready to perish with hunger
The dog answered very bluntly: "Why,
you may live as WE'LL if you will do the
same for it that do" ''lndecd. what is
that ?" says he. "Why," says the dog,
"only to guard the house a-nights, and
keep it from thieves "With all my
heart" says the wolf, " for at present
have sorry time Of it, and think to
change my hard lodgings in the woods,
where endure rain, frost and snow for u
warm roof over my head and a belly fully
of good victuals, will be no bad bargain
''Truc,' says the dog, therefore you
have nothing to do but follow me-
Now as they were jogging on together,
the Wolf spicd a crease in the dogs neck.
and having a strange curiosity, could not
forbcar asking him what it meant. " Poh ~
says the dog, :" if you must know, am
tied up in the daytime, because J am a
little fierce for fear should bite people,
and am only let loose a,nights. But this
is done with design to make me sleep
a-lays more than anything else, and that
mi ght watch the better in the night
time for as soon as ever the twilight APP
pears, out am turned and may go whcr-
ever please. Then my master brings me
plates Of bones from the table with his
own hands, and whatever scraps are left by
any Of the family all fall to my share; for
you must know | am Il favoritc with every
body, Come, come along what is the
matter with you?' No. replied the
wolf, keep your happiness all to your
self. Liberty is the word with me; and |
would not be a king upon the terms you
mention
The following arc the lines Of our bloch-
house poot
THE BLocKHorsE on TIE hill.
You may board at the Pacific where every
thing is grand,
But if You want to live easy, in spIcndor and
Just call at the blockhouse that stands on the
bank.
Then come along, come along, O be not afraid.
For everything is good and your bills will be
You will still keep your name upon the list of
And board at the bloshhouse that stands on
the bank.
an tn,,', 4 L.,
But its walls are so thick that it seems very
strong.
The inside is of logs and the outside of plank
And we call it the blockhouse that stands upon
the bauk.
| One room is reserved for Wallace and his clan
And he often ushers into it some drunken ST.
| wash man;
He proudly unlocks the door and boldly shovcs
them in,
And all that you can hear him say is is potia'ca
| chickamen.
Our steward is kind and punctual to the hour,
| lie brings us more grub than we can well de-
We may differ in politics, that's oil very well,
But he is just the kind Of man to keep hotel.
Our landlord is cautious and this you may sec,
! For he never retires without turning the kec,
|
Sleep until noon, or get up in the morn.
If you want winter quarters, where everything
| is free,
Just give or sell Siwash, a bottle of whisky
You will then get name upon the list of rank,
Aud board at the blockhouse that stands upon
the bank.
Some think we are guilty of an objectionable
| sim
Two-thirds Of them are guilty of much worse
things.
They can cover up their own guilt, by leaving
| "a blank
TO shun the blockhouse that stands upon the
| bank
Come all yc good people who carry tales about,
Don't you tell lies on me, for I'm bad enough
without.
Your ISLANDERS only serve to raise mighty
| ''muss,"
And you are guilty of the same, perhaps a
| great deal worse.