Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-14

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the Parsee,

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A cat, waking ont OF a sound slecpA
saw a mouse sitting just out Of reach
observing her. Pcrcciving that at
the slightest movement of hers the
mouse would recollect an engage
ment, she put on look OF extreme
amiability, and said:
Oh! it's you, is it. Do you know
l thought, at first, you Were friend
~ great rat; and | am 80 afraid OF
rats l feel so much relicvcd-you
don't know. OF course you have
heard that l am great friend to the
dear little NICE"
Yes was the answer, 9" have
heard that you love us nditferently
well, and my mission here was TO
bless you while you slept. But as
you will wish TO 60 and get your
breakfast, won't bore you. Fine
mnrning--isn't it Az reroir ?"
This fable teaches that it is usually
safe to avoid ore who pretcnds to he
a friend without having any reason
to be. 1t was Mt safe in this instance
however; for the cat went after that
departing rodent, and got away with
HIM.
A hippopotamus, meeting an open
alligator, said to him
My .orked friend, yon may as
well collapse. You are not sutfici-
emily comprehensive to embrace me.
am myself no tyro at smiling, when
in the humor."
=" l really had no expectation OF
taking you in" replied the other. 81
have habit OF extending my hospi
talliiy impartiallv to all, and about
seven feet wide"
You remind me-" said the hippo
potamus, "of = certain zebra, who
was not vicious at all /; he merely
kicked the breath out of everything
that passed behind HIM, but did not
seek to induce things to pass behind
him."
" 1t is quite immeterial what l re.
mind you Of" was the reply.
The lesson impaired by tins fable
is very beautiful one.
A sheep making long journey
tornd the heat OF his fleece very un-
comfortable, and, seeing flock o.
other sheep in told. evidently wait
ing for some one, leaped over and
joined them, in tile hope OF being
shorn. Perceivlng the shepherd APP.
preaching, and the other she'p hud-
ding into remote corner OF the
fold, lie shoullered bis way forward
and, going up to the shephe,d said :
odd you ever see such lot oil
fools !? It's lucky came along to
set them an example of docility. -
Seeing me operated upon, they'll be
glad TO offer thcmsclves.1
Perhaps so, replied the shc pherd
laying hold OF the animals! horns
but never kill mere than ore sheep
at time. Mutton won't keep in
hot weather"
The chops tasted exccllsntly we'll
with tomato sauce.
The moral of this fable isn't what
you think it is. 1t il this The chops
of another mans nation are Away
nice eating.
Tive travellers between Teherat
and Bagdad met halt way up thu
vertical face OF rock, on path onl,
a cub,t in width. AS both were in !:
hurry and etiquette would allow
neither to set his foot upon the Other
even if dignity had permitted pros
tration, they maintained for som,
tlme a stationary conlit on Attel
some reelection they both. decided t.
jump around the other; but as cti
quette did not warrant COW ersatio,
with stranger, neither made known
his intention. The consequence was
they both met, with considerable
emphasis, about tour feet from the
edge Of tho path, and went through
a flight Of soaring eagles, mile oul
Of their way.
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