The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-10-31


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A cat, waking out of a sound sleep.
saw mouse sitting just out of reach,
observing her. PerceiVing that at the
slightest movement of hers the mouse
would recollect an engagement, she
put on look Of extreme ability, ana
said:
aOhI it's You. is it.? Do you know
L thought atsfirst you were a fright-
Z fuiiy great rat; and I am SO afraid of
rats! feel so much relieved-yoa.
don't know! OF course you have
'neard that 4 am great friend to the
dear little mice"
1es," was the answer, "I have
heard that you love us indifferently
well, and my mission here was to
press you while You slept. But as you
VIII wish to go and get your break
!ast, won't bore You. Fine morning
isn't it? Au revoirI"
Thls fable teaches that il is usually
safe TO avoid one who pfetends, to- be
q friend without having anv reason to
be. 1t wasn't>safe in this instance
however, for the cat went after the
departing rodent and got away with
A hippopotamus, meeting nIopen
alligator, said to him:
"My forked friend, you NAV as
well collapse Y You are not sufficfent-
ly comprehensive to embrace me. /
am myself no tyro at smiling when in
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.s49H 9 Ireally. had no expectation of tax
ing you in" replied the other. e i have
2 habit of extending my hospitality
lmpartially to all, and about seven
You remind me,n said the hippo
potamus, " of a 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 immaterial what L re-
mind you Of" was the reply. ~ N, +.
The lesson impaired by this fable is
a very beautiful one.
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A sheep making long journey
found the heat of his fleece very un-
comfortable, and seeing flock of other
sheep in fold. erridenfly waiting for
some one. leaped over and joined
them in the hope of being shorn. Per-
ceivings the shepherd approaching and
the other sheep huddling into a re-
mote corner of the fold, he shouldered
ms way " forward, and going up 70 the
"Did you ever see such a lot of
fools It's lucky came along to set
them anAeqample of docility.1 Seeing
me operated upon, they'll be glad to
offer themselves" .SHIf1Tf "
Perhaps so," replied theIshepherd,
laying hold, of the animals horns 'sbut
Inever kill more than one sheep alta
time. Mutton won't Keep in hot
weather."
The chops tasted excellently well
with tomato sauce.
The moral of this lfaRie isn't what
you think it is. 1t is this: The chops
of another mans mutton are always
nice eating. W -. ~. -,
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Two travellers between Teheran and
Bagdad, met half way up the vertical
face Of a,rock on path only a. cubit
ln-wldth. AS both were in a hurry
and etiquette would allow neither to
set his foot upon the other even If
dignity had permitted d prostration,
they maintained for some time q STA
tionary condition. After some reflec-
ton they both decided to jump round
the other; but as etiquette did not
warrant conversation with stranger
neither made known his intention
The consequence was they met with
considerable emphasis about four feet
from the edge of the path, and went
through flight Of soaring eagles a
mile out of their ways
5*This is infamoust The learned Parsee an
pears to wholly ignore the distinction between
fable and simples -1FunsZator. ~
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ALADY who went over to "Slab
Town" Kansas, to teach class, in
formed us that she asked one of her