The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1872-07-05

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ping from the yard, till she was
beside him, AID SAID" Good Don
key?@ y He lifted his head from
the pouch, and looked q moment
disdaintillly at tie little limping
thing
F" Well, Rabby, what do you
want of me?"
" ! came TO tell YOU ofsomething
| saw this morning"
Ugh," "contemptuously exclaim-
cd the donkey, thrustiug his head
again into the bag.
Rabbit paid no heed to the dis
dam, but said, II was in the mead
ow, by the woods, eating the grass,
when | heard strarge sounds in the
air, and, looking up, saw an eagle
soaring above tie forest, his broad
wlngs rising and falling with such
power and grace, | gazcd full Of
strange wonder as he went up, up,
into the high heavens, till lie was
lost in the light. o, it was a glorious
sight" "
:" Ugh, you little Simpleton ]"
said the donkey, lifting his head
trcm the bag and looking askancc
at the little white rabbit. "Don't
waste your admiration! Don't
you know the eagle flew up into
the sky on purpose to attract your
attention, aid the notice fall silly
animals like yomself?"
d" "Ah, good donkey, | don't think
the eagle kuew | was looking at
hlm, or would have cared for my
if lie had seen me. / think
he rose 50 majest:cally up IN the
heavens, because it is natural fer
him."
" Fie /! aotuwli How little You
know, you foolish, trusting rabbit |!
1t is natural to walk the earth, as
you and | do, and it is not natural
to go caeening through the air.
All sensible creatures walk; it is
only the vain who get loose from
The earth, aid 60 Tapping their
wings in the air.
=" Eut, wise donkey, | did not tell
you all" sad little rabbit, who was
too much absorbed in the vision
sic had behel,l to care for the dom
key. "While | was watching the
eagle, ! suddenly heard clear, beau
tiful muse above me, and, turning
my eyes, I saw a lark rising INTO
The heavens, even more gracefully
than tile eagle, and singing till The
whole heavens seemed filled with
as well as light, and such
good donkey, you never
heard
" No Sweetcr than your voice, or
nine !" alarlel the donkey.
{" We could make no music like
It," persisted little rabbit.
{" / hope we shall never be such
fools as to want to try!"
Why" continued the rabbit,
9 the sheep, nor the cattle, nor any
creatures about lis, could make such
sweet muse"
!" Your head is turned, You foolish
said the donkey. =" Don't
yon see it is all vanity, and lllcness,
which induce these birds to leave
the natural sphere Of all animals,
and 60 sailing conspicnously in the
heavens and sirging with such un-
becoming loudress? They should
be willing to help do the hard work
of the world, like me, or modcstly
and hunbly live in quiet, and listen
to the wisdom of superior animals,
as you do" Fail the donkey, with
great satisfaction.
I" But, donkey, this eagle and lark
alc not made like us. They were
evidently malefclthG7 beavers"
"Fie! Z" said tie donkey, with
a stamp Of the foot and an impa-
tieit shake Of tie head. " Male
tor the heavcps! WHO las q better
right to judge Of that matter tEan
I? Geese are made like item, il
1 understand how tie vain things
look ; Il never raised my eyes to
them; | would not pease theT
vanity 80. mueh.) liey Lave two
feet and feathers ike geese, yet
geese don't 60 sailing up to The
clouds; they are modest, and FenSi-
BILE, and willing to fill tho place
they were designed for, and lave
10 foolish vanity which prompts
eagles and larks to behave unsccm-
~"
~Wlat you say may bc true,
wise donkey, but | shall never for.
ret the new life felt when lwateh-
Il that eagle rising mp into tile
leayens ard EDWARDS into the Oar
ling blaze Of tie sun"
+" SUM-" said the donkey, moy- |
Id his ears cxcitcdlW III spite iofl