The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-01

branee Of thalr reception is never clouded
BY tho thought that they have added one
drop to the cup OF bitterness which 50
many wives, mothers and sisters have to
drlnk-that cup OF SORROW which Is so
often prepared for them by sister women
The Fables of Zambri, the ParSee.
(From tho London Fun.)
Translated from the Persian by bod Grllcl
An author who had wrote book oil
fables (the merit whereof transcribed
expressIon) was peacefully sleeping atop
of the modest eminenCe to which he had
attained, when he was rudely awakened
by o throng Of critics emitting adverse
Judgment upon the tales he had builded.
apparently" he said, u have been
guilty Of some small grain Of unconslder'
ed wisdom, and the same have proven q
bitterness to these excellent folk, the
which they will not abide. Ali well,
those who produce the StraSbourg pate
and the feather pillow are prone to regard
ia as rival creatures. | presume 1t Is IN
the course Of nature for him who grows
the pen 10 censure the manner Of It's use"
So speaking he executed a smile a
handsbreadth In extent, and resumed his
airy dream Of dropping duCats.
MORAL: As above.
II.
"What have you there on your back "
said zebra, jeeringly, to ship OF the
desert" in ballast.
POnly bale Of gridirOns," was the
meek reply.
"AnG shat, pray, may you design do
ing with them?" was the incredulous re-
Ioinder.
"What am l to do with gridironsH" re-
psated the camel, CONTEMPORARY. mice
question for you-who have evidently
come off onel =,
People who wish to throw stones should
not live in glass houses; but there ought
to be o few In their vicinity
III.
"a man pursued by a lion was about
stepping into place OF safety, when he
bethought him oil the power OF the hu-
man eye; and, turning about, he fixed
upon his pursuer o steady look Of stern
reproot. The raging beast Immediately
moderated his rate per hour, and finally
came to q dead halt within yard Of the
mans nose. Aiter making leisurely
survey Of him, he extended his neck and
bit off small section OF the victims
thigh.
dBeard OF Arimancs," roarcd the man;
shave you no respect for the human eye?"
"Ih0ld the human eye in profound es'
teem," replied the lion, "and l confess its
power. 1t assists digestion II taken be-
fore meal. But don't understand why
YOU should have two and / none"
With that he raised his loot, unsheAthcd
his claws, and transferred one Of the gen
tleman's visual organs to his own mouth.
"Now," continued he, "d1ring the brief
Of squandered existence, your
lion quelling power being more highly
concentrated, will be more easily man
aged"
he then devoured the remnant OF his
victim, including the other eye.
This tale seems to imply the lalsity Of
certain accepted beliefs. Hts, therefore,
".
An ant laden with a grain Of corn,
which he had acquired with infinite toll,
was breasting q current Of his fellows,
each Of whom, as Is the etiquette, insisted
upon stopping him, feeling him all over,
and shaking hands. 1t occurred to him
that an excess of ceremony is an abuse Of
courtesy. 30 he laid down his burden,
sat upon it, folded all his legs tight to his
body, and smiled a smile Of great grim
ness.
"Hulloal What's the matter with your"
exclaimed the first insect whose overtures
were declined.
"sick Of the hollow conVentionalities Of
a rotten civilization" was the rasping re-
ply. "Relapsed into the honest simplici.
" Of primitive observances. Goto grass u
"Ah! then We must trouble yon for
that corn. In condition Of primitive
there are no rights Of property,
you know. These arc hollow conVen-
tionalities.'
A light dawned upon the intellect Of
that pismire. he shook the reefs out Of
his legs; he scratched the reverse OF his
ear; he grappled that cereal, and trotted
away like giant refreshed. 1t was OBJ
served that be submitted with wealth OF
patience to manipulation by his friends,
and neighbors, and went some distance
out OF his way to shake hands with
strangers on competing lines OF traffic.
Nevertheless, this fable does not teach
that social observances arc always-or
even commonly-grounded on good sense.
III did, that would make 1t true.
v.
A snake who had lain torpid all winter