, 1873-01-26

! Al antuof VINO nao wrought DOCK OF Fhblet
(tho merit whereof tranecended cxpreesion) was
peacefully sleeping atop OF the modest e1ninence
| to which he had attained, when ho WAS rudely
awakened by q throng OF critics, emitting nd.
veree Judgment upon the tales he had builded.
aom" e eana sia he eSea gnt2
| and the same have proven bitterness to these
excellent folk, the which they will not abide,
All! vel, those who produce the strasburg pate
and the feather-pillow arc promo to regard US
nature for him who grows the pen to oensure
| tile manner Of its use."
| 30 speaking he executed smile hand's~
! broadth in extent, and resumed his airy dream
Of dropping, ducats.
| MORAL: As above.
"What have you there on your back?" said 4
zebra, joeringly, to L "ship OF the dosort in
ballast
"Only bale Of gridirons," was the meek
tAnd what pray, may you design doing With
them2 was tho incrodulous rejoiader.
"What atn to do with gridirons ?" repeated
tho camel. contamptuously. "Nice question for
you-who have evidently come of onel"
People who wish to throw stones should not
in their vicinity.
man pursued by lion was about stopping
into place Of safety, when ho bethought him Of
the power Of the human eye; aud, turning
about, he fixed upon his puseuer steady look
Of stern 1eproof. The raging beast Immediately
moderated his rate per hour, and finally came to
9 dead halt within ya1d Of the man's nose.
After making = 1eisu1ely survey Of him, he e1-
tended his neck and bit of q smau section Of the
victims thigh.
.Beard Of Arimanes!' roared the man share
you no respect for the Human Eye?"
IT hold tho human eye in profound osteem,''
replied the lion, "and I confess its power. It
ut,&v ~ A~Y.- ~
But don't understand why you should have two
and none."
With that he raised his foot, unshoathed his
claws, and transferred one Of tho gentlem3n's
visual organs to his own mouth.
"Now." continued he, during the brief re-
mainder of a aquandered e1istence, your lion
qre1ing power being more highly concentrated,
will be more easily managed"
He then devoured the remnant Of his victim,
including the other eve.
This tale seems to imply the falaity Of certain
accepted beliefs. 1T is, there fo.e insulting
Translator.l
An ant laden with grain Of corn, which be
had acquired with infinite toll, was breasting
current OF bis follows, each Of whom, as' is the
him all over, and shaking hands. It occurred to !.
him that an excess Of ceremony ia an abuse OF
courtesy. So he laid down his burden, sat upon
it, folded all his legs tight to his body, and
6fn116Q 6ln1Io OF Grcas Er1mnes9.
sHullol WHAT'S the matter with you ?" OK
claimed the first insect whose oyertures were de-
clined
Sick Of tho hollow oonventionalities9of rot
ten civilization" !" WIS tho rasping reply, 'Ro-
lapsed into tho honest simplicity Of primitive OBJ
servances. Go to grass" =
"Ah, then ne must trouble you for that corn.
In condition Of primitive simplicity there are
no rights Of property, you know. These are
hollow conventiona1ities.'
4 light dawnod upon the intellect Of that pis-
mire. Ho shook tho reefs out Of his legs he
scratched tho reverse OF his ear he grappled
that cereal and t1otted away like giant re-
freshed. It was observed TINT ho submitted
with g wealth Of patience to manipulation By his
friends and neighbors, and went some distance
out Of his way to sllakn hands with strangers on
competing lines Of traffic.
Nevertheless, this fable, does not teach that
social obseryances arc always-or even COM
monly-grounded in good sense. II it did, that
would make it true.
:" T.
4 snake who had lain torpid all winter in his !
hole took advantage Of the first warm day to |
Timber up for the spring campaign. Having |
tied himself into an intricate knot, he was SO |
overcome by the warmth Of his own body that he |
fell asleep, and did not wake until nightfall. In
the darkness he was Unable to find his head OF |
his tail, and so could not diaentang1e and slide
into his hole. Per consequence, he froza to |
death. |
Many d subtle philosopher has failed to eo1ve |
that knotty problem himself, owing to his in. |