The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-03-03
Fables.
[From the New York world.l

THE WHALE AND THE sAIAMANDER.
A Salamander who hoped to strike on
went to the brink of the Ocean during a
shower and earnestly implored Whale
TO come in out of the wet. "Thanks,
replied the courteous Cetacean, "but
should feel entirely out of my element In
your society"
Moral.-The above teaches us the pro-
priety of being contented with our lot.
THE HEN AND THE TAILOR.
A Hen who had saved Il Tailor from
drowning in marine disaster that had
cost several of his less fortunate compan.
ions their lives. asked him his opinion OF
the Theory of Evolution. The grateful
Tailor replied that he himself was an in
stance of the survival of the fittist; and
the philosophical fowl, remarking that 1t
was vulgar to pun, walked off with much
dignity to resume her interrupted occu'
patton of Matching ont China-nest-egg.
MOrol.--Some People cannot take
Joke.
THE HUMANE CoUNTRyMAN AND THE AID
DER.
An Humane Countryman while chop
ping Faggots in Wood discovered an
unfortunate Adder, chilled and appa-
rently lifeless. Moved with compassion
he placed the miserable Reptile i'll his
bosom and carried it home to his Cot
tage, where the grateful warmth OF the
fire soon revived it, But the Adder had
no sooner regained consciousness than it
stung the Countryman's Mother-in-law
and Wife, and was about to Kill hE'
yellow Dog, when crying. SOFTLY,
softly, now !" he seized an Axe and de-
stroyed it.
Moral.-Thus we see that we may
have Too Much of a Good Thing.
THE PHYSICIAN AND THE HyENA.
A Physician who, with wallet upon
his back, had gone cut one dark and
cherries night to contemplate the beau
ties of Nature in the vicinity of Church
yard, thought that he heard a sound
from a newly-made Grave. Cautiously
Fastening thither, what was his indigna-
ton to see Hyena tearing ravenously
at the sods. Selling a Spade, which
providentially was III his wallet, with
one blow he laid the animal dead.
Mor0l-Two of Trade can never
agree.
THE VAIN RHINoCERos.
A Rhinoceros who was drinking at a
limpid Stream observed therein the re-
Elected image of his Horn and Legs.
"Alas !" quoth he, that an ami
NAL with such massive Legs should
be disfgured by SO insignificant
a Korn2' At this moment his
meditations were interrupted by
the baying of pack of Hounds. Away
he fed, but his Legs refused to convey
him with sufficient speed, and turning
round as the baying pack gained on him
he disseminated crude Sausage Meat and
Driving Gloves over that section of the
Continent. 81 see" he cried, as he ex-
allied the last Hound into the spacious
Firmament on high, "that the Legs l
admired would have proved my ruin had
not my despised Horn insured my
safety"
Moral.-Some People don't know
what's Good for Them.
THE MISSIONARY AND THE TIGER.
AS a pious Missionary was travelling
through the Jungle, he Glanced to OBJ
serve a Leopard lying under a Plantain
Tree. Being undesirous of intruding
upon the animals privacy, he made a
wide detour, and was so unfortunate rs
to encounter beneath lofty Bamboo a
Tiger. "What do you here ?" demand
ed the fierce Animal, in angry voice.
st is rather / who should ask that
question" replied the Missionary; "for
1 left you but moment since beneath
that Plantain, and now here you are
again, whereas, the Scripture expressly
teaches You that the Leopard cannot
change his spots" cit does" replied
the Tiger; "but am creature of quite
another Stripe" SO saying he sprang
upon the Missionary and devoured him.
MOral. There are Exceptions to
every General Rule.