The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-03-02
Fables.
LFron the New YORK World.
:, wuA1,E AND THE sA1AMANDER.

THE WHALE AND THE SAIAMANDER.
A Salarnander who hoped to strike oil
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, 'sbut l
should feel entirely out of my element In
your society"
MOrGI.-The above teaches us the pro-
priety of being contented with our lot.
THE HEN AND THE TAILOR.
A Hen who had saved Tailor from
drowning III 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 fttist; and
the philosophical fowl, remarking that it
was vulgar to pun, walked off with much
dignity to resume her interrupted occu-
patton of Matching out China-nest-egg.
MorGL.-Sorne 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 Iifeless. Moved with compassion
he placed the miserable Reptile IN 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 1T
stung the Countryman's Mother-in-law
and Wife, and was about to kill his
yellow Dog, when crying, "Softly,
softly. now I" 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 out one dark and
cherries night to contemplate the beau
ties of Nature in the vicinity of a Church
yard, thought that he heard sound
from newly-made Grave. Cautiously
fastening thither, what was his indigna-
ton to see a Hyena tearing ravenously
at the sods. Selling q Spade, which
providentially was in his wallet, with
one blow he laid the animal dead.
MorGE.-Two of Trade can never
agree.
THE VAIN RHINOCEROS.
A Rhinoceros who was drinking at a
limpid Stream observed therein the re-
fiected image of his Horn and Legs.
g Alas % quoth ne, that an ami
NAL with such massive Legs should
be disfigured by SO insignificant
a Horn % At this moment his
meditations were interrupted by
the baying of pack of Hounds. Away
he fled, 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. ct see, F" he cried, as he ex-
allied the last Hound into the spacious
armament on high, " that the Legs l
admired would have proved my ruin had
not my despised Horn insured my
safety"
Moraz.-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 CHANGED to OBJ
serve Leopard lying under Plantain
Tree Being undesirous of intruding
upon the animals privacy, he made a
wide detour, and was so unfortunate as
to encounter beneath lofty Bamboo a
Tiger. "What do you here 2" demand
ed the fierce Animal, in angry voice.
est is rather I who should ask that
question:" replied the Missionary; "for
l 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; g but I am creature of quite
another Stripe" So saying he sprang
upon the Missionary and devoured him.
Moral There are Exceptions to
every General Rule.