Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-01-26
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Ckiaese Frogs.-All OF you have heart
the coucerta with which the hop frog.
of the little country streams serenads
their neighbors and visitOrs aftel
night-fall. l confess that hext to the
crOak of q raven, | would rather heal
thas of q frog than listen to all the
grand art of all your musical swells, in
the great musical halls. But there is 8
limit to all things. and must say in al
candor that | would rather listen tG
almost any operatic singer. than to q
chinese frog. Did any of yol evel
hear onei Well you needn't coax your
fathers to take you to China just on
that account. 1t won't pay. You know
that Shanghai fowls are much larger
than the ones of this country. Well
just in such proportion. or indeed more
30, is the crOak of Chinese frog To one
we hear on this side of the water. II
don't croak-it grunts, and such q
grunt 1t is as big IN size (the grunt
mean) as q good sized barrel, and as
rough as the side of an ungrOund mill
stone. Oh, the Chinese. the Chinese I! II
they want to bring their frogs with
them TO this country, keep them of, OF
take q lesson from California and tax
the owners and the frogs so highly that
they will both be glad to stay away.
inerpensire Chdrify-"Ah, Ned, what
q wicked world this is, and what
monsters men arew said Mooly, the
COW, to the donkey.
Ned pricked up his ears and looked
for an explanation.
"Ah. my friend. Can you believe it I
Instead of feeding innOcentiy on grass
and thistles, as you and do, they kill
creatures like us, and eat our flesh.
saw the butcher with his cart full of
what the monsters call meat, going the
round of the village this very morning.
Ned can you 20 on grazings' she de-
ma1ded, angrily. as the d0nkev resumed
his bite at thistle
"Well," said Ned. "it's very cruel
rery; and Fm sorry people do it: but.
as you justly observe, it is q wicked
world. and l suppose people have got
into the way of doing it and can't get
out of it. Man is but an imperfect be-
ing, and its hard to break from old
habits.
His air was so philosophical, it greatly
provoked MOOly. "I'll tell you what,
Ned, you aIe mighty wise and charita-
BILE, but when the knife comes to your
you'll have another mind"
"Ah but you see-thev don't eat
dOnkeys :" replied Ned. ...
NoreIty's The Point; Or, A Nine
Days Wonder.-"What are you staring
at'g asked Rock, the shepherds dog. as
he noticed the cows walking one after
up to a corner of the field,
M hare fbav stNoI uifh THAR faeas fivad
in the same direction.
'At the new gate" said the white
COW.
"Why it's exactly like the old one" +"
said Rock.
Exactly" replied the white COW /;
and stared on.
'And leads into the same lane,T said
Rock.
1.-The same lane" answered the white
COW. still staring.
"Then why in the world do you stare
at il 7" asked Rock.
''It's new" said the white COW, and
never turned her head.
"What Incompatible dolts" ex-
claimed Rock; IF the old gate had re-
malneu standing, they would never
have given it a look, but this. that Is
not whit better. and leads the same
way, Just because it is new, takes the
eyes of the, whole field.
What Is The Bible Ike ?-It is like a
large, beautiful tree, which bears sweet
fruit for those that are hungry, and at
lords shelter and shade for pilgrims on
their way to the kingdom of heaven.
Ii is like a casket of jewels and pre-
ciOus stones, which is not only to be
looked at aud admired. but used and
worn.
1t is like a telescope, which brings
distant and far-off things of the world
very near, so that we can see something
Df their Importance.
1t is like q treasure house store
house of all sorts of valuable and use
full things, and which are 10 be had
money and withOutprice.
1t is deep, broad, calm. flowing
river; the banks are green aud fiowery,,
where birds sing aud lambs play and
dear little children are loving and
happy.
A Difference In Tongues the
matterf I" cried a 6luebottle to an
angry fiy-wasp, that flew furiOusly
toOue, udiuiy hhoWink "hoe W "se<s~n
first.
"Matter!m retorted the wasp; why is
it that 1 cannot be seen or heard on a
without the whole room
rising to kill me, or at least turn me
put while you, who make twice the
noise do, may fly about and buzz with
"Why is it. replied the bluebOttle,
'I'll tell you. When people hear your
voice they tremble for your sting, but
they are Indifferent to my buzzing, be-
cause they know the worst l do is to
tease and tickle; don't sting"
Light Burdens Long Born Heary.-
What fuss you make, Ted. said the
oilers horse to donkey with a pedd-
ler's pack, ::rJust look at the loads We
have to carry from the pit to the carts
every day. Your pack is feather
to our coal sacks"
That's true" said Ted, "but you
then shoot them off and have a rest be-
fore you take the next. Now / never
get rid of my pack from morning till
night, it is light, l know, but you can't
think what a weariness long bearing
makes it to me-"
Humility A Test Of True Serrice.-"l
notice. said the stream to the mill.
''that you grind beans as well and as
as tine as wheat
Certainly clacked the mill, what
am for but to grind and as long as |
work, what does it signify to me what
the work Is My business Is to serve my
uaster. and I am not whit more use
full when | turn out fine flour than
when | make the coarsest meal. My
honor is not in doing fine work but in
any that comes as well as
can
The Reason Why.-"Why does father
scrapef- said a chicken to his brothers.