Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-03-01

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The Fables Of zanbri. the Parses.
Translated from y: :.r .rsr;ssn, -by Dod Grill. In
An author who had wrought a book
Of Fables (the merit whereof trans
cended expression) was peacefully
sleeping atop of the modest eminence
to which he had attained, when he was
rudely awakened by throng Of critics,
emitting adverse Judgment upon the
tales he had builded. rus allar sfr-z
apparently" said he, 81 have been
guilty of some small grains of uncon-
sidered wisdom, and the same have
proven a bitterness to these excellent
folk, the which they will not abide.
All! we'll. those who produced the
Strashourg pate and the feather-pillow
are prone to regard W IS rival creators.
presume it is in course Of nature for
him who grows the pen to censure the
manner of its use" ;" - ''''l''
So speaking he executed q smile a
hand's-breadth in extent, and resumed
his airy dream of dropping ducats.
MORAL: As above.
"What have you there on your back 2"
said zebra, jeeringly, to a ship Of the
desert" I'm ballast. Hi.i- l4 -nf1 '' 81.
SOnly bale Of gridirons," was the
meek reply. -,.f l,-. l.5,,a, 40
Sand what, pray, may you design
doing with them ?" was the incredulOus
rejoinder. 1881 7H
'.What am going to do with grid.
irOns?" repeated the camel, c0ntemptu-
ously. '.Nice question for you-who
have evidently come of one!
People who wish to throw stones
should not live in glass houses; but
there ought to be few in their vicinity.
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A man pursued by a lion was about
stepping into place Of safety, when he
bethought him of the power Of the hu-
man eye; and, turning about, he fixed
upon his pursuer steady look of stern
reproOf. The raging beast Immediately
moderated his rate per hour, and finally
came to dead halt within yard of the
mans nose. After making leisurely
survey of him, he extended his neck
and bit off small section of the vic
TINS thigh.
"Beard Of Arimanes?" roared the
man; shave you no respect for the
Human Eye?" a. -ai 80 q ~ 'id "a; e'is.
81 hold the human eye in profound
esteem," replied the lion, 'tand I con-
fess its power. 1t assists digestion if
taken just before a meal. But 1 don't
understand why you should have two
and 1 none." Fnal l'E ssLt jd sit
With that he raised his foot, un-
sheathed his claws, and transferred one
of the gentleman's visual organs to his
own mouth. 7l I'il7. q ,ff- q.
"NOw," continued he, 'fduring the
brief remainder of a squandered exist
ence, your lion-quelling power being
more highly concentrated, will be more
easily managed" .-.-. ..........
He then devoured the remnant of his
victim, including the other eye.
This tale seems to imply the falsity
of certain accepted beliefs. 1t is, there
fore, insulting.-Tra Translator. -raor-
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An ant laden with grain of corn,
which he had acquired with infinite
toll, was breasting current of his
fellows, each of whom, as is the eti-
quette, 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. So
he laid down his burden, sat upon it,
folded all his legs tight to his body, and
smiled a smile of great grimness.
"Hullo! What's the matter with
you?" exclaimed the first insect whose
overtures were declined.
'Sick of the hollow conventiOnalities
of rotten civilization" was the rasp-
ing reply. ''Relapsed into the honest
simplicity of primitive observances. Go
to grass"
"Ah! then we must trouble you for
that corn. In condition of primitive
simplicity there are no rights of prop
erty, you know. These are hollow
cOnventionalities.' ,......r -it.ys-
A light dawned upon the intellect Of
that primrose. 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 observed that he submitted with q
wealth OF patience to manipulation by
bis friends and neighbors, and went
some distance out of his way to shake
hands with strangers on competing
lines Of traffic. .JssI s.rs1s lIa ilsel e
Nevertheless, this fable does not teach
that social observances are always-Or
even commonly grounded in good
sense. If it did, that would make it
true.
A snake who had lain torpid all win
ter 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 over
come 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 or his tail, and
so could not disentangle and slide into
his hole. Per consequence, he froze to
death.
Many a suitable philosopher has failed
to solve, that knotty problem, himself,
owing to his inability to discern his be-
ginning and his end. afT tr1|