Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-10-17
Fables.
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New York W orld.
THE KIND-HEARTED sHF-ELEpHa

New York World.
THE KIND-HEARTED SHF-EIEpHANT
a kind-Healted She-Elephant, while
walking through the jungle, where the
Spicy Breezes blow soft Ger Cevlon,.
Isle, heedlessly set foot upon a Partridon
which she crushed to death with;n .
few inches Of the Nest containing i,
Callow Brood. Poor little thingsw sold
the generous Mammoth, II have
been mother myself, and my Atfec-
ton shall atone for the Fatal Conse-
quences of my Neglect" So SAVING
she sat down upon the Orphaned
Birds.
Mordl-The Above Teaches us What
Home is Without Mother; also that i
is not every Person who should be In.
trusted with the Care of an Ornhnn
Asylum.
THE HONEST FARMER AND THE SOLITARY
HORsEMAN.
An Honest Farmer who had served
in the Legislature had carefully tended
a Young and Beautiful Palm Tree by
which he set much Store; hence. when
he saw Solitary Horseman approach
and prepare to fasten his Courser to
his beloved Tree, he rushed forth and
exclaimed earnestly, Horseman spare
that Tree: IT'S not Hitching Post"
But the Horseman replied severely, 1T
Is well known that you have a Hitchinp
Palm" and proceeded to attach his
Steed to the Tree Struck with the
Justice of the Remark, the Homes,
Farmer at once telegraphed to the As
ISOLATED Press that Sahib Tweed's Eyi-
dence, SO far as it related to him, was
absolutely false.
MoraL-A Bad Name is Stickier than
Ointment.
THE FOX AND THE CROW.
A Grow, having secured Piece of
Cheese, flew with its Prize to lofty
Tree and was preparing to devour the
Luscious Morsel when crafty Fox.
hating ut the foot of the Tree, began to
cast about how to obtain it. How
tasteful" he cried. in well-feigned Ec-
stacy, :" is your Dress; it cannot surely
be that your Musical Education has
been neglected. Will you not oblge
-? II have horrid Cold" replied
the Crow, land never sing without my
Music, but since you press me- At
the same time | should add that | have
read Esop, and been there before" So
saying She deposited the Cheese in a
safe Place on the Limb of the Tree, and
favored him with a Song. '..Thank you"
exclaimed the Fox, and trotted away
with the Remark that Welsh Rabbits
never agreed with him, and were far
inferior in Quality to the animate Va
rlety.
Morat.-The foregoing Fable is sup
ported by u whole Gatling Battery of
Morals. We are taught ~ that it Pays
to take the Papers; (2) that Invitation
Is not Always the .Sincerest Flattery; (3)
that a Stalled Rabbit with Contentment
is better than No Bread; a. that the
Aim Of Art is to Conceal Disappoint-
ment.
THE PRUDENT TIGER AND THE sAINTED
HRAlIMAN.
A Prudent Tiger, having observed a
Procession bearing the Remains of a
Sainted Brahmin to the Tomb, commu-
nicated the Intelligence to his Wife, who
sad, My dear, we are almost out OF
Meat, and, though the Deceased was IN
poor Condition, | make no Doubt that
among his surviving Friends we may
encounter others more Succulent
" Miserable Tigress," exclaimed her
Lord, cannot you see that if we per
NIT the Deceased to be canonzed Phi
grimages will be instituted to his Tomb,
and the Producer and Consumer will be
brought together with the True Prince
pies of Political Economy? Rather let
us, then, offer Chrome for each new
Pilgrim" This prudent Advice being
followed, the Tiger enjoyed Free
Breakfast-Table to the End of his Days
Hordi-Beware of Breaking the Egg
that Matches the Golden Goose.