New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-14


very unpleasant TO be so hungry but suppose
you must go. You seem a good Rabbit. Are
you happy, RabbitP
Happy! o dear beautiful Cat! If you spare
me 10 my poor babiesn
Pooh, pooh said the Cat peevishly II don't
want fine speeches. meant whether you
thought il worth while TO he alive! Of course
you do. Ii don't matter. Go, and keep out OF
my way: for, if | don't get my dinner, You may
not get off another time. Get along, Rabbit
PART III.
II was great day in the FOx's cave The
eldest cub had the night before brought home
his first goose, and they were just sitting down
TO il as the Cat came 10y.
'Ah. my young lady! What, Won in the
woods Bad feeding at home, ehl Come out
to hunt for yourselfP
The goose smelt excellent; the Cat couldn't
help wistful look. She was only come. she
said, to pay her respects 10 her wild friends.
just in time said the Fox. Sit down, and
take bit of dinner | see You want IT. Make
room you cubs place n seat for the LADY,
Why, thank you, said the Cat, yes; / ac-
knowledge 1t Is not unwelcOme. Pray don't
disturb yourselves, young Foxes ] am hungry.
| met Rabbit on my way here. was going TO
ca; him, but he talked so prettily let him co.
The cubs looked up from their plates, aud
burst out laughing.
For shame, young rascas! said their father.
where are your manners Mind your dinner,
and don't be ride
Fox she said, when il was over and the
cubs had gone to play, You are very clever.
The other creatures are all stupid The Fox
bowed. Your family were always clever, she
continued. | have heard about them i'm the
books they use in our schOol-roOm. Ii is many
years since your ancestor stole the crows dim
ner.'
Don't say stole. Cat; it is not pretty
Obtained by superior ability
Il beg your PARDON SAID the Cat it is all
living with those men. That is not the point
Well but want to know whether You are any
wiser or better than Foxes were then y
Really said the Fox, am what Nature
made me. don't know. j am proud of my
ancestors and do my best TO keep up the credit
of the family
We'll. but Fox mean do you improve do
| ? do any of you The men are always talk
ing about doing their duty, and that they say is
the way tn improve and to be happy. And as
| was not happy, thought that had. perhaps,
something TO do with il, so | came ont TO talk
TO the creatures They also had the old chant
duty, duty, duty but none of them could tell
me- what mine was, or whether had any,
The Fox smiled. Another leaf out of your
school ROOM said he. Can't they tell You
there y
Indeed she said. they are very absurd.
They say great deal about themselves, but
they on Y speak dsrespectfully of U.s. If such
creatures as they can 90 their duty, ami I'M
prove, and be happy, why can't we y
'They say they do, do they = said the Fox.
What do they say OF me y
The Cat hestated.
Don't he afraid of hurting my feelings, Cat.
out with it,
said she but Your morality, they say is not
high. They say you are rogue
Morality = said the Fox. Very moral and
good they are. And You really believe all
that What do they mean by calling me
rogueP'
They mean you take. whatever you can
get, without caring whether 1t is just or not
My dear Cat, it is very well for man, if
he can't bear his own face, to paint pretty
but You dou't mean that it takes yoa In =
Teach me- said the Cat fear / am
weak
WHO get Justice from the men unless they
can force it ? Ask the sheep that are cut into
mutton. Ask the horses that draw, their
plows. don't mean it is wrong of the men
10 do as they do but they needn't lie about
You surprise me- said the Cat
NV good Cat, there is but one law in the
world. The weakest goes TO the wall. The
men are sharper-witted than the creatures,
and SO they get the better of them and use
them. They may call it Just If they like; but
when a tiger eats man, guess he has just as
much justice on MS sue us the man wien ne
And that is the whole of it, said the Cat.
We'll. it is very sad. What do you do with
INV NV duty. to be sure,' said the Fox: use
my wits and enjoy myself. Ny dear friend, you
and are on the lucky side. We eat and are
not eaten =,
Except by the hounds now and them said
the Cat.
Yes; by brutes that forget their nature. and
sell their freedom to the men, said the Fox,
bitterly. In the meantime, my wits have
kept my skin whole hitherto, and bless Ma
tnre for making me Fox and not goose
And you are happy, Fox
II ppy Yes, of course. So would you be
if YOU would do like me, and use your wits.
Nv good Cat, should be as miserable as you
if [ found my geese every day at the cave )
mouth. have TO hunt for them, lie for them,
sneak for thcm fight for them; cheat those
old Cat farmers, and bring out what
there ia inside me-; and then / am
happy-of course am. And then. Cat, think OF
INV feelings as father last night, when my
dcar boy came home with the very young Cos
ling which was marked for the Michaelmas
dinner! Old Reineke himself wasn't more
than match tor that young Fox at his years.
You know our eplc J.
A little of it. Fox. They don't read it IN
our school-rOom. They say IT is not moral
but / have heard pieces OF it. L hope it Is
not all quite true
Pack of stuff it is the only true book that
ever was written. ii 1t Is not, 1t ought to De.
Why that book is the law OF the word-M
cdrIi6re dur fdlentS-and writing 1t was the
honestest thing ever done by a man. That
fellow knew "A thing or two, ard wasn't
ashamed of himself when he did know. They
aro oil lilo him, fnn IL thav WoIlld only say