The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-12-04
FABLES FOR FOOLS.

lawful dark-isn't it?" said sn
owl, one night, looking in upon the
roesting hens in q poultry house;
''don't see how ! ana to find my way
back 10 my hollow tree"
''There is no necessity" replied
the cock; "you can roost there, along
side the door, and go home In the
Rorning."
"ThAnksl' said the owl, chuckling
at the FOOLS simplicity; and, having
plenty OF time to indulge his iacetious
humor, he eravely installed himself
upon the perch indicated, and shut:
ting his eyes. coun!erieited q profound
slumber. He WAS aroused soon after
by q sharp construction Of the throat.
"I omittsd to tell you," said the
cock, ''that the seat you happen, by
the meRsst chance, 10 occupy, 10 q
contested one, and has been fruitful
Of hens to this vexatious weasel. /
don't know ho,O often I have been
partially widowed by the snsaking
villain"
For obvious reasons there was no
audible reply.
This narrative Is intended TO teach
the folIy-the worse than sin--of
trumping your partners ace.
A fox and . duck having quarrelsd
about the ownership of frog. agreed
to refer the dispute TO lion. After
hearing 9 great deal of argument,
the lion opened his mouth to speak.
81 am very we'll aware" inter-
upted the duck. "What your deci-
sion is. It is by our own showing
the frog belongs to neither of us. and
you will eat him yourself. But
please remember that lions do not
like frogs"
"To me-" exclaimed the fox, sit is
perfectly clear that you will give the
frog to the duck, the duck to me, and
take me yourself. Allow me to stste
certain objections to"
81 was about to remark" said the
lion, "that while you were disputipg.
he cause of contention had hoped
taway. Perhaps you can procure
another frog"
4 dog being very much annoyed by
bees, ran quite accidently into an
empty barrel, lying on the ground,
and looking out at the bung hole,
addressed his tormenters thus
Had you been temperate, sting
ing me only one at time, yeu might
have got a good deal OF fun out OF me.
AS it is you have driven me into q
secure retreat; for can snap you up
as fast IS you come in through the
bunghole. Learn from this the folly
OF Incorporate ZEAL"
When he had concluded be awaited |
a reply, for the bees had never gone |
near the bunghole; they went in the |
same way that he did, and made it
very warm for him.
The lesson of this fable is that one
cannot stick to his pure reason while
qusrreling with bees.
Some doves went to a hawk and
asked him TO protect them from a
kits.
"That 1 will" Was the cheerful
reply; land when I am admitted
into the deve-cote I shall kill more of
you in q day than the kite did in a
century. But, of course, you know
this; you expect to be treated in the
regular way
So he entered the dovecote, and
began preparations for q general
slaughter. But the doves all set upon
him and made exceedingly short
work of him. With his last breath
be asked them Why, being so formid-
able, they had not killed the kite.
They replied that they had never
.een any kite.
People who wear tight hats will do
we'll to ley this fable well to heart,
and ponder upon the deep significance
Of its moral.
In passing over a river, upon q
nigh bridge. COW discovered broad,
loose plank in the flooring, sustained
in place By a beam beneath the
centre.
Now" said she, 81 will stand at
his end OF the trap, and wnen yonde-
sheep steps on the opposite extreme,
here will be an upward tendency in
Wool"
80, when the meditative mutton
advanced, unWarily, upon the treach-
srous device, the COW sprang bodily
lpon the other cad. and there was
. fall in beef. I