Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-02-09

Inc Revised Version Of lEsop's Fables
Bret Harte's Latest literary Efiort.
Bret Harte has produced in London
new book of fables, from which we
make the following selections
THE GOOD SAMARITAN.
A certain man went from Jerusalem
to Jericho and fell among thieves, who
beat him and stripped him and left him
for dead. A Good Samaritan, seeing
this, clapped spurs to his horse and gail
loped away, lest he should be sent to
the House of Detention rs witness
while the robbers were released on
bail.
neutrality-suspicious. is worse than
the thief
THE KIND HEARTED sHE-ELEPHANT.
A kind-hearted she-elephant, while
walking through the jungle where the
spicy breezes blow soft DER Ceylon's
Isle, heedlessly set foot upon part
ridge, which she crushed to death with
in a few inches of the nest containing
it's callow brood. "Poor little thingsr'
said the generous mammoth, II have
been a mother myself, and my affec-
ton shall atone for the fatal consequence
es of my neglect" So saying, she sat
down upon the orphaned birds.
Moral The above teaches us what
home is without a Iaother; also that it
is not every person who should be
trusted with the care of an orphan asy-
lum.
THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE sIMpLEToN.
A simpleton having had occasion to
seat himself, sat down on pin; where
on he made an cutlery unto Jupiter. A
philosopher who happened to be hold
ing up d hitching- post in the vicinity,
rebuked him, saying: 81 can tell you
how to avoid hurting yourself by sitting
down on pins, and will if you will set
therl up. The simpleton eagerly ac-
cepting, the philosopher swallowed four
fingers of the rum, which perisheth,
and replied: "Nevcr sit down" He
subsequently acquired vast fortune
by advertising for agents, to whom he
guaranteed f3 week for light and easy
employment at their h ,mes.
Moral.-The wise man gath, "There
is niger in the fence" but the fool
sendeth on twenty stamps for sample,
and is taken in.
THE WOLF AND THE LAMB.
A Wolf, one day drinking from run
ming stream, observed Lamb drinking
from the same stream lat some distance
from MIN.
81 have yet to learn" said the Wolf,
addressing the Lamb with dignified Sc
verify, what right you have to muddy
the stream from which I am drink
ing"
"Your premises are Incorrect" re-
piled the Lamb, with bland politeness,
"for if you will take the trouble to ex-
anime the current critically you will
observe that it flows from you to me,
and any disturbance of sedimen. here
would be, as far as you are concerned.
entirely local"
Possibly you are right" returned the
Wolf; "but if am not mistaken, you
are the person who, two years ago, FUSED
influence against me IN the UNIVERSE
ty.
impossible, replied the Lamb; "two
years ago was not born"
"Ah, WE'LL" replied the Wolf, COM
posedly, II am wrong again, but it
must convince every intelligent person
who has listened to this conversation
that am altogether insane, and con-
sequently not responsible for my &C
tons"
With this remark he at once dis
patched the Lamb and was triumphant
ly acquitted.
Moral.-This fable teaches us how
erroneous may be the popular impress
sion in regard to the Distribution of AL
luvium and the formation of River
Deltas.