Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1885-06-25
..poI1r1cAL FABLES"


readers will readily see belongs to Pride
and Bum. The ptness Of the article to
the persons and their movements here
in Idaho must present itself forcibly to
our readers. The terms "Mormon buzz
sard," the ayellow haired rooster" Phil.
delphia pups" ~. s. military bull dog
and other terms used cannot fail Of be-
ing well comprchended by all who are "a
miliar with the doings Of the late legisla-
tive assembly in connection with Pride
and Bum and the Mormons and the SUBJ
sequent meeting putting the buzzards in
to the pen under the Edmund act:
"For brief period yellowed COM
plexioned, yellow haired, young and
somewhat ambitious rooster from Maine,
has been scratching around the Idahe
political barnyard, thriving upon the fer
tile excrement Of the republican party.
During certain gathering Of Mormon
bussards among the democratic and re-
publican roostes, this yellow haired
chantielesr was very numerous in his
pretentions, and especially loud in his
boastings Of his own virtues. He was
the self appointed exponent Of anti-bux-
Gard doctrines, but on tho sly in shady
corner, he held secret conferences with
the buzzards in order to get the help of
the latter to spirit away the grain, which
was supposed to be carefully locked up.
Yellow hair had also formed league
with LOT Of hungry rats to dig an I'M
derground hole, and gnaw into the found
alton Of the public granary. A Phih-
delphia pup had been employed to watch
the grauary, but having been informed
BY yellow hair that the latter had
brought along from Msine some bears
oil onguent that would raise feathers just
like his own on that shapely Philadel-
phia tail, the watch dog joined in a ~.
crst plot with the buxzards and the dung
hill 70 rob his employers. The scheme
was carried out, the hole the rats made
was in the form Of ring, was successful
and the rest Of the Democratic and
Republican fowls were left TO starve OF
shirk for themselves. The bussards got
away with part Of yellow hairs grub
stake which he had toasted them ON to
draw them into the scheme; the Philadel-
phia pup tried the onguent and borrowed
: little plumage Of the yellow haired roos-
ter, to stick it into his tail no a. to attract
attention while the pin feathers were
growing, and all was hilarious and up
roarious success-on a dunghill. But
the pride and vanity Of the yellow haired
and wall eyed rooster, and the innocsnt
pup with the pin fsathss) caused them
to Be with the buuards too often making
70 much noise that the u. s. penitentiary
bull dog came along. Being insulted BY
tho pup Of the pin feathers, the latter
was picked up BY the nap Of the neck;
the pin feathers al shook out Of him, and
he vas chucked into an overland ccsspool
to coel Of. Hearing the rumpus, the
yclping Of the pup and the suffering Of
the dunghill rooster, who Wa under the
Augean stables trying 70 worry the rats
into making him their leader, there came
along great big Mastif called Pres;
strong and powerful Of limb with largo
and massive jaws, and Of iron win and
consultation. One desp toned bay va
sounded which reused the sleeping Dem
ocrat and Republican chickens, and
brought the owner Of the pup and the
dunghill rooster, 70 zee what Ma up.
The rats ran into the hole, the bussards
lot their heads and wore marshalled into
. psn, the pin feathersd pup ~ plastered
with filth, did mot stop until he found
cover IN bis native kennel. There 10 the
solitude and peaceful surroundings Of biz
innocent childhood, reaections spoa The
psrhdoas scheme e pongrel dunghin
with the bears ~ peat for produo.
Inc pin fsafhsss on = puppy1 tail)-havs
isee occupied biz serious attention. Ono
moat poignant and bitter rsAecsioa y
found ID the fact he trusted TO I mon.
grel and ill-bred rascal his innocent ann.
billions, and the key to certain valuable
possessions that he would like TO ret
back.
Can . leopard change his spotsf Can
: coon rinse himself white? Can pole
cat ift himself int polite society Can
four kings beat four ..acess Can athe
hand that made mako another attorney |
general out Ola dunghill? Can an ex-
ecutive '.Excellency" befoul himself, and
then attempt 10 rub it into the nostrils
md force il down the threats Of MEN,
and expect them to retain nanhoods
elf respect. or reenocf his rer.nn A. NJ