The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-10-16
Another Local Fla BILE.

Once upon a time there dwelt in a certain
city, which we will call Tallahassee for short,
Sly Old Fox, who lived entirely by his cunning !;
and in that city there was Big House, wherein
all the county records were kept, and also lot
of nice, fat, juicy Bones. Mr. Sly Fox had tried
for long time to get nibble at these Bones,
and at one time did, by some sly maneuvering,
manage to get into one of the rooms OF the Big
House, under the guise of servant, in minor
capacity; but pretty soon he showed his claws
by growing and snarling everytme any of the
other servants gave Bones to the Poor People of
the Land, as had long been the custom, and he
tried hard to have this custom abolished, but,
instead of doing that, the Great Chief put Mr..
Sly Fox ont of the Big House, and appointed in
his place one who was more kindly disposed
toward the Poor of the Land. Then Mr.. Sly
Fox began to look around for some way in which
to creep back again. and finally he hit upon
plan which he thought would work: He went
out into the woods in the dark and Silly night
and called together lot of NANCY Coons, and
told them of the nice, fat Bones in the Big House,
and promised that if they would work with him
he would divide the Spells. But" said the
Coons, eve are too we'll known! We would
be kicked out as soon as we started in at
the doc" Oh" said Mr. Sly Fox, II don't
want You to ge: into the Big House l want you
to put Me in Then can throw Bones out to you"
The Coons thought this would be very nce,so they
agreed to do what Mr.. Sly Fox wanted of them.
"Then," said Mr. Sly Fox, &c here is what you must
do: There are certain nice, Gentle Dogs, in this
county, who have been running with, and hunt
ing for, the Good Men who guard the Fat Bones.
The Good Men do not think the Dogs would
try to Steal any of the Bones. but l know they
love Fat Bones as we'll as We do, and, if you
promise to help them, and say you will only
want what they leave, after they eat the Marrow
out of the Bones, they will jump at the chance
Then, let me tell you, we will have picnic; for
as soon as the Dogs try to grab Bone the Good
Men will run out AMI begin to kick them, and
while they are fighting l can slip in and throw
out lot of the Bones for YOU"
Then, as the Coons went off to hold confab
with the Dogs, Mr. Sly Fox smiled broadly and
said to himself: Poor fools They will! get all
the kicking and l will get all the Fat"
The poor foolish Dogs listened TO the Coons,
and, thinking only of the nice Fat Bones, and
what Big Dogs they would be if they got them,
agreed to lead in the chase, and then Coons and
Dogs, all in a pack, began to run around the
Big House and yelp and growl and kick up
big noise. Every now and then the Dogs would
sneak up to the Good Men and say: We are
working for you; we only trying to lead
these dirty Coons off" But the Good Men saw
what bad company the Dogs were in and would
not believe them, and by close watching they
saw that the Dogs were really trying to grab
the Fat Bones, 80 they pitched in and kicked the
whole pack out, Coons, Dogs and Mr.. Sly Fox,
who was hiding behind a corner
MoRAL.-When Dogs, who are well thought
of, wan, Bone, they should ask for it, and not
join in with pack of NANCY Ccons to steal it;
for they will get badly kicked every time.