The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-30
ORIENTAL APILOGUEs.
THREE CUTE. LITTLE. oLD-TiME
PARLoR STORIES.
Tho Ogre and Ills smart wife--A Panther
which Lost Its self Controi--How
Man Found Happiness In
the sorest Trouble. cEx

There was once an ogre. not very
rich. who had very pretty ghoul TO
his wife. One night on returning
home he said to her: III have brought
you handsome young man for sup
per-" The ghoul. however. privately
killed pig and served IL up. Stung by
remorse. Wretch that l ann cried
she, you are wicked man TO tempt
me TO make way with an innocent
youth" This she had In fact. done.
and secreted him In churn. When
the ogre had we'll eaten and dropped
off for what he called his forty winks
she anointed his eyes with the juice OF
an herb. which threw him into pro-
found slumber OF some weeks dura-
ton. During this time she entertained
the young man with sprightly CONVEX
sation. innocent games. and high feed
ing. Then she awakened the ogre and
explained how she had deemed IL best
TO fatten the youth. The husband
thought his wife judged right Then
they supped merrily together on the
flesh OF another pig.
True happiness Ia the married state
finds sure foundation in the entire
truthfulness on the one side that wins
unquestioning trust on the other. IL
will not have escaped the observant
reader that this ghoul told her husband
the exact truth.
In the days OF the Caliph Doncara-
dam there lived poor panther whose
den was situated in remote cliff many
miles from any human habitation.
From this colgn of vantage his ex-
tended view one day embraced train
OF camels laden with inestimnble riches
traversing the desert toward an oasis
in the middle distance. "Oh happy
day. Oh, day OF good luck!" exclaimed
the panther as he bounded down the
rocks and crags. When he reached
the oasis the caravan was encamped
and the. drivers sat round fire. A
bountiful repast was brought and set
on the sward before them. As its odors
reached the famished beast he recOg-
nized the fragrance OF his favorite del
icacy, lamb, dressed with pistachio
nuts. and, In an excess OF emotion.
tainted away. In this condition he
was slain by the cooks boy, who sold
the skin for zechnis.
This teaches the Importance OF self
control, without which the hottest in
stincts OF our nature may precipitate
US into deadly self-exposure.
A man born deaf and dumb who
had established himself In "A small way
OF business as n beggar. sacrificed TO
the god Mercury. and i'm return for his
devotion the deity deprived him OF
sight. With this addition TO his capt
tai he enlarged his connection. and
was enabled soon 20 make considera-
BILE Offering on the shrine OF his
patron. Pleased with his gratitude.
Mercury devised an accident whereby
the votary broke his leg, which tor
minated in permanent lameness.
Out OF the abundant largesse brought
10 him by his calamities he next com
manded statue OF the divinity. and
was not displeascd at finding himself
rewarded with a palsy. He was now
on the high road 10 opulence. He
directed that the statue be plated with
gold, made investments in the public
funds and found his opinions listened
TO by his fellow citizens with ostenta-
tious attention. A little later he dis
covered on his person without surprise
well-denned marks OF leprosy. the final
gift OF tho delighted god. OF this dis
ease he presently died. leaving TO a
numerous offspring a large share OF
his wealth and all of his inflrmities.
The fruits which the frugal industry
OF one generation enables II 10 be-
queath to the next are the amends 1t
offers for the institutions that accom-
pany the inheritance. New York Sun.