The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-19
AMERICAN FABLES.

Ono lay W eiifed and Sayac1ous hat
came across an Object made Of Stout
| Wires. and its Sole Occupation Seemed
TO be 10 take Care of Liberal Piec- Of
Cheese. Having had Several years Ex-
perience with Men and Their Machina-
tons. the Rat Looked the Ground over
with Great Care, and BE was still En-
gagged in this Occupation when a Mouse
| Appeared and Wanted TO Know shat
was up.
why, the fact is replied the Rat.
II have more Cheese here than | caa
possibly Eat at one meal, and as Cheese
spoils quickly in this Climate, was
waiting for some one to come along and
| Accept OF Portion.
You are very. very Generous said
| the Mouse.
Don't Mention it. just Step inside
| and pass the Cheese out, viii your
| The Mouse had no sooner nibbled At
the Bait than there was Crash and 10
I found himself Trapped
'Ahl that's the Way it Works, is IT,"
queried the Rat. Il couldn't just make
it out. Um, see. Spring there some
where. Very good idea.
But I'm caughtr' exclaimed the Mouse
IN great Agitation.
so observe"
And what's TO be 3one?-
''Well, leave that 10 you 10 Decide.
let you in on the ground floor, and niy
Responsibility ceased there. Fine day
today? Hope we shall have an early
Spring"
Neutrality-suspicious. acquired az the ex-
pense of others is Soothing ~ well rs
Valuable.
THE RoBPER, THE TRAVELLER AND TIE
MANDARIN.
One time a Peasant was Travelling
along the Highway, he Encountered
Robber who had been lying in Ambush.
When Demand was Made for his Money
he Wept and Lamented and Besought
the Robber 10 at least spare him half.
Come down with Every Silver or of
comes the top of your Headl" shouted
the Robber; and he left the Peasant
not one Copper Coin.
An hour later, as the Robber WAS
taking things Easy along the Road he
was met by Mandarin and Escort, and
the big man ordered that ne be Seized
and Searched. When his cash was
brought 10 light the Mandarin exclaimed:
"Ah, he has too much money for IN
honest man, Take it away from him
and give him sixty strokes OF the BAN
boor'
Next dav the sore and limping Rcbber
again encountered the Peasant, and he
at once fell upon him in Anger, crying
out:
'Ahl if you had not yielded mp your
cash 10 me | should not have been BAN
booedr'
land if had not yielded you would
have cut my Throat.' replied the Peas
ant.
Moral-Sone men are bound To BE- in
Tia soup, any how.-Detroit Free Pres
From Run To Neekfte.
The necktie, now become purely or
namental detail of dress. was originally
useful 1t was intended to protect the
throat. Its history may bc traced from
lifetime of the Stuarts in England, when
immense ruffs. which served az neck
cloths and collars. were worn.
Later neckcloths or cravats wers
adopted, and no doubt were n welcome
change from the stiff. uncomfortable
ruff They were Of Brussels or Flanders
lace, tied in knot under the chin, the
ends being allowed TO hang square.
Still later they were worn much longer,
the ends being passed through the but
ton holes Of the waistcoat.
The lace neckcIoth was succeeded b.
small cambria bands, bat was rsintro-
duced IN Queen Anne's reign. and DID
not go ont Of nss entirely until about
1875. Then broad silk ribbon, tied in
q large bow in front. was worn, and this
in turn was followed by white cambria
stocks buckled in the back. and by mus
In cravats, which were tied ia front in
an immense bow.
Ia the early part II this century the
stiff linen collar had begun 70 be worn.
and the craya. was passed twice around
the collar and tied IN fancif1l bow in
front
About 1920 crsya,s were made very
-7de IN the center and tspered OF to
ward the ends. Thirty years ago stocks
and cravais began 20 disappear. ADD
sczrfs began 70 take their place. Prom
these scarfs, gradually growing smaller,
was deTelo;ssd the Modern neat neckfia