Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-05-22
ORIENTAL APiLOGUES.
THREE CUTE, LITTLE, OLD-TiME
PARLOR STORIES.
The Ogre and His Smart wife-A Panther
which Lost It's Self Controi-How
- Man Found Happiness In
the Sorcst Trouble.

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: II have brought
you handsome young man for sup
per-" The ghoul, however, privately
killed pig and served it up. Stung by
remorse. Wretch that / am" cried
she, you are u wicked man to tempt
me to make way with an innocent
youth" This she had. in fact, done
and secreted him in a churn. When
the ogre had well 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 n pro-
found slumber OF some weeks dura-
ton. During this time she entertained
tho young man with sprightly CONVEX
sation, innocent games, and high feed
ing. Then she awakened the ogre and
explained how she had deemed it 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 in the married state
finds sure foundation in the entire
truthfulness on the one side that wins
unquestioning trust on the other. 1t
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 IA remote cliff many
miles from any human habitation.
From this coign of vantage his eX-
tended view one day embraced train
of camels laden with inestimable 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. 4
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 Z Zechnis.
This teaches the Importance of self
control, without which the hottest in
stinct5 of our nature may precipitate
US into deadly sclf-eXposure.
A man born deaf and dumb, who
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of business as n beggar, sacrificed to
the god Mercury, and in 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 TO make a considera-
BILE Offering on the shrine of his
patron. Pleased with his gratitude,
Mercury devised an accident whereby
the votary broke his leg, which ter
minated in permanent lameness
Out of the abundant largesse brought
to him by his ollamities he next com
manded statue of the divinity. and
was not displeased at finding himself
rewarded with "a palsy. He was nov
on the high road TO 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-defned marks of leprosy, the final
gift of the delighted god. OF this dis
ease he presently died. leaving TO a
numerous offspring a large share OF
his wealth anG all of his infirmities-
The fruits which the frugal industry
of one generation enables it TO be-
queath TO the next are the amends il
offers for the institutions that accom-
pany the inheritance. New York Sun