Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-04-26
The Parable of Imperialism.

The Parable of Imperialism.
There was once man who was
very rich and great because he hac
large natural resources and many
strong, healthy sons TO help him.
Now this great man had neighbol
who was small in statue and 80 help
less that wolves continually destroyed
what few possessions he could get to
gether and he was powerless to drive
them away.
For long time the savage animals
continued their ravages and becom.
ing bolder and bolder approached
very near to the door of the weak
sick man and. showing their rows of
sharp teeth, threatened to enter and
devour him; but SO long as the pro
perty and life of the weak m IN were
In danger the wealthy neighbor did
not interfere.
One night however, tine 10Th O,
February, 1889 some property be-
longing to the rich man was DESTROYED,
whereupon he laying the guilt upon
the wolves, called out his sons and
the weak. sick man and all of them
together killed many of the wolves
and drove them all finally away from
both farms.
Seeing that he was free from the
pest the weak man came and thanked
his rich neighbor, but after a time
had passed the weak man saw that the
great man and his sons didn't leave his
farm but acted as though they owned
the place. Then he called to ,ether
his family and they talked the matter
over among themselves, and he sent
one of his sons to talk with the great
man. But when the young man
come where the great man was they
would not let him talk with him, but
called him "little Aggie" and ridi-
culed him in all ways possible. And
FINALLY they were going to lock him
up end prevent his returning home !;
SO he ran for his life and got away.
Then the great man sent word to his
neighbor that he WAS going to take
charge of his business for him. You
are weak" he said, "And you are as
weak in intellect as you are in body.
You are not fit to take care of your
self and family. It is my Christian
duty to take your farm from you and
run it for you. 1t is wrong for me to
let you keep your cwn property be-
cause you are ignorant
When the weak man heard this he
replied 81 may be weak but l have
the right to run my own business.
| may never be as rich and great as
you, because my farm is smaller, but
| want the freedom to cultivate it in
my own way and if do not succeed it
will not injure you. 1t is mine and l
will do as l like with my own, and I
call upon you to withdraw your SONS
from my property" but the great man
only laughed at him.
Then the weak man called together
his sons and made an attempt to put
the rich man from his farm, but the
sons of the rich man fell upon them
and slew many of them. Seeing
some of their brothers slain the
daughters of the poor man rushed to
the fray also, but the strong men
marched on. killing as they went,
setting fire to the buildings and de-
vastating the fields until they had
driving the survivors into remote
corner of their own ia. m. And they
rejoiced at what they considered their
"splendid victory" over these rebels
and said, "we can easily make those
who are left alive yield to our rule
and thus we will be doing oul
Christian duty by our weaker broth
err
The Great Man is Uncle Sam.
The weak neighbor-Spanish pos
sessions, Cupa, Rolto Rico and the
Philippines.
The wolf-Spain.
GERTRUDE g. HARMAN.
Logic That Failed.
"Now, hold on, pa" said little vii
lie; before you start in to using tn,
trunk strap on me l want to ask yo,
suthin'."
"Well, what is it?" the cruel fathel
| demanded.
you're against expansion, aim
you?"
"Yes; what Of it? Be quick"
| "And you don't believe in governin
| without the consent of the governed