The Washington weekly post., 1900-04-24
UNCLE ELLIS FABLES.
1HE u.ErH,rr .xn run rrn

pool to drink. and after slaking his thirst
ne sucked up water in his trunk and
squirtsd IL over bis big body to cool him.
self on. He was thus engaged when the
Bug came out of A crevice and said:
An, but have been suffering with ths
heat all day. II were only Ln Elephant!'
Yes: it's very nice. bn, guess We can
Tx things as 1t is. I've got about enough
and now IN attend 10 your case. Stand
By for a shower
Thereupon the Elephant sucked up a
barrel or more water and blew it over the
Bug. who was at once swept away In the
flood and drowned out OF hand.
Moral.-We would be safer IL some OF
our friends wished us evil.
THE FOX AND THE OWL.
One evening as the Owl was utterlng a
few boots and pluming her wings prepara-
tory TO rustling about for food she was
accosted by the Fox with:
|. IT heard your hoot from afar OF and
have come to make you a proposition. f
I'm near-sighted, but feet OF foot. while
| you are sharp-sighted, but slow OF wings.
| Sppose we hunt together and divide the
ganeF'
Gut from my earliest infancy I have
bees told that you were fun OF guile" re-
piled the Owl, as she looked down upon
| Reynsrd with suspicion.
ALA mistake. my dear bird. Such tals
| comes from the fact that my ears are cut
| on the bias. AS said. we will hunt to-
gether and make a divide
But how do / know that you won't
even eat sne?" insisted the Owl, suddenly
remembering that her grandmother had
nysteriousy disappeared after a confah
with Fox.
Listen TO ne" continued Reynard, with
great earneSness. You simply fare
about ard uselyour eyes TO uncover Hares,
and | will runAthem down. You need not
even alight."
The Owl still doubted. but at length
agreed to the partnership, and IL was not
long before her sharp eyes espied Hare
In her form. and she called to the Fox. Ii
was but short chase ere the Hare was
overtaken and killes
I'll eat my half and retire" said the
Fox. as he fell to, and ten minutes later
the Owl descended to find nothing but
ball OF fur and few bones.
Alas, but / should have known you'd
trick me In some manner" she called to
the Fox. -
Gently, thou wall eyed" he replied
from the thicket. 1T was TO be a divide
and L have taken the meat and left you
the fur and bones"
But can't eat fur and bonesr'
"Mebbe not; but who said anything
about eating? 1 supposed you were out
for the fun of the thing"
Mcral.-Don't expect to win on the other
mans game. .-- -.-
a Traveller on the highway CHANGED
upon Crow seated on limb of a road
side tree, and being struck by the Bird s
plumpness and blackness he cried out:
''Oh. Crow, have never seen a hand
somer bird. Your plumage is simply
Srandr'
The Crow blinked at him, out had moth
ing to say In reply.
such pose-such dignity, continued
Traveller. THE Eagle has been called the
King Of Birds. but he cannot hold a can
die to you"
The Crow blinked and winked. but re-
Trained from uttering a word.
II am sure" continued the Traveller. As
he drew nearer, that such a handsome
Bird might equal the Nightingale in song.
/ pray thee to sing TO me-"
Please excuse me to-day" replied the
Crow, as he closed his eyes as IL TO sleep,
But l may not, -our dignity, pose,
and plumage have excited my great ad-
miration, and | am sure your voice
will but add TO it,
I've had sore throat and the grip"
protested the Crow.
"Ah, that is but an excuse to veil your
modesty. Sing me but one little song"
Thus urged. the Crow opened his
mouth and gave utterance to such a
screech that the Traveller took to his
heels at once. exclalming as he fed:
by the great horn spoon, but who'd "a
thought it!''
Mountaineering our weaknesses we
should conceal them as much possible.
That's another case of it." sighed the
Crow, as he moved farther back into
the shade. LAS Crow I am all right.
but as d Nightingale / drive away those
who would be my friends"