The Red Cloud chief., 1901-10-11
FABLES.
From the Kansas Mail and Breeze.

A mouse that had been 70 out Of luck
as to get In the way Of a cat was being
tossed about by the feline In a playful
manner. Whenever II got from under
the cats paw 1t would do it's best to
run away. "Why do you try to jump
the game that ways" asked the cat. III
am not hurting you, just giving you
some pleu SAINT recreation" 81 am not
erumbling so much about the style OF
recreation" replied the mouse, Though
| must say you seem to be Mt the bat
most of the time, but | remember hav-
ing been cautioned by my mother that
when n mouse gets into n game with a
cat IL is awalys well for the mouse to
leave before the last inning"
~
There was once a millionaire who
was complaining about his lot in life.
~ am weary Of this wealth" he cried.
"All sorts Of grafters are trying to
blee 4 me, beggars for this and beggars
for that are continually after me,
cranxs want to kill me. I was much
happier when I was 9 poor man work.
ing by the day." Aud then he turned
to his secretary and said: Write to
those fellows who own the Sunrise
Nine that I will give just &c., 900 for 1t
and not q cent more. I have 1t straight
that they have to sell. When the mine
Is developed II Is sure to be worth at
least two millions and I will clean up
. million and three quarters on the
deal"
Rich men complain about the burden
Of their riches, but IL Is noticed that
when n OF them gets a sure thing on
adding q few millions to his pile he
never lets the chance go by.
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A loud mouthed anarchist was ha.
rangueing a crowd on the street corner
on the evils Of government. "All gov.
ernment," he yelled, "is tyranny. All
forms Of government should be abol.
ished. Freemen should M longer
stand in fear Of the ~policeman's club"
For some little time the disciple Of
anarchy continued IN this strain and
then a husky old soldier walked over
to him and without any preliminaries
smashed the anarchist in the jaw, then
kicked him for falling and was pro.
ceeding to wear him out on the pave
ment when the orator began to veil,
police! police! Are the police going
to stand around and see a man killeds"
The individual who bowls most
against government is generally the
first to demand protection from the
authorities when he gets into trouble.
~
A gang Of small boys were playing at
the old game Of making mud pies. 1t
was observed that one boy was order.
ing the rest about, directing them to
bring him mud and fashion it into
pastry according to his orders. 1t was
also noticed that the other boys were
doing what be told them without any
objection. why don't you let some
Of these other boys boss the jobg" ask
ed the bystander. ooh, cause tn
don't none Nv these other kids know
how" was the answer of the lad as he
carried in a fresh hunk OF mud on a
single.
The individual who is born to com
mand will take his place $ naturally
as a dog takes to a bone.
~
There was once an individual who
was remarkably valiant with his mouth
He was also fond Of relating how many
persoGs he had subdued in that locality
where he used to live. "They all knew
me around there" he said. mo mar
in that neck Of: woods ever disputed
my word the second time. II he di,
he regretted 1t as long as he lived
There's more than one man back Their,
in Indiana that carries my marks Of
him." As the Indiana man was O
large and husky build and had a voic
like the voice Of a megaphone, hi
statements IN regard to his valor wer
taken without question for a goo
while. 1t happened that there WASH
a man in the town who came from tn
same part Of Indiana formerly inhat
tied by the large man with the meg,
: phone voice. His talk vent on alon
the same line for over a year and ever.
body in the neighborhood was afrai
to cross him for fear he would becom
irritated and break them in two. Or
day there appeared in the town whel