The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-08
UNCLE ELI'S FABLES.

IL AM HE NNlFs
A farmer who had suffered the loss of
several sheep from the depredations of
a wolf dug pit with the hope of cap
turing the animal Great was his joy
when he went out one morning and
found the wolf at the bottom of the
hole. He was gathering rocks to pele
the captive to death when the wolf OBJ
served:
business and let other folks do the
same, but in this case I want to say
that you have made a serious mistake
I don't see how?" replied Josh.
why, this pit is so shallow that the
lion can easily spring out of it."
What lion?"
THE one who will soon eat your OK
unless you trap him. Come down here.
I viii help you to dig it deeper. Had
the lion fallen in here he would only
have laughed in contempt"
by gum, 1 never thought of that"
exclaimed the farmer. He jumped down
into the hole and began digging. A mo-
ment later the wolf vaulted lightly
the edge of the pit and made off.
Moral.-Whats the use of catching Q
mouse when there are rats to be
trapped?
THE BEAR AND THE BEES.
A woodman who was passing through
the forest came upon a bear who was
rolling over and over on the ground
plants. Bruin had one eye closed and
was covered from head to heels with
Jumps and knobs and knots.
What cheer?- gayly cried the wood
man as he drew nearer.
Bees" mOaned the bear.
But nature gave you coat of fur to
protect you from the stings of bees"
so she did" answered the bear, but
she also made me fool enough to want
honey just the same when 1 was she'd
ding my coat. and every sting would
lift me a foot high"
MorsaL-None of us is ever satisfied
with half loaf
THE HARES AND THE HOUNDS.
One day after the hounds had given the
hares d long chase and destroyed many
of them an old hare sneaked out of her
burrOW and called a public meeting to
protest against further affairs of the
sort
AS hares we have inalienabIe rights
that the hounds are bound to respect"
she asserted.
Hear Heart" cried the other hares
in chorus
Where would your rabbit pies be but
for the rabbits?''
Hear Hear"
And what would the world do with
out our fur?"
Hear Heart
And in my opinion the time has come
for us to assert ourselves. If the hounds
hares chase the hounds?"
"A bully ideal" squealed hundred
hares together.
Then let us proceed to chase and as
sert ourselves"
They proceeded, and they asserted,
and as the leader of the hounds looked
around after the slaughter he quietly
observed:
1t is the same in the end whether
the hounds go to the hares or the hares
come to the hounds
Moral--When the taxpayer becomes a
reiormer, he only changes ends with the
stick.
THE EAGLE AND THE BUZZARD.
After thinking things over one day
and coming to the conclusion that the
world was all wrong the eagle set out
and found the buzzard and said to
him:
If there have been. times when I have
passed YOU by without a nod and hurt
your feelings, I am sorry for it,
GU have made my heart ache now
and them replied the buzzard. but
I'm not bird to bear a grudge Your
apologies make it all right"
While 1 am called an eagle and you
a ouzzard. there is but little difference
between u.s.
No; you simply fly little higher
than I do"
That's about all. We are both birds,
you know"
And, both being birds. why should
we bold aloof2"
We shouldn't. This is a very nice
hsh you have here, and it's just my din
ner hour. If you don't mind, I'll also oc-
cupy this nest for an hour or two. As the
place is rather crowded you might seek
another tree for awhile While you are
about it you may pick me up a chicken
for supper, and if you run across a nice
spring lamb bring it along for break
faSC AS YOU observed a little while
ago
But you have eaten all my fish, ex-
claimed the eagle
Yes. here goes the tail of it,
my nestle
Yes, and I find it a good fit There
may be a few wrinkles around, but I'm
And And you expect me to provide you