The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-06
STORIES In FABLE EoRM.

this worlds goods 10 enable Him TO keep
a Cow was thus addressed one morning
at Breakfast by his Wife:
i do wish We could afford to buy n
jersey Cow and have rich Yellow milk
Tor the Children. Instead of this Blue
J stuff our old Red Cow furnishes"
/ thought Red and Blue were a Fa-
I v0rite combination Of yours" said the
/ Suburbanite, who is known as a Face
tious man
What pieases the eye does not al
/ ways please the Taste" answered his
| Wife sententiously; "a Jersey Cow would
give US rich, nourishing Milk that would
be More than Half cream 1t would
I Keep our table Supplied with Sweet but
! ter all the Year round.
And What would we do with the
Red Cow You always said You liked
her because she was SO Reliable and
gentle
Turn Her in as collateral for what
ever She will bring. This is not a Mat
ter of Sentiment, but of Hygiene. Be
sides, owning a Jersey Cow is Ike Hav-
ing a Coat Of Arms or a Gold-Headed
presentation Cane-it gives the Family
a Standing among Neighbors."
So the Suburbanite took away the old
Red Cow and brought Home a Jersey,
which was turned Over to Tom. the
hired Man. with a Lot of instructions.
The Family went out to the stable TO
Examine the new purchase, but IL was so
| Wrapped up that Nothing hut the Whites
Of its eyes and the Tips of its horns
were visible. Tom told them that Jersey
Cows took cold so Easily that this Pre-
caution was necessary. And when they
Wanted to touch 1t he Explained that
Jersey Cows were tiuid like Deer, so
they Contented themselves With throw
ing Bouquets at a distance. and Chant
ing compliments to the Deer-lil,e out
lines revealed seantily By the concealing
Blankets.
1t took nearly the Whole time of the
hired Man to Wait on that Cow. give 1t
warm mushes twice Day, and Keep it
wrapped up TO its Chin. 10 Prevent any
Possibility of it's taking cold. Mean
while the Suburbanites raved over the
Rich cream and Sweet butter On which
they All fed and thrived. And they put
on as many Airs as if they Owned a
gold mine.
One day, when Mrs. suburbanite was
ESpatiating on the Rare value of their
Jersey Cow TO some OF her Neighbors
they Urged her TO Let them see Ii, and
She took them out TO the Stable with \
good deal of Pride and some Laudable
curiosity, for she had never seen the
Animal herself. Now. Tom. the hired
man, was out Of Sight, and She i'm
proved the Opportunity, by unbIanketing
the Cow with Her own hands. Alas, her
Pride took a Tumble when, Instead Of n
Fine Jersey. She found their Old Red
Cow contentedly chewing the Cud.
Moral-Blessings in Disguise are often
Most appreciated.
Once there was A Fair Girl who was
an Orphan who was Raised in the shell
tered Home of Widowed aunt and Edu-
Gated in an Exclusive private School
among other Fair Girls and who knew
Nothing of the World outside of this
Peaceful and Protected life.
When this Fair Girl had been Gradu-
ated with all the Honors she returned
to Her aunt, who for her sake Entered
society again and gave a Brilliant COM
ing-out party for her Beloved niece.
on this occasion the Fair Girl met
members of the Opposite sex for the
first time. Her glrileless Youth and
Beauty attracted the Notice OF a Distin-
guished Legal light who was twice her
own age, but was known as a great
competitors for the Fair Girls hand, and
after = short Enga gement they were
happily Married.
ON their return from their Wedding
trip The Gossips and the Envious Ones
called on the Bride and After lovingly
kissing her began to Laud her Husband
to the Skies, ending. however. with the
sympathetic remark;
What pity the Judge smolIesl It
must be So disagreeable for You. dear"
Why she asked with sweet inno-
cence. Don't all men Smoker
'-Oh, dear, No! My husband never
smokes
Nor mine. Neverr'
NO? What A pity. I am Sure the
Judges lovely Disposition comes from
smoking. Whenever he feels Irritable
light his pipe myself, and wish / could
smoke with him; he takes so much com
fort, the dear man."
The GOssips and the Envious Ones
looked at each other and took Another
tack.
Does he sit up all night playing Poker
with his Cronies as he used to in the
Old days when he was Singie?''
Why, of course he does, bless his Dear
heart, Why shouldn't hep You don't sup
pose I'm going to Turn all his Life
topsy-turvy because he married Me?'
out came Another poisoned Arrow tip
ped with a Smile.
And does He stfll put his feet on the
Embroidered satin sofa pillows, while he
Smokes and Reads?"
Il should Say he does. The Judges
feet are worth more than Any sofa pill
lows 1 ever saw. Call again, Ladies.
when you can stay Longer"
And the Gossips and Envious Ones took
their leave With a great Show OF afTec-
ton quite undecided Whether they had
been Outwitted by Artlessness or Art.
Moral-Where there's Love there's Lib
erty.
a Parrot that was Warranted by q
Bird dealer to be A fine talker was pur-
chased by a Citizen fond OF Pets. and
taken Home as a present to the House
hold. The other Pet IN the family was \
Cat that had Become a Scapegoat ard
was considered an old Story. The Parrot
rubbered at the Cat, hut She would not
Notice him. She had seen Parrots be-
fore, and had no Earthly use for them.
besides this Que could not Speak a single
word. And was therefore A snare and
y deiusion. However, Il the Parrot s
tongue was silent his Brain vas active
and he soon Noticed that Everything
that went wrong was laid to the
Cat.
Here's A Snap" he thought. Il can't
Talk a Little bit. but can Do lots OF
mischief, and Lay it all to the Cat
There's the Goldfish I tasted Some
once. and they Were fine"
SO the Parrot ate up the Goldfish. and
the Cat was Punished for il. But she
bidcd her Time. knowing that Wrong is
generally Knocked out by Right IN the
End. And One day the whole Ceiling
81 the Room in which the two Pets
were kent fell down with 4 crash thar
shook The House. Puss was Agile enough
% Escape. but the Parrot vas knocked
silly The family ran 70 The Rescre and
Fished Up = dnanidated Bird with One
tafl f-nEnF~ Left Before he Croa ked he