Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-02-24
UP.TO.DATE FABLES.

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iul iarmer from his youth until be
bad reached middle age was pick
ed out by the leaders Of q political
machine as an available candidate
for a high Office And the people
generally, seeing thBt the iarmer
was q good locker, and that he
had a good handshake and a laugh
that would ill g room, took to
him and elected him with a WhOOp.
But the farmer man was filed
with the idea that the gang that
had brought him out was the
whole cheese, and the members OF
the gang saw to It he was kept in
that notion, for they had a Job Of
work that they wanted him TO do.
Then they came about him aud
patted him on the back and told
him to give all persons who didn't
train with the gang hades and re-
peat, all Of which be proceeded to
do, for he WOt not that they were
working him 10 Q iare-yOu-w we'll.
For severrl months the various
members Of the gang used the
farmer man and the powers Of his
Office Just as II he had belonged to
them. When one Of them was 8
candidate for Office he called on
the farmer man to swat any party
who might be opposed to the ele-
walton OF the member Of the gang,
and he proceeded with the swat
ting. But this course OF conduct
was gathering up great lunches Of
trouble for the farmer man, though
it was a good while before be
caught onto the fact. And when
the storm had gathered so that
even q wooden man could not fail
to see that it vas coming, the far
mer man began to call for help
from the members Of the gang that
he had used the powers of his Office
to elevate, but he found that when
be was in trouble that they we're
all busy. They also seemed to have
lost their hearing to a large extent,
so that they couldn't hear when he
called. And when the farm r man
had been run Over and left lying
out in the road, not a man OF the
lot that had used him to put them
selves in Office came to help him
up.
Moral: The person who will
try to persuade another to do the
wrong thing in order to help the
first person get an Office will be
found 10 the end not to be much o.
afriend.
One day a small boy came run.
ming over to the house OF a neigh
Dor saying that the baby had swal-
lowed a couple Of tacks and was
about to choke to death. "WherC
is your mamai" asked the neigh.
Dor lady as she started over tC
look after the baby. "W'y mama.
she's gone to some woman's meetiT
or other to read a essa on how tC
take care Of little children" pant.
ed the boy, 6 N she wont be bach
till evening""
A town dog was visiting with
country dog when be saw some ltt
tie distance IN front OF them wha'
appear Gu W u , beautiful striped
cat. His principal line Of amuse
ment in town had been chasing
cats up trees that grew along the
street, aud be said to the country
dog: "NOw, Just watch me MAKE
that cat hike out. / will certainly
make 1t get a move on itself in
minute" But the country dog, t
the surprise OF the town dog, dis
played no enthusiasm Ove thu
plan, but, on the contrary, said
tsOnce, when I was a fool pup
tried to have some fun with a ca
Of that kind myself. The ca
didn't hike worth a cent, but
wasn't allowed to 60 into hOnsI
for more than a week after that
Since then I haven't been 50 brasil
about starting any funny bushes.
before / was acquainted
An Eastern teBderiOOt was in
duced to get into a sinful game o
poker with a bunch Of cowboy
and in the course Of the play wa.
dealt q flush. One Of the cowboys
who was possessed Of q revOlve
about the size Of a mountain h0W
itzer, had three queens, and pro
ceeded to bet all the money be hal
on his person on bis hand. "EoW
stranger said be as be laid hi
gun down on the table, "What he
you goti"
aN0thing,n replied the tender
foot as be looked ct the gun anl
laid down his hand. q did thinl
,,snnka that had a auah