New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15

'The priest viii STAY you in sacrifice If hs
should catch you"
ut would be better for me to he sacrificed In
the temple than to be eaten by you" the lamb
replied with unexpected energy and wisdom
The story Of the eagle and the arrow is tn-
tended to illustrate the fact that consciousness
Of misfortunes arising from a mans own nts-
conduct aggravates their bitterness. The eagfs
has been mortany wounded. Looking at the ar
rows butt, he recognizes the feathers as haytns
been furnished by himself
In the fable of the lion and the mouse ~.
mouse had awakened the lion bv runni1e 80
his face. In anger the lion was about tn KIN
him, when the mouse piteously entreated thai
his life be spared. Il will be sure to repav yorr
kindness, said the mouse. The lion laughed
and let him 60 1t happened shortly after this
that the lion was caught in the neshes Of d
hunters rope net The mouse heard the roar Of
the imprisoned monster, came up and gnaved
through the rope When the lion had been
freed the mouse said: You ridiculed the fdes
OF my ever being able to help you not expect
ing 10 receive from me any repayment OF your
favor; but now you know that it is possible even
for mouse to confer benefits on a lion"
The representation of an old woman shifting nj
wine bottle doubtless will seem to some out Of
place in a school for youth. Its lesson, however
redeems its use. The heroine evidently had tia
tastes Of connoisseUr. The fable wildly de-
scribes the finding by the woman of an empty
bottle which had lately been full OF prime old
wine the richness Of the fragrance which stM
chung to the receptacle, and the old woman,s
quick recognition of the quality Of the former
contents. She greedily placed it several times
to her nose, and drawing It backward and for
ward, said: "Oh, most deHcious How nice
must the wine itself have been, when it leaves
behind in no very vessel which contained
sweet perfumeP'
'HThe memory OF a good deed lives" IS tia
moral appended
while quarreIling about the shadow. we ortez
lose the substance" is the sermon preached by
The corbel Illustrating the story Of the and
his shadow. A traveller had hired the ass Ia
convey him to a distant place. It was an tn
tensely hot day. The traveller ordered the asa
stopped and the journey suspended in order thaa
he might seek shelter from the suns rays in this
shadow Of the animal The shadow only
large enough to protect one person The owner
thought he would like to rest in the shadow.
The two violently argued about it. the owner
asserting that he had right to it, he had
only let the ass and not the shadow. The trav-
eller persisted that he had hired not only the
animal but all that pertained to him The two
came to blows. While they were cudgelling each
other the ass woke up and galloped off.
"Once upon a time wolf resolved to disguise
his nature by his habit so that he might ges
food without stint Encased in the skin of a
sheep he pastured with the flock. beguiling the
shepherd by his article. In the evening he was
shut up by the shepherd in the fold. the gats
was closed and the entrance made thoroughly
secure. The shepherd coming into the fold In
the course Of the night TO provide food for ths
morrow. caught up the wolf instead OF sheep
ard killed him with his knife in the fold" So
runs the story of the wolf in sleeps clothing.
The models of the corbels were made by Loees
ter & Co., of this city assisted by Bruno L. linn,
from sketches drawn by George B. Post, thA