The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-01-25
TOMMY AND THE DONKEY.

TOMMY AND THE DONKEY.
81 don't know which to do"
pouted Tommy. -! have been in
vited to sail and to ride, and | cant
decide"
Which do you like the best?'
asked Uncle Jack
Why. like both alike. 1t is
jolly day for sailing. hut the driving
party is going through a new coun-
try, and Id like to go with them"
Then go, by all means said his
uncle
But I like sailing too much to
miss 1t.
You remind me of donkey, said
Uncle Jack. solemnly.
"Of little. shaggy. lazy, unde-
cided donkey l heard about" went
on Uncle Jack. He was well fed
too we'll fed, suspect. or he wouldn't
have been such donkey One day
his master turned him into field
in which there were two large stacks
Of hay, one at either end Plenty of
dinner either way he turned. In fact.
he turned first one way and then the
other, trying to decide which hay
stack looked the more luscious and
inviting. There did not seem to be
pin to choose between them, how
eyer. and the po2x donkey despaired
Of being able to decide which would
make the better dinner and which
he ought to tackle frs. =
When he got tired CT standing up
to think about it. he lay down and
wagged his head L like BOTH he
said to himself III choose one.
l feel sure shall be sorry | haven't
chosen the other y -
Il don't think there ever was such
4 donkey" cried Tom, getting red
"Oh, yes. there was" replied Uncle
Jack. There are lots of just such
donkeys'
Well. that did this one Goo'
asked the boy.
He went first one way and then
the other. turning round and round
and back and forth, until he
dropped from sheer exhaustion
And then he laid down because
he had to. still trying to think which
haystack he had better try to crawl
toward first. BY this time, of course.
he was very hungry, but ye' II
seemed to him very foolish to =
the haystack which might. al,
be not so good as the other on
And finally this donkey of donkeys
actually lay there and starved to
death for no other reason on earth
than because he could not decide
what to eat first. 1t was hard fate.
indeed, to be unable to choose be-
tween them. Terrible, indeed"
1T must have been pretty rough
on the donkey, Uncle Jack" COM
mented Tom. with terrible look in
his eyes. But if you'll excuse me.
uncle, | won't stop to talk about it
now. ! must run down to the river.
The fellows will be gone, and | want
dreadfully to go sailing this morn
ing! New Haven Register.
ISLES OF REFUGE FOR BIRDS.
Securing as permanent homes for
the birds islands and remote tracts
that are their favorite haunts is a
humane and perfectly feasible plan
of the Audubon Society that has re-
Gently received cordial Endorsement
from President Roosevelt This pro-
ject Of charging birdland by pur-
chasing from private citizens breed
ing places in the island and coastal
region of the Atlantic. Pacific and Of
the Gulf, and OF providing the birds
in their homes with human guar
dians. is one that may be depended
upon to provide every race among
our nations birds with ample quar-
tiers for all time, And 1t is only by
such a thorough and wide flung
measure that this desired end may be
assured The aid of every American
citizen is justly sought that the best
success may attend the efforts of the
Audubon Society in this directiou.-
Boston Transcript.