The Washington herald., 1915-10-10

The Hare. finding herself pursued by
\ a Fox was lucky enough to find
shelter In large cage. in which some
doves We're confined Tho hole she went
in at was too small for the Fox to enc
After humping his head three or four
| times, he gave II up and sat back with
/ a look Of chagrin on his face and said:
! IF / hadn't stubbed my toe / would
have caught YOU
Thanks to the stub" sarcastically ie-
piled the Hare.
| At this moment the Farmer came out
to the yard with a gun in his hand and
| called out:
Hello. what's all this fuss about"
replied the Fox. Il VIII leave 1t to you
| If nature didn't make the Hare for the
| Fox to feed upon"
I've heard So admitted the Farm.I.
I Then it logically follows that the Fox
Is only obeying nature when he eats the
| Hare?"
Yes. guess you are right"
| Then 1t 'ogicalIy follows tnat you
eat her. instead of depriving me OF my
| dinner"
Well. don't know" said the FARMER
| as he scratched his head.
| III you refuse to do so oin iogIcally
| follow that 1 seize the old Gdnder over
there by the neck. and make my meal
OFF OF him threatened the Fox.
That's logic. Mr.. REWARD. but 1
keeps shot gun it is logical to concluae
Yes. Uncle"
Il am going to shoot a Fox and here
| Rabbit is worth only ten cents: the pelt
| Of the Fox is worth Is cents Is IL logic
that should prefer the pet Of the
Fox?'
Yes hut"
II must give up the Hare. shoot the
Fox or lose my Gander. What does your
| logic say about it?
piled the Fox, as he started of. but he
was too late. rhe farn.r led uI,n him
and stretched him dead.
everything. and after the tragedy he
said:
MORAL:
Il am only Gander and never heard
Of logic before. Now that have seen
a specimen Of i. want to say: A little
logic Is all right. but too much of 1t Is
going to hurt somebody.
One day a tramp came along to a coun-
try hamlet and standing in front of the
! that if the people would give him big
breakfast and supper and lodge him in
the best spare bed in the place, he would
on the morrow make the wind blow from
any direction they could agree upon.
His terms We're accepted at once and
he was treated like a prince and fed like
| a king. Next morning after a breakfast
sufficient for three men. he said:
Il will now keep my half of the prom
ise. From what direction shall the wind
blow"
Some called out from one direction and
some from another. and in ten minutes
there was a row which included every
, man in the place. The tramp looked
about him and saw fists and feet going
and started up the road. saying:
Gentlemen, when YOU agree to agree
I will return and get Up the wind Cor
you"
MORAL:
He never returned.
One day peasant went to the philoso-
pher and said:
20 wise man of the land. have sen
whose head Is as thick as a stone wall.
He doesn't know enough to get into the
mule shed when it rains"
Some boys are born that way. re-
piled the Philosopher as he slipped an
other troG,ha into has mouth.
My Jim certainly was. and 1 feel hu-
inflated o. great and wise man, can't
you take him and pound some philosophy
into his head"
Send him to me. and I will do the
best can
Greatly tickIed. the Peasant went home
and ordered his son to pack up his bum
die and take up his residence with the
Philosopher In due time the lad ar
rived and was welcomed. and next morn