The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-09-13
She Was i Little Bit Nervous.

stead of fishes they would probably
love 81 great biz city with any number
I'll people" ioStling them on the streets
Harry Herring was very happy to
see Iha; al his family and all the re-
lationS were joining his party. 1T VIII
bee good swim" he said
We are ready" they all said. And
Of they started for their summer
home.
"Of course, if W. are nearer land"
said Harvey Herring. I'VE stand more
chance of being caught. don't wc:'
We'll. perhaps" said Harry Her
ring. But We mustn't think of thar.
We must enjoy ourselves while we
can. 1t is time enough 10 think of be-
ing caught whCn-when--well. when
We are being caught and there is no
way out of it,
what do they do with US when they
catch u.s." asked Hattie Herring. She
was little bit nervous.
"They eat us for breakfast, usually"
said Harry Herring
My great-grandfather was eaten for
supper once" said one of the other
herrinSS very proudly. Its far finer
TO be eaten for supper than for break
fast my grandmother said"
"Well, l don't see any difference in
being eaten for supper or for break
fast"
My uncle was eaten for lunch"
spoke up another herring, splashing
hard.
How do you know" asked Harvey
Herring.
because some Of our family were
swimming around and they heard some
grnwn-ups talking about the time they
enjoyed eating herring"
"Oh, do they enjoy u.s." asked Hat
tie Herring
"Cf course they DO. You little silly"
said Harvey Herring. why Do YOU
think they eat US if they don't enjoy
u.s."
~ thought maybe we gave them in
digestion" said Hattie Herring. 81
heard grown-Ups talking about i:
once. II must be horrid. Something
like swallowing Il pebble or having a
piece of sea weed 90 down the wrong
way"
"Wcll. my dear" said Harry Her,
ring proudly. zone thing can always
be said about the Herring family"
WHAT" they all asked, splashing
for all they were worth.
Eve never give Indigestion" he re-
piled. I'VE are good Ia eat. We give
people appctitos to eat more and to
grow fat and strong"
VERY good of US" said Harvey Her
ring. I'VE are certainly very noble
fishes"
I'VE must be-" said Hattie Herring.
''But I'll rather not be eaten ut ALL"
Maybe you won't be-" said Harvey
Herring.
ooh, really" snlashed Hattie Her
ring delightedly.
"Certainly." answered Harvey. I'VE
are not all caught and eaten. It's just
luck. That's all. We might as well en-
JOY ourselves while we can though. for
We never know when we will be
caught. That's why we might as well
be sOciable. And il is, in fact. the
reason why herringS always move in
such large quantities. They want to
see lot Of each other before they are
used for breakfact. lunch or supper"
II never knew the reason before"
said Hattie.
81 did" said Harry. "That Is why
I called YOU all to come with me-"
'MoSt of us came without being
called" said the other behring's. And
that was quite true. For the behring's
always move in very, very large
groups and seem to he rs sOciable as
any of the fishes in the sea.
And as they swan along. splashing.
they boosted about thc meals their
uncles, fathers, grandfathers and
grandmothcrs had been eaten ADJUST
as If they were balls they had attended
In high state!