The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-09-14
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mon, "we can never greet each other
in the 'rorning as some creatures can
do"
How is that?" asked Mrs. Salmon.
'There are people who say to each
other in the mornings
"Well. and how did you sleep last
night?'
And there are creatures and ami
mails who wake up ana look at each
ether and who say: breakfast time.
I'm hungry. l do believe I've slept
enough"
NO" agreed Mrs. Salmon, eve can
never say such things to each other"
1T seems to me-" said Mrs. Pike,
that it is very foolish waste of time
to sleep. Think of the hours one misses.
Great things might be going on which
we would miss. We might find some
food whereas if we were asleep We
couldn't find it.
"They say it's impossible to eat and
sleep at the same time. l wouldn't
want to try it, for I've no desire to
sleep"
you express my sentiments" said
Mrs. Salmon.
Il don't know just what are senti-
! mentS," said Mrs. Pike, but / am sure
they must be all right"
Sentiments" said Mrs. Salmon, "are
ideas or thoughts, and when l say that
you express my sentiments 1 say that
YOU have my very ideas and thoughts
| and are saying them rs / am thinking
! them"
Il see, see," said Mrs. Pike. "Well,
! to continue let us talk about our own
| wisdom and the foOliShness Of Others"
Let us do So said Mrs. Salmon,
''for l can imagine no subject more in
toreSting to talk about. If we talked
about horses as some people might do
il would be very foolish, for what care
! We for horses?"
Nothing at ALL said Mrs. Pike.
'That's just it," agreed Mrs. Salmon.
I'VE care nothing at all for horses We
! cont want to ride them-we wouldn't
| have carriages and horses if they were
given 10 US and we wouldn't turn SOM
| lrSaults upon them as ladies do in cir
Gus acting"
"Of course we wouldn't have horses"
said Mrs. Pike, 'for we don't want to
use anything that has to stay out of
the water"
THE water is our home" said Mrs.
Salmon. you know l think it is the
incest home, too. It's such big home
such gloriously big watery home. I
believe 1 could sing song about it,"
IF you think you could do So said
Mrs. Pike, then by all means do it.
Gut don't let your voice crack, will
you?"
Il never heard of the voice of a fish
cracking" said Mrs. Salmon, $50
don't think l need fear that danger"
We'll, don't let yourself swallow all
Of the water, for the rest of US need
some!" said Mrs. Pike, winking one Of
her shiny, CLASSY eyes.
That's an oldtime fish joke" said
-4rS. Salmon. Its as old to me as is
the fact that don't sleep and that you
don't sleep and that many of the gold
fish family and some of the insects
don't sleep. Yes, there are few SEN
sible creatures who don't believe in
spending their time, or even apart Of
it, in sleeping foolishly! But 1 must
sing my song:
7 never sleep, I never sleep,
And l 90 not weep, I do not weep.
For though there's water around my eyes.
It does not give ME a surprise,
FOR tears come from q sudden shock
Like ones head cut off upon block.
An, no, I love my watery home,
/ q he
FOR the land l do not care a pin
And as l finish l wave a fin.
Splash, splash" said Mrs. Pike.
that was Il very nice song I think. OF
course as l am fish l haven't many
brains and so my opinion isn't worth
much. If a child or some one with in
telligence heard that song they would
doubtless think it pretty poor But
liked it and 1 think you made a fine
ending by waving your fin-just like
making a low bow"
THANK you for your kind words"
said Mrs. Salmon.