The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-19
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"Well," said Mrs. Pike to Mrs. Sal
mon, 1--WE can never greet each other
in the morning as some creatures can
do
How is that?" asked Mrs. Salmon.
There are people who say to each
other in the mornings:
We'll, and how did you sleep last
nightT
And there are creatures and ami
mails who wake up and look at each
other and who say: Breakfast time.
I'm hungry. | do believe I've slept
enough"
No. agreed Mrs. Salmon, I'VE can
never say such things to each other"
1T seems to me-" said Mrs. Pike,
that it is a 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. I 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
F, ideas or thoughts, and when say that
/ you express my sentiments | say that
! you have my very ideas and thoughts
| and are saying them as I am thinking
them"
Il see, I 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
teresting to talk about If we talked
about horses as some people might do
1t would be very foolish, for what care
we for horses?'
Nothing ut all" said Mrs. Pike.
That's just it," agreed Mrs. Salmon.
I'VE care nothing ut all for horses. We
don't want to ride thenl-we wouldn't
have carriages and horses if they We're
given to US and we wouldn't turn som.
ersaults upon them as ladies do In cir.
Gus acting"
"Of course we wouldn't have horses
said Mrs. Pike, for we don't want Il
use anything that has TO stay out Of
the water"
1.-THE water is our home" said Mrs
Salmon. you know | think it is tn,
| Ia. l. IL
such a gloriously big watery home.
believe l could sing a song about it."
IF you think you could do So" sal,
Mrs. Pike, then by all means do it
, But don't let your voice crack, viii
you?"
Il never heard of the voice of fist
cracking" said Mrs. Salmon, $50
, don't think l need fear that danger"
e well, don't let yourself swallow al
Of the water, for the rest of us nee
sonnet" said Mrs. Pike, winking one O
her shiny, CLASSY eyes.
"That's an oldtime fish joke" sal
4-rs. Salmon. Its as old to me as i
the fact that don't sleep and that 70
n don't sleep and that many of the golt
fish family and some of the insect
r lon't sleep. Yes. there are a few ser
sible creatures who don't believe
spending their time, CIR even part q
it, in sleeping foolishlyl But I mus
g sing my song:
s ! never sleep, l never sleep,
And do not weep. do not weep.
: FOR though there's water around my eye
It does not give me a surprise,
for tears come from 4 sudden shock,
Like ones head cut off upon a block.
An, no, | love my watery home.
= love the waves, the weeds, the foam.
or the land | do not care pin
And as | finish l wave a fin.
" Splash, splash said Mrs. Pix
- that vas very nice song think. {
course as | am fish I haven't mar
brains and SO my opinion isn't wort
nuch. II Child or some one with 1