The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-06-19
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I'VE do lead a very interesting life"
said Mr.. Mole.
Except when we're asleep" said
Mrs. Mole.
lit Is more Interesting 10 sleep In
the winter than TO do anything else,
n that Is what you are thinking OF"
said Mr.. Mole.
THAT Is SO. but it's not very inter
esting 10 other people" said Mrs. Mole.
II wasn't thinking OF other people"
said Mr.. Mole. THAT is always such
a waste Of time. They don't think
much OF us. so why should We think
much of them?"
People very. very seldom SIT down
and say:
"'Now we'll have a delightful after
noon discussing the Mole family No.
they don't think much OF Us. So ! am
not going 10 compliment them by
thinking too much OF them.
Besides their ways are not our
ways DO people build tunnels for
tnemselvesT"
They have tunnels for their trains
and they go In the trains. ! believe"
said Mrs. Mole.
"Oh. well. that may be-" snld Mr..
Mole. "But they don't know enough
TO live In the tunnels most OF the time
as we DO. We do come above the
ground. but goodness underneath Is
so much more interesting. And the
rents aren't so high"
"Rents are or rents Is or rents shall
be-" began Mr.. Mole. Rents are.
think. will be best" he said after a
moment.
''YOu see I don't know much about
rents. so don't just know how to tain
about them. and | want 10 talk about
them. So | have 20 be careful with
them. They may be touchy. They
might go OF before l had finished
with them"
They're not guns. are theyf" asked
Mrs Mole.
"Of course not" said Mr.. Mole. Il
mean they might go OF from my talk"
"Oh," said Mrs. Mole. as II she didn't
understand nj all. but rs she didn't
suppose she ever would she didn't
think Il worth while 10 try.
Tell me about the rents" she said
after a moment.
"You see" said Mr.. Mole, people
pay rent 10 live In houses. Sometimes
they own their houses. They've built
them or they've bought them. But
very often people pay rent for the
place they live In.
in other words" said Mr.. Mole.
"they pay money TO live above the
ground.
1--WE. on the other hand. are sensible
enough -ot 10 pay money. and 10 live
most OF the time underground"
would We pay rent n we lived
above groundf' asked Mrs. Mole.
well" said Mr.. Mole, eve mightnt
pay it out In dollars and cents"
"What are theyT" asked Mrs. Mole.
money" said Mr.. Mole.
"But we might pay II out" he added.
ain our lives for example. We might
get trampled on or driven across or
something like that. Under the
ground is TAR Snfer, less expensive ~
every way"
Il agree with you" said Mrs Mole.
So Mr.. and Mrs. Mole went on
building their tunnels as they went
along and living in them.
They had good meals from time 70
time OF insects aud earthwOrms
mostly.
"And above ground" said Mr. Mole.
"people pay money for their food.
They 20 10 the market and buy eggs
and butter aud lamb chops. while we
dig for our food and pick II up as we
go along"
"'rhe life 81 n mole Is much simpler
than that Of person." said Mrs. Mole.
Much" said Mr.. Mole. Il wouldn't
be a person FOR anything. not L.
Perhaps person wouldn't be
mole" asld Mrs. Mole. However. that
needn't concern Us. for we aren't
people" she ended.