Show AMERICAN FABLES I THE EAT THE MOUSE AND TiE TRAP One Day a Welled and Sagacious Rat came across an Object made of Stout Wires and its Sole Occupation Seemed to be to take Care of a Liberal Piece of Cheese Having had Several years Ex periencowith Men and Their Machinations Machina-tions tho Rat Looked tho Ground over with Great Care and He was still Engaged En-gaged in this Occupation when a Mouse Appeared and Wanted to Know what was up HWhythe fact is replied the Rat HI have more Cheese here than I can possibly Eat at one meal and as Cheese spoils quickly in this Climate I was for to and waiting some one come along Accept of a Portion C You are very very Generous said the Mouse Dont Mention i Just Step inside and pass the Cheese out will you1 The Mouse had no sooner nibbled at the Baantjts vas a Crash and he l itan t1 a Cash G round nimseir Trapped I Ah thats the Way it Works is i queried the Rat I couldnt just make I it out Um I see Spring there somewhere I some-where Very good idea But Im caught exclaimed the Mouse t i great Agitation 1 ISo I observe I And whats to be done Well I leave that to you to Decide r let you in on the ground floor and my Responsibility ceased there Fine day i i today Hope we shall have an early Spring Moral Experience acquired at the expense i ex-pense of others is Soothing as well as Valuable I TIE ROBBER THE TRAVELER AND THE MANDARIN One time a Peasant was Traveling along the Highway he Encountered u i Robber who had been lying in Ambush Whena Demand was Made for his Money I 11P WAnt null Lamented and Bcsouht I I the Robber to at least spare him half Come down with Every Stiver or off I I comesthe top of your Head shouted the Robber and he left the Peasant I not one Copper Coin no An hour later as the Robber was i I j I taking things Easy along the Road he j was met by a 1 Mandarin and Escort and i the big man ordered that he be Seized I and Searched When his cash was brought light the Mandarin exclaimed Ah ho has too much money for an honest man Take i away from him strokes of the Bam and give him sixty stokes booNext Next day the sore and limping Robber again encountered the Peasant and heat he-at once fell unon him in Anger crvinrr outAh i Ah if you had not yielded up your I cash to me I should not have been Bam booedAnd I And if I had not yielded you would have cut my Throat replied the Peasant PeaS-ant Moral Some mon are bound to be in the soup anyhow Detroit Free Press He Learned Something The other windy day as a gentleman stood on the Campus Martius waiting for a car his hat blew on and went skylarking skylark-ing down the street He was gathering himself for a run when another pedestrian called out Stop sirstop Eh Speaking to me what is i Stand still sir Dont take u step after your hat But r Stop By this time two women live men three boys and a policeman were in chase of the hat and it was not only speedily run down but the dirt was carefully brushed off by the rescuer beforo he restored re-stored it with bow and a smile Sec queried the pedestrian who had cried stop I do Thanks Ive learned something some-thing new Detroit Free Press |