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Show An Asiatic Fable. "Once upon a time," said the Korean story teller, "there was a groin of wheat Jt was very proud to be no useful and coveted an article. It remarked, 'How much better It la to be small and Important, Impor-tant, as I am. and not Inert and useless like yonder great rocks.' But In the courso of time the great rocks wero converted Into millstones, and It became their painful pain-ful duty to transform the grain of wheat Into Hour." "What Is the purpose of this talc?" Inquired In-quired tho Emperor, "I wan merely giving a history of Korea as politely as 1 could." Washington Star, |