Show OFFICE HUNTERS husters A number of politicians all of whom were seeking office under the government were sealed on the tile tavern lavern porch talking when all an old toper named adz D came up to them now said D is a person who is very loquacious when corned but exactly the opposite when sober at the present time being 11 tight ha be said if the company had no objections he be would tell them a story they told him to fire away awaya whereupon he spoke as follows A certain king dont recollect 1118 his name had a philosopher upon whose judgment lie he always wa s depended now it happ bapp happened ened that one day th tile tiie king took it into his head lend to go a hunting and after summoning his nobles and making all the necessary preparations summoned his philosopher so her and asked him if it would rain the P philosopher loo pher told them it would not anddie and his nobles departed while journeying along they met a countryman mounted on atac alac a jackass kass hass lie advised them to return for I 1 said lie he it will certainly rain they tiley smiled contemptuously upon him and passed 01 01 before they had gone many miles however they had reason to regret not having taken the rustics rusti cs advice as a heavy shower coming up they were drenched to the skin when they had llad ri turned returned to the palace the king reprimanded the philosopher severely for telling him that it would be clear when it was as not I 1 meta met a countryman said he and land he knows a great deal more than thaw you for he be told fold me it would rain whereas you told me it would not 9 tiie the tile king then gave tile the philosopher his walking papers and sent for the countryman who made his appearance teil tell me rae 1 said the king how you knew it would rain 1 I know said the rustic my jackass told me and flow ilow pray did he tell you the ilia king asked in astonishment i I 1 iny kny 1 by pricking up his ears your majesty the king now sent the countryman away and procuring the jackass lie he placed him in it tile tiie office the philosopher had filled and here observed D looting very wise here is where the king made a great mistake how so sop sov inquired his auditors why ever since that time said D wl with rh a grin on oil his every jackass wants all an office |