| Show A fable for the learned A father had heard that children were sometimes yome tome times sent beyond the sea to ie be educated and that one who had bad been beyond the sea could at once be dast distinguished in trashed from him bho mho vi ho h had d not ot so not to to be behind others the thell their fa father r de decided id ed to send his son across the sear seap that he might learn something useful but the boy bo r returned a greater dunce than before ho had bad ba f fallen failen a llen lien into scholastic hands and had inexplicable things explained to him but had learned nothing and remained a fool the lull dull did not understand him before but now even the clever could make nothing of him one day seeking the beginning of all beginnings I 1 he was abe abc ascending ending into the clouds when 4 as he be proceeded along the road he stumbled and fell ino a pit his uis fattler fatt fer who aho was with him ran to fetch a rope with which to rescue wisdom from the abyss and bring him up tip into the world agan aga n r r in the meanwhile mean hie aie the clever youth sat gat at in th the pi pit t and nd reflected what could be the reason of his ing and failing falling into it the cause said he to himself himself was probably an earth earthquake take and my rapid fall into the pit mayte mayre may be accounted for by y central attraction and he the pressure of t the he air the father came back with the rode rope here he said Is a rope for you take hold of if and I 1 will pull you out hold fast 21 no do not pull yet tell ma first said tho the st rilent student what manner of thing is is a rope the father was not a learned man but he ha possessed ross j assessed essed common sense and without regard ing the scientific side of the question replied A rope is a thing for pulling out people who have fallen into a pit for cafor such a purpose some other instrument should be invented 1 said the learned youth continuing his mode modi of talking C and so that is a rope time is necessary borwhat for what you propose replied the father and it is lucky we have havo the rope here at hand and what is time recommenced commenced re the son iah bah ah time is a thing I 1 shall not lose with a fool remain where you are said the father till I 1 come again retranslated from kli kii K il loff |
